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Publish or unpublish an event

Use the status button beside Edit event. Published means anyone with the link can open the page; Draft means only your team can see it.

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An event is Published or a Draft. Published, anyone with the link can open its page and buy tickets. Draft, only your team can see it. Every new event starts as a draft.

Publish an event

  1. 1
    Open the event. The status button beside Edit event says Draft.
  2. 2
    Click it and pick Published.
  3. 3
    Click Publish in the confirm.

"Event published" appears with View page, and the button now says Published. You can also publish from Publish your event on the event's Overview.

The first time: your calendar page

If your org hasn't set up its calendar page yet, Ovante asks first. Set up your calendar page opens with the names Ovante made up at sign-up. Check the Organization name and Public URL, add a logo or banner if you like, and click Save and publish. That saves the calendar page and publishes the event in one step. Every event page links back to it.

Unpublish an event

  1. 1
    Click the Published button and pick Draft.
  2. 2
    Click Unpublish in the confirm.

The event's page and checkout stop working. People who registered keep their tickets, and their orders stay in your lists.

Preview a draft

Click the arrow button beside the status button, Preview the event page on a draft or Open the event page once it's live. It opens in a new tab. A draft's preview works only for your team. A live page opens on your own domain if you have one.

On Free

Up to 3 events can be live at a time. The confirm says so, and hovering the status button shows how many of them are in use. One more can't be published until you unpublish one or upgrade to Pro. Drafts and events that have ended don't count, and an event with Gala doesn't count either.

What happens next

When
An event is a draft
Then
Visitors can't open its page or register, and views of it don't count. Your team can preview it on ovante.app while signed in.
When
An org on Free already has 3 live events
Then
Publishing another is refused until one ends or you unpublish one. Drafts, events that have ended and events with Gala don't count.
When
An event on Free has Gala open
Then
It publishes whatever your plan and doesn't count toward Free's 3 live events.
When
Pro ends
Then
Free's rules apply from then on. Events already live stay live, but an event past 50 attendees stops selling and the Pro features turn off, except on events with Gala.
Every rule in How Ovante decides

Good to know

  • Saving Edit event never changes the status.
  • A published event set to Hidden from calendar works by link and stays off your calendar page. See Who can see and register.
  • Without permission to edit the event, the status shows as plain text.
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Updated Oct 25, 2026

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Who can see and registerThree separate settings decide this. Published or Draft decides whether the link works, Visibility whether your calendar lists it, and Who can register who can buy.Set up your calendar pageYour calendar page lists your published events at ovante.app/org/your-org. Set its name and URL first, then its logo, banner, description, links and look.I can't publish another eventFree limits how many events are live at once. Unpublish one you're done promoting, or upgrade to Pro.My new event saved as a draftEvery new event starts as a draft that only your team can see. Publish it from the status button in its header.
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