# Use the dashboard and publish your event

> The dashboard groups all your event settings. Learn its sections and how to check your event, then publish or unpublish it for visitors.

Source : https://www.canicompet.com/en/docs/organizer/dashboard-publish/
Mis à jour : 2026-10-06

An event's dashboard groups all its settings and management tools. A newly created event is only visible to its organizers: it becomes visible to the public when you tap **Publish it** at the top of the dashboard.

## Open the dashboard

- From the event page: tap the round pencil button at the bottom right. It only appears for the event's organizers.
- From the menu: open **Publish an event**, then tap the event under **My future events**.

## Dashboard sections

| Section | Entries | Help page |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **General Settings** | **General**, **Description**, **Location** | [General information](/en/docs/organizer/general-info/) |
| **Event Configuration** | **Registrations** | [Set registration dates and limits](/en/docs/organizer/registrations-settings/) |
| | **Payments** | [Set up payments](/en/docs/organizer/payment-settings/) |
| | **Races** | [Create races and their runs](/en/docs/organizer/races-tests/) |
| | **Map and traces of the races (GPX)**, **Discussions** | — |
| **Additional Services** | **Documents**, **Dinings**, **Hostings**, **Extra forms**, **Related Events** | — |
| **Management** | **Manage registrations** | Opens the list of entrants |
| | **Validate documents** | [Validate documents](/en/docs/organizer/validate-documents/) |
| | **Prepare the start lists** | [Start lists](/en/docs/organizer/start-lists/) |
| | **Exports & Downloads** | [Export entries](/en/docs/organizer/export-registrations/) |
| **Results** | **Publish live results**, **Load results** | [Import race results](/en/docs/organizer/import-results/) |
| **Communication** | **Send emails / notifications** | [Email your entrants](/en/docs/organizer/emailing/) |
| | **Statistics** | — |
| | **Online payments** | [Track payments](/en/docs/organizer/online-payments/) |

For an event added only to the calendar, only the **General Settings** section and event deletion are available.

> **TIP**
**Manage registrations** opens the event's list of entrants. You can edit an entry by tapping it in that list.

## Check the event before publishing

Until it is published, the event is only visible to its organizers. Use this time to review it as competitors will see it:

1. Open the event page (back button at the bottom left of the dashboard).
2. Check the name, dates, poster, description, location and list of races.
3. In the calendar, the event is shown to you with the label **Not published**.
4. Go back to the dashboard and fix anything that needs it.

> **CAUTION**
If the dashboard shows "The event has races whose date is before the date of the event. You should check the dates of the races/tests.", fix the dates in **Races** before publishing. This warning often appears after cloning.

## Publish the event

1. Open the dashboard.
2. At the top, the banner says "The event is not visible to other people, you have to publish it."
3. Tap **Publish it**.

The banner then says "The event is visible to other people, you can unpublish it." The event appears in the public calendar.

> **NOTE**
Publishing the event is not enough to receive entries: the registration opening date must also be reached. See [Set registration dates and limits](/en/docs/organizer/registrations-settings/).

## Unpublish the event

1. Open the dashboard.
2. Tap **Unpublish it**.

The event is hidden from visitors again. You can publish it again at any time.

## Switch a calendar-only event to full management

If the event was created with **Add only to calendar**, the dashboard shows: "The event is simplified in order to be added only to the calendar. If you also want to manage the registrations, you must activate it."

1. Tap **Activate registrations**.
2. The **Event Configuration**, **Management**, **Results** and **Communication** sections appear.

## Share the live results link

If you time with Canichrono, you can publish live results.

1. Tap **Publish live results**.
2. Tap **Copy link to view live results**.
3. Share this link with spectators and competitors.

For the timing itself, see the [timing documentation](/en/docs/timing/manual-timing/).

## Delete the event

1. At the bottom of the dashboard, tap **Delete event**.
2. Confirm with **Yes**.

> **CAUTION**
Deletion is permanent. To simply hide the event, use **Unpublish it** instead.

## Common issues

- **"Forbidden access — Access to this page is prohibited."**: your account is not one of the event's **Managers**. Ask an organizer to add you in **General**.
- **The pencil button does not appear on the event page**: same cause. You are not an organizer of this event, or you are not signed in to the right account.