Is the Live Event Seating Starter Plan Right for You? Everything the $49.99 Plan Includes

The WordPress seating chart single site Starter plan is built for one specific scenario: you manage one venue or one recurring event on a single WordPress website, and you need a complete visual ticketing system without paying for agency-scale features you’ll never use. Not every venue runs 50 events per year across multiple websites. The WordPress seating chart single site licence in Live Event Seating gives you one website, unlimited events on that site, and the full core feature set — drag-and-drop venue builder, WooCommerce payments, QR tickets, and door scanner — for $49.99/year with zero per-ticket commission.

The Starter plan for Live Event Seating is built specifically for this: one website, unlimited events on that site, and the full core feature set for visual seat booking and WooCommerce ticketing.

Here’s exactly what’s included — and what’s reserved for the higher plans.

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What the Starter Plan ($49.99/year) Includes

Full Drag-and-Drop Venue Builder

Build your seating chart visually — no shortcodes for the map itself, no coding. Add seat rows, round tables, rectangular tables, stages, text labels, and free-form polygon zones. Position everything by dragging or by entering exact X/Y coordinates. Rotate elements to any angle.

Curved Seat Rows

Bend seat rows into arcs to match your real venue layout. Essential for theaters, auditoriums, and any venue where rows aren’t straight lines.

Kill Seats

Remove individual seats from your layout without changing your row configuration. For pillars, damaged seats, reserved positions, or accessibility spaces.

Custom Seat Numbering

Set alphabetic or numeric row and seat labels, starting at any number. Match your physical venue’s actual signage exactly.

WooCommerce Integration

All ticket sales process through your existing WooCommerce setup. Payments go to your WooCommerce-connected payment gateway (Stripe, PayPal, etc.). Orders, receipts, and order management all through the WooCommerce admin you already know.

Seat Lock Timer

The moment a seat is added to cart, it’s locked for all other buyers for your configured timer duration. Prevents double-booking during live on-sales.

QR Code Ticket Generation

Every completed order automatically generates a unique QR code. It appears on the thank-you page, in the confirmation email, and in the downloadable PDF ticket. No third-party API required.

Seat Tooltip on Hover

Buyers hovering over any seat see a tooltip with the seat label and price before clicking. Reduces mis-clicks and confused selections.

Real-Time Availability Polling

The frontend chart polls for seat availability updates automatically. Seats locked or booked by other buyers appear unavailable within seconds — no page refresh needed.

Shortcode Embed

Drop the seating chart into any page or post with [les_seating_chart event_id="X"]. Works with Gutenberg, Elementor, and all major page builders.

Events Calendar Integration (Basic)

Connect to The Events Calendar plugin for standard event date handling.

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What Requires a Higher Plan

Feature	Starter	Basic (5 sites)	Pro (Unlimited)
Websites	1	5	Unlimited
Price/year	$49.99	$96.99	$194.99
GA Areas (general admission zones)	❌	❌	✅
Booking Manager dashboard	❌	✅	✅
CSV attendee export	❌	✅	✅
Sections mode	❌	❌	✅
Waitlist system	❌	❌	✅
Seat transfer (customer self-service)	❌	❌	✅
Group/bulk auto seat picker	❌	❌	✅
Seat & table add-ons (food/extras)	❌	❌	✅
Ticket template builder	❌	❌	✅
Events Manager integration	❌	❌	✅
Manual order tool (admin)	❌	❌	✅

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Is the Starter Plan Enough for Your Event?

Yes, Starter is sufficient if:

• You run one website
• Your events have assigned seating (rows, tables, or a mix)
• You want WooCommerce payments with zero per-ticket commission
• You need QR tickets and a door scanner
• Your events are standard seated events (not GA crowd events)

You’ll want Basic or Pro if:

• You manage multiple websites (5+ sites → Basic, unlimited → Pro)
• You need a searchable attendee management dashboard
• Your venue has general admission standing areas alongside seated zones
• You want the waitlist, seat transfer, or group booking features

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The Zero Commission Calculation

For a single-site venue running 6 events per year with 150 seats at $55/ticket:

• Annual ticket revenue: 6 × 150 × $55 = $49,500
• Eventbrite fee at ~6.95% + $0.59/ticket: roughly $3,961/year
• Live Event Seating Starter cost: $49.99/year
• Annual saving: ~$3,911

The Starter plan pays for itself in the first 9 minutes of your first event’s ticket sales.

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One site. Unlimited events. Zero commission. Get the Starter Plan → $49.99/year 14-day money-back guarantee · Full WooCommerce integration