Require email verification
Turn on Verified Email RSVP so a guest has to confirm through their inbox before their response counts, cutting down on fake or mistyped replies.
Public RSVP on its own trusts whoever has the link. If you want a bit more assurance that the person confirming is really your guest, turn on email verification.
How it works
With verification on, a guest who wants to confirm attendance has to provide a working email address. After they submit the form, SeatPlanning sends a confirmation message to that address. Their RSVP stays marked as pending until they open the email and confirm through it, either by following the link or entering the code shown on the page.
This makes it harder for someone to confirm on behalf of another guest, or for a mistyped response to slip through unnoticed.
Turn it on
- Make sure your chart is set to Public RSVP. Verification is only available in this mode.
- Open your chart's RSVP settings and select the RSVP Configuration tab.
- With Public RSVP active, find the Verified Email RSVP option and switch it on.
Once it is on, the email field becomes required for anyone confirming attendance. Guests declining do not need to verify anything, since there is nothing to protect against a false decline.
What the guest experiences
- The guest finds their name and fills in the form as usual, now with a required email field.
- They select Confirm attendance.
- Instead of an instant confirmation, they see a message asking them to check their inbox.
- They open the email and confirm from there. Their status then changes from pending to confirmed on your guest list.
Where to go next
- Turn on public RSVP if you have not enabled Public RSVP yet.
- Track responses and filter your guest list to spot guests stuck at pending.
- What guests see when they RSVP for the full guest-facing flow.