Self-Registration
Self-registration lets participants join your board on their own. Share a link, they sign in, pick a name, and appear on the board — no manual data entry required.
What is self-registration?
By default, only the board owner (and team members) can add entries to a board. With self-registration enabled, anyone with the board's public link can sign in and add themselves as a participant. This is ideal for:
- Competitions where participants sign up on their own
- Classroom leaderboards where students join themselves
- Fundraising boards where donors register their own pledges
- Sales contests where reps track their own progress
How to enable self-registration
Open your board in the editor, go to Settings > Engagement, and toggle Self-Registration on.
The self-registration flow
Once enabled, here is what a participant sees when they visit your board's public link:
- Sign in — The participant signs in with their Google account or email. This ensures each person can only register once.
- Join the board — After signing in, they see a form to enter their display name and join the board.
- Appear on the board — Their name is added to the board immediately and visible to everyone.
Self-scoring
When self-scoring is enabled alongside self-registration, participants can update their own scores after joining. This is useful when you trust participants to report their own progress — for example, a reading challenge where students log books read, or a fitness competition where members record their own workouts.
Toggle Self-Scoring on in Settings > Engagement to enable it. Participants will see score controls on the public board after signing in.
Sharing the self-register link
The self-registration link is your board's standard public URL. To grab it quickly, click the Share button on your dashboard or in the board editor. The Share modal gives you a copyable link you can send to participants.
You can share this link anywhere — email, group chat, social media, QR code, or a classroom projector.
Tips
- Participants must sign in to register, which prevents duplicate or anonymous sign-ups.
- As the board owner, you retain full control. You can remove any participant or edit their scores at any time from the editor.
- Combine self-registration with custom branding so participants see your logo and colors when they join.
- Self-registration works on all board types: leaderboards, scoreboards, and goal trackers.