General
Name, tagline, dates, stage, whether the winners page is public, and deleting the hackathon.
/h/[slug]/setup/generalWhoSigned-in organizersFind itSetup › GeneralGeneral holds the hackathon's basics: its name, tagline and dates, which stage it's in, whether the winners page is public, and the option to delete it. The page header shows the hackathon's admin address, /h/<slug>.
Details#
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Name | Required, up to 120 characters. It's the same name you can edit on Branding. |
| Tagline | Optional, up to 200 characters. It shows on your hackathon list and the submission form. The agent also reads the name and tagline for context when it judges. |
| Dates | The start and end dates. The end can't be before the start. They show on your hackathon list and the winners page. |
| Stage | Setup, Judging or Results. See below. |
| Winners page is public | Makes the public winners page, /w/<slug>, visible to anyone. See below. |
Click Save changes to save. Saved appears next to the button when it's done.
The hackathon's URL#
The slug in /h/<slug>, /w/<slug> and the other addresses comes from the name you gave the hackathon when you created it. If another hackathon already had that slug, a short random suffix was added. Renaming the hackathon later doesn't change its slug, so links you've shared keep working.
Stage#
The app moves the stage for you as judging goes along:
| When you… | Stage becomes |
|---|---|
| Start judging on Progress | Judging |
| Close the last phase | Results |
| Reset judging | Setup |
The stage decides which area opens when you go to /h/<slug>, the badge on your hackathon list, and whether you can publish results from Winners, which needs Results. You can also set it by hand here.
Winners page#
Winners page is public is the same switch as Publish results on Winners. There's one difference: Publish results only works once the last phase has closed, and this checkbox doesn't check.
Publishing makes the page public. It doesn't send any emails: you send those separately from Winner emails. Resetting judging takes the page down again.
Delete the hackathon#
Under Danger zone, click Delete and confirm Delete hackathon. This removes the hackathon for everyone, including its public winners page, and takes you back to your hackathon list.