Webinar: Host a webinar series

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Run a set of connected sessions like a course, a training program, or a multi-part event, with one registration form for the whole series. Attendees register once for the entire series, or choose specific sessions. You can give each session its own name and date, and add sessions as the series continues.

To repeat the same webinar with a separate link for each session, schedule a recurring webinar.

Schedule a webinar series

1. Log in to your Riverside account.
2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
3. From the sidebar on the left, click Webinar.

4. In the top right corner, click + New webinar.
5. From the dropdown, click Schedule live webinar.
   The webinar sidebar opens.

6. Enter a title, and select the date, time, and time zone of the first session.

7. Click the Does not repeat dropdown and select a repeat frequency.
   • Choose a predefined cadence (daily, weekly, biweekly, or monthly based on your selected date) 

   • To set your own pattern, select Custom repeat. Then:

     1. Set the interval.
     2. Under Ends, select After and enter the number of sessions, or select On and pick an end date.
     3. Click Done.

   • To choose each the date and title of each session individually, select Specific dates. Then:

     1. Click + Add session.
     2. Enter the session name, date, and time.
     3. Repeat for each session, then click Done.
8. Add a description.
9. Add the email of any guest speakers you would like to invite. 
10. Click the Session registration form dropdown and select Series registration form.
11. Below Advanced options, (if necessary) toggle on Play pre-recorded content.
12. Click Create Webinar.
    A Webinar Overview page opens. 

Set how registrants choose sessions

By default, all sessions are pre-selected on the form.

1. Click Webinar in the left sidebar.
2. Click any sessions from the series. 

3. Click the Registration tab.

4. Under What registrants select, choose between All sessions pre-selected, Nothing pre-selected, or One session only.
5. Click Update changes.

Add sessions to a series

1. Click Webinar in the left sidebar.
2. Click any sessions from the series.  
3. On the homepage, click the ••• three dots button next to Copy link.
4. Click Edit.
5. Click the repeat dropdown and select Specific dates.
6. Click + Add session, enter the details, and click Done.
7. Click Update webinar.
8. To invite existing registrants, click Invite registrants in the notification that appears.

Edit a single session

1. Click Webinar in the left sidebar.
2. Click the session you want to edit.
3. On the homepage, click the ••• three dots button next to Copy link.
4. Click Edit.

5. Update the name, date, or time, and click Update webinar.

Good to know

• A series has 1 shared registration form and link for the whole series. Registrants choose the sessions they want to attend.

• Adding sessions doesn't cancel the series, and existing registrations stay in place.

• Invited guests and producers receive a single invite email covering all sessions, with a multi-event ICS so the whole series appears as a recurring event in their calendar.

• A series can have up to 50 sessions.

• Some email notifications work differently for a webinar series, including registration confirmation and cancellation emails.

Learn more

• Webinar: Host a recurring webinar
• Webinar: Schedule a webinar with an audience registration form 
• Webinar: Collect audience details upon joining session
• Webinar: Customize audience registration email notifications