Hello,

I’m really glad to see the waiting list feature has been added. Great work!

That said, I haven’t implemented it yet because confirming participants manually doesn’t really work for us. We handle hundreds of bookings every week, so manually approving waiting list entries just isn’t feasible.

Right now, the workaround I’m considering is to set the event capacity to its actual limit (in our case, 30 participants), and then confirm waitlisted participants manually in the evening when cancellations come in.

But I need to clarify one thing:

If I configure the event to "close once it reaches full capacity" (with the "Close Event after certain minimum is reached" feature), will that block newly freed-up spots from being booked again? Will the event remain closed, even when spots get cancelled? In other words, will a cancellation trigger an automatic opening for public booking?

It’s important because people who sign up for the waiting list expect to be contacted if a spot opens. They’re not refreshing the event page looking for last-minute openings because they trust in them getting the spots once they open up. If someone else can grab a spot before I’ve had the chance to confirm someone from the waiting list, it defeats the purpose of having one.

So:

1. What’s the best current workaround to make this process manageable?

2. More importantly. Is there a plan to automate the waiting list confirmation in the near future? If so, is there a roadmap or estimated release date? An automated solution would make a huge difference for us.

Thanks again for the continued improvements. Looking forward to your thoughts.

Best regards,
Gerhard

Thank you for the quick and clear reply. Very helpful.