The Next Steps cards
Invite Guests, Gift Registry, Make it a Group Effort, and Potluck. What each card does, when it shows, and where PartyPass and check-in actually live.
Updated September 22, 2026
After you create an event, a short stack of Next Steps cards sits on the event page to get it ready. They're shortcuts, not settings: each one opens a sheet you can also reach another way.
Where the cards are
The cards show only in edit mode and only to the host (co-hosts don't see them). If they've vanished, open the ••• menu and tap Edit Event. Everything the cards open is also in that menu, so you never need them to get back to a feature.
The cards
Invite Guests — Share your event with friends and family (iPhone: Share your event so people can RSVP). Opens Share Event. On a phone that's a Share via Text Message button that opens a pre-filled text you add contacts to; on a desktop browser you get the link to copy, a Send link to my phone QR code, and a list of your mutuals (people you've shared events with before) to invite in one tap. There's no address-book import. This card hides itself as soon as the first guest RSVPs; the share button on the event page stays.
Gift Registry — Add items to your registry. Paste product links from Amazon, Target, Walmart, or any Shopify store; guests see the registry on the event page and claim items so nobody buys the same thing twice. Web only for now (guests on iPhone open the event in a browser to claim).
Make it a Group Effort — Roles, shifts & supplies — everyone pitches in. Opens the two-step sign-up wizard. Once published the card reads Manage your Group Effort with a running count of sign-ups (iPhone: Manage Sign-ups, N of M spots filled). Full walkthrough: Make it a Group Effort.
Make it a Potluck — the older dish sign-up. You'll only see it on events that already run a potluck, or if sign-ups haven't reached your account yet (email support@luau.co). An event runs a potluck or a Group Effort, never both; a potluck that was set up and later turned off still counts as a potluck. Not on iPhone.
Not cards, but often asked about
- PartyPass — NFC tags you place at a venue so guests tap to RSVP or check in. It has no card; it's configured under PartyPass Settings in the ••• menu, and devices are managed at Dashboard → PartyPass. Claim a tag by tapping it, assign it to the event, place it at the venue, release it afterwards.
- Check-in — once Use PartyPass for Check-in or Location Check-in is on, a Check-ins section appears on the event page for hosts, listing who's checked in and who hasn't. During the check-in window a tag tap opens check-in directly: Check in now in the iPhone App Clip, I'm Here — Check In in a browser. Tap to Check In is what a guest sees if they open the check-in page without tapping.
- Co-hosts — Manage Co-hosts in the ••• menu.
- Text blasts — not a feature. Date, time, or location changes notify RSVP'd guests automatically when you save (see Edit your event).
Dashboard "Luau Next Steps"
Separate from the event cards, new accounts see a Luau Next Steps checklist on the Dashboard: Add Profile Picture, Connect Google Calendar (where available), and Create 1st Event. It disappears once all three are done.