SeatLayer is a WordPress seating chart plugin for selling event tickets with\nreserved seats. Add an interactive seat map to a page or post, let visitors\nchoose where they sit, and accept payment through your own connected payment\ngateway.<\/p>\n\n
Build theatre, auditorium, concert and dinner-show seating plans in SeatLayer,\nthen publish them on WordPress with a Gutenberg block or shortcode.<\/p>\n\n
Explore the WordPress seating chart features<\/a> \u00b7\nTry the interactive seat selection demo<\/a><\/p>\n\n Tested on public venue files in September 2026: a 200,000-seat stadium is\nready to browse in 1.95 s, and one event handled 10,000 buyers at once with a\n9 ms seat hold (p99) and zero server errors. Method and every run:\nhttps:\/\/github.com\/seatlayer\/seatlayer-performance \u00b7\nTry the live stadium demo: https:\/\/app.seatlayer.io\/demo\/play\/century-stadium-200k<\/p>\n\n Buyers can switch between the map and interactive 3D<\/strong> on supported browsers\nand devices, with a full 2D fallback. Explore SeatLayer's\n3D seating charts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n The responsive picker adapts to the space on your page, with touch selection,\npinch-to-zoom and a mobile selection summary. Chart branding and category\ncolours come from your SeatLayer venue configuration.<\/p>\n\n SeatLayer manages inventory, payment totals and bookings centrally, without\nduplicating ticket inventory in your WordPress database.<\/p>\n\n Add the SeatLayer seating chart<\/strong> block in the WordPress editor, or use:<\/p>\n\n Set the event, height, maximum seat selection, Enter an event key or use an optional server-side secret key for an event\ndropdown. Scripts and styles load only on pages containing a chart.<\/p>\n\n See the WordPress seat map setup guide<\/a>\nfor block settings and shortcode options.<\/p>\n\n Hosted checkout:<\/strong> buyers continue from seat selection to SeatLayer's hosted\nevent page and pay through your own connected payment gateway.<\/p>\n\n Checkout from your WordPress page:<\/strong> enable Let buyers pay without leaving\nthis site<\/strong> under Settings \u2192 SeatLayer<\/strong>. In-page gateways collect payment on\nthe page itself; a redirecting gateway opens its own secure checkout and returns\nthe buyer to the WordPress page. Add your site's address once in SeatLayer so\nthe buyer returns to your page. Hosted checkout remains the fallback.<\/p>\n\n Supported gateways: Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Tap, Mercado Pago, Xendit and\nFlutterwave. Ticket money goes straight to your own account.<\/p>\n\n Manage venue layouts, events, ticket prices, offers, orders, refunds and ticket\ndelivery in the SeatLayer dashboard<\/a>. Buyers get a\nQR code and printable PDF ticket for every seat, and you can check tickets in at\nthe door from a phone browser.<\/p>\n\n The plugin is free. Selling is self-serve with no approval step: you need a free\nSeatLayer account, a published seating chart, an event and a connected payment\ngateway. SeatLayer charges $0.50 per confirmed ticket, and your first 25 tickets\nare free. There is no subscription and no percentage of the ticket price; your\npayment gateway charges its own processing fee. See\npricing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n This plugin connects to SeatLayer's hosted seating and ticketing service. It\nrequires a SeatLayer account. These services are contacted during use:<\/p>\n\n SeatLayer CDN ( Loads the seating-chart renderer only on pages containing a chart, from\n https:\/\/cdn.seatlayer.io\/seatlayer-js@0.92.5\/seatlayer.js.\nThe browser sends its normal IP address, user agent and referrer; the plugin\nadds no visitor data to that script request.<\/p>\n\n SeatLayer API ( On chart load, fetches the layout and live availability. During selection and\ncheckout, creates seat holds and payment sessions. Requests include the event\nkey and selected inventory; payment also needs the buyer's email and optional\nname. Payment starts with the hold ID, and SeatLayer computes the amount from\nits records. Optional in-page checkout sends the page URL so a card buyer returns to\nit; SeatLayer only uses it if it matches a site address you added.<\/p>\n\n If an administrator saves a secret key, the WordPress server uses it to list\nevents in the block editor. That key is not sent to visitors.<\/p>\n\n SeatLayer hosted buyer page ( For hosted checkout, redirects the buyer to\n https:\/\/app.seatlayer.io\/e\/EVENT?hold=HOLD_ID after seat selection.\nThe URL carries the event key and hold ID, not an amount or buyer details.<\/p>\n\n The organizer's payment gateway (Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Tap, Mercado Pago, Xendit or Flutterwave)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n After seat selection, processes payment through the organizer's connected\naccount. SeatLayer sends the amount, currency and buyer email needed for\npayment. Card details go directly to the payment provider and never pass\nthrough this plugin or your WordPress database.<\/p>\n\n Stripe Privacy Policy<\/a> \u00b7\nPayPal Privacy Statement<\/a> \u00b7\nRazorpay Privacy Policy<\/a> \u00b7\nTap Privacy Policy<\/a> \u00b7\nMercado Pago Privacy Policy<\/a> \u00b7\nXendit Privacy Policy<\/a> \u00b7\nFlutterwave Privacy Policy<\/a> \u00b7\nSeatLayer Terms of Service<\/a> \u00b7\nSeatLayer Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n A secret key under Settings \u2192 SeatLayer<\/strong> is optional. It enables the\neditor's event dropdown; the public chart works with the event key alone.