Creating Awards Categories and Questions

Categories and questions form the basis for the Awards entry system.

Category Groups

Categories can optionally be organised into category groups to both aid with organisation in the back office as well as to present categories in groups on the website. For example categories could be organised by location, sector or any other groupings relevant for the awards.

To Create A Category Group:

1. Go to AWARDS> Categories and click "+Add" followed by "Add Group".

   

   
   

2. Give the category group a name and optionally add a description. If you add a description and chose to display your categories on the page in their groups the group description will be displayed. Click "Save".

   

Creating A Category

1. Go to AWARDS> Categories. To add a category to a category group click the plus sign beside the relevant group. Otherwise click "+Add" followed by "Add Category".

   

   
   

2. Select the category type.

   General Category- Select this option if the category does not apply to either a person or an organisation e.g. product of the year.

   Person Category- The category winner will be an individual person. The system will automatically include the questions first name, last name and email address and these will be required fields.

   Organisation Category- The category winner will be an organisation. The system will automatically include the questions organisation name and domain. These will be required fields.

   

   
   

3. Give the category a name and add the category description.

   

   
   

4. If you have additional criteria you would like to include you can optionally add a criteria description. Select if you would like it to appear in line, in an expandable section (triggered by a button) or in a pop up window (triggered by a button). Add the criteria into the text box.

   

   
   

5. Optionally add a pricing description. This is an opportunity to show any additional information about the pricing for the category. For example you might add information about discount codes or promotional rates.

   

   
   

6. The button to add a category to the basket will by default say "Enter now". If you would prefer it to say something else put this in the "Button text" field. This will replace "Enter now" with your chosen word or phrase.

   

   
   

7. If a category is sponsored you can display the sponsor alongside the category. Simply tick the "Add sponsor?" box. If the sponsor is already on the system as part of a sponsor list click "Re-use other Sponsor Profiles" and select the relevant sponsor. If it is a new sponsor click "New Sponsor Profile" (you may need to save the category and re enter to activate this button).

   

   
   
8. Save the category.

Creating Questions

1. Under AWARDS> Categories click "Add questions".

   

   
   

2. Click "+Add First Question".

   

   
   

3. Input the question in the "Question" field and select an answer type. Their are lots to chose from including checkbox lists, radio lists, text fields with an optional word limit, date pickers, file upload fields and video link fields.

   File upload fields allow one file of 40mb or less to be uploaded. If you require entrants/nominees to provide multiple documents or uploads ensure you provide multiple file upload fields. In addition Evessio does not allow the upload of video files. If you require users to provide a video you should select the video link field. Entrants should upload their video to Youtube, Vimeo or TikTok and provide the URL in the video link field. The videos cannot be private but they can be unlisted.

   For some answer types such as checkbox lists or radio lists you will asked to provide the options which should be available as part of the list.

   

   
   

4. Select if the field should be user as part of the nomination name. A nomination name is the name for the nomination as seen on an admin list and by the judges. You can select one or more fields from the entry form to be used as the nomination name. It is important you choose at least one field otherwise every entry will say "-not set-" which can make managing entries difficult for both admin users and judges.

   If you select the field as part of the nomination name it will automatically become a required field. This means an entrant will not be able to submit their entry without providing a response. However ANY question can be marked as required simply by ticking the "Required?" checkbox.

   

   
   

5. Optionally add a description. This can be any additional information or notes about the question you would like to give the entrant. For example if you have requested a logo or photo you might chose to add the format and dimensions you require in the description.

   

   
   

6. Optionally select if the questions should be "Hidden from Entrant" or "Hidden from Judges".

   Once someone has started to fill in their entry the category and questions will become locked and cannot be deleted. However their may be scenarios were you no longer require the question or want to remove it. To do this simply click "Hidden from Entrant".

   Their may be information you wish to collect about entrants which is relevant to the competition but not the judging process. These fields can still be added to the entry form. You can however select to hide the field from the judges by clicking "Hidden from Judges".

   

   
   
7. Lastly "Save" the question. Repeat these steps until all questions are added.