Checkinera plugin

The Checkinera plugin turns any WordPress site into a fully branded check-in terminal — same scanning, login and attendee-search workflow as the Checkinera mobile and web apps, but living on a page of your own site under your own logo and colours. Useful when you want gate staff to log in via a familiar branded URL, or when you want check-in to look like part of your platform rather than a third-party tool. It also opens the door to Google Analytics tracking of every login and scan, so you can analyse event-day traffic patterns.

Quick clarification: the Checkinera plugin does not require Tickera to be installed on the same site. You can sell tickets through one WordPress site and check them in through a different one — handy for separating front-of-house staff access from back-of-house ticketing admin.

Checkinera plugin allows you to create a fully featured, Tickera-compatible check-in terminal on any WordPress website. Although Checkinera only works with tickets sold through the Tickera system, the plugin itself does not require Tickera to be installed on the same website where the check-in takes place.

This means you can run your ticket sales on one website and handle all check-ins on another.

Installation and settings

Installing the Checkinera plugin is identical to installing any other WordPress plugin. Once installed and activated, you’ll notice a new Checkinera item in your WordPress dashboard menu. Clicking it will open the plugin’s admin page, where you can adjust various options to customize your check-in experience:

1. Logo – Select which logo you’d like to display within Checkinera.
2. Colors – Change any of the colors used on the Checkinera front end.
3. Use Google Analytics – Choose whether or not to enable Google Analytics tracking.
4. Google Analytics Tracking Code – Paste your Google Analytics tracking code here if tracking is enabled.
5. Track Logins – Enable this option if you want to track the number of Checkinera logins on your website.
6. Track Checkins – Enable this option if you want to track the number of successful and failed check-ins.

Changing the logo and colors is the fun part – with a little experimentation, you can easily match the interface to your event’s branding or venue theme.

The image above demonstrates what you can achieve by customizing the logo and colors. This example uses a dummy logo and randomly selected color palette purely for illustration.

Displaying checkinera on your website

To display Checkinera on your website, simply place the [tc_checkin] shortcode on any page or post. If you’re using the block editor (Gutenberg), you can also insert it as a block – just start typing Checkinera in the block search field, and it will appear as an option.

If Tickera is installed on the same website, you can also use Tickera’s built-in shortcode builder. Open the shortcode builder, select Checkin App from the dropdown menu, and click Insert Shortcode. This will automatically insert the correct [tc_checkin] shortcode for you.

When the page containing the shortcode or Gutenberg block is loaded, Checkinera takes over the entire page, using the full width and height of the browser window. This disables the site’s default styling on that page to prevent distractions and to make the interface as clean and functional as possible for ticket scanning.

Setting up Google Analytics tracking

If you enable Use Google Analytics in Checkinera settings, you can track the number of logins and successful or failed check-ins directly in your Google Analytics account. This can be particularly useful for analyzing event-day traffic or monitoring how many check-ins were processed over time.

Here’s how to set it up:

1. Enable Use Google Analytics in the Checkinera settings.
2. Obtain your Google Analytics tracking code:
   – Log in to your Google Analytics
   account.
   – Click the Admin button in the lower-left corner.
   – If you don’t already have a property for your website, click Create Account and follow the setup steps.
   – Once finished, you’ll reach a page displaying your Tracking Code.
3. Copy the entire tracking code and paste it into the Google Analytics Tracking Code field in Checkinera settings.
4. Click Save Changes.

Once configured, Checkinera will automatically send events to your Google Analytics property. You can view these in Real-Time -> Events or under Engagement -> Events.

When scanning tickets, you’ll see checkin events appearing in real time. Clicking on these events will show detailed metrics under the Event Label column, such as the number of successful and failed check-ins.

If you want to learn how to customize the IOS Checkinera app follow this link.

If you want to learn how to customize the Android Checkinera app follow this link.

Related questions

• Checkinera apps (mobile and web overview)
• Tickera Settings — API Access (where to get the API key)
• Does Tickera use QR code for checking in attendees?