Publish & share · Publishing & freezing

Control exactly what the public sees, and when

Publishing is what moves results from your private competition onto the public hub. GripRank gives you a draft state, manual and automatic publishing, and a freeze switch to lock final standings. This page explains when to use each.

The three states

Draft

isPublic is false. The hub is hidden from the public and remains private while you set up categories, import athletes, and run the event.

Published

isPublic is true. The hub is live and visible to athletes and spectators. Scores update according to your publish settings.

Frozen

frozenAt is set. The hub stays public, but all publishing is locked. No further updates reach the public page until you unfreeze.

Note

The UI badge precedence is Frozen > Published > Draft. If frozenAt is set, the status shows Frozen regardless of isPublic.

Manual publish vs. auto-publish

Pick one mode for the event. Manual gives you control of every release; auto-publish keeps the public page live as judges save. You can switch between them at any time, but the trade-off is real.

Manual publish

You press Publish when you are ready. Nothing goes public until you do, and the public page holds the last-published snapshot. Good when you want to vet results between rounds, or when connection is patchy and you do not want partial states to leak.

Auto-publish

The hub keeps the public page in sync with judge scores automatically. Good for live spectating and parent livestreams. The trade-off is that mistakes become visible the moment a judge saves them, so your judges and chief need to be confident before each tap.

Note

If your hub has no publishControl object yet, run Setup Publishing first to initialise the toggles and buttons. After that, Manual and Auto are both available and you can switch between them any time.

Hub management

Freezing final standings

Freeze is the last gate before results are official. It locks the public page at its current standings and blocks both manual and auto publishing until you unfreeze.

1When the chief judge signs off on results, press Freeze. The hub sets its frozen timestamp and turns auto-publish off in the same write — the public page now holds the verified standings exactly as they were.
2From this point on, no further updates reach the public page. If you need to correct something, you must unfreeze first.
3To unfreeze, press Unfreeze. This clears the frozen timestamp but does NOT re-enable auto-publish — the UI is explicit about this and so is the API. If you want live updates again, turn auto-publish back on manually.
4Re-freeze as soon as any correction is in. The longer the hub sits unfrozen, the more risk of a partial or out-of-date state becoming public.

Note

The hub also has a freezeAfterEvent toggle in the settings, which records your preference. It does not trigger an automatic freeze at event end — freeze is always a deliberate, manual action.

Important

Unfreezing re-opens the public page to changes. Only unfreeze deliberately to correct a verified error, then freeze again immediately once the data is accurate.

A recommended publishing sequence

A simple end-to-end flow that works for most comps. Adapt it where your event is unusual, but the shape — draft, publish, score, freeze — is reliable.

1Keep the hub in Draft while you configure categories, routes, and import athletes. Nothing should be public yet.
2Publish startlists and the schedule before doors open so athletes can find the hub and check the day.
3During scoring, turn auto-publish on for live spectating, or leave it off and publish manually between rounds. Either is fine — pick what fits your event.
4Freeze final standings immediately after the chief judge signs off. Do not unfreeze until corrections are verified and re-applied.

Tip

When the comp is wrapped, move to After the competition for exports, reports, and post-comp emails.

Publish & share · Publishing & freezing

Control exactly what the public sees, and when

The three states

Draft

isPublic is false. The hub is hidden from the public and remains private while you set up categories, import athletes, and run the event.

Published

isPublic is true. The hub is live and visible to athletes and spectators. Scores update according to your publish settings.

Frozen

frozenAt is set. The hub stays public, but all publishing is locked. No further updates reach the public page until you unfreeze.

Note

The UI badge precedence is Frozen > Published > Draft. If frozenAt is set, the status shows Frozen regardless of isPublic.

Manual publish vs. auto-publish

Pick one mode for the event. Manual gives you control of every release; auto-publish keeps the public page live as judges save. You can switch between them at any time, but the trade-off is real.

Manual publish

Auto-publish

Note

Hub management

Freezing final standings

Freeze is the last gate before results are official. It locks the public page at its current standings and blocks both manual and auto publishing until you unfreeze.

1When the chief judge signs off on results, press Freeze. The hub sets its frozen timestamp and turns auto-publish off in the same write — the public page now holds the verified standings exactly as they were.
2From this point on, no further updates reach the public page. If you need to correct something, you must unfreeze first.
3To unfreeze, press Unfreeze. This clears the frozen timestamp but does NOT re-enable auto-publish — the UI is explicit about this and so is the API. If you want live updates again, turn auto-publish back on manually.
4Re-freeze as soon as any correction is in. The longer the hub sits unfrozen, the more risk of a partial or out-of-date state becoming public.

Note

The hub also has a freezeAfterEvent toggle in the settings, which records your preference. It does not trigger an automatic freeze at event end — freeze is always a deliberate, manual action.

Important

Unfreezing re-opens the public page to changes. Only unfreeze deliberately to correct a verified error, then freeze again immediately once the data is accurate.

A recommended publishing sequence

A simple end-to-end flow that works for most comps. Adapt it where your event is unusual, but the shape — draft, publish, score, freeze — is reliable.

1Keep the hub in Draft while you configure categories, routes, and import athletes. Nothing should be public yet.
2Publish startlists and the schedule before doors open so athletes can find the hub and check the day.
3During scoring, turn auto-publish on for live spectating, or leave it off and publish manually between rounds. Either is fine — pick what fits your event.
4Freeze final standings immediately after the chief judge signs off. Do not unfreeze until corrections are verified and re-applied.

Tip

When the comp is wrapped, move to After the competition for exports, reports, and post-comp emails.