Share public view and RSVP links
SeatPlanning gives you two kinds of public links: one for people to view the chart, and one for guests to respond to your event. Here's when to use each.
SeatPlanning has two links you can hand out, and they do different jobs. One lets people look at the chart. The other lets guests respond to your event. Mixing them up means guests either can't RSVP, or strangers land on a form they weren't meant to see.
Public view link
The public view link opens a read-only version of your seating chart. Whoever opens it can look at tables, seats, and names, but can't change anything. You can optionally protect it with a password.
Use this when you want someone, a partner, a venue coordinator, or a guest checking their table, to see the layout without needing an account or being asked to respond to anything.
See Share a read-only chart (public view) for how to turn it on.
Public RSVP link
The RSVP link takes guests to a page where they search for their name and confirm or decline. Depending on how you've set things up, it can also collect extra details like a meal choice.
Use this when you want guests to respond for themselves instead of you tracking replies by hand. Turning this on switches public view on automatically, since the RSVP page is part of the same public chart page.
See Choosing an RSVP mode to pick the RSVP setup that fits your event.
Telling them apart
If you're not sure which link you're looking at, ask what happens when someone opens it. If they just see the layout, it's the public view link. If they're asked to find their name and respond, it's the RSVP link.
Neither link lets anyone edit the chart itself. For that, they need to be invited as a collaborator.
Where to go next
- Share a read-only chart (public view) to turn on and manage the view-only link.
- Choosing an RSVP mode to set up how guests respond.
- Roles and permissions if you want someone to actually edit the chart instead of just viewing it.