# Manage sign-ups after publishing

> Get back into the wizard, change counts and shifts, remove a role or the whole board, and what happens to people who already signed up.

Source: https://luau.co/help/manage-sign-ups · Updated 2026-09-22 · Index: https://luau.co/help/llms.txt

Once your board is live there's no separate settings screen. You reopen the same two-step wizard, and every change updates the board your guests see.

## Get back in

**On the web (app.luau.co in any browser — this is also the Android experience):**

Any of these opens the wizard, now titled **Your Group Effort**:

- **•••** menu → **Sign-ups** → **Manage sign-ups**
- the **Manage** button in the board's header on the event page
- the **Manage your Group Effort** card (host, edit mode only)

You don't need to be in edit mode for the first two.

**In Luau for iPhone:**

- **•••** menu → **Manage Sign-ups**
- the **Manage Sign-ups** card in **Next Steps** (*N of M spots filled*)
- the manage button in the **Sign-up Board** toolbar

The wizard opens on step 1, filled in from the live board, with the note *Sign-ups are live — changes here update the board for your guests.*

## Change what you're asking for

- **Rename or recount** a role or supply in step 1, then tap **Next**. Those edits go live at that point and don't message the volunteers already on it; only removals do. Per-shift headcounts and units are in step 2; save them with **Save changes** (iPhone: **Save Changes**). You'll see *Changes saved — the board is up to date.*
- **Lowering a count below what's already claimed is refused for that one item.** If 6 people hold a shift, you can't set it to 4. The wizard shows which item was refused (for example *"Greeters": spots_needed cannot be below the 6 already claimed*) and keeps your other changes. If you really need fewer, ask a volunteer to cancel their own spot, or remove the shift or role and add it back with the new number (everyone on it is notified).
- **Adding shifts** works the same as during setup. Shift times can't be edited in the wizard once the shift exists; remove it and add a new one instead, which notifies the people on it (below).
- **Supplies never have shifts.** They're quantity only.

## Remove a role, supply, or shift

Removing something that has sign-ups asks you first: **Remove this need?** (or **Remove this shift?**) with the names of everyone on it, and the note *Removing it cancels their sign-ups and lets them know.* Tap **Remove anyway** or **Keep it**. Affected guests get a notification that their spot no longer exists; their RSVP is untouched. Un-pairing a shift from a role (deselecting it in step 2) does the same for that shift's sign-ups.

## Remove the whole board

**On the web (app.luau.co in any browser — this is also the Android experience):**

At the bottom-left of step 1, tap **Remove sign-ups**. The dialog explains: *This takes the sign-up sheet off your invite — every role, shift, and supply. Your guests' RSVPs stay as they are.* For a series, tick **Also remove from the rest of this series** if you want. If people have already signed up, a second dialog lists them and the button becomes **Remove anyway**.

**In Luau for iPhone:**

Open the **•••** (More options) menu inside the setup flow and tap **Remove sign-ups**. Choose **Remove from this event** or **Remove from this and N more upcoming** for a series. If people have signed up you'll be asked to confirm with **Remove anyway**.

Everyone with a sign-up is told the sheet was taken down; RSVPs are unchanged. Co-hosts can do everything here, including removing the board.

## Manage the people, not just the asks

- **See who signed up, print, or export:** [Who signed up](https://luau.co/help/who-signed-up).
- **Move or release a held spot, or assign a person yourself:** on the board, hosts see each name under its spot with controls to move or release a held spot, and an **+ Assign someone** link under every card. There's no control to cancel another guest's sign-up; they cancel their own. See [Assign someone or share a need](https://luau.co/help/assign-and-share-needs).
- **Urgent flag:** on iPhone, open a card in step 2 and use **Mark urgent** to highlight it on the board. The web wizard doesn't have this control yet.

## Editing the event itself

Changing the event date or time doesn't rewrite your shifts; shifts are stored as times on their own days. If you move the event, revisit the wizard. Guests who claimed shifts get the normal event-change notification when you save (see [Edit your event](https://luau.co/help/edit-your-event)).

## Frequently asked

**Q: How do I edit the sign-up counts after publishing?**

Open the ••• menu, tap Manage sign-ups (Manage Sign-ups on iPhone), change the number on the role or supply in step 1, and tap Next. Per-shift counts and units are in step 2; finish with Save changes.

**Q: Why won't it let me lower a count?**

A count can't go below what's already claimed. If 6 people hold a shift you can't set it to 4. Ask a volunteer to cancel their spot, or remove the shift or role and add it back with the new number (the people on it are notified).

**Q: What happens to volunteers if I remove a shift or role?**

You're asked to confirm with their names listed. Their sign-ups are cancelled and they get a notification; their RSVP to the event is unchanged.

**Q: Can I remove the whole sign-up board without touching RSVPs?**

Yes. Remove sign-ups (bottom of step 1 on the web, the ••• menu inside setup on iPhone) takes every role, shift, and supply off the invite. RSVPs stay exactly as they were.

**Q: Can I mark a role or supply as urgent?**

On iPhone, open the card in step 2 and turn on Mark urgent. The web wizard doesn't have an urgent control yet, though the board still shows urgent items first.

**Q: If I change the event date, do my shifts move too?**

No. Shifts are stored as their own dates and times. After moving an event, reopen Manage sign-ups and adjust them.

**Q: Can I cancel a guest's sign-up for them?**

Not from the app today. Ask the guest to tap Cancel on their sign-up, or remove the shift or role (which cancels everyone on it and notifies them).

