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Your First Event in 10 Minutes

This recipe walks you through creating a complete, registration-ready event in Forge from scratch. By the end you will have an event with a title, date, location, at least one ticket, and a public registration page live in Salesforce — in about ten minutes.

The 'Ol' Faithful' event creation wizard — the fastest path to a live event.
The 'Ol' Faithful' event creation wizard — the fastest path to a live event.

Before you start

  • You have a Forge account with at least Event Manager permissions.
  • Your Salesforce org has the Blackthorn Events managed package installed (`conference360__` namespace).
  • If you plan to charge for tickets, a Payment Gateway record (`bt_stripe__Payment_Gateway__c`) must already be configured in your org. If you are running a free event, skip the gateway — no payment setup is needed.

Steps

  1. Open Forge and click **Events** in the left sidebar. Then click the **+ New Event** button in the top-right corner.
  2. Choose **Ol' Faithful** from the creation options. (Choose **Magic** if you want an AI-assisted draft, or **Clone** if you are copying an existing event.)
  3. Fill in the basics: **Event Name** (e.g., *Planner Conference 2026*), **Start Date** and **End Date**, and **Location Type**. For an in-person event choose **Venue**; for online choose **Virtual**. Click **Create Event**.
  4. Forge creates the `conference360__Event__c` record in Salesforce and opens the event workspace. You land on the **Overview** tab.
  5. Click the **Tickets & Items** tab. Click **+ New Item**, set **Type** to *Ticket*, give it a name (e.g., *General Admission*), set **Price** (enter 0 for a free event), and click **Save**. Repeat for additional tiers.
  6. Click the **Event Info** tab. Review and complete any remaining fields: description, venue address (if Venue type), max attendees, and contact information.
  7. Click the **Page Designer** tab to preview your public registration page. Optionally update the hero image, accent color, and page sections.
  8. When ready to open registration, return to the **Overview** tab and confirm **Status** is set to *Active* and **Registration** shows *Open*. The public registration link appears at the top of the Overview tab — share it with your audience.
Tickets & Items tab — add ticket tiers, set prices, and manage capacity.
Tickets & Items tab — add ticket tiers, set prices, and manage capacity.
The event Overview tab shows status, registration link, and live attendee counts.
The event Overview tab shows status, registration link, and live attendee counts.

What this creates in Salesforce

Salesforce Field Mapping
ForgeSF ObjectSF Field
Event Nameconference360__Event__cName
Start / End Dateconference360__Event__cconference360__Event_Start_Date__c / conference360__Event_End_Date__c
Location Typeconference360__Event__cconference360__Location_Type__c
Status (Active)conference360__Event__cconference360__Status__c
Registration Openconference360__Event__cVisible__c
Ticket Nameconference360__Event_Item__cName
Ticket Priceconference360__Event_Item__cconference360__Price__c
Ticket Typeconference360__Event_Item__cconference360__Type__c

Where to find it in Salesforce

Your new event record is immediately available in Salesforce under the `conference360__Event__c` object. Navigate to the record directly using the Salesforce link icon (the external link icon at the top of the Overview tab). Each ticket you create appears as a related `conference360__Event_Item__c` record.

Verify

  • The event appears in your Events list with Status = Active.
  • At least one ticket is listed under Tickets & Items with the correct price.
  • The public registration link opens a styled registration page in a new browser tab.
  • Submitting a test registration creates a `conference360__Attendee__c` record in Salesforce with Status = Registered.
  • The attendee count on the Overview tab increments after the test registration.