Before sharing your event publicly, we recommend completing these final checks to make sure everything is working as expected.
1. Test the registration journey
Share your registration link with a few colleagues and ask them to complete the journey exactly as a supporter would. They should:
Register for a ticket
Create a fundraising page (if your event includes fundraising)
This helps confirm the full journey works smoothly before supporters begin registering.
Tip: Use Test Mode when testing payments
We recommend enabling Test Mode to test easily. Learn how to do this here.
2. Confirm fundraising page creation
If your event includes fundraising through JustGiving, create a test fundraiser and check that the page is created successfully.
Open the page in JustGiving and confirm:
The page title is correct
The image is displaying correctly
The description and fundraising target look right
3. Check your JustGiving campaign page redirect
Many organisations add a redirect from their JustGiving campaign page to their GivePanel registration form so supporters are guided into the registration journey.
Before going live, confirm that:
The redirect has been added to your JustGiving campaign page
The link sends supporters to the correct registration form
Redirects configured within JustGiving usually take effect immediately once saved.
Redirecting the “Start Fundraising” Button on a JustGiving Campaign Page to Your GivePanel Event
4. Check your emails
Before launch, use the Send Test Email functionality within each email to send yourself a preview.
Review that:
Branding is consistent and displays correctly
Content is accurate and up to date
Links are working as expected
In test emails, generic links may appear in place of some merge tags. This confirms the merge tag has been added correctly.
5. Double check the link in your marketing
Finally, confirm the correct registration link is being used in all marketing materials.
Check that:
The correct form URL is being used
It matches the form you intend to promote
There are no old or test links in your website, emails or ads
If you plan to embed the form on your website, make sure the embedded version has also been tested.