--- title: Advanced challenge settings description: Complete reference for every field in Settings → Advanced, by challenge type order: 15 --- # Advanced challenge settings **Path:** Challenge dashboard → Settings → **Advanced** These options fine-tune scoring, visibility, and participation rules. Which fields appear depends on **challenge type** — the form hides irrelevant options automatically. See also the [challenge settings reference](challenge-settings-reference.md) for all other settings sections. ## Field availability by challenge type | Field | Step | Sports / distance / geo / time / calorie / CO₂ / charity / shape | Active days | Combined | |-------|:----:|:------------------------------------------------------------------:|:-----------:|:--------:| | Result ordering | ✓* | ✓* | ✓* | ✓* | | Energy unit (kcal / kWh) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Daily step threshold (`move_amount`) | ✓ | — | — | — | | Step point tiers | ✓ | — | — | — | | Active-day threshold (`move_amount` + unit) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | | Daily steps threshold (`move_amount_steps`) | — | — | — | ✓ | | CO₂ per km | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Accept manual workouts | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Child subaccounts | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Allow multiple distances | — | ✓† | — | — | | Top results in team | ✓‡ | ✓‡ | ✓‡ | ✓‡ | | Results hidden from / till | ✓ | — | — | — | | Disable daily email | ✓ | — | — | — | | External signup URL | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | \* **Result ordering** appears only when the challenge uses a single primary sort field (not multi-column or ascending sort). Hidden when standings use composite ordering. † **Allow multiple distances** — only on **distance-kind** challenges with at least one published distance. ‡ **Top results in team** — only when teams are enabled. --- ## Result ordering **Field:** `ordering` **Applies when:** Single-field descending sort is used. Primary column for the public leaderboard and rank calculation: | Value | Sorts by | |-------|----------| | Steps | Total steps (`-steps_done`) | | Distance | Total distance (`-distance_done`) | | Time | Total moving time (`-time_spent`) | | Energy | Calories (`-calories_done`) | | Points / Active days | Points total (`-points_total`) — label is **Active days** for active-day challenges, **Points** for geo, combined, or points-calculated sports challenges | Changing ordering recalculates all challenger ranks after save. --- ## Energy unit **Field:** `energy_display` **Applies to:** All non-step challenges. | Option | Display | |--------|---------| | Kilocalories | kcal on results and activity summaries | | Kilowatt-hours | kWh (useful for energy-themed challenges) | --- ## Daily step threshold (step challenges) **Field:** `move_amount` **Applies to:** Step challenges only. Minimum steps per calendar day to score points when **step point tiers** are not used, or as the base daily target shown to participants. Set to `0` to disable a fixed daily floor and rely entirely on tiers. --- ## Step point tiers (step challenges) **Field:** `step_points_tiers` **Applies to:** Step challenges only. Award **points per calendar day** based on how many steps the participant reaches. Format — comma-separated pairs: ```text 6000:1, 8000:2, 10000:3 ``` Meaning: 6 000+ steps → 1 point; 8 000+ → 2 points; 10 000+ → 3 points. Thresholds must increase; points must not decrease. Leave empty to use a flat scoring model from `move_amount` and the [step game](step-game.md) instead. --- ## Active-day threshold (active-day & combined challenges) **Fields:** `move_amount` + `move_kind` **Applies to:** Active-day challenges and combined challenges. Defines what counts as one **active day** (awards 2 points per active day in combined scoring): | Unit | Example | |------|---------| | Minutes | 30 minutes of activity | | Kilocalories | 300 kcal burned | | Kilometers | 5 km distance | --- ## Daily steps threshold (combined challenges only) **Field:** `move_amount_steps` **Applies to:** Combined challenges only. Minimum steps on a calendar day to award **1 bonus point** (in addition to active-day points from sports). Default: 10 000. Combined scoring = active-day rule + daily steps rule + [step game](step-game.md) tasks + accepted sports workouts. --- ## CO₂ per km **Field:** `co2` **Applies to:** Non-step challenges. **Default:** 0.2 (kg CO₂ saved per km). Used on eco / CO₂-themed challenges to estimate carbon savings from participant distance. Shown on results when the challenge displays environmental impact. --- ## Accept manual workouts **Field:** `accept_manual_workouts` **Applies to:** Non-step challenges. When enabled, participants can submit **manual activities** (no GPS file) that organizers or rules can accept. Stored as `accept_unknown` on the challenge. Pair with [challenge rules](challenge-rules-and-activity-limits.md) — manual entries still pass validation when accepted. --- ## Child subaccounts **Field:** `subaccounts` **Applies to:** Non-step challenges. Allows parents to register **children below the minimum age** as sub-accounts: 1. Parent creates a DistantRace account 2. Parent adds a child sub-account and registers them 3. Parent connects a sports app 4. Parent submits each child activity manually from **Profile → My Activities → activity detail** Children do not sync activities independently until they have their own account. --- ## Allow multiple distances **Field:** `allow_multiple_distances` **Applies to:** Distance-kind challenges with published distances. Lets one participant enroll in **more than one distance** within the same challenge. See [Multi-distance challenges](multi-distance-challenges.md). --- ## Top results in team **Field:** `top_in_team` **Applies when:** Teams enabled. Limits how many **top individual results** count toward each team's total. Prevents one super-active member from carrying the entire team score. Uses the same metric as **result ordering** for ranking contributors within the team. --- ## Results hidden from / till (step challenges) **Fields:** `results_hidden_from`, `results_hidden_till` **Applies to:** Step challenges only. **Timezone:** Club timezone. Temporarily **hide the public leaderboard** between these datetimes — useful for surprise announcements or end-of-challenge reveals. `hidden_from` must be before `hidden_till`. Leave blank to show results normally. --- ## Disable daily email (step challenges) **Field:** `daily_email_disabled` **Applies to:** Step challenges only. Turns off automated **daily summary emails** to participants (step totals, rank changes). Marketing campaigns are unaffected. --- ## External signup URL **Field:** `signup_url` **Applies to:** All challenge types. Optional HTTPS link shown to participants as an external **paid registration** path (white-label clients). Leave blank for standard free DistantRace apply flow. --- ## After saving Saving advanced settings triggers **result recalculation** for all participants (and team totals where applicable). Large challenges may take a minute to update standings. ## Related - [Combined challenges](combined-challenges.md) - [Step game](step-game.md) - [Challenge rules and activity limits](challenge-rules-and-activity-limits.md) - [Competition advanced settings](competition-advanced-settings.md) — parallel page for races