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Barcodes
Barcodes are essentially visual representations of numbers and letters. FooEvents POS is capable of scanning most barcode formats using a compatible Bluetooth barcode scanner. It will identify a product with a matching product ID or SKU if it exists in your store’s database. Creating barcodes Your barcode needs to reflect the product ID or alphanumeric…
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Hardware
Speed up check-ins and eliminate finger errors by using barcodes. All tickets include a unique barcode (1D or QR code) which can be scanned using a handheld barcode scanner. The FooEvents Check-ins app and FooEvents Express Check-in extension have been optimized to work perfectly with most handheld barcode scanners, however, here are a few popular…
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Ticket QR codes
By default, FooEvents displays 1D barcodes on tickets, however, you can choose to use QR codes instead by enabling this option via the FooEvents settings. QR codes work much the same as barcodes and can be scanned using the FooEvents Check-ins apps. The QR code stores the unique ticket ID, which is scanned by the…
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Scanning tickets
Visit the Ticket Barcodes section to find out more about barcodes Tickets can be scanned using the FooEvents Check-ins apps or by connecting a USB or Bluetooth barcode scanner to your computer and doing check-ins via the FooEvents Express Check-in plugin. Scanning using the Check-ins apps The barcode scanner uses the mobile device’s built-in camera…
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How do I remove barcodes/QR codes from tickets?
If you do not want barcodes to appear on your tickets, simply edit the event product and click on the “Event” tab where you will find an option called “Display barcode on ticket?” Uncheck this box and click “Update” to prevent barcodes from displaying on your tickets for this particular event.
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Scanning tickets with the app
The FooEvents Check-ins app uses the mobile device’s built-in camera and operating system libraries to scan ticket barcodes. The accuracy and speed of scanning is very much dependent on the quality and capability of the device, not the app. In general, we have found that higher end smartphones, particularly the latest iPhone, performs best as…
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Barcode scanners
Every ticket that is generated by FooEvents contains a unique barcode that can either be rendered using the code 128 standard or QR code. You can attach any external barcode scanner that can read standard 1D barcodes or QR codes to the FooEvents Check-ins app via Bluetooth or to your computer via USB or Bluetooth and…
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Ticket barcodes
Visit the Ticket Scanning section to see how barcodes can be scanned Visit the Ticket QR codes section to find out how to use QR codes instead of 1D barcodes A barcode is a machine-readable code in the form of numbers and a pattern of parallel lines of varying widths, printed on a commodity and…
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Why are barcodes, QR codes, logos or other images not being generated and displayed in tickets?
The first step is to ensure that you have updated all your FooEvents plugins to the latest versions on your website. If you’ve updated the plugins and still don’t see the barcode/QR code, logo or other images in your tickets, then you might need to update the ticket theme(s) as well. Since releasing version 1.8.0…
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Do attendees have to print out their tickets for my event?
The unique barcode that is displayed on each ticket can generally be scanned directly from a printed ticket or onscreen from a tablet or mobile phone at the event using the FooEvents Check-ins apps or FooEvents Express Check-in plugin. We recommend using an external barcode scanner or high quality smartphone camera to scan barcodes. The…