{"id":10254,"date":"2021-12-02T10:24:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T10:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.89.29.163.nip.io\/docs\/taking-submissions\/setup-judging\/overview\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:57:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:57:37","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/docs\/taking-submissions\/setup-judging\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing judges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Setting up judging is a really simple process, and it can be great to not only get different opinions on the submissions, but also to gain more interest if you are using high profile judges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judges don&#8217;t have to register beforehand. Judges just need to accept your invitation and this will enable them to register easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a judge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/zealous.co\/docs\/account\/logging-in\/logging-in\/\">Log in<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> to your account<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Go to your opportunity dashboard and find &#8216;Judges&#8217; on the left hand menu<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Enter the email of the judge you want to invite and decide if you want them to be <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/docs\/taking-submissions\/faqs-ts\/public-private-judges\/\">public or private<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Click &#8216;Add Judge&#8217;<\/span> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1398\" height=\"338\" class=\"wp-image-14430 lazyload\" style=\"width: 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1398px) 100vw, 1398px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2026-03-12-105701.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2026-03-12-105701.png 1398w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2026-03-12-105701-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2026-03-12-105701-1024x248.png 1024w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2026-03-12-105701-768x186.png 768w\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">You can use the top right corner to switch on anonymous judging, which will not allow the judges to view applicant information<\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1404\" height=\"146\" class=\"wp-image-13895 lazyload\" style=\"width: 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1404px) 100vw, 1404px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-22-111505.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-22-111505.png 1404w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-22-111505-300x31.png 300w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-22-111505-1024x106.png 1024w, https:\/\/zealous.co\/wpadmin2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-22-111505-768x80.png 768w\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <span style=\"font-size: revert\">Judges can then accept or decline your invitation<\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting up judging is a really simple process, and it can be great to not only get different opinions on the submissions, but also to gain more interest if you are using high profile judges. 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