> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.wr-games.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Stepping Down and Taking Over as Organizer

> What happens when an Organizer steps down or goes inactive: who gets offered the role, how long they have, and what happens if nobody takes it.

Every group needs an Organizer. The role passes to someone else in two situations: the Organizer steps down, or they stop using WR-Games long enough that the role is offered to members. This page covers how that offer works, what you'll see, and what happens if nobody accepts.

## Stepping Down as Organizer

You can stay in the group after you step down. You just won't run it anymore.

**1. Open Your Group's Settings**

On your group's page, select the gear icon.

**2. Choose to Step Down**

In **Danger Zone**, pick **Step down as organizer**, then select **Step Down**.

**3. Review and Confirm**

The **Transfer Ownership** window shows who the role will be offered to. Select **Confirm Step Down** to start the hand-off.

> [!WARNING]
>
> A step-down can't be undone. As soon as you confirm, you become a regular member, and the role stays on offer until someone accepts it or the offer runs out.

### If You're the Only Member

There's no one to hand the role to, so you won't see a step-down option. Your only option is to delete your group, which removes it permanently.

Deleting your WR-Games account starts the same hand-off for every group you organize.

## Who Gets Offered the Role

| If the group has… | Who can accept |
| - | - |
| Co-Organizers | Co-Organizers get first pick for 7 days. After that, any member can accept. |
| No Co-Organizers | Any member, starting right away. |

Either way, the offer ends 14 days after the Organizer steps down.

Taking on a group counts toward your plan's group limit. If you're already at your limit, you'll need to upgrade before you can accept. See [Plans & Billing](https://help.wr-games.com/billing/plans.md) for the limits.

## Getting the Offer

Co-Organizers get a notification and an email when the role is offered to them. Once the offer opens to every member, it appears at the top of the group's page.

The offer reads **You've been offered the organizer role**, shows how many days are left, and has two buttons: **Accept** and **Decline**.

## Accepting or Declining

**If you accept,** you become the group's Organizer right away. The previous Organizer stays in the group as a member.

**If you decline,** what happens next depends on who you are:

* **As a Co-Organizer:** once every Co-Organizer has declined, the offer opens to all members early, without waiting out the 7 days.
* **As a member:** nothing changes for anyone else. The offer stays open to the rest of the group.

Declining is final for you. Once you decline, you can't accept the same offer later.

## If Nobody Accepts

Any member can still take the group on. When the offer runs out with no one accepting, the group is left without an Organizer, and every member gets a notification that the group needs a new one. Members then have 30 days to accept the role from the group's page. If nobody does, the group is deleted.

The [Group Activity and Retention Policy](https://help.wr-games.com/groups/group-activity-policy.md) explains that 30-day window and what deletion removes.

## If Your Organizer Has Gone Quiet

Which path applies depends on whether your Organizer still uses WR-Games at all.

* **They've stopped signing in to WR-Games.** The [Group Activity and Retention Policy](https://help.wr-games.com/groups/group-activity-policy.md) handles this. After a warning, the role is offered to members automatically. This only happens in groups whose Organizer is on the Free plan. Groups whose Organizer is on a paid plan or the Founder plan are never affected.
* **They still use WR-Games but haven't visited your group in about three months.** Members can ask to take over from **Leadership & transfer** in the group's settings. For the first week, only Co-Organizers can ask. After that, any member can, for about a month. Customer Service reviews every request, and if yours is approved, you'll get an email telling you to open the group and accept the role.

## Related Articles

> [card] [Group Activity and Retention Policy](https://help.wr-games.com/groups/group-activity-policy.md)
>
> When an inactive group's Organizer role is offered to members, and when a group is deleted.

> [card] [Roles & Permissions](https://help.wr-games.com/features/roles-and-permissions.md)
>
> What Organizers, Co-Organizers and other roles can do in a group.

> [card] [Managing Groups](https://help.wr-games.com/features/managing-groups.md)
>
> Settings, membership and everything else an Organizer runs.

> [card] [Contact Us](https://help.wr-games.com/help/contact.md)
>
> Still stuck? Get in touch and we'll help.


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