The Webex Events platform is among the most highly rated event platforms in the world, and our suite of products and features is constantly growing. Whether your event is in-person, hybrid, or virtual, the immensely capable Webex Events platform has what you need. Keep reading to learn about each of our 20+ features and how they can improve your next event!

Customize each of these features with branded icons, titles, and more to make your Event App truly yours. Worried about attendees getting overwhelmed or lost? The search feature lets them quickly find features and items based on name, label or subtitle, descriptions, tracks, groups, and date!

If you're new to Webex Events, one of your biggest questions is probably "What's the attendee experience like". Each section in this article includes a brief description and screenshot of the attendee experience. The Feature Guides linked in this article include an "In Practice" section that describes and shows the attendee experience in even more detail. 🔍

The Lobby feature is a highly customizable landing page for attendees as they join the Event App for the first time, so it's included by default. Show a countdown to the event's start time, include a customizable welcome message, show upcoming Sessions and live streams, add custom images, and highlight key sponsors, speakers, and exhibitors. Everything is only a click away. Change up the Lobby content as event day comes closer to keep attendees informed and excited.

Learn more in our Lobby Feature Guide.

The Agenda feature (or Calendar in a Community) is one of the most used features in a Webex Event. Whether your event schedule is simple and straightforward or complex with multiple sessions for different groups and tracks, the Agenda has you covered. Empower your attendees to know exactly where to be, when they need to be there, and who and what to expect once they arrive. For virtual events, the Agenda becomes how your attendees access each Session's live stream.

On the Mobile App and the web experience, attendees can open the My Agenda tab to access a schedule of 1:1 meetings with connections and sessions they plan to attend, by day or month.

Use embeddable widgets to show select Sessions in your website and partner websites for even more awareness and exposure.

Read our Agenda feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Sponsors and Exhibitors features let you list your sponsors and exhibitors with custom graphics, Internal and External links, map locations, documents, and more. Whether your event is in-person, hybrid, or virtual, these features help you create a sponsor base that's excited to support your annual event cycle. These features are only one of the ways to showcase sponsors in your Event App!

Use embeddable widgets to show sponsors in your website and partner websites for even more awareness and exposure.

Read our Sponsors and Exhibitors feature guide to learn more about using these features.

The Speakers feature gives your attendees a space to get to know the people presenting in your event's sessions. Create a profile for each speaker, including photos, descriptions, internal links to sessions, map locations, and documents, and add external links to their website, professional articles, and more.

Use embeddable widgets to show speakers in your website and partner websites for even more awareness and exposure.

Read our Speakers feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Documents feature hosts PDFs and images that attendees can open directly inside your Event App. Give your attendees a central place to easily access the entire event's collection of session materials, sell sheets for sponsors, daily meal menus, or copies of the event schedule or map. You can even use Internal Links to show individual documents from the list in other places within the Event App!

Read our Documents feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Single Document feature is similar to the Documents feature, except it has only one document that launches immediately. Show your attendees a meal menu, showcase a top-tier sponsor's sell sheet, provide a map of local attractions, and more!

Read our Single Document feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Maps feature makes it easy for in-person attendees to navigate your event venue using the Mobile App or web experience. Because you can link map locations to the Agenda and exhibitor or sponsor profiles, it's simple and convenient to find exactly where to find a room or booth. The Maps feature will also save your staff time by minimizing the number of people asking for directions. 🙌

Read our Maps feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Live Stream feature lets web experience and Mobile App users instantly join a live stream with a single click or tap. This feature is perfect for highlighting your keynote session or linking directly to your main live stream. If you'd like individual links for each of your sessions, the Agenda feature is a better fit.

Read our Live Stream feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Polling and Q&A features make hosting your live stream in the Webex Events platform a richer and more interactive experience for your attendees! There's no need to pay for an outside tool, and everything you need to keep your attendees engaged with your sessions is manageable from Webex Events. Enable Q&A and Polling individually for certain Agenda sessions or the Live Stream feature, import several at a time, or have dedicated Q&A and Polling features.

Read our Polling feature guide and our Q&A feature guide to learn more about using these features.

