As usual, we have put a lot of work and investments into the new Domains offering we have coming out in mid April, 2019. Security and availability are top of mind for us as we host tens of thousands of websites and…
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This feature will be publicly released in mid April, 2019. RunSignup is offering “BYO Domain” to our free website hosting for races and nonprofits. In this example, we bought the domain name ScottCoffeeRun.com on GoDaddy, and then pointed that domain to RunsignUp so that…
Read MoreWith the coming release of “BYO Domain” on RunSignup in mid-April 2019, this blogpost is meant to provide you with a basic understanding of how domains work, and the background on what you will need to do to set up your Domain…
Read MoreWe updated our old race website template that had been our default from around 2014-2017. This means that over 10,000 race websites were automatically updated to look modern and sleek with lots of new options. Now both the side menu option (this…
Read MoreWe have refreshed the default color options and banner images we have for race websites. Of course you can choose your own, but most races just opt for the defaults. This is also in preparation for our update of the left menu…
Read MoreI was talking with someone today about whether races feel an obligation to keep their customer data safe. The conversation was triggered when I was talking to a small registration company owner and found they had many security vulnerabilities like their site…
Read MoreA race website is an ambassador for your event, telling the world what your race is about and why they should participate… but building and maintaining an independent race website can be time consuming and expensive. RunSignup race websites solve many of the problems inherent…
Read MoreOver the next year we will be “deprecating” our widgets. As the Java programming language has defined: “You may have heard the term, “self-deprecating humor,” or humor that minimizes the speaker’s importance. A deprecated class or method is like that. It is no…
Read MoreWe have added an easy way for you to include images in your custom content sections of race websites and partner websites. We have added an image upload capability to the editor we use in the Custom Content section. This will be…
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Over the course of the next few months, we’re going to pull some of the most significant findings from our 2018 RaceTrends Report and break down how the numbers impact your events. First up: Mobile Adoption! Mobile Adoption It’s no secret that people are…
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