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# How do I give early access with a code?

> Let specific families register before a program's window opens using an access code.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * The **Early Access Code** is set on the **Registration** step. Anyone with the code can register even while the window is scheduled or closed.
  * The code only takes effect once you **save** the program — that's when it's stored and can be honored at checkout. A shareable **Early Access Link** appears separately, on the Registration step, only when you reopen a saved program to edit it *and* your marketing site is published; before that there's no link to hand out.
  * It's a single code per program, so treat it like a password and only share it with the families you want to let in early.
</Note>

Early access is handy for returning families, priority groups, or a soft launch before public registration opens.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Set a code">
    On the **Registration** step, find **Early Access Code**. Type your own code or click **Generate** to create one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the program">
    Save the program. Saving takes you back to the programs list — the code is stored now, but the link doesn't appear in place.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Reopen to get the link">
    Reopen the program in **Edit** mode and return to the **Registration** step. When your marketing site is published, an **Early Access Link** with the code built in appears there.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Share it">
    Copy the **Early Access Link** and send it to the families who should register early. It opens the program's page with the code already applied; from there they click **Enroll in program** to start checkout with early access granted. If you share just the code instead, families can enter it in the **Have an access code?** prompt on the program page — but that prompt only appears while the program is in its **Scheduled** window.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Families who don't have the code still see the normal window — the program opens for everyone else on its scheduled date. If your marketing site isn't published yet, publish it to generate the shareable link.

**Related:** [How do I control when registration opens and closes?](/club/programs-classes/registration-open-close-window) · [How do I create a new program?](/club/programs-classes/create-a-program)