Award Force offers a multitude of options in the Settings menu of the Manage workspace that allow you to customise the platform to fit your organisation's needs.
Account
Location: Settings > General > Account
In this area, you can:
- Update the name of your account
- Change the domain/URL associated with account (see: Custom domains)
- Add a Google Analytics tracking ID (see: Can I use Google Analytics?)
- Assign a time zone for the account
- Flip the order of the entry ID and category shortcode, if one has been assigned
Languages
Location: Settings > General > Languages
From this section, you can:
- Choose the language(s) that your program will support (see: Add multiple languages )
Important: should you choose to support multiple languages [a feature of the Pro plan and above], translations will need to be added for all fields, chapters, content, etc. that you configure. - Select the formatting for dates within the system, ex. DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY
Registration
Location: Settings > Users > Registration
Here you can:
- Choose whether to request explicit consent to cookies from users and edit the text associated with the agreement to terms and consent to receive correspondence from your program
Important: you should consult your organisation's legal team before making adjustments to these areas. For more information on compliance, see our guide: Data protection preparation / configuration options. - Toggle registration on and off
- Allow for third party registration and authentication
You can learn more in our dedicated help article: Configure registration.
Entries
Location: Settings > Entries > Form settings
This tabbed area contains a multitude of configuration options to tailor Award Force to meet your program's needs.
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Details
- Create a name for your entry form
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Cover
- Upload a cover image for your form
- Customise the call to action button
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Chapters
- Notate whether the form applies to all chapters or just some
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Rounds
- Configure a new round or select an existing entry round
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Advanced
- Display your form on your program's public home page
- Configure invitation-only access
- Allow entrants to copy entries
- Display a countdown to submission timer
- Allow submitters to browse the form before starting a submission
- Enable a format editor for multi-line fields
- Make a blank sample form PDF available
- Lock the form ater submission
- Set a limit on the maximum number of entries per entrant
Notifications
Location: Settings > General > Notifications
Configure the messages your users will receive from this area. To learn more, see our dedicated guide: Ultimate guide to notifications.
Seasons
Location: Settings > General > Seasons
Edit the name of an existing season, start a new draft or active season, and more. To explore the functionality of this section, check out our guide: Ultimate guide to seasons.
Tags
Location: Settings > General > Tags
Configure tags to better filter entries, move entries from one round of judging to another, give awards or certificates, plus other tasks. Learn more about tags here: Ultimate guide to tags.
Theme
Location: Settings > General > Theme
Apply branding elements--logos, colours, supporting graphics--that allow seamless integration between Award Force and you organisation's website. Growth accounts can see their theming options here. Pro accounts can do the same here.