Part of our team has been working on a revamped version of the ticket shop. While the improvements may not be immediately obvious, we believe you'll quickly notice and appreciate the benefits after using it for a while, understanding why we've invested so deeply in this project.
The ticket shop retains its familiar look, though we've made several improvements ensuring the design is more consistent, providing a smoother user experience.
So why all that effort?
Enhanced performance
The new ticket shop is significantly faster and capable of handling exponentially more ticket buyers at the same time
Custom domain integration
The ticket shop can be integrated on your own domain which improves tracking for marketing purposes. This means you can closely monitor every step of your customers' journey, as they will stay on your website during the purchase process.
Future-proof
This ticket shop is built with the future in mind, ready to incorporate with exciting new features down the line.
API for custom integrations
A ticket shop API will be available in a next stage, enabling custom integrations for organizers and allowing Stager to seamlessly connect with new partners.
When?
Since the project is so big, we've divided it into three phases.
The Stager ticket shop, https://{organization}.stager.co/web/tickets is replaced.
Ticket shop widgets are released. They will replace the current basic integration and the advanced integration and will make it possible to integrate the ticket shop on your own domain.
Shop API becomes available.
We're now in Phase 1 with a select group of pilot customers. Once we confirm that all runs smoothly, we'll move on to a full release for everyone. Then we'll continue with phase 2.
What do you need to do?
Not much to begin with. When Phase 1 is released you may make the switch at a moment that suits you. From that moment on, you'll need to take into account that
the ticket shop and single event links are different
the new links are communicated in the feed
the new links are used to create sales tracking links
the new links are used in Mailings
If you're currently using one of the integrated shops, you'll need to make adjustments after Phase 2 is released. A new integration will be required at that time. We'll provide more information about this as we progress.