If you set up event registration for an event, you can also set a Registration starts time.
The registration starts time is the amount of time before the event begins when people can register for the event. People who try registering before that time receive a message letting them know about the date and time that registration starts.
Can I as the event organizer register someone before the registration start time?
Impoortant Make sure that you test the registration timing for each event before it goes live. The best approach is to add events initially to a separate test calendar that uses the same settings as your live calendar. After you confirm that things are working correctly, you can then move the event from the test to the live calendar.
If you're creating a new event, click Add Event above the calendar, and then provide the required event information.
Tip If you're creating a repeating event, take a look at How registration start times work with repeating events so you know what to expect.
Or, to set a specific start date and time when people can first register for the event:
Or, to set a specific date and time after which people can no longer register:
Note You may set Registration ends to End of event to allow registrations while the event is in progress. However, attendees cannot cancel their registration after the event starts.
If you create and save an event and then, later, edit the event by changing its start time, the registration start time (and deadline for when registation closes) adjusts automatically.
Be sure to go to the Registration tab and decide whether or not you need to modify the automatically adjusted registration start time (and response deadline) settings.
People who respond to an invitation or click the open sign-up button and try to register before the registration start time you set see a message similar to this (but reflecting your date and time settings):
Message people see when they try to register too early.
You can set up registration start dates and times with repeating events. Exactly how they work, however, depends upon the option you choose for how visitors register.
What are the repeating event registration options?
The Registration starts and Registration ends you specify for the first occurrence adjust automatically (using the same durations) to every subsequent occurrence.
Suppose you offer the same workshop each week starting February 10. You set a registration start date and time so that visitors can begin registering exactly one week in advance of each instance of that repeating workshop. In this example, visitors can begin registering for the February 10 class on February 3, and for the February 17 class on February 10, and so on.
The specific date and time you specify for the first occurrence is the same as for every subsequent occurrence.
Here, suppose you offer the same workshop each week starting September 12. You set a registration start date and time so that visitors can begin registering exactly one day in advance of the first occurence (September 11, 1 pm). That same date and time applies automatically to each subsequent occurrence. That is, visitors can successfully register for the September 29 workshop beginning on September 11 at 1 pm.
