Question 1

How do I create my first event?

Accepted Answer

Simply sign up for a free account, click "Create Event" from your dashboard, fill in your event details (title, date, location), and you'll get a shareable link instantly. The entire process takes less than 2 minutes!

Question 2

Are there pre-made event templates?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Visit /template to browse 15 hand-curated invitation looks — one for each of our page layouts (Classic, Editorial, Envelope, Postcard, Ticket, Boarding Pass, Polaroid, Itinerary, Menu, Poster, Index Card, Neon Arcade, Cassette, Passport, and Map & Compass). Each template pairs the layout with a fitting palette, font set, page effect, and intro reveal. Click "Use this template" and the create page opens with all the picks already applied — you just fill in your event details. Every choice stays editable, so a template is a starting point, not a constraint.

Question 3

Is RSVPlinks really free?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Our free tier allows you to create up to five active events with up to 20 RSVPs each, and you'll receive host notification emails whenever someone RSVPs. This is perfect for small gatherings, birthday parties, or testing out the platform. You can upgrade anytime if you need more capacity.

Question 4

Do my guests need to create an account?

Accepted Answer

No! Your guests simply click the event link you share, fill out the RSVP form, and submit. It's completely frictionless for them - no account required, no app to download.

Question 5

What is the Sign-Up List feature?

Accepted Answer

The Sign-Up List (available on paid tiers) lets you create categories like "Appetizers", "Desserts", or "Drinks" with optional quantity limits. Guests can sign up to bring items when they RSVP. You can display who signed up for what on the public event page, and guests receive automatic email reminders about what they signed up for at 7 days and 1 day before the event. You can create up to 15 categories per event.

Question 6

What is Table Management?

Accepted Answer

Table Management is a per-event add-on available on paid tiers ($6 or 1 credit). It gives you a drag-and-drop table chart where you can create tables (round or rectangle), assign guests by dragging them onto tables, and generate a public seating page with a QR code. Guests can scan the QR code to find their table assignment. The public view includes a searchable guest list and a visual table layout.

Question 7

Can I collect custom information from guests?

Accepted Answer

Yes! With our paid tiers, you can add up to 10 custom questions to your RSVP form. There are three question types: Text (free-form answers like dietary restrictions or song requests), Multiple Choice (a dropdown with options you define), and Quantity Choice (guests pick quantities for each option — perfect for meal selection, e.g. 2x Beef, 1x Chicken, 1x Vegetarian). You can also use the Sign-Up List feature to coordinate what guests are bringing.

Question 8

How do email notifications work?

Accepted Answer

All hosts receive notification emails when someone RSVPs to their event — this is included on the free tier. Paid tier users get additional email features: guest confirmation emails when they submit their response, reminder emails before the event, and dedicated sign-up reminders at 7 days and 1 day before the event for guests who signed up to bring items.

Question 9

What are Event Managers?

Accepted Answer

Event Managers allow you to invite co-hosts or assistants to help manage your event. Available on paid tiers, you can grant different permission levels (Owner, Editor, or Viewer) to collaborators so they can view guest lists, send updates, or make changes to the event.

Question 10

Can I limit the number of guests?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely! Paid tiers include capacity management features. You can set a maximum number of RSVPs (individual responses), limit total guests (total people including plus-ones), and cap group sizes per RSVP. You can also choose to display how many spots are left on your event page to create urgency. When your event reaches capacity, new RSVPs are automatically placed on a waitlist instead of being turned away.

Question 11

How does the waitlist work?

Accepted Answer

When you set a max RSVP or max guest limit and your event reaches capacity, any new "Attending" RSVPs are automatically placed on a waitlist. Waitlisted guests receive a notification email letting them know the event is full and that they'll be contacted if a spot opens up. As the host, you can view all waitlisted guests in your guest list and manually promote them to "Attending" at any time — even if the event is at capacity, you'll get a confirmation prompt before overriding the limit. Promoted guests automatically receive an email letting them know they've been moved off the waitlist.

