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Run Camp Registration on WordPress
Take camp sign-ups, payments and day-of check-in on the site you already own.
Camps are the hardest thing to run on a calendar and the easiest to run on real registration software. This step-by-step guide shows how to take camp sign-ups, payments and day-of check-in on the WordPress site you already own.
What camp registration actually needs
A camp is not a ticket. It needs sessions and tiers, deposits with balances, waitlists, waivers, medical and emergency details, family accounts for multi-child sign-ups, and per-day check-in. Build on something that models all of that natively.
Step by step on WordPress
From zero to taking sign-ups
- Install the free KeepsYa™ plugin on your WordPress site.
- Create each camp session or week with dates, price, capacity, deposit and waiver.
- Open family registration; parents save each camper once and pay your way.
- Run each day from the live roster with QR check-in and per-day attendance.
- Export rosters and payments to CSV whenever you need them.
Take payments without a per-signup fee
Cash, Zelle, Venmo and checks are tracked free, with reminders for owed balances. Add card checkout when you want payment to land instantly. There is no KeepsYa per-registration fee, ever. See how to take payments without per-signup fees.
Camp registration: FAQ
What does camp registration need that ticketing does not?
Sessions and tiers, per-day attendance, deposits and balances, waitlists, waivers, medical and emergency info, family accounts, and day-of check-in. Ticketing stops at the sale; camps run for days.
Can I run multi-week or multi-session camps?
Yes. Create each session or week with its own price, capacity and dates; families can register for one or several, and rosters and payments stay organized across all of them.
How does per-day check-in work?
Open the day's roster and scan each camper's QR code, or let an assistant check in with a personal PIN. Camps support per-day attendance so you always know who is on site.
Do I need anything besides WordPress?
Just the free KeepsYa plugin on your existing WordPress site. It runs alongside The Events Calendar if you use it, and stores everything in your own database.