> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How do I control when registration opens and closes?

> Open registration now or schedule it, set a close date, and understand the automatic transitions.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * The registration window lives on the **Registration** step. Choose **Open Registration Now** or **Schedule Registration** for a future date and time.
  * The close date and time must be strictly **after** the open date and time. A **Close Date** is required once you open or schedule registration — it's pre-filled with the program's end date, but you can't save with it cleared.
  * Windows flip from **Scheduled → Open → Closed** automatically on the dates you set, checked hourly in your gym's timezone.
</Note>

On the **Registration** step, under **Registration Availability**, pick how the window starts:

* **Open Registration Now** — registration is live immediately once you save.
* **Schedule Registration** — pick a future **Open Date** and **Open Time**. Until then the program shows on your marketing site as opening on that date, so families can plan.

**Set the close.** Under **Registration Closes**, choose a **Close Date** and **Close Time**. When you reach the Registration step, the Close Date is pre-filled with the program's end date (if it has one), but it's required — Uplifter won't save the program with it cleared. The close must also come after the open — Uplifter won't save a window that closes before it opens.

**Automatic transitions.** You don't have to flip the switch manually. A scheduled window opens on its own at the open date and time, and every window closes at its close date and time. These checks run each hour and respect your club's timezone, so a "9:00 AM" open really means 9:00 AM where you are.

To let specific families in before the window opens, use an early access code — see the article below.

**Related:** [How do I give early access with a code?](/club/programs-classes/give-early-access-with-a-code) · [How do I create a new program?](/club/programs-classes/create-a-program) · [How do I set up an application-based (approval) program?](/club/programs-classes/application-approval-program)