reward points without a task

[vanderheyde]

It would be useful to directly assign points to a user without it being linked to a task.

Use cases could be

• situations where points are rewarded more ad-hoc without having to create a task first (for example, behaved well today, and is given points without having to create a task "behave well" and linking points to it)
• corrections being done more easily (for example refund points when a planned reward can't happen).

[ulsklyc]

Both of these already exist, and the fact that you couldn't find them is a docs problem, not a you problem.

Ad-hoc points without a task. On the Rewards page the floating action button is "Grant bonus" (admin only). It asks for a member, a signed point value and an optional reason. The field takes negatives: "A positive value credits, a negative value deducts." So the same dialog covers both of your cases - awarding for good behaviour and correcting a mistake. The ledger records it as bonus or adjust depending on the sign, with your reason attached, so the history stays readable afterwards.

Refunding a reward that can't happen. This one is already automatic, you don't need a manual correction for it. When a redemption is rejected (admin) or cancelled (admin, or the member who requested it), the reserved points are posted straight back as a reversal entry carrying the reward's name. The exact cost returns as it was reserved, so there is nothing to calculate.

Both have been in since v0.93.0 (2026-07-04), backend and UI in the same release.

One caveat in case the dialog looks empty when you open it: it only lists members who are enrolled in the reward system, and the endpoint is admin-only.

I'd rather not close this as "already works", because your report does show something real: neither of these is findable without going looking for it. I'm carrying that over to #799 (user documentation).