Deployments

Stay updated with Zealous’s latest features. Our submissions management platform deployment log shows all improvements shipped to make awards easier.


  • Version 293


    For hosts

    Customise the contents of all emails including:

    This includes

    • Emails to Candidate
      • Submission Completed
      • Payment Completed
      • Submissions Unfrozen
      • Draft Reminder
      • Successful application in Round
      • Commiserations in Round
    • Emails to Judges
      • Judge Invitation for Specific Rounds
      • Judging Started for Specific Rounds
      • Judging Reminder for Specific Rounds
    • Emails to Public Voters
      • Confirm Vote

    Example of editing the submission completed email

  • Version 292


    For everyone

    • Request feedback from users to allow us to improve our services. This triggers when specific users complete key actions:
      • When candidates complete their first submission for an opportunity
      • When judges confirm their scores
      • When hosts complete their opportunity
  • Version 291


    For hosts

    • Allow/Disallow candidates from submitting a specific entry to multiple categories in one go.
    • Download all comments (admin/host)
    • Include judge names on the judging page to make viewing statuses easier to read, and personalise emails (instead of just emails)
    • Open “Preview” and “Test Apply” in new tabs to make admin journeys more streamlined
    • Stripe invoice – add applicants company name or applicants name after ‘Bill to:” on all invoices
    • In beta – please ask for more information
      • Automatically randomly allocate judges to entries based on the maximum number of scores you would like per entry
      • Bulk upload judges to round

    For everyone

    • Fix to social media icons not displaying properly
  • Version 289


    For hosts

    • Save time drafting new opportunities with templates to fit the specific needs of the type of opportunity you are running.
    • Create customisable submission links to:
      • Measure the impact of specific campaigns – allowing you to view how many times they were used
      • Allow specific candidates to submit late, even when submissions have closed.
      • Publish your opportunity and test it out yourselves even before submissions open.
    • Bulk update entries speed times have been vastly improved
  • Version 288


    For hosts

    • Switch on and off any of the automated emails (this is the first step to allowing you to customise any email going out). This includes:
      • Any emails sent to candidates on your behalf
      • Any emails sent to judges on your behalf
  • Version 286


    For hosts

    • Update public vote journey to include an OTP link via email. This will ensure voters action their vote from the same machine they used to make the vote removing friction in the voting process, and phasing out first party cookies.
    • Added sort by public vote on the submissions view
  • Version 285


    For hosts

    • Link your services to Zealous through Webhooks. New triggers include:
      • When a submission is made
      • When a payment is made
      • Entry status changed (e.g. entry is selected, deleted, etc.)
      • Refund is made
    • Include the parent categories in all the reports (not just the child categories)
  • Version 282


    For hosts

    • Simplify applying presets on the submission step

    For candidates

    • Allow candidates to preview the application process before applying
    • Show accepted file types on the upload button during the submission process

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