We can’t recommend enough that you practice, practice, practice! Practicing not only flipping your Events page from the “Pre-Event” status to the “Live” status will let you and your team become familiar with the changes and features on the page when it’s set to “Live,” and let you see what the participant experience looks like for yourself.
Step 1: Practice switching your Events page from "pre-event" to "live" and back
You can test you Events page by selecting the “live” option (from “pre-event”) on your "Livestream" tab.
As a note, if the page is “Live,” it will temporarily remove the option to purchase or register for tickets, so we recommend testing this at a time when traffic to your page will be lower.
The tickets will be made available once again, as soon as the page is flipped back to the “Pre-Event” status.
Step 2: Practice turning a livestream "on" and "off" using your preferred hosting platform
Similar to practicing switching your page status, practicing turning on and running a test livestream through either YouTube and Vimeo lets you see how that process works and relates to your Essential Events page, and even gives you a chance to proactively troubleshoot any issues (like internet connectivity) prior to the big day.
If you're using YouTube, there's a helpful guide that they have created to help test that livestream; similarly, if you're using Vimeo, there is a helpful resource they have created that covers any questions on livestreaming that you might have.
Step 3: Practice the two steps above together
For your livestream to work properly during your event, you will need to "go live" both in YouTube or Vimeo, as well as within your Events page.
You will need to initiate the livestream itself in either YouTube or Vimeo, and also change the Events page status from “Pre-Event” to “Live.” We recommend starting the livestream video first, and having some sort of “standby” or “we will start momentarily” image posted, so your participants know the event will be starting soon!
Step 4: Practice all of the steps above at least twice before your event is set to begin
We recommend testing at least once before the day of your event, and at a time when traffic will be lower to your page. Ideally, testing it prior to sharing with your participants would be best – but any time with lower traffic (such as early in the morning or late in the evening) is also recommended.
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