People love the Game feature! It's a fun, engaging tool that promotes networking, increases attendance to sessions and special events, boosts foot traffic to exhibitor booths, and brings in-person and virtual attendees closer together. Offer some prizes for the winners and watch engagement skyrocket. 🚀

Read our Game feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Follow Us feature is a single place where app users can find social media and website links, phone numbers, emails, and more. These can belong to your event, your company or organization, sponsors, exhibitors, or speakers, to name a few. Don't forget to use Internal Links to drive traffic to the page from speaker and sponsor profiles!

Read our Follow Us feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Wall feature is your event's private social media space. Attendees can write posts, upload images, and like or comment on other attendees' posts. It's a great way to bridge the gap between in-person and virtual attendees, and it's a space where your event can keep going "after-hours".

We've seen the Wall feature renamed as Share Media, Photo Contest, Discussion Board, and even Ride Share. The wall is also a great place for your sponsors to engage with attendees in a virtual space before, during, and after the event.

Read our Wall feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

Your features list includes the Attendees feature (or users in a Community) by default. Attendees are the people who access your Event App, and they appear in the Attendees feature list after they register or when you manually add them to the Event. Event App users can browse or search the list and send connection requests to fellow attendees. After people connect, the Event App offers lots of great networking opportunities.

Read our Attendees feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Custom List feature is extremely flexible and versatile! For a quick way to present a collection of rich information, the Custom List feature is a perfect solution. For example, you could use a Custom List as an FAQ section, a city guide, or a list of featured sessions. You can internally or externally link each item and even organize items into categories to keep longer lists structured and user-friendly.

Use embeddable widgets to show custom list items in your website and partner websites for even more awareness and exposure.

Read our Custom List feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Single Item feature has all the same flexible customization options as the Custom List feature, except it provides only one item that opens immediately. For a quick way to showcase rich, multi-faceted information, the Single Item feature is a perfect solution. The Single Item feature can display event contact information, a transportation schedule, WiFi information, or highlight a specific sponsor, to name a few examples.

Read our Single Item feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Web Link feature is your portal to the rest of the internet — simply add the feature, enter a URL, and you're done. Attendees click or tap the feature to visit the website, and if the website content is embeddable, attendees can access the site or content without leaving your Event App! Link to your organization or event website, a premier sponsor's website, or a survey. We have an entire collection of articles about using the Web Link feature to embed third-party services like Slido, Simple Booth, Wonder, and many more.

Read our Web Link feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The Web List feature provides a list of hyperlinks. Think of it like a collection of Web Link features. This is a great way to show attendees a set of online content and information within its source context. If websites or content are embeddable, attendees can access them without leaving your Event App! Use the Web List feature to show the most important recordings from your event's sessions, create a city guide, and embed blog posts, artist illustrations of the sessions, and more.

Read our Web List feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

The My QR Code feature is included with Lead Retrieval, and it lets sponsors and exhibitors easily scan contact information from in-person attendees. Attendees simply tap the feature in the Mobile App to view and share their personal QR Code.

The My QR Code feature is added to your Event App automatically after Lead Retrieval is activated. It's not available to add from the features list.

Read our My QR Code feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

With the Announcements feature, you can notify all of your attendees about last-minute changes, share an important reminder, or draw attention to your sponsors. Schedule them to be sent at a specific time, or simply send them right away. Mobile App users will receive push notifications directly on their mobile devices, and web experience users will see a dot on the Announcements feature indicating that there's a new announcement.

Read our Announcements feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

With Video Rooms, attendees from anywhere in the world can network and engage with each other. Up to 13 attendees and 3 moderators can speak to each other via video, audio, and chat. Attendees can also share their device’s screen with everyone else in the room. Video Rooms are great for session breakouts, icebreaker rooms, sponsor hangouts, virtual exhibitor booths, and more!

Read our Video Rooms feature guide to learn more about using this feature.

That was a lot of reading, so congratulations on making it this far! You get a cookie. 🍪 Now, why not put what you've learned into practice, and get started building your Event App or Community?