Question 12

What is Invite Tracking?

Accepted Answer

Invite Tracking (available on paid tiers) lets you manage a list of people you plan to invite and track whether they've RSVPed. Add invitees one by one or bulk import them — either upload a CSV exported from your email contacts, or paste a list with one entry per line. Names are optional, so an email address by itself works just fine. You can send personalized invitation emails directly from your dashboard and follow up with reminder emails for anyone who hasn't responded. Each invitee's status is tracked automatically — Pending, Sent, Viewed (invitee clicked through to your event page), RSVPed, or Expired — so you always know who still needs to respond. When an invitee RSVPs using the same email, their invite record is automatically linked.

Question 13

How do QR codes work?

Accepted Answer

Every event gets a beautiful, scannable QR code that links directly to your RSVP page. Download it and add it to printed invitations, posters, table cards, or any physical materials. Perfect for weddings, conferences, and events with printed collateral.

Question 14

Can I customize the look of my event page?

Accepted Answer

Yes! You can choose from multiple color palettes, font styles for titles and body text, animated page effects (like falling leaves or butterflies), and different banner display modes. Paid tiers also let you remove the RSVPlinks brand logo and set a custom URL slug.

Question 15

How do I pick a color palette?

Accepted Answer

In the event editor, open the Color Palette picker. Palettes are organized into 11 mood groups — Neutral & Minimal, Soft Pastels, Warm Earth, Jewel Tones, Sunset & Citrus, Botanical, Nocturne, Nocturne Jewel, Gold & Ink, Neon & Vivid, and Playful — so you can browse by vibe rather than scroll through every option. Click any swatch to preview it live on your event page, and switch as often as you like before or after publishing.

Question 16

What is a public host profile?

Accepted Answer

Every host can claim a personal profile URL at rsvplinks.com/u/your-name. Your profile shows your name, bio, location, avatar, and every event you've chosen to publish to your profile — so repeat guests can find all of your gatherings in one place. Profiles are free, optional, and you can toggle them between public and private any time from Account Settings → Public Profile. Your profile URL can be changed once every 24 hours.

Question 17

How does following a host work?

Accepted Answer

When a host's profile is public, visitors can click "Follow" to subscribe to future events. Followers get an email when the host publishes a new event to their profile (and an unsubscribe link in every message). Hosts can also receive an email when someone new follows them — this is controlled by the "Email me when someone follows me" toggle in Account Settings → Public Profile.

Question 18

Can I link my social media accounts to my profile?

Accepted Answer

Yes. In Account Settings → Profile Information, the Popular Socials section lets you add your usernames for Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Snapchat. Enter just your handle (no @ or URL) and the platforms you fill in will show up as clickable icons on your public profile page at rsvplinks.com/u/your-name, right below your name, title, and location.

Question 19

Can I collect payment from guests through RSVPlinks?

Accepted Answer

Yes — RSVP Fee is a $6 per-event add-on (or 1 credit) available on paid-tier events. Purchase it from the Add-On button on your event dashboard. It's a peer-to-peer payment process: you set the fee amount and choose which payment methods to accept (Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, Cash App, or Cash at Door). When a guest RSVPs as Attending, they select a payment method and their RSVP lands in a "Pending Payment" state. They receive an email with your payment handle so they can send payment directly to you. Once you receive the funds, you approve their RSVP from the guest list, which moves them to Attending and sends them a confirmation email with a unique confirmation code. RSVPlinks does not process payments — it coordinates the P2P transfer between you and your guests. To get started, add your payment handles in Account Settings → Payment Information.

Question 20

What is the Marketing Email add-on?

