Setting Up Nominations

Nominations let your community build the ballot for you. Instead of adding every nominee yourself, you open a form where people submit their own, and you approve the ones you want.

[!NOTE] Nominations are available on voting pages (not polls). They are completely optional, you never need them to publish a page.

Open your vote page and click Nominations in the sidebar. There are two tabs: Nominations (submissions) and Form Builder (the form voters fill in).

1. Add your categories first

Nominators must pick a category when they submit, so add at least one category on the Manage tab before opening nominations. See Adding Categories & Nominees.

2. Build the nomination form

Go to the Form Builder tab.

Every form always includes two system fields: Full Name and Category (both required). You can add more:

• Require Candidate Image - toggle this on to make nominators upload a photo.
• Add Fields - add custom fields with the field-type buttons:
  • Text Input - a short answer.
  • Long Text - a multi-line answer.
  • Radio Options - pick one from a set.
  • Dropdown - select from a list.

The Form Preview on the right shows exactly what nominators will see; drag custom fields to reorder them. When you are happy, click Save Form.

3. Open nominations

On the Nominations tab, use the top-right button to toggle nominations:

• Nominations are closed - click it to open them.
• Nominations are open - click it to close them again.

While nominations are open, your public vote page shows the nomination form instead of the voting interface.

[!IMPORTANT] Opening voting automatically turns nominations off (a nomination phase and a voting phase don’t run at the same time). So the usual flow is: open nominations → collect and approve entries → close nominations → open voting.

4. Share the link

Share your page link the same way you would for voting (see Sharing & Embedding) so people can submit nominees.

[!TIP] Use your page Description to spell out who qualifies (for example “Nominees must be current members”). Clear rules mean fewer submissions you have to reject.

Next: Reviewing & Moderating.