Frequently Asked Questions
About Hot Potluck
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What is HotPotluck?
HotPotluck is your potluck organisation tool! HotPotluck lets you create your HotPotluck event within seconds, manage your venue and time, collaborate your food items with other participants, and also lets you invite friends, colleagues and family to the potluck event using our classy invitation.
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Why choose HotPotluck?
What's a social gathering without food? The goal of HotPotluck is to bring together friends, family, colleagues, or people you know and reunite all. Take a break and enjoy delicious food at your potluck event!
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Is it free?
Yes! HotPotluck is absolutely free to use.
Getting Started
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Do I need to sign up?
Yes, HotPotluck requires you to signup in order to create a HotPotluck event or join an existing one to collaborate. This allows you to participate & contribute and come back without losing any information. But, users can view an existing HotPotluck with an invite code without needing to signup. Click here to view a HotPotluck.
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I have an invite code, but I don't know what to do?
A HotPotluck invite code lets you join other potluck events. By joining, you can start collaborating on the potluck, view the potluck details and also receive updates if there is any change to the potluck. Follow these steps to join a HotPotluck using an invite code:
1. Log in to your HotPotluck account and go to your dashboard.
2. Click Join Using Invite Code.
3. Enter the potluck invite code (8 characters) and click Join.
4. Head over to My Potlucks to start collaborating on the HotPotluck. -
I want to host a Potluck, what should I do?
HotPotluck allows you to create an event and participants can collaborate. It's as simple as:
1. Go to your HotPotluck dashboard.
2. Click Create a Potluck.
3. Fill out your potluck details and invite your participants.
4. Start collaborating!
Account
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How do I change my account details?
To change your HotPotluck account details:
1. Open your HotPotluck dashboard. You will have to login if you are logged out.
2. Click My Account on the navigation bar.
3. Update your account details (i.e. name, email or password).
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I forgot my password. How do I reset it?
Follow these steps to recover your account:
1. Head over to the HotPotluck login page and click Forgot Password.
2. Enter the email address associated with your HotPotluck account and click Receive Email.
3. Check your email for a Reset Password link from HotPotluck. Try checking your spam if it's not in your inbox.
4. Click the Reset Password link and enter and confirm new password.
5. Finish by clicking Reset Password to update your password.
Privacy
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Will my account details be used?
HotPotluck will never share your potluck data with anyone.
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Will I receive spam emails?
You will not receive any emails from HotPotluck unless you subscribe to the HotPotluck mailing list or any major announcement.
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What should I do if my HotPotluck password is stolen?
We value our users privacy and security. If your HotPotluck password is stolen, try the following actions:
1. If your login details have not been changed, log in to your HotPotluck account and change your password. Details on how to change your password can be found here.
2. If your password has been changed, try resetting your password through HotPotluck's forgot password system. Details on how to reset your password can be found here.
3. If none of these steps work, contact us immediately so that we can recover your account.