Accepted Answer

Marketing Email is a per-event paid add-on that lets you reach a much larger contact list than the standard 500-row Invite Tracking importer. Buy capacity in $6 packs of 500 emails (or 1 credit per pack), up to 5,000 emails per event. You can buy packs three ways: (1) bundled into a tier upgrade or other add-ons on the /pricing page — pick the number of packs and they roll into one Stripe checkout with the rest of your purchase; (2) directly from the Marketing Email tab on a paid-tier event dashboard via "Buy more emails"; or (3) with credits at 1 credit per pack. The Buy-more button is disabled until the event is on a paid plan. Once purchased, import your contacts (up to the cap you've bought), compose a subject + body once, and send to one or all recipients. Each row tracks Pending → Sent → Viewed → RSVPed status (Failed if delivery breaks), and any RSVP that comes back from a recipient's email auto-links to that row so you can see attribution. Marketing Email is independent from Invite Tracking — your existing 500-row invite importer stays unchanged.

Question 21

What does "Publish to Profile" do on an event?

Accepted Answer

While editing an event, hosts with a profile URL will see a "Publish to Profile" banner. Publishing lists the event on your public profile at rsvplinks.com/u/your-name and, the first time you publish it, sends a notification email to all of your followers. Once published, the button flips to "Make it Private" so you can pull the event off your profile at any time. If your profile is currently private, you can still choose to notify your followers — that option lives in Account Settings → Public Profile.

Question 22

What is the Community feed?

Accepted Answer

The Community feed lives in your dashboard at /dashboard/community. When you follow a host, any event they publish to their profile — plus any polls they post — shows up in your feed automatically, sorted by date. You can tap any event to view it, scan the QR, or RSVP. No signal to noise: you only see content from people you've chosen to follow.

Question 23

How do Saved events work?

Accepted Answer

From the Community feed, tap the heart icon on any event to save it. Saved events show up under the "Saved" tab so you can come back to them later — great for holding onto events you're interested in but haven't RSVPed to yet. Tap the heart again to remove it.

Question 24

What are Community Polls?

Accepted Answer

Any signed-in user can post a quick poll to the Community feed — ask a question (up to 280 characters) and add 2–6 options. Followers see your poll in their feed and can vote with a single tap. You can change your vote until the poll closes. Polls are perfect for things like "Which date works for game night?" or "What should we bring to the potluck?" without spinning up a full event.

Question 25

Do I have to create an event to post a poll?

Accepted Answer

No — polls are standalone. You can post a poll from the Community page without creating an event. Polls appear in the feed of anyone who follows you, alongside your published events.

Question 26

What page layouts are available for my event?

Accepted Answer

You can pick from 15 layouts in Event Settings → Page Layout: Classic (banner + side-by-side details), Editorial (magazine cover + masthead), Envelope, Postcard, Ticket, Boarding Pass, Polaroid, Itinerary, Menu, Poster, Index Card, plus four newer designs — Neon Arcade (chunky 80s neon with a perspective grid floor), Cassette (mixtape J-card with Side A / Side B tracklist), Passport (booklet spread with visa stamps + MRZ), and Map & Compass (cartographic background with a dashed route to your venue). Each layout pairs with the same color palettes, fonts, and page effects so you can mix and match the aesthetic without switching events.

Question 27

What is the intro reveal feature?

Accepted Answer

Intro reveals are a paid-only flourish that plays a short animation (3–5 seconds) the first time a guest opens your event link — letter rising out of an envelope, projector countdown, neon power-on, paper tear, and 11 more — before fading into your invitation. Free users can preview every reveal in Event Settings → Page Layout → Intro Reveal, but only paid tiers persist the choice. The reveal plays once per guest per browser (we remember they've seen it), respects reduced-motion preferences with a quiet cross-fade, and includes a small Replay button so guests can rewatch on demand. Tap anywhere during the animation to skip.

Question 28

What's the difference between pay-per-event and credit packs?

Accepted Answer

Pay-per-event lets you purchase a specific tier for a single event ($7-$39 depending on RSVP count). Credit packs let you buy upgrade credits in bulk at a discount (up to 25% off). Each credit upgrades an event by one tier level. Credits never expire and can be used across multiple events.

Question 29

How do credits work?

