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# External Event Links

Use **External Event Links** when Customers should register on an outside website (for example Eventbrite, a club form, or another registration tool) instead of signing up inside PodPlay.

When a link is set on an Event, the public Event page replaces the normal **Sign Up** button with your custom button. Customers who click it are taken to your external URL in a new browser tab.

**PLEASE NOTE:** This feature must be enabled for your club. If you do not see the setting or the **External Link** section on Events, contact your PodPlay CSM.

### Turn on External Event Links

* Open **Company Settings**
* Go to the **Booking** tab
* Find **Event Signup Settings**
* Turn on **External Event Links**
* Save

<figure><img src="/files/okdPOIQtMZKS2wY6IP8T" alt="Company Settings Booking tab showing External Event Links enabled under Event Signup Settings"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Once enabled, staff can add an external link when creating or editing an Event.

### Add an external link on an Event

* Open the Event in the Dashboard (create a new Event or edit an existing one)
* Expand the **External Link** section
* Enter a **Link Name** (the button label Customers will see, up to 20 characters)
  * Example: `Register externally`
* Enter a **Link URL** (where the button should go)
  * Example: `https://example.com/register`
* Save the Event

<figure><img src="/files/yO1WOwo3ZwCHnxTmOzO3" alt="Manage event drawer with External Link section showing Link Name and Link URL"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Both fields are required together.** You must fill in Link Name and Link URL, or leave both empty. Saving with only one filled in is blocked.

### What Customers see

* On the public Event page, Customers see your **Link Name** as the main action button instead of **Sign Up**
* Clicking the button opens the **Link URL** in a new tab
* Sign-up and payment for that Event then happen on the external site, not inside PodPlay

<figure><img src="/files/lnNrh5pOKsWbBt3wcRcs" alt="Public event page showing the custom external link button instead of Sign Up"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Important rules

* **No PodPlay sign-ups yet:** Set or change the external link before Customers are added as PodPlay participants on that Event. After the Event has any PodPlay sign-ups, the Link Name and Link URL fields are locked.
* **Clearing a link:** To remove the external button, clear both Link Name and Link URL (while the Event still has no PodPlay sign-ups), then save.
* **Turning the feature off:** If **External Event Links** is turned off in Company Settings, the public button is hidden even if a link is still saved on the Event. Normal PodPlay sign-up returns on the Event page. Turning the setting back on shows the saved link again without re-entering it.
* **Series Events:** On Events that are part of a Series, the External Link fields may be locked for single-Event edits. Set the link when you create the Event, or update the Series occurrences using your usual Series save options when those fields are editable.

### Tips

* Use a clear Link Name so Customers know they are leaving PodPlay (for example `Register on Eventbrite`)
* Prefer a full `https://` URL so the button opens reliably
* Use External Event Links when registration, waivers, or payment must happen on another platform; use normal PodPlay sign-up when you want attendees, waitlists, and payments managed in the Dashboard


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