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title: Create Password Protected Pricing
slug: create-password-protected-pricing
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createdAt: 2024-08-22T15:05:56.445Z
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Password-protected pricing can be used for several purposes, such as a special price that you only want accessible to a special group of people, or perhaps parents of the students in a show.  Or it can be used instead of a discount code to offer discounted tickets if desired.

### Create password-protected pricing

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Click the **$** **Pricing** button for the event you wish to create the price for.
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Select **+ Ticket Price,** then **Create New**.
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Fill out the name for the price as well as the price amount.  Optionally, you can add a description of the price, limits, and other options that you would like on this price.

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Click **Advanced Options **to open additional options for this price.

You can elect to use any of the options here, including Total inventory, Disable transfers, forms, and Availability.
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Locate the Special  Passcode setting and check the box to select it.  Then you will add a passcode. Click **Done** to save your price when ready.

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Your price is now Passcode Protected and is ready to test and use.



### Test How Patrons See Passcode-Protected Prices

It is important that you test the pricing you set up to ensure it is working as expected.  You can do this as a patron by simply adding tickets to a card as a patron, then either removing them from the cart or navigating away so they will release on their own.

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You can test the passcode-protected pricing as an admin via the Events page, by clicking New Order, Or you can use the patron-facing Events page by clicking your URL at the bottom of your Events page.
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On the seat selection page, a "Special Passcode" button will be present when there are passcode protected prices available.  Click the Special Passcode Button to proceed.

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Enter the passcode and click **Apply**

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After clicking Apply, a message will appear to say the passcode was accepted.
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Select the seats that are needed as normal.  Then scroll down to section 2, and select the unlocked price for each seat that you want at that price.

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Select Add-Ons, then proceed to Patron information to continue to the cart.
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