I need a "last name" column in attendees list

[barback]

I had figured out how to modify a couple of files in WooTickets to do this, but now, with Event Tickets, and Event Tickets Plus, it’s not so obvious how this could be done.

In fact, the RSVP form for Event Tickets only asks for Full Name, not separate first and last names.

I envision using Easy Digital Downloads combined with RSVP to “sell” tickets to events. Folks who don’t want to use paypal or credit card, could just RSVP and pay at the door. I will want one CSV of attendees with a column I can sort by last name. I don’t see how to get that with the new software.

[George]

Hey @Barback,

Many of the same methods and structures within Event Tickets / Event Tickets Plus are exactly the same as they are within WooCommerce Tickets; many of the “differences” are simple, like different function names for example.

If you would like to customize the RSVP form or the Attendees Lists, you can definitely do that, although since these are custom coding projects our ability to help with them is extremely minimal.

One important thing to keep in mind regarding the current name field is that the simple “First name” / “Last name” naming convention does not fit for many, many people on this planet, and so for us as the developers of this globally-used plugin we opt for a more accommodating, single-field approach. You can read more about the complexities and varieties of name structures here, for example → http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/

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I envision using Easy Digital Downloads combined with RSVP to “sell” tickets to events. Folks who don’t want to use paypal or credit card, could just RSVP and pay at the door. I will want one CSV of attendees with a column I can sort by last name. I don’t see how to get that with the new software.

At this time, for the reasons mentioned above there is not a currently-built-in “Last Name” field and thus no column reflecting it in the Attendees List. So, to have a sortable column of last names you would need to build both the Last Name field and the custom Attendees List columns.

If you’re interested in hiring a professional to help with these customizations, there is a list of highly-rated customizers that we maintain here that might be helpful → http://m.tri.be/18k1

Sincerely,
George

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