Dashboard Overview

Your dashboard is the home base for managing your events, attendees, and invitations. This guide explains what you’ll find on your dashboard and how to navigate Dear.

The Dashboard

When you log in to Dear, you’ll land on your dashboard. Here’s what you’ll see:

If you haven’t completed the onboarding wizard yet, you’ll see a welcome message at the top of your dashboard with options to:

Take The Tour - Start the guided onboarding wizard
Skip The Tour - Dismiss the welcome message and explore on your own

Once you complete or skip the onboarding, this widget will disappear.

Recent Events

The Recent Events section shows your two most recent active events. For each event, you can quickly see:

Event name - The name you gave your event
Template - Which template the event is using
Attendee count - How many people are invited

Click on any event to view its full details, manage attendees, or send messages.

Latest Responses

This section shows the most recent RSVP responses from your guests. You’ll see:

Attendee name - Who responded
Event name - Which event they responded to
Status - Their RSVP status (Attending, Not Attending, Maybe, etc.)
Response time - When they responded

This helps you stay on top of incoming responses without having to check each event individually.

Note: This section only appears once you have at least one event created.

The sidebar menu on the left gives you access to all areas of Dear:

Dashboard

Click the Dear logo or “Dashboard” to return to your main dashboard at any time.

Events Section

Under the Events group, you’ll find:

My Events - View and manage all your active events
Archived Events - Access events you’ve marked as archived (completed or past events)

Guest List

The Guest List page shows all attendees you’ve added to your account. These are your contacts that can be invited to any of your events. From here you can:

Add new attendees
Edit attendee details
See which events each person is invited to
Remove attendees

Templates

The Templates page shows your template collection. Depending on your account type:

Subscribers - See all available templates
Non-subscribers - See templates you’ve purchased or added to your collection

The top of the screen contains several useful elements:

Search

Use the search bar to quickly find events, attendees, or templates. Just start typing and results will appear.

Notifications

The bell icon shows your notifications. You’ll receive notifications for:

RSVP responses from attendees
System messages and updates

Click the bell to view your notification history.

Click on your name or avatar in the top-right corner to access:

Profile - Edit your personal information and settings
Subscription - Manage your subscription plan
Homepage - Return to the Dear marketing website
Log Out - Sign out of your account

Quick Actions

Throughout Dear, you’ll find buttons and links that let you take quick actions:

Create Event - Start a new event (found on the Events page)
Add Attendee - Add a new person to your guest list
Browse Templates - Discover new templates to add to your collection

Getting Help

There are several ways to get help while using Dear:

Support Link

At the bottom of the sidebar navigation, you’ll find a Support link that takes you to our help centre (where you’re reading this now!).

Chat Support

Depending on your location on the site, you may see a chat widget in the bottom-right corner. Click this to start a conversation with our support team.

Tips for Using the Dashboard

Check your dashboard regularly - The Latest Responses widget helps you stay on top of RSVPs without digging through individual events.
Use search - If you have many events or attendees, the search bar is the fastest way to find what you’re looking for.
Keep events organized - Archive events when they’re complete to keep your My Events list focused on current activities.
Set up your profile first - Make sure your timezone is correct in your profile settings, as this affects when scheduled messages are sent.

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