Let one person bring their folk

Some of your best help arrives in groups: a family, a youth group, a company team, three friends who do everything together. Making each of them sign up separately is friction nobody needs. Group signups let one person bring their folk.

One signup, one party

When group signups are on, the signup form asks how many people are coming and, optionally, their names. The leader signs up once; the party counts against capacity as people. The roster shows “Ana Ruiz +3”, and on the day you record attendance and hours for each person in the party, named or not.

You set the limit

Under Settings you choose the largest party anyone can bring, from one (groups off) to ten. Larger groups are something to arrange with you first, and staff can always add a bigger party from the roster.

Parties and the waitlist

A party is all or nothing. It is confirmed when all of it fits, waitlisted as a unit when it does not, and offered a freed spot only when enough spots are free. Nobody is asked to leave half their family at home.

Standing parties in a series

A regular who joins a weekly series can set a standing party: “me and my two kids, every Saturday.” Every new date enrolls all three. Change the party once and every future date follows.

Guests are not records

A guest is a name on a signup, not a person in your database. They receive no email, they are not asked to apply, and they do not appear in your people list. If a guest wants to come back on their own, they sign up on their own and become one of your folk the normal way.

Why this matters

Groups fill shifts faster, show up more reliably and bring people who would never have signed up alone. Making the leader do the work of signing up once is how you keep them coming.