Registration Statuses Explained

Last updated: February 25, 2026

Every registration has a status that reflects where it is in the process.

Statuses

StatusMeaning

Confirmed

Registration is complete. Payment collected (if applicable). Donor has a spot.

Pending

Registration submitted but awaiting staff approval. Used on Approval Required events. Payment not yet collected.

Waitlisted

Event or ticket type is at capacity. Registration is queued.

Rejected

Staff declined the registration request. No payment collected.

Cancelled

Registration was cancelled — either by the donor (if self-cancellation is enabled) or by staff.

How Status Transitions Work

  • Public events: Registrations go directly to Confirmed.

  • Approval Required events: Registrations start as Pending, then move to Confirmed or Rejected by staff action.

  • Waitlisted: Set manually by staff or automatically when capacity is reached and waitlisting is configured.

  • Cancelled: Can be set by staff at any time on any status. See Unregistering / Cancelling a Registration.

Things to Watch For

  • Payment is only collected when a registration moves to Confirmed. Pending registrations have no charge against the donor's payment method.

  • Rejected registrations do not notify the donor automatically unless a status-update notification email is configured.

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