> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set up assigned seating and seat-based ticket prices

> Create an assigned-seating event, attach a published venue map, configure ticket categories, and verify reserved-seat availability and checkout.

Use **Assigned Seating** when attendees must choose a specific seat, table, or other bookable place. The template starts with paid **Adult Ticket** admission and seating enabled. It does not create a chart, so the event remains a draft after onboarding.

## Template starting point

| Setting | Initial choice |
| - | - |
| Schedule | One day |
| Admission | Assigned seating |
| First offer | Adult Ticket · suggested price 25 in your site’s currency |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Attendees choose a time | Not enabled |

These are editable suggestions, not recommended prices or venue limits. Replace the dates, price, and capacity with your own. See [how onboarding works](./overview#complete-onboarding).

## Choose the onboarding answers

Open **Create Event** in the selected workspace.

1. Choose **Browse more templates → Advanced → Assigned Seating**, enter the event name, and set the schedule.
2. Keep **Assigned seating**, enter the starting ticket price, and review the actual venue capacity.
3. Open the draft, then follow the chart and category steps below before publishing.

<Note>**Create my event** may publish immediately when the requirements are met. Use **Continue later** to finish setup as a draft. Review any plan or publishing message before sharing the event.</Note>

## Finish the event settings

| Where to go | What to configure |
| - | - |
| **Account and plan** | Check supported seating access and the available reserved-seating allowance in [billing and plans](/account/billing-and-plans). |
| **Seat Charts** | Build a venue map, assign categories to every bookable object, and [publish the chart](/seating-charts/create-and-assign). |
| **Tickets → Assigned Seating** | Select the published chart for the event and resolve any setup errors. |
| **Ticket → Seat Categories** | Choose the categories each ticket can book and set the prices, quantity limits, and sales availability. |
| **Widget or Shopify** | Test the buyer map. For Shopify, configure the [Ticket Selector](/plugins/shopify-ticket-selector) and verify the seat through checkout. |

## Seats, categories, and tickets

A category groups seats; a ticket supplies the price and purchase rules. Several ticket types can share one category, such as Adult and Child. Check the price selected for each seat in the buyer summary. Selected seats are held temporarily; a seat selection by itself is not a completed booking. Follow [buyer seat selection](/seating-charts/seat-selection) for hold duration, expired selections, and mobile map behavior.

For a series, review seating on every occurrence; availability is separate per date/time. The onboarding day-pass choices are not offered with Assigned seating. Configure an appropriate occurrence and ticket structure in the full editor rather than assuming those day-pass options apply to a seated event.

## Check the attendee experience

* Choose a seat from each category and verify the offered ticket prices.
* Check the exact seat labels, quantities, and total before payment, including mobile checkout.
* For repeated dates, check independent availability and the correct date on the ticket.

Review the event’s saved status and [publish/share controls](/event-management/manage-events) when it is ready. Return to [all event types](./overview) to compare starting points.


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