Accepted Answer

Each credit upgrades one event by one tier level. For example, upgrading from Free to Starter costs 1 credit, Free to Basic costs 2 credits, and so on up to Premium (5 credits from Free). You can buy credits in packs of 10, 20, or 30 with increasing discounts.

Question 30

What features are included with paid tiers?

Accepted Answer

All paid tiers include: higher RSVP limits (75-1,000), custom URL links, Sign-Up List, custom RSVP questions, guest list management, email notifications and reminders, event managers, capacity limits, daily RSVP summaries, brand logo removal, intro reveals (15 reveal styles that play once when a guest first opens the event), and priority support. Table Management and RSVP Fee (P2P) are available as per-event add-ons ($6 or 1 credit each). Marketing Email is a paid-tier add-on sold in $6 packs of 500 emails (or 1 credit per pack), up to 5,000 emails per event.

Question 31

What happens if I exceed my RSVP limit?

Accepted Answer

Your event will automatically accommodate RSVPs up to the tier you purchased. If you need more capacity, you can upgrade your event using credits or by purchasing a higher tier directly.

Question 32

Are there any setup fees or hidden costs?

Accepted Answer

No hidden fees whatsoever! The price you see is what you pay. Free tier is 100% free forever. Paid tiers have transparent, upfront pricing with no setup fees, transaction fees, or surprise charges.

Question 33

Is my guest data secure?

Accepted Answer

Yes! We take security seriously. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. We use Supabase for secure authentication with email/password and Google OAuth. We never sell or share your guest information with third parties. You can review our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for complete details.

Question 34

Can I export my guest list?

Accepted Answer

Yes! From your event dashboard, you can export your complete guest list to CSV format at any time. This includes all RSVP responses, contact information, custom question answers, and sign-up list selections.

Question 35

Can I import guests in bulk?

Accepted Answer

Yes! You can import guests via CSV upload from your event dashboard. This is useful for pre-populating your guest list or migrating from another platform.

Question 36

What happens to my data if I stop using the service?

Accepted Answer

Your event data remains accessible. Free tier users can still access their events indefinitely. Upgraded events keep their tier permanently. Unused credits remain in your account and never expire.

Question 37

Is RSVPlinks mobile-friendly?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely! Both the event management dashboard and public RSVP pages are fully optimized for mobile devices. Most of your guests will likely RSVP from their phones, and we've ensured the experience is smooth and beautiful on any screen size.

Question 38

Can I edit my event after publishing?

Accepted Answer

Yes! You can edit all event details at any time - title, description, date, location, cover image, theme, fonts, and all settings. Changes take effect immediately on your public RSVP page. Your shareable link stays the same.

Question 39

What if someone RSVPs but can't attend?

Accepted Answer

Guests can update their RSVP response anytime by revisiting the event link. They can change from "Attending" to "Maybe" or "Can't Attend" (if you've enabled those options). You'll see the updated response in real-time on your dashboard.

Question 40

How do I share my event?

Accepted Answer

You get a unique, easy-to-share URL for your event (like rsvplinks.com/your-event). Copy and paste it into texts, emails, social media posts, or messaging apps. You can also download the QR code for printed materials. Paid tiers can customize the URL slug.

Question 41

Can I see who viewed my event page?

Accepted Answer

Currently, we only track confirmed RSVPs, not page views. This helps protect guest privacy. You'll see everyone who submits an RSVP response on your event dashboard.

Question 42

How does the Sign-Up List work for hosts?

Accepted Answer

From your event settings, enable the Sign-Up List and add categories (up to 15) with optional quantity limits. The sign-up summary appears on your event dashboard showing who signed up for what. You can also display the public sign-up list on the event page so guests can see what others are bringing.

Question 43

How do I request a new feature or report a bug?

Accepted Answer

We'd love to hear from you! Use our Contact page to submit feature requests, report bugs, or ask for help — it's the same form for all three. Just pick a clear subject line (e.g. "Feature request: ..." or "Bug: ...") and tell us what you have in mind. We read every message and use your ideas to shape the roadmap.

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