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The Settings tab in the Event Management dashboard lets you customize how your event works. Access it from the Event Management Overview by clicking the Settings tab.

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Custom event slug

Set a custom URL slug for your event’s public page. This makes it easier for attendees to find and share your event. For example, setting the slug to summer-hack-2026 creates a public URL like hackersquad.io/events/summer-hack-2026.
Choose a short, memorable slug that describes your event. Avoid special characters — use lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only.

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Manager invites (co-management)

Invite other users to help manage your event. Co-managers have access to the same Event Management dashboard and can perform all management actions.
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Open the Settings tab

Navigate to your event’s management page and click Settings.
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Enter email address

In the Manager Invites section, type the email address of the person you want to invite.
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Send invitation

Click Invite. The invited user will receive an email with a link to accept the co-management role.
Co-managers have full access to all event management tabs and actions. Only invite people you trust to manage your event.

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Community judging

Enable community judging to let event attendees vote on projects alongside (or instead of) formal judges. When community judging is enabled, two additional settings become available:
Setting max votes per user to 3-5 encourages attendees to be selective. Setting max votes per project to 1 ensures votes are spread across projects.
Community votes are aggregated and displayed on the Leaderboard alongside judge scores. See Community Voting for more details.

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Cloud IDE

Cloud IDE requires a Pro, Scale, or Enterprise plan.
Toggle the Cloud IDE on or off for your event. When enabled, registered attendees can launch a browser-based VS Code environment directly from the event page. The Cloud IDE supports multiple runtimes (Python, Node.js, Streamlit, Custom) and provides persistent file storage across sessions. See Cloud IDE for the builder-facing documentation. If your company is on a Free or Starter plan, the Cloud IDE toggle is disabled. Visit Plans & Pricing to upgrade.

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Event password protection

Set a password to restrict access to your event’s registration page. Only attendees who enter the correct password can register. This is useful for private events, internal company hackathons, or invite-only gatherings.
The password protects the registration page only. The public event page remains visible to all users.

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Settings summary

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Next steps

Registrations

View and manage attendee registrations.

Judges

Set up judges and judging rounds.

Community Voting

Learn how community judging works.