Answers.Body: <p>If you only want to have the free registration be available for back-end registrations you should create a price set. The options for admin-only registration types should be in their own price set field, since only price set fields can be marked "Admin only," not an option within a price set field.</p>
  
  <p>Alternatively, if it's just a matter of the participant not paying and you don't have to report on who's a paid participant and who's a comp, you could just register them in the back end and not record a payment. You could still make this work without a price set by creating another participant type of "Complimentary."</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>You should be able to do this by installing the <a href="https://civicrm.org/extensions/cividiscount" rel="nofollow">CiviDiscount extension</a> and using a discount code(s) in your price set for the event. </p>
  
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Body: <p>I want to enter free ticket holders to an event without a free option showing up on the website. How do I create this admin only option?</p>
  
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Title: How do I configure a free event ticket option for internal use without it showing up on the website?
ThreadText: # How do I configure a free event ticket option for internal use without it showing up on the website?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-01)
  
  I want to enter free ticket holders to an event without a free option showing up on the website. How do I create this admin only option?
  
  **Tags:** civievent, cividiscount
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-01. Score: 1
  
  If you only want to have the free registration be available for back-end registrations you should create a price set. The options for admin-only registration types should be in their own price set field, since only price set fields can be marked "Admin only," not an option within a price set field.
  
  Alternatively, if it's just a matter of the participant not paying and you don't have to report on who's a paid participant and who's a comp, you could just register them in the back end and not record a payment. You could still make this work without a price set by creating another participant type of "Complimentary."
  
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  > **username_1**: Glad I could help. Be sure to mark this question as answered and/or vote up an answer.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-08-01. Score: 0
  
  You should be able to do this by installing the [CiviDiscount extension](https://civicrm.org/extensions/cividiscount) and using a discount code(s) in your price set for the event.
  
  
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