Change the “guest” to something else

I just published a release that allows for this option. Demo at https://rsvpmaker.com/rsvpmaker/track-meet-demo/

You will have to manually edit the mix of html and shortcodes RSVPMaker uses for form definitions. (I provide a simple form builder, but the option I’m describing is not supported by that tool).

Look for the [rsvpguests] code and change it to [rsvpguests label=”Athlete” addmore=”Add more athletes”]

The guest blanks will now be labeled Athlete 2, Athlete 2 … instead of Guest 1, Guest 2 and the link to add more guest blanks will say “Add more athletes” (or whatever you specify)

Thank you David, a youth track club is my exact situation, so your demo could not be more perfect for me. (mptrackclub.com). The code that needs to be changed is located in rsvpmaker.php, correct? That seems straight forward, so thank you.

One final question: As your demo deduces, a coach would signing up the athletes, but the coach should not be counted, since he/she is not actually participating. How do I get rsvpmakeker to only count “athletes”, not coaches/parents who are entering the kid’s name?

Thanks again, your attention to detail in this plugin is impressive.I’m excited about the possibility of collecting meet attendance on our website (We have hundreds of kids on the team and coaches just can’t keep track of them all ;-).

Sorry I didn’t make this clear, but I am NOT telling you to hack the source code of the plugin. The code I’m asking you to change is accessible through the Event Options screen associated with each RSVPMaker post. See this screenshot.

Changing how the system tracks registrations would be a little more involved. Is it necessary to get the web software to do that, as opposed to fudging the numbers offline? I can imagine that if you want the software to limit the number of athletes who can register for an event (meaning the coaches shouldn’t be factored into the count), that might be important.

Even there, I’d want to find a way to make the customization without hacking the core plugin files (which would make it awkward to implement future upgrades and bug fixes).

Sorry for my confusion, your explanation makes total sense. Thank you again for your help!