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We strongly encourage you to please checkout <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/event-espresso-decaf\/\">EE4<\/a>, before testing this version.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/event-espresso-decaf\/\">Get Event Espresso 4 \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h4>Event Espresso 3 Details<\/h4>\n\n<p>Manage your events from your WordPress dashboard. Reduce your admin, reduce your costs, make your life easier!<\/p>\n\n<p>Event Espresso is a <a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=WordPress+event+manager\">WordPress event manager<\/a> which makes it easy for you to register attendees for classes, workshops, events, trainings, conferences or concerts, all from your WordPress website. Event Espresso events are created from the WordPress admin area. You can create signup forms to collect information about your attendees, accept payments, and create reports. The lite version of the plugin provides everything that you need to manage your event using WordPress.<\/p>\n\n<p>[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K_yVwWnTjL8]<\/p>\n\n<h4>Why Online Event Management?<\/h4>\n\n<p>You shouldn't need convinced about how awesome online event management is, but in case you do:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>save yourself countless hours of boring admin<\/li>\n<li>create green, paperless <a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=event+registration\">event registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li>reduce costs<\/li>\n<li>process sign-ups 24\/7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>What's Included?<\/h4>\n\n<p><strong>Everything you need<\/strong> to sell tickets and manage event registrations from your website. Here's what you get:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>out-of-the-box event registration from your WordPress website<\/li>\n<li>process payments via PayPal IPN<\/li>\n<li>create custom event registration questions <\/li>\n<li>automated confirmation and reminder emails<\/li>\n<li>manage attendees and export attendee data<\/li>\n<li>easily manage attendees profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Event Espresso Premium<\/h4>\n\n<p>Just in case you want some advanced features, you can purchase a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eventespresso.com\/pricing\/?ee_ver=ee3&amp;utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_content=Buy+a+Premium+Support+License&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab\">Premium Support License<\/a><\/strong> to get access to additional features and payment options for your events.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/product\/espresso-json-api\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=JSON+API\">JSON API<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/product\/espresso-calendar\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Event+Calendar\">Event Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/features\/payment-options\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Additional+Payment+Gateways\">Additional Payment Gateways<\/a> (including Authorize.net, IDEAL, Firstdata and PayPal Pro)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/features\/multiple-ticket-pricing-options\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Multiple+Pricing+Options\">Multiple Pricing Options<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/product\/espresso-multiple\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Multiple+Event+Registration\">Multiple Event Registration<\/a> (personal &amp; developer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/features\/manual-registration\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Manual+Registration\">Manual Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/features\/promotion-codes\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Promotion+Codes\">Promotion Codes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/features\/custom-post-types\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Custom+Post+Type+Support\">Custom Post Type Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/features\/confirmation-emails\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Reusable+Email+Templates\">Reusable Email Templates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/product\/espresso-mailchimp\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=MailChimp+Integration\">MailChimp Integration<\/a> (personal &amp; developer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/product\/espresso-recurring\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Recurring+Events\">Recurring Events<\/a> (personal &amp; developer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/product\/espresso-members\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=WP+User+Integration\">WP User Integration<\/a> (personal &amp; developer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/product\/espresso-groupon\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Social+Coupon+Integration\">Social Coupon Integration<\/a> (personal &amp; developer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/product\/espresso-custom-files\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=Custom+Files+Add-on\">Custom Files Add-on<\/a> (personal &amp; developer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>That's not all! If you want to turbo-charge your event management, we've made it possible for you to process event registrations using your very own smartphones to scan QR codes!<\/p>\n\n<h4>Support<\/h4>\n\n<p>We monitor the WordPress.org support forums, but for faster support you can visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/support\/forums\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_content=forum&amp;utm_campaign=plugin_description_tab\">forum<\/a>. You can also visit the Help\/Support menu from the Event Espresso admin. Please visit the forums  or visit the \"Help\/Support\" menu within the Event Espresso admin.<\/p>\n\n<p>If your support issue is urgent, we also offer <a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/product\/premium-support-token\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=priority+event+management+support\">priority event management support<\/a> (support tokens).<\/p>\n\n<p>Check out the advanced <a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/wiki\/installing-event-espresso\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_content=installation&amp;utm_campaign=ee3_plugin_description_tab\">installation<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/wiki\/the-basic-settings\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_content=setup+instructions&amp;utm_campaign=plugin_description_tab\">setup instructions<\/a> on our website.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Newsletter<\/h4>\n\n<p>Be the first to know when we ship new features ... <a href=\"https:\/\/eventespresso.com\/newsletter\/\">signup here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Community Chat<\/h4>\n\n<p>Join a real-time community chat group for professionals that are leading the way in events from event management, event technology and event marketing to work-life balance.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eventsmart.com\/contact\/community-chat\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=ee4_plugin_description_tab&amp;utm_content=community+chat\">Join the Discussion \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h4>License<\/h4>\n\n<p>This plugin is provided \"as is\" and without any warranty or expectation of function. I'll probably try to help you if you ask nicely, but I can't promise anything. You are welcome to use this plugin and modify it however you want, as long as you give credit where it is due.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>After unzipping, upload everything in the <code>event-espresso<\/code> folder to your <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory (preserving directory structure).<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Event Registration Menu and Configure Organization and enter your company info - note you will need a paypal id if you plan on accepting paypal payments<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Event Setup and create a new event, make sure you select 'make active'.<\/li>\n<li>Create a new page (not post) on your site. Put [ESPRESSO_EVENTS] in it on a line by itself.<\/li>\n<li>Note: if you are upgrading from a previous version please backup your data prior to upgrade.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>Check out the advanced <a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/wiki\/installing-event-espresso\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_content=installation&amp;utm_campaign=plugin_installation_tab\">installation<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/eventespresso.com\/wiki\/the-basic-settings\/?utm_source=wordpress_org&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_content=setup+instructions&amp;utm_campaign=plugin_installation_tab\">setup instructions<\/a> on our website.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<p><strong>Can I fully manage my events with Event Espresso Lite?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>You will be able to fully manage basic events with Event Espresso Lite. This will be sufficient for many WordPress users. 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