Depending on the desired workflow, you may not want to include a registration page for your webinar. If desired, you can optionally turn off the registration page or allow anonymous viewing for all participants.
Let's review both options.
Audience Anonymous Mode:
Overview -
Audience Anonymous Mode allows webinar attendees to bypass the registration page, granting viewers direct access to the webinar.
This feature offers flexibility by enabling producers to include registration for some schedules while skipping it for others.
How It Works -
When Audience Anonymous Mode is enabled, the standard audience URL changes its behavior, bypassing the registration page entirely.
Instead, attendees are taken directly to the live webinar console.
This feature is ideal for scenarios where registration requirements vary between schedules, such as providing open access to on-demand sessions while requiring registration for live events or vice versa.
Benefits -
Flexible Scheduling: Customize registration requirements for each schedule.
Streamlined Access: Allow attendees to join quickly and anonymously when needed.
Enhanced Audience Experience: Reduce barriers to entry, ensuring seamless participation.
How to Enable -
Navigate to the webinar “General Settings” page.
Review all webinar schedules and check the box for “Enable Audience Anonymous Mode” for the desired schedule.
After saving, registration will now be successfully bypassed for anyone using the standard audience URL.
With Audience Anonymous Mode, you can cater to diverse audience needs while maintaining control over your webinar experience.
Disabling the Registration Page:
Disabling the registration page functions differently from Audience Anonymous Mode. When registration is turned off, audience members must be pre-registered.
This section guides you through the process of disabling the registration page and manually adding new registrants after it has been turned off.
Access Your Webinar
Start by creating a new webinar or opening an existing one.
Navigate to the Registration Tab
In the left-hand navigation menu, select the Registration tab.
Disable the Registration Page
On the Registration page, locate the blue "Turn Off" toggle to disable the registration page.
Confirm Your Choice
A confirmation menu will appear, verifying your selection to disable the registration page.
If any integrations are configured, you will have the option to turn them off.
If you haven't configured any integrations, you can safely leave the default checkboxes selected and turn them all off!
Click the blue Turn Off button to finalize your changes and disable the registration page. Once disabled, attendees will no longer see the standard registration form and must be manually added to the attendee list.
What does the audience experience look like now?:
After disabling a registration page, any viewer attempting to use the public audience URL will instead be sent directly to the webinar's login page to enter their email address.
Once disabled, there is no way for an audience member to reach a registration page and self-submit, unless turned back on again from the previous menu.
Adding Registrations Once Disabled:
With your registration page disabled, you can quickly upload a list of registrants in bulk through our bulk registration feature. You can read more on that here!
However, you can quickly add a single registration to the webinar by returning to your "Webinar Links" icon and choosing the "Private Registration" tab.
From here you will want to click on the blue "Generate" button:
After clicking "Generate" You will notice a new "Private Registration URL" appear within the menu, with a clickable link that brings you to a private registration page for that webinar.
You can quickly complete the registration page on behalf of someone who you'd like to join, and then ask them to log in to the webinar through the standard audience URL.
However, this link should not be given directly to the attendee!
If you've accidentally provided the Private Registration URL to someone who should not have received it. You can click on the blue "Regenerate" button to quickly create a new link.
For further assistance, contact us through chat or send us an email at support@webinar.net.