Before you create the event
You'll need an account (the free tier covers a decent-sized event on its own, no card required to start). Once you're signed in, Events → New event opens the creation form. Everything on it can be changed again later from the event's edit page, so don't worry about getting every field perfect on the first pass.
Fill in the basics
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Title, description, and location
The title is what attendees see everywhere: the registration page, their confirmation email, their QR code screen. The description supports basic formatting and shows up on the public registration page above the RSVP form. Location is free text, so “Block C, Level 3, Menara ABC” works just as well as a full street address.
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Date and time
Set a start date and, if the event runs across more than one sitting, an end date. If you're not ready to open registration immediately, set a registration-opens date: the page stays visible but RSVPs won't be accepted until then.
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Capacity
Leave this blank for unlimited, or set a number to cap total registrations. If you enable pax (letting one RSVP bring guests), each person they bring counts toward this same number.
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Automatic or approval-required
Automatic confirms every RSVP the moment someone submits the form. It's the right choice for most public events. Approval-required puts new RSVPs in a pending list for you to accept or reject first, useful for invite-only events or when you want to screen attendees before confirming a spot.
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Turn on the modules you need
Every event starts with registration and check-in built in. Below that, toggle on whichever of Agenda, Lucky Draw, Slides, Announcements, Groups, Queue, Ticketing, or Bookings your event actually uses; each one adds a matching page to the event's dashboard sidebar once it's on. You don't need to decide everything up front; modules can be switched on later from the edit page.
Publish it
Events save as a Draft by default, which is only visible to you. Flip the publish toggle to Published when you're ready for the registration link to go live. Once published, the event has a public URL at joinlah.com/e/your-event-slug. Share that link anywhere: a group chat, a poster QR code, a company intranet page.
Tip
You can add a banner image after the event is created, from the same edit page. It shows at the top of the public registration page and doubles as the image people see when the link is shared on WhatsApp or social media (1200 × 630px lands cleanest, but any image works and gets center-cropped to fit).
What happens after someone registers
A confirmed RSVP gets an email with a unique QR code attached; that code is what gets scanned at the door (see the check-in guide). From your event dashboard, the main page lists every attendee with their status, lets you search and filter, and is where approval-mode RSVPs get accepted or rejected.
- Custom fields: add extra questions to the registration form (dietary needs, T-shirt size, company name) from the edit page; each one can be marked required or optional.
- Collaborators: bring in other people to help run the event without giving them full access (covered in the team guide).
- Activity log: every edit, RSVP decision, and check-in is recorded on the event's Activity page, so you can see who changed what.