Managing contest scope

This refers to how a user can join a contest (i.e., become a contestant).

Public

In this scope, everyone can join the contest. To enable public scope, simply disable Limited module.

This scope is further divided into two types.

Public with registration

A user need to register before they can join the contest.

To enable registration, enable Registration module. In the module configuration, you can specify registration start and end times, and the maximum number of allowed registrants. By default, a registered user can automatically join the contest when the contest starts, unless you enable the Manual Approval option in the module configuration.

If you want to gather users’ organizations or institutions in the contest, simply enable Organization as well. Then, when a user registers, they must provide their organization.

Public without registration

A user need not register before they can join the contest. Typically, this scope is used for really public contests; for example, an introductory contest containing sample introductory problems.

Simply disable the Registration module.

Private

In this scope, supervisors have to manually add contestants to the contest before they can join the contest. The contest won’t be shown in the contests list for guests or non-contestants.

To enable private scope, disable Registration module and enable Limited module.