- What this is
- Six steps: build the check-in app, import fake guests, scan on two phones, try no network, write a door plan, and clean up after.
- Who it is for
- Organisers who built the QR check-in prompt.
- What you will get
- A check-in app you have rehearsed, and a door plan for your staff.
- Time
- About 90 minutes
- You need
- The QR check-in prompt from the Library
- Two phones
- About an hour and a half
Your path: Build and rehearse it
Build it from the QR check-in prompt
Why: The guide gives you the safe order: build, test with fake data, then publish.
Make the QR check-in PromptA prompt is the message you give an AI tool to tell it what you want. in the Library and follow the app guide to build it.
What to do
- In the Library open Prompts, Build a real app, QR event check-in.
- Build it with the app guide, using fake guests only.
You should see: The app runs with a fake guest list and the scanner page opens.
Stuck?
- Which tool?
- A project builder such as Claude Code or Cursor.
- The camera does not open?
- Camera needs a secure address (https). Test on the live link.
Build and rehearse your QR check-in
- ☐ Build it from the QR check-in prompt
- In the Library open Prompts, Build a real app, QR event check-in.
- Build it with the app guide, using fake guests only.
You should see: The app runs with a fake guest list and the scanner page opens.
- ☐ Import a fake guest list
- Press Copy and send it to a chat app, then save the CSV it gives you.
- Import it in the app.
You should see: The preview flags the two bad rows and the rest import.
- ☐ Scan on two real phones
- Open a ticket page on one phone and the scanner page on another.
- Scan a valid ticket, scan it again, then scan an old photo of a different QR.
You should see: Green the first time, orange the second time, red for the different QR.
- ☐ Try it with no network
- Press the button that gets the phone ready for offline, then turn on airplane mode.
- Scan two tickets, then turn the network back on.
You should see: The scans wait in a queue with a yellow message, then the live count updates.
- ☐ Write a one-page door plan
- Press Copy, fill the numbers in square brackets, and send it to a chat app.
- Print the page and give it to your door staff.
You should see: A one-page plan every staff member can read in a minute.
- ☐ Delete the guest data after the event
- Download the check-in list.
- Press Delete all guest data for this event, and change the door PIN.
You should see: The guest list is gone and the old PIN no longer works.
Read the guide: Make your site an app on the phone