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title: "Event Tickets 5.18.0"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/release-notes-event-tickets-5-18-0/"
description: "Summary Feature Release The latest update of Event Tickets introduces Booking Fees, a way to set up Fees for your Tickets being sold through TicketsCommerce. Ad…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "The Events Calendar"
date: "2024-12-17"
last_modified: "2026-07-06"
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# Event Tickets 5.18.0

### Summary

Feature Release

The latest update of Event Tickets introduces Booking Fees, a way to set up Fees for your Tickets being sold through TicketsCommerce. Additionally, new Seating features check out below!

**Read more about Booking Fees here.**

As always, we recommend[ testing updates](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/creating-and-using-a-wordpress-staging-site/) on a staging site first, but it should all be smooth sailing.

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#### ✨ Features

New features in this release:

- Added option to detach assigned seating tickets from layout and revert them to regular tickets.
- Add support for max ticket purchase limit filter with seating tickets.
- Introducing Booking Fees. A way to set up Fees for your Tickets being sold through TicketsCommerce.

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#### ✅ Fixes

Bugs squashed in this release:

- Correctly calculate and set the session expiration date in the seat selection modal.
- Ensure that number\_format is used with a float value to prevent issues with PHP 8.0+.
- Hide seating reservation settings when the seating license is not valid.
- Order updates for asynchronous payment methods in Stripe will update correctly
- The Attendee Registration page is now compatible with Full Site Editor themes.
- Users will not be able to RSVP for unpublished events or posts.

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#### ⚙️ Tweaks

Tweaks in this release:

- Added actions: `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_checkout\_cart\_before\_footer\_quantity` \* Tweak – Added filters: `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_prepare\_order\_for\_email\_send\_email\_completed\_order`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_prepare\_order\_for\_email\_send\_email\_purchase\_receipt`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_paypal\_order\_get\_unit\_data\_{$type}`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_paypal\_order\_get\_unit\_data`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_stripe\_create\_from\_cart`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifiers\_api\_role`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifiers\_coupons\_enabled`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifiers\_repository\_class`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifiers\_model\_class`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifiers\_page\_url`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifier\_display\_amount`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifier\_generate\_slug`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifier\_status\_display`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifier\_types`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifiers`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifier\_default\_type`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_order\_modifier\_status\_flags`, `tec\_tickets\_commerce\_single\_orders\_items\_item\_should\_be\_displayed`
- Changed views: `v2/commerce/checkout/cart/footer`, `v2/commerce/checkout/cart/footer/total`, `v2/commerce/checkout/order-modifiers/coupons`, `v2/commerce/checkout/order-modifiers/fees`
- Removed outdated ticket duration tooltips.

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#### ? Translations

Updated language files and strings:

- 127 new strings added
- 353 updated
- 2 fuzzied
- 5 obsoleted.