Collect Information from Calendar Subscribers
This guide will show you how to enable information collection from your subscribers on AddEvent subscription calendars.
When end-users subscribe to your AddEvent calendar, they are adding all of the calendar events to their external calendar. By default, end-users can subscribe anonymously, but calendar owners have the option to collect specific information before end-users can subscribe, such as their name and email address.
Subscribing Anonymously
Subscribers can add your calendar to their external calendar service without providing any personal information before subscribing. To allow anonymous subscriptions, you don’t need to adjust any settings.
Here’s how it works: When users click on the Follow Calendar button or link, or calendar landing page, they are able to subscribe without filling out any information.
Sharing a calendar through Follow Calendar links/buttons takes subscribers directly to their selected calendar service. If you want subscribers to visit the calendar landing page first, you can use the calendar landing page link. Learn how to share your calendar landing page here.
How to Collect Information from Subscribers
To collect subscriber information, you can enable the setting on your calendar's Edit page. Follow the below steps:
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Click on the calendar's title from the Dashboard. You will be directed to the Calendar details page.
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From the Calendar details page, click the ellipsis icon located to the right of the calendar's title.
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Select the Edit option from the dropdown.
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From the Edit page, scroll down to the Calendar subscribers section.
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Select the option for "Users must enter the following information before subscribing".
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By default, the two form fields of Name and Email will populate. Click the + icon to add additional form fields.
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You can delete any of the fields by clicking the trash can icon located to the right of the form field's title:
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Adding Additional Form Fields
To gather additional information, click the + to add additional form fields. Supported field types include:
- Text
- Number
- Radio buttons (select one option)
- Dropdown (select one option)
- Date
- Country
- State
- Query string (hidden)
- Query string (text)
To learn more about each field type, see our help doc here.
Subscriber View with Information Collection Enabled
When subscribers click the Follow calendar button on your landing page, they’ll be prompted to submit the requested information before they can add the subscription calendar to their preferred calendar service.
After filling out the information and clicking Register to follow calendar, they will see the Follow Calendar button to finalize their subscription:
To learn how to delete subscribers from your subscription calendar, see our help doc here.