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Creating a competition

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Go to Promotions and press Create. The form has four tabs — Details, Emails, Entry Form Fields and Website Content.

Details

FieldNotes
Promotion TemplateRequired, and cannot be changed later. Pick it first — it overwrites the rest of the form.
Promotion NameRequired. What you call it internally and on the page.
SlugRequired, unique. The web address the entry page lives at. Filled in from the name automatically.
Start Date / End DateOptional in the form — but see the guide on dates before you leave them blank.
Promotion TypeCompetition. There is only one.
StatusPending, Active, Paused, Finished or Deleted.
Show entries to tribesShow or Hide. Decides whether tribes can see who entered.
Tribe TypesWhich kinds of tribe this competition is for, or All.

Emails

The Email Banner Image, Customer Email Subject, Customer Email Heading and Customer Email Message make up the confirmation every entrant receives. Leave any of them blank and the template's version is used.

Entry Form Fields

The extra questions you ask beyond name and contact details. Add Field, give it an Item Name, and choose a Type.

Website Content

The blocks your website reads to build the competition page — headings, body copy, images, galleries and lists. Add Content, name the block, and pick its type.

Two separate image systems

THE EMAIL BANNER IS NOT THE PAGE IMAGE
The Email Banner Image on the Emails tab is used by the confirmation email. Images inside Website Content blocks are what appear on the page. Setting one does not set the other, and a competition with a beautiful page can still send a bare email.

Duplicating an old one

Running the same competition again? Duplicate on the promotions list copies everything except the entries and sets the copy to Pending. Rename it and give it a new slug before you make it live — the copy keeps the original's.