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❓Add custom form questions to your registration / rsvp form

Need additional information from your guests? Here's how to add custom questions to your registration form. This is useful for gathering details such as dietary requirements, meal selections or company information

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STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

1. Go to your Event Dashboard, then click on Registration under the Setup heading:

2. Click on the Form Questions tab:

3. Click on the Add Custom Question button:

You can add any question relevant to your event. Popular examples include:

Dietary Requirements

  • Vegetarian

  • Vegan

  • Gluten-Free

  • No Seafood

  • Allergies (please list)

Meal Selection

  • Chicken

  • Beef

  • Fish

  • Vegetarian

  • Kids Meal

Other Helpful Fields

  • Emergency contact

  • T-shirt size

  • Table preference

  • Names of additional guests

4. Add your question in Text/Label and choose a Type:

5. Click on Show Advanced Options to include a description or to apply the question to an Attendee or a Ticket type.

6. Once added, you will see the custom question appear during the registration process.

Please note: if you are collecting No/Not Responding RSVPs, your custom questions will appear on the second page of your registration form, once guests have confirmed their attendance.


Rearranging or Editing Questions

  • Drag questions up or down to reorder them

  • Click the question to edit the text, answer choices, or settings


Viewing Custom Question Responses

All answers are stored in your Attendee List or Registration/Order Report:

  1. Go to Attendee List

  2. Click on the > arrow to scroll to the right to see additional columns of the guests' data from the custom registration form.

  3. Click any attendee to view their full response

  4. Or use Export to download a CSV containing all custom answers

Please note: if you chose to collect information from the Registrant Only under the Advanced Registration Settings (see share.zight.com/YEuJxOgQ), custom form data will appear in the Orders/Registrations report. Go to Track > Reports > Orders and click on the > arrow to scroll to the right to see additional information.

Important Note: Custom Answers Do Not Appear in Confirmation Emails

Custom form responses (like dietary requirements or meal selections) cannot be displayed in the attendee confirmation email or the attached receipt.
They are only visible in your dashboard and through exports.

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