Deployments

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

Coming soon
Deployed

  • Version 294

    For hosts

    • By Popular Demand: Assign form questions to specific categories
    • Add hint text to all application form questions
    • Switch off the check that stops judges being able to submit
    • Allow accounts to switch on Stripe’s “automatic taxes” function
    • Resolved a synchronous issue when submission fees were being edited whilst a candidates was making a payment.

  • 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

  • Version 280

    For hosts

    • Allow for automatic or manual allocation of entries to judges
      • The automatic allocation of entries is now optional.

  • Version 278

    For hosts

    • Move steps of your submissions process (guidelines, submission, form and payment) to be filled in which ever order you you want. e.g.
      • Take payments up-front.
      • Start with the application form and then require to upload files.
    • Switch on and off steps in the candidates submission journey.
      • Require only a form without uploading any imagery.
      • Allow for images with no further details.
      • Switch off guidelines completely.
    • Split the information shown on your page publicly from the information in the guidelines to be reviewed by candidates.

  • Version 272

    For hosts

    • Connect your opportunities to any service through Zapier with our API. Update data on your systems on the following triggers:
      • Submission Drafted / Completed (e.g. as soon as a Candidate submits).
      • Entry Status Changed (e.g. moved to a specific round).
      • Payment received (e.g. when a paid entry is received).
      • Refund made (e.g. when you refund a candidate through Zealous).
    • Adding questions to application forms is now IN ORDER (adding the last question to the bottom, not the top) – Yes!
    • Filenames no longer be showing under images in submissions by default.
    • Public votes no longer show to the public, these are now only available to judges and hosts.

  • Version 271

    For everyone

    • Allow candidates to submit to multiple categories in one go

  • Version 270

    For hosts & judges

    • Add comments in real-time to entries on specific rounds

  • Version 269

    For hosts

    • Bulk update all entries with a specific filter (extended from page by page updates). This includes
      • Unlocking entries to allow candidates to edit them
      • Assigning judges
      • Scoring entries
      • Sending to rounds
    • Choose whether you want to allow applications to be filled automatically if the candidate submits a second time.

  • Version 268

    For hosts

    • Allow the connection of standard Stripe accounts. Giving you more flexibility in managing payments, invoices and payouts.
    • Allow for special characters to show in csv reports.
    • Set your company and location to automatically calculate tax on your subscriptions.

  • Version 267

    For hosts

    • Set a flat rate for taxes for your submission fees.
    • Character limit on the fee name has been increased.
    • The works report now contains all the candidates’ information (no more messy manual merging!).
    • The candidate and work reports both have a “Status” column now which matches the submission status on the entries page.
    • Basic details on draft entries are now included in the reports so you can contact candidates directly.
    • The number of entries loaded on each page has been increased to 30.
    • Text and Rich Text have been made clearer on creating application forms.

  • Version 265

    For hosts

    • Pay your subscription in USD
    • Pay your GBP subscriptions by Bank Transfer
    • Score criteria description increased in size to 500 characters

  • Version 264

    For hosts

    • Complete rebuild of our packages and pricing. Giving you more flexibility in which packages you choose.
    • Improved checkout experience with clear information on what payments will be taken now, and which will be taken in the future.
    • Decrease in our submission fees from 3.5% to 2.2% + 20p.
    • Simplified management of subscriptions.
    • Cancel subscriptions on the spot without the need to close your existing opened opportunities.

  • 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

Take submissions in minutes

Try our submission manager now. No onboarding or credit card required.

Book demo
Zealous earned the "Top Performer" badge on Sourceforge for submissions management
Zealous awards platform has the "Happiest Users" based on Crozdesk users.
"Voted "Quality Choice" by Crozdesk for best entry management platform
Slashdot honoured us with their top performer badge for our submissions management solution.
5-star rated awards management platform on G2, according to our users
GetApp users award our submissions platform 5 stars.
Capterra users rate the Zealous online awards management platform a perfect 5 stars.
Our users rate Zealous 5 stars for our submissions management platform on Sourceforge.
`