Making Strides Q2 2023 Recap | Estimated Read time – 3:10
Our second quarter Making Strides edition is here! This is your quarterly recap of Race Roster’s most noteworthy updates, releases, and valuable content from this past quarter.
1 – Apple Pay & Google Pay – now available on Race Roster!
Donors and participants can now pay in two simple steps for those with Apple or Google Pay set-up! With 55% of transactions on Race Roster completed using a mobile device, and with higher abandonment rates in general for mobile users, convenience is critical.
Make it easier for your participants to commit with the very convenient payment experience of Apple Pay and Google Pay on Race Roster!
Learn more about Apple Pay & Google Pay
Find out more about this release on Race Roster in our article: Apple Pay & Google Pay are here
2 – Custom Buttons
Want to bring more attention to a sponsor’s link?
Is fundraising a core focus for your event?
Looking for another way to get event day information to participants?
With our Custom Button feature, you can independently create actionable buttons on your event page that take participants to any internal or external link. These buttons are conveniently displayed below your registration button, making them more prominent to participants.
Learn more about Custom Buttons
Find out more about this release on Race Roster in our article: Bring attention to important content with translatable Custom Buttons!
3 – New tools for teams: Multi-pick Segments
We’ve added new technology to our team questions to give you greater flexibility! Now, allow participants to register for multiple segments in a single registration.
Previously, a participant needed to complete a separate registration for each segment of the event they intended to complete. Now, you can save participant’s time by allowing them to complete one form when registering for multiple segments of a team event!
Learn more about Multi-pick Segments
Find out more about this release on Race Roster in our article: New Tool for Teams: Allow participants to register for multiple segments at once!
4 – Race Roster – in the wild!
You may have spotted a few of our Race Roster staff out and about as we connected with industry professionals at events, and each other as staff laced up for a good cause.
In April, a few members of our Race Roster team headed to Boston to check out the race action as well as connect with clients and industry partners at the ASICS open house!
And in May, some of our Race Roster staff participated in the ASICS Blue Jean Mile, a fun, virtual 1-mile event that participants complete in their favorite pair of blue jeans! This event is hosted annually to support mental health awareness and to raise money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Check out our posts on Social Media!
- Visit our Instagram Reel for the ASICS Blue Jean Mile
- See our post on our time in Boston
5 – Additional updates & releases
- Custom Buttons:
- Added the ability to re-order custom buttons
- Display:
- Removed “Use Race Roster as” links from right hand user menu to transition users to the kingdom switcher in left hand side menu
- Updated User Interface (UI) for participant list
- Fundraising:
- Made two unique fundraising toggles for “Allow registrant to set fundraising goal and write page description” and “Allow registrant to select preferred fundraising organization(s)”
- Participants:
- Added a “homepage” button for participants to access from the right hand menu of a results page to easily navigate back home
- Pencil Tool:
- Added “pencil tool” functionality to team labels within the registration form in the teams section
- Registration questions:
- Enabled hidden registration questions to be carried over during duplication
- Refund Tool:
- Added improved display errors on refund tool to better explain where user error is taking place
- Teams:
- Added ability for team captains to edit team member multi-pick segment selections from the participant dashboard
What’s new at Race Roster?
Visit our what’s new page for the most noteworthy Race Roster updates!
