HS Reserve works in conjuction with HangoutScheduler.com to allow users to create an inventory of meetings or events that can be published to a Wordpress site. Visitors can book the events - free or paid - and HS Reserve will send the appropirate email follow up reminders for the event. Events are conducted using Google Hangouts, a video conferencing application that is included with all Google Accounts.<\/p>\n\n
IMPORTANT<\/strong> In order for this plugin to work, you must setup an account - free or paid - on HangoutScheduler.com. To setup an account, you'll need a Google account - free or paid. You can create a free account and publish two events per month, or upgrade to unlimted events with a paid account. The plugin your Wordpress site to HangoutScheduler.com via an API key. This API key is generated when you create an account on HangoutSchduler.com.<\/p>\n\n Why use HangoutScheduler? HangoutScheduler allows users to setup a series of email reminders for participants in the events. These reminders are sent 'x' hours before the event and include complete information and a link to join the event. This link directs users back to a page on your website that you will setup as the 'waiting room. It's like getting the experience of high cost corporate video conferencing for free, or a nominal cost if you upgrade to unlimited events.<\/p>\n\n In addition, HangoutScheduler.com helps users setup and manage 'rooms' which are URLS to start a Google Hangout.<\/p>\n\n The features in HS Reserve and HangoutScheduler.com are exactly the same for free and paid accounts. The only difference is in the number of events you can publish and display on your website, per month.<\/p>\n\n\n **NOTE: Creating meetings or events using Google Hangouts requires a Google account (free or paid).<\/p>\n\n While you can install this plugin prior to creating an account on HangoutScheduler.com, we recommend following a specific order. You'll find an article in the knowledgebase with complete information here: https:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/kb-articles\/manage-event-inventory\/<\/p>\n\n Here is a quick summary:<\/p>\n\n Go to: https:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/subscription-plans\/\nChoose a plan and login with your Google Account.<\/p><\/li>\n Login to the admin console on your Worpress site. Go to Plugins, click Add New, then Upload plugin file. Upload the hsreserve.zip file or download from the repository and activate the plugin.<\/p><\/li>\n Create three new pages - one for event confirmation information, one for the waiting room and one to display events. The page to display events is where users will select an event. The event confirmation page is where users will be directed after booking an event. The waiting room page is where users will be directed when waiting for an event to begin.<\/p><\/li>\n Configure the plugin under Settings, HSReserve. To display the event confirmation information, put this shortcode on the event confirmation page: [hsreserve_result]<\/p><\/li>\n To setup the waiting room, put this shortcode on the waiting room page: HSReserve is now setup and connected to HangoutScheduler.com. To begin publishing events, you'll need to setup inventory on HangoutScheduler.com. Visit our knowledgebase and review the link on Event Inventory to get started:\nhttps:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/knowledgebase\/<\/p>\n\n\n Does it cost anything to use HSReserve? No. The plugin is free and you can setup a free account on HangoutScheduler.com. The free account is fully functional, but limited to publishing two events per month.<\/p>\n\n Do I have to have a Google Account? Yes. HSReserve works with Google Hangouts, which requires a Google Account. In addition, we use Google Authentication for HangoutScheduler.com, so you'll need a Google Account to login.<\/p>\n\n How do I get support? You can visit our Knowledgebase at https:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/knowledgebase\/ or submit a support ticket at: https:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/support\/<\/p>\n\n Do you have training? Yes. Visit our Knowledgebase and you'll find a set of pages and videos to guide you through setup and use of the application.<\/p>\n **NOTE: Creating meetings or events using Google Hangouts requires a Google account (free or paid).<\/p>\n\n While you can install this plugin prior to creating an account on HangoutScheduler.com, we recommend following a specific order. You'll find an article in the knowledgebase with complete information here: https:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/kb-articles\/manage-event-inventory\/<\/p>\n\n Here is a quick summary:<\/p>\n\n Go to: https:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/subscription-plans\/\nChoose a plan and login with your Google Account.<\/p><\/li>\n Login to the admin console on your Worpress site. Go to Plugins, click Add New, then Upload plugin file. Upload the hsreserve.zip file or download from the repository and activate the plugin.<\/p><\/li>\n Create three new pages - one for event confirmation information, one for the waiting room and one to display events. The page to display events is where users will select an event. The event confirmation page is where users will be directed after booking an event. The waiting room page is where users will be directed when waiting for an event to begin.<\/p><\/li>\n Configure the plugin under Settings, HSReserve. To display the event confirmation information, put this shortcode on the event confirmation page: [hsreserve_result]<\/p><\/li>\n To setup the waiting room, put this shortcode on the waiting room page: HSReserve is now setup and connected to HangoutScheduler.com. To begin publishing events, you'll need to setup inventory on HangoutScheduler.com. Visit our knowledgebase and review the link on Event Inventory to get started:\nhttps:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/knowledgebase\/<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n
\na. Go to https:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/account-profile and copy the API key. Return to your Wordpress admin panel and paste the value into the API key field under Settings, HSReserve.\nb. From the drop down list, select the pages you just created that you would like to use for the event confirmation and waiting room.
\nc. Click Save to update the settings. Return to https:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/account-profile and refresh the page. You should see the URLs for the Confirmation and Waiting Room. This verifies that you have the API configured correctly.\nd. Copy the short code for event display, [hsreserve_event_selection], and paste it on the page where you want visitors to reserve events. Click Save to update the settings.<\/p><\/li>\n
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\na. Go to https:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/account-profile and copy the API key. Return to your Wordpress admin panel and paste the value into the API key field under Settings, HSReserve.\nb. From the drop down list, select the pages you just created that you would like to use for the event confirmation and waiting room.
\nc. Click Save to update the settings. Return to https:\/\/hangoutscheduler.com\/account-profile and refresh the page. You should see the URLs for the Confirmation and Waiting Room. This verifies that you have the API configured correctly.\nd. Copy the short code for event display, [hsreserve_event_selection], and paste it on the page where you want visitors to reserve events. Click Save to update the settings.<\/p><\/li>\n
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