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We really need the ability to limit the number of participants for events, as many of our events have limited capacity.

Currently, the event system does not allow us to:

  • set a maximum number of participants,
  • see who signed up first (no registration timestamps),
  • manage a waitlist or notify people when a spot opens up.

We would find the following features very helpful:

  1. A participant limit (cap) that prevents more users from signing up once full.
  2. A waitlist for those who still want to attend after the event is full.
  3. Automatic notifications when a spot becomes available.
  4. Optional timestamps to see the order of sign-ups (useful for fair prioritization).

This would be incredibly useful for communities running in-person or capacity-limited events.

Is anything like this already planned or in development?
Or are there any known workarounds for this use case?

Thanks so much in advance!

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