Setting up early bird and late fees

You may wish to charge different entry fees depending on when an entry is submitted.

Common examples include:

• Early bird pricing
• Standard pricing
• Late fee pricing

Each price must be created separately.

Create time-based prices

1. In the Manage workspace, go to Settings > Payments > Prices
2. Click New price
3. Enter a Title, Type, and Amount
4. Select the Default fee checkbox for your early bird price
5. Click Save

Repeat these steps to create your standard and late prices.

For more detailed instructions, see the guide: Payment configuration.

Switch from one price to another

Price changes are made manually.

When the early bird price expires:

1. In the Manage workspace, go to Settings > Payments > Prices
2. Click the standard price
3. Select the Default fee checkbox
4. Click Save
5. Open the early bird price
6. Deselect Available on cart (if selected)
7. Click Save

This prevents entrants from seeing or selecting the expired price.

Repeat the same process when moving from standard pricing to late pricing.

Good to know

• Only one price should be set as the default fee at a time.
• Always deselect Available on cart for expired prices.
• Do not delete previously used prices. Deleting a price will affect existing orders and submitted entries.
• Price transitions are not automatic and must be managed manually.