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# What happens to current holders when I change a pass's type or credits?

> The choice you make when you switch a pass families already hold between unlimited and credits, or change its credit count, and what each option means now and at renewal.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * **You choose before it saves.** When families hold a pass, changing it between unlimited and credits, or changing its credit count, asks what current holders get: the change now, or their current setting until their pass renews.
  * **New buyers get the new setting from today** either way.
  * **One choice lasts past renewal.** If you pick **Only new purchases get the new count**, current holders keep their old count at every renewal, until they buy the pass again.
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the pass">
    Go to **Settings > Registration > Passes** and click the pass's row or card. On the **Details** tab, a note under **Pass Type** says "\[N] families hold this pass. Changing its type or credits will ask what they get." (with one holder, "1 family holds this pass.").
  </Step>

  <Step title="Change the type or credits and save">
    Switch **Pass Type** between **Unlimited pass** and **Credit pass (limited uses)**, or change **Credits**, then click **Save Changes**. If no family holds the pass, it saves straight away.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose what current holders get">
    A dialog opens, titled **Switching \[pass name] to credits**, **Switching \[pass name] to unlimited** or **Changing the credits on \[pass name]**, with two cards. Choose one and click **Continue**. **Go back** closes it without saving.
  </Step>
</Steps>

**The choices.**

| Change | Choice | Current holders now | At their next renewal |
| - | - | - | - |
| Unlimited to credits | **Give current holders the new credits now** | New credits for this period | Renews as a credit pass |
| Unlimited to credits | **Let current holders stay unlimited until their pass renews** | Unlimited for the period they paid for | Switches to the new credits |
| Credits to unlimited | **Give current holders unlimited use now** | Unlimited; remaining credits stop mattering | Stays unlimited |
| Credits to unlimited | **Let current holders use up their credits first** | Keep spending their credits | Becomes unlimited |
| Credit count | **Give current holders the new count now** | New count; this period's remaining credits change by the difference, never below zero | Resets to the new count |
| Credit count | **Only new purchases get the new count** | No change | Old count, until they buy the pass again |

**How the difference works.** It's measured from each holder's own allocation: going from 10 to 8 credits takes a holder with 4 left to 2.

**"Until renewal" means each family's own next renewal**, not one shared date. Until then, a holding left on credits keeps spending them and one left unlimited registers without using credits. At renewal it switches to the pass as it is sold that day. A one-time pass never renews, so a kept setting lasts for the life of the holding.

**What you see afterwards.** The **Family holdings** tab always shows a **Credits** column ("Unlimited" or remaining / allocated), because a holding can differ from the pass.

**A credit pass needs at least 1 credit.** The **Credits** field won't accept less than 1, so the save stops before any holder question.

**Price changes don't open this dialog.** A new **Price** applies to new purchases only. Current recurring holders keep the price they bought at ([How do I edit or delete a pass?](/club/passes/edit-or-delete-a-pass)).

**Related:** [How do I edit or delete a pass?](/club/passes/edit-or-delete-a-pass) · [What's the difference between unlimited and credit passes?](/club/passes/unlimited-vs-credit-passes) · [What happens when a recurring pass renews?](/club/passes/what-happens-when-a-pass-renews) · [How do I see who holds a pass and their credits?](/club/passes/see-who-holds-a-pass)