Installation ============ Requirements ------------ *Fast Events* is integrated with `Mollie `_, Stripe, or PayPal as payment provider, providing a variety of payment options. With Mollie there are no fixed recurring costs, you only pay for successful transactions. Press the button below to create your free Mollie, Stripe, or PayPal account. .. image:: ../_static/images/getting-started/Mollie.png :target: https://my.mollie.com/dashboard/signup/5835294 :alt: Mollie .. image:: ../_static/images/getting-started/Paypal.jpg :target: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/account-selection :alt: PayPal .. image:: ../_static/images/getting-started/Stripe.png :target: https://dashboard.stripe.com/register :alt: Stripe .. note:: *Fast Events* has been tested on **WordPress 6.4** and above together with **PHP 8.1** and above. Older versions of WordPress and PHP are not supported! Make sure the PHP extensions ``gd``, ``imagick`` and ``opcache`` are enabled. With most hosting providers this can be done via DirectAdmin or cPanel. Because the number and variety of plugins is vast and wide, we do not guarantee that the plugin will function with all third-party plugins, themes or browsers of any kind. We do not assume responsibility and will not be held responsible for any conflicts or compatibility issues that may occur due to third-party software. We assume no responsibility for any data loss as a result of installing or using *Fast Events*. Should conflicts occur with third-party software, we may provide support at our discretion. For performance reasons *Fast Events* is using its own tables and not the WordPress custom post types approach. It requires the presence of the **InnoDB** storage engine in your database engine. Make sure that in WordPress :guilabel:`Settings` -> :guilabel:`Permalinks`, the setting is **not set** to ``Plain``. The minimum required version of PHP is 8.1 Installation ------------ There are 3 different ways to install *Fast Events*, as with any other registered WordPress plugin. Using the WordPress Dashboard ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1. Navigate to the :guilabel:`Add New` in the plugin dashboard 2. Search for ``Fast Events`` 3. Click :guilabel:`Install Now` 4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin Dashboard Uploading in WordPress Dashboard ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1. Download the latest version of this plugin from https://wordpress.org/plugins/fast-events/ 2. Navigate to the :guilabel:`Add New` in the plugins dashboard 3. Navigate to the :guilabel:`Upload` area 4. Select the zip file (from step 1.) from your computer 5. Click :guilabel:`Install Now` 6. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard Using FTP ^^^^^^^^^ 1. Download the latest version of this plugin from https://wordpress.org/plugins/fast-events/ 2. Unzip the zip file, which will extract the fast-events directory to your computer 3. Upload the *fast-events* directory to the ``/wp-content/plugins/`` directory in your web server 4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard Demo data --------- The plugin comes pre-loaded with some demo data. Give it a try and play around in the menu and the order contextmenu. Place dashboard orders and give the :doc:`FE Admin App <../apps/admin>` and the :doc:`Scan App <../apps/scan>` a try. If you want to work with the demo data and create new orders, you first have to create your `free Mollie account `_ to receive payments. Next steps ---------- Read the :doc:`overview ` of the steps required to organize an event. First, make sure you fill in the :doc:`settings ` once.