Share public view and RSVP links
SeatPlanning gives you two independent, optional links: one for people to view the chart, and one for guests to respond outside email. Here's when to use each.
SeatPlanning has two optional links you can hand out, and they do different jobs and are independent of each other. One lets people look at the chart. The other lets guests respond to your event outside their invitation email. Neither is required, since most guests are invited by email and never need either link.
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.
Shareable RSVP link
Most guests confirm through their own private link, sent when you invite them by email, which already works without generating anything here. The shareable RSVP link is for guests you also want to reach another way, such as a group chat or your wedding website. Anyone who opens it searches for their own name and confirms or declines, only ever seeing their own information. Depending on how you've set things up, it can also collect extra details like a meal choice.
Use this when you want a way for guests to respond that doesn't depend on an email you sent. This link is separate from public view, so turning one on does not turn on the other.
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.