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What happens when you edit an event after people have already responded?

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Written by Luc Comeau
Updated over 2 weeks ago

What happens when you edit an event?

You can edit events at any time, even after residents have responded or booked.

However, depending on what you change, your edits may:

  • Have no impact on existing bookings

  • Update event details for residents

  • Notify residents of changes

  • Cancel existing bookings

Understanding these differences will help you avoid unintended disruptions.


Types of changes and their impact

1. Changes that do NOT affect bookings

These updates are safe and will not impact residents’ bookings or responses.

Examples include:

  • Event name

  • Description

  • Images

  • Documents

  • Booking limits (e.g. how far in advance bookings can be made)

  • Allowing in-person payment

  • Accounting-related settings

What happens:

  • No bookings are cancelled

  • No notifications are sent to residents


2. Changes that update event details (no cancellations, no notifications)

These changes update information for residents who have already booked or responded.

Examples include:

  • Event location

  • Associated amenity space

  • Access (door) settings

  • Event documents or policies

What happens:

  • Bookings remain intact

  • Updated details apply to upcoming bookings

  • In some cases, residents may be notified (e.g. location or policy changes)


3. Changes that notify residents but do not cancel bookings

Some edits will trigger notifications because they affect the event experience.

Examples include:

  • Changing the event date or time

  • Changing the event location

  • Updating event policies

What happens:

  • Bookings are not cancelled

  • Residents with bookings or responses are notified of the change


4. Changes that may cancel bookings

These are the most important to understand. Certain changes can make existing bookings invalid.

Before saving, you will be shown a confirmation popup if bookings may be impacted.

Examples include:

Changing booking requirements

  • Switching from booking required → no booking required
    → All bookings will be cancelled

Learn more:

What does the require a booking to attend setting do?

Restricting the audience

  • If some residents no longer meet the audience criteria

You will be able to:

  • Cancel affected bookings

  • Or keep them

Learn more:

How do I limit who can see an event on their resident calendar and respond to it?

Reducing capacity or tightening rules

  • Lowering capacity below current bookings

  • Reducing the number of guests allowed per booking

You will be prompted to:

  • Review impacted bookings

  • Cancel or keep them

Changing fees or cancellation rules

  • Adding or changing fees

  • Changing cancellation deadlines

If bookings are affected:

  • You will be prompted to review and optionally cancel them

  • A message to residents is required if cancellations occur

Learn more:

How do payments on events work?

Changing building or audience scope (multi-building communities)

  • If residents are no longer included in the event audience

You will be prompted to:

  • Cancel or keep affected bookings


5. Changes to schedule (special case)

Changing the date or time of an event has unique behavior.

What happens:

  • Bookings are usually kept

  • Residents are notified

However:

  • If the new time conflicts with bookings associated with an amenity space you have added to your event, bookings may need to be cancelled.

Editing recurring events

If your event is part of a recurring series, you can choose how your changes apply.

You will be prompted to choose:

  • This event only

  • This and future events

This allows you to adjust a single occurrence without affecting the entire series.

Unpublishing an event

If you unpublish an event:

  • The event is no longer visible to residents

  • Residents cannot make new bookings

  • Existing bookings remain visible to residents

Key things to remember

  • Most edits do not cancel bookings

  • You will always be warned before bookings are cancelled

  • If bookings are cancelled, you must notify affected residents

  • Changes to rules, audience, or payments are the most likely to cause issues

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