<\/p>\n\n\n Yes. The plugin is free and MIT licensed. SeatLayer charges $0.50 per confirmed\nticket, your first 25 tickets are free, and there is no subscription.<\/p><\/dd>\n Both, for seated events. WordPress renders the interactive seating chart and\nthe seat picker, and the buyer completes checkout through your own connected\npayment gateway, so ticket money arrives in your own gateway account. Venue\nlayouts, inventory, holds, orders and ticket delivery stay in SeatLayer, which\nbills its hosted-ticket usage separately from your gateway's fees.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Use the block in the block editor, or paste the Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Tap, Mercado Pago, Xendit and Flutterwave, connected\nto your own account. Need another gateway? Request it from SeatLayer.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Each buyer gets a confirmation email with a QR code and printable PDF\nticket for every seat, and you can scan tickets at the door from a phone\nbrowser.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Stadium and arena charts use the same buyer renderer as the published\nlarge-venue benchmark, embedded on your own WordPress page. See\narena and stadium seating charts<\/a>, and\nevaluate your own chart, WordPress theme and target devices before opening\nsales.<\/p><\/dd>\n Create and edit venues in the seating chart designer<\/a>,\nthen embed the published chart on WordPress. The plugin provides the buyer\npicker and display settings.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes, within a published chart alongside reserved seats. A pure-GA event\nwithout a chart uses a different ticketing flow.<\/p><\/dd>\n The plugin uses SeatLayer's shared buyer renderer. Read the\nlarge-chart renderer measurements<\/a>\nfor what that renderer does on big venue charts. Those measure the shared\nrenderer; also evaluate your own chart, WordPress theme and target devices\nbefore opening sales.<\/p><\/dd>\n It can run on a site that also uses WooCommerce. SeatLayer ticket purchases go\nthrough your own connected payment gateway and do not create WooCommerce cart\nline items or orders.<\/p><\/dd>\n Only one active hold can own a seat; expired holds release inventory for sale.\nIf payment completes after a hold expires and booking fails, SeatLayer refunds\nthe buyer automatically and flags the order.<\/p><\/dd>\n In your WordPress database, used server-side and never sent to visitors.\nDatabase administrators can read it. Leave it blank and enter event keys\ndirectly if you do not want to store it.<\/p><\/dd>\n Developers who need their own buyer controls, cart or payment flow can use the\nJavaScript seat map SDK<\/a> and\nSeatLayer seat booking API<\/a>.\nThe plugin provides the hosted ticketing flow described above.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\nScale evidence<\/h4>\n\n
Interactive seat maps and reserved seating<\/h4>\n\n
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3D seat views and mobile seat selection<\/h4>\n\n
Live availability, ticket types and checkout holds<\/h4>\n\n
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Gutenberg block and seating chart shortcode<\/h4>\n\n
[seatlayer_chart event=\"your-event\" height=\"720\" max_selection=\"6\"]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nlocale<\/code> and currency<\/code>.\nThe block supports wide\/full alignment where your theme provides it. Currency\nis a display fallback; the event's configured prices remain authoritative.<\/p>\n\nAccept payments through your own payment gateway<\/h4>\n\n
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[seatlayer_chart]<\/code> shortcode\nto a WordPress page and enter your event key.<\/li>\n\n
Is the plugin free?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Is this a WordPress seating chart plugin or a full ticketing plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does it work with Elementor and other page builders?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
[seatlayer_chart]<\/code>\nshortcode into any builder or classic editor that accepts shortcodes, including\nElementor.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhich payment gateways can buyers use?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Do buyers get e-tickets with QR codes?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I sell tickets for a stadium or arena from WordPress?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I create the seating plan inside WordPress?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I use table seating or general admission?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I use it for a large theatre, arena or stadium?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this integrate with WooCommerce checkout?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can two buyers purchase the same seat?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Where is my optional secret key stored?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I build a custom seat booking integration?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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