Creating new event

🏁 I. Creating a draft of a new event

1. Go to Manage events in the menu in the top right corner.
2. On the new page, click Add new event.
   
3. A page with a form will appear, which needs to be filled in with basic event information.

📝 II. Filling out the event form

ℹ️ You can also access the event data form from the Events -> Edit Event Information menu in the admin panel.

The form consists of four tabs:

• General Information
• Images
• Organizational information
• Event Files

ℹ️ General information

In this tab, enter basic details about the events name, date, and registration phase. After making changes in the form, click the Save button.

The URL Fragment field will be part of the event link in the system.

Important! The number before the entered URL fragment is the event identifier in the system and is required for the link to work correctly.

For example, xv-mp-2019 will produce the following links:

• https://martialmatch.com/events/29-xv-mp-2019
• https://panel-rejestracyjny.pl/events/29-xv-mp-2019

Registration stages

In this form, we need to specify the number of registration stages that will be available for competitors. By default, there is one registration stage available, but we can add more.

More information can be found in this article: Managing registration stages.

🖼️ Images

The Images tab allows you to upload two images for the event:

• Thumbnail — visible in the list of events available in the system
• Background — visible on the event page

Important! The maximum file size is 1 MB.

📣 Organizational information

This tab contains a form that allows you to edit the organizational information. A special markup language is available for formatting the content — more information can be found here.

After making changes, click the Save button.

📎 Downloadable files

In this tab, you can add PDF files containing additional event information. Select a file, optionally add a description, and click Save.

All uploaded files will be visible on your event page — participants will have access to them.

✅ III. Checklist

After you create the event in the application, go to its management page, a checklist will appear. This list guides you, step-by-step, through the actions required to set up your event. It helps you keep track of what has been completed and what still needs to be done.

ℹ️ Hint: Individual items on the list have a question mark icon ❓ at the end. Clicking it will redirect you to a guide article with detailed instructions for that specific task.

🧩 IV. Categories management

To allow competitors to register in the appropriate categories, you need to configure the event with a proper set of categories.

Use the category management page:

Competitors -> List of categories -> Manage Categories

More information on how to manage categories can be found here.

🚀 V. Publishing the event

After completing the event form and creating categories, the event is ready to be published in the system. This means it will become visible to participants and open for registration.

To publish the event, go to the event information editing form and change its status to Published.