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<big>The zFairs Community is always churning out great ideas and we're thrilled to put them in place. We take new feature requests and slot them in to our roadmap for the future, free of charge and typically on a first come first served basis. You can rest assured that we will always be working to get you the tools you need to thrive no matter what curve balls life sends our way.</big>
<big>The zFairs Community is always churning out great ideas and we're thrilled to put them in place. We take new feature requests and slot them in to our roadmap for the future. See what New Features have been added last month:</big>


== New Features ==
== New Features as of July ==
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=== People page and Registration Overhaul Details ===
* Continuing or Starting a Registration as an Admin / Staff user allows you to bypass the email verification
*: You can also bypass changing the password
* Viewing & Editing a person's profile information opens in a new tab so you can have multiple people open at a time
* Linking projects on the People Page now includes a project search so you don't have to know the project key to pair them up correctly
* First Time Login now takes users through all of the questions a registering user of the same type would see
* Profile Images now support instructional text letting you specify exactly what you need from each of your users
* Teachers can now see their partially registered students and help them complete that process
* Enhanced Temp User progress bar shows you just how close to completion your new users are and what page they are on in the flow


=== Registration Progress Bar ===
A new visual progress bar tracks user advancement through the registration process.
* '''Behavior:''' Only displays during the active registration process.
* '''Completion:''' Once a participant finishes core registration, the bar disappears—even if they still have optional forms to upload or unrequired information to fill out.


=== Paperwork Manager Enhancements ===
=== New Configuration Options ===
* Paperwork can now be made part of registration
* Paperwork also shows with each entry found in the student / participant profile
* You can now set different freeze dates for each individual paperwork upload
* Teachers, District Coord, Staff & Admin can now mark Student’s Paperwork as Ready for Review on the Paperwork Review page
* You can now specify to include or hide each File / Form type from the Showcase
* School Information added to Paperwork Review page


* '''Date of Birth Config (_____ - Date of Birth)'''
** '''Location:''' Found within each user's registration setup configurations.
** '''Options:''' <code>Hide</code> | <code>Ask</code> | <code>Require</code>
** '''Function:''' Enables a dedicated field for the selected user type to input their date of birth.


=== Reports ===
* '''Uploaded Files Manager'''
New reports have been added to the Report Viewer
** '''Function:''' Allows management and deletion of historical files (images, documents, links) uploaded to your event over the years.
** '''Home Page Integration:''' This manager is now accessible directly inside the '''Home Page editor''', enabling you to drag and drop existing files directly onto your page.
::: ⚠️ '''Note on Responsiveness:''' When manually resizing these files in the editor, they may not scale cleanly across all screen dimensions (such as mobile devices or Chromebooks).


=== Online Judging Enhancements ===
* '''Archive Before Date'''
* Rubric Custom Questions Added to Online Judging
** '''Function:''' Useful for overlapping registration periods. Input a specific cutoff date to erase system information prior to that day.
* Quick Comments Added to Online Judging
** ''For more details on implementation, please see the Tips section.''


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=== Other New Features ===
== Updates & Enhancements ==
* Invoice Address fields now fully supports all countries
* You can now have a separate Site Subtitle and Welcome message on the home pages
* Participants / Students can now have multiple entries for a single event
* SRC Comment History
* Anchor points enhance the capabilities of your home pages
*: https://wiki.zfairs.com/index.php?title=Anchor_Points
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<div style="font-size:1.5em; font-weight:bold;">Send additional questions or feature inquiries you have to [mailto:sales@zfairs.com sales@zfairs.com]. We'd love to hear from you.</div>
* '''Paperwork & SRC Filtering'''
** The paperwork checkbox indicating '''"Pre-approval is required by the SRC"''' is now fully searchable.
** You can quickly locate these items by using the filter to sort by <code>Pre-approval: Required</code>.
 
* '''Teacher School Registration Form'''
** When teachers add a new school during the registration workflow, they are now prompted with the full school registration form. This allows them to populate all necessary school details immediately, rather than just providing the school name.
 
* '''NHD Judge Assignments'''
** For National History Day (NHD) configurations, judges' phone numbers are now visible directly on the '''Judge Groups''' page when reviewing round assignments.
 
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<div style="font-size:1.5em; font-weight:bold;">Send additional questions or feature inquiries you have to support@zfairs.com. We'd love to hear from you.</div>

Revision as of 12:27, 8 July 2026

The zFairs Community is always churning out great ideas and we're thrilled to put them in place. We take new feature requests and slot them in to our roadmap for the future. See what New Features have been added last month:

New Features as of July

Registration Progress Bar

A new visual progress bar tracks user advancement through the registration process.

  • Behavior: Only displays during the active registration process.
  • Completion: Once a participant finishes core registration, the bar disappears—even if they still have optional forms to upload or unrequired information to fill out.

New Configuration Options

  • Date of Birth Config (_____ - Date of Birth)
    • Location: Found within each user's registration setup configurations.
    • Options: Hide | Ask | Require
    • Function: Enables a dedicated field for the selected user type to input their date of birth.
  • Uploaded Files Manager
    • Function: Allows management and deletion of historical files (images, documents, links) uploaded to your event over the years.
    • Home Page Integration: This manager is now accessible directly inside the Home Page editor, enabling you to drag and drop existing files directly onto your page.
⚠️ Note on Responsiveness: When manually resizing these files in the editor, they may not scale cleanly across all screen dimensions (such as mobile devices or Chromebooks).
  • Archive Before Date
    • Function: Useful for overlapping registration periods. Input a specific cutoff date to erase system information prior to that day.
    • For more details on implementation, please see the Tips section.

Updates & Enhancements

  • Paperwork & SRC Filtering
    • The paperwork checkbox indicating "Pre-approval is required by the SRC" is now fully searchable.
    • You can quickly locate these items by using the filter to sort by Pre-approval: Required.
  • Teacher School Registration Form
    • When teachers add a new school during the registration workflow, they are now prompted with the full school registration form. This allows them to populate all necessary school details immediately, rather than just providing the school name.
  • NHD Judge Assignments
    • For National History Day (NHD) configurations, judges' phone numbers are now visible directly on the Judge Groups page when reviewing round assignments.

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Send additional questions or feature inquiries you have to support@zfairs.com. We'd love to hear from you.