Deployed in 2022

All the features deployed to Zealous in 2022 to help you and your judges streamline online entries.

  • Version 263


    For hosts

    • Edit entries on the behalf of candidates

    For everyone

    • Replace £ sign in rewards to be more international symbol for money
    • Get more valuable search results by restricting a search to be 3 characters long
    • Allow screenreaders access to the Guidelines elements
  • Version 262


    For everyone

    We have migrated Zealous to new real-time databases hosted in Europe.

    This once-in-a-decade change speeds up loading time across Europe, gives us increased reliability (from 99.95% to 99.995% uptime on our servers), duplicates our data in two locations and allows us to build richer functionality (commenting and chat feature anyone?).

    Click here to read more.

  • Version 261


    For everyone

    • Speed up initial page load time with dynamic CSS
    • Begin data migration synchronising setup for site migration to our new real-time database.
  • Version 260


    For hosts & judges

    • Speed up loading entries and scoring for judges by 90%
  • Version 259


    For everyone

    • Introduction of CAPTCHA on registration and public voting
    • Overhaul of all UI elements to increase accessibility (e.g. larger check boxes, screenreader compatibility…)
  • Version 258


    For hosts & judges

    We have some exciting news!

    Based on all your feedback, we have rebuilt how you and your judges will experience processing entries from the ground up.

    Click here to read more.

    UI screenshot of viewing other submissions by the same candidate
  • Version 257


    For everyone

    • The whole menu has been updated to be accessible to as many people as possible (tabbing, contrast, screen readers…)
    • Submission requirements are now clearer in the submission step with a dedicated block highlighting what and who can submit.

    For hosts

    • The link to be shared with candidates has been moved to the top of the dashboard to make it simpler to share your opportunity with applicants once your call is published.
  • Version 256


    For everyone

    • Faster loading times for imagery with edge caching

    For hosts

    • Allow judges to score entries before submissions close.
    • Simplified round management with a complete rebuild of the rounds and schedule page

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