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Creating a paid league

A paid league works exactly like a free league, with the difference that participants must pay an entry fee in order to submit photos. To publish it you need tickets purchased and Stripe configured on the association.

Prerequisites

Tickets — each paid league consumes one ticket when published. To buy them, go to My associations → ⚙️ gear icon → Tickets → Buy.

Stripe configured — the association must have billing configured before publishing. If it isn't, see the Billing and payments section. Without this configuration, when you try to publish this error will appear:

"To create a paid contest the association must have a billing configuration."

Step 1 — General information

  • Name — e.g. League 2026
  • Description — free-form text explaining the league. The detailed rules will go in a separate PDF.
  • Cover photo — representative image (it's recommended to follow the indicated size)
  • Start of entries — date on which users can start submitting photos
  • Verdict — end date of the league (e.g. December 31)
  • Price — entry fee amount (e.g. €10). The system will warn you that this is a paid feature and that publishing will consume a ticket.
  • League rules — PDF file with the official rules

Step 2 — Scope

  • Social — association members only
  • National — any user of the platform
  • International — open to international users

Step 3 — Sponsors (optional)

Add sponsors by entering a name and description. As many as needed can be added.

Step 4 — Themes

Create one theme for each month of the league. For each one, specify:

  • Theme name — e.g. April theme
  • Number of photos each participant can submit
  • End date — last day to submit photos to that theme

Step 5 — Voting

  • Salon Chairman — manages the league, oversees the voting and assigns the awards. Cannot also be a juror.
  • Jury — one or more users. Search for them by email, nickname or name.
  • Mode: remote or in-person

Step 6 — Awards

Add the awards by entering name, description and amount. They can be edited or removed while the league is in draft.

Publishing

When everything is ready, click Publish and confirm. At this point, one ticket is consumed from your balance.

⚠️ Once published, the league cannot be modified or deleted.

How users participate

When they open the league and click Participate:

  1. The entry fee and taxes (if applicable) are shown
  2. The user accepts the terms and conditions
  3. They are redirected to Stripe to complete the payment
  4. Once paid, they are registered and can submit photos once the league starts

The payment goes directly to the association's Stripe account. From My associations → Contests the administrator can see registered participants and revenue in real time.