# Global Challenge Settings

The Global Challenge Settings allow you to customize how challenges are presented across your site and in communications with your customers. Adjust these settings to align the challenge experience with your brand and user preferences.

**Settings Overview**

1. **Challenge Alternate Name (Singular):**
   * **Description:** Customize the term used for a single challenge across your site and in emails.
   * **Purpose:** Replace the default term 'Challenge' with your preferred name to better fit your branding or thematic focus.
2. **Challenge Alternate Name (Plural):**
   * **Description:** Customize the term used for multiple challenges across your site and in emails.
   * **Purpose:** Replace the default term 'Challenges' to maintain consistency with your alternate singular name and branding.
3. **Join Button Text:**
   * **Description:** Set the text displayed on the button prompting users to join a challenge.
   * **Purpose:** Replace the default 'JOIN' text with a more engaging or relevant call-to-action to encourage participation.
4. **Display Upcoming Challenges This Many Days Before They Begin:**
   * **Description:** Define how many days in advance upcoming challenges are displayed on the Challenges listing page.
   * **Purpose:** Control visibility of upcoming challenges. For example, setting this value to 14 will show challenges starting within the next two weeks. Setting it to 0 will only display challenges that have already started.
5. **No Visible Challenges Message:**
   * **Description:** Enter a message to be shown on the 'Challenges' page when no challenges are listed for the customer’s selected location.
   * **Purpose:** Provide a clear message or call-to-action when there are no active challenges available, ensuring customers understand the absence of challenges.
6. **No Joined Challenges Message:**
   * **Description:** Enter a message to be shown on the 'My Challenges' page if the customer has not joined any challenges.
   * **Purpose:** Encourage users to join challenges or explore other areas of engagement when they have not yet participated in any challenges.

**Applying Global Challenge Settings**

To adjust these settings:

1. **Go to the Dashboard:** Navigate to the "Settings" section from the main dashboard.
2. **Select "Challenges":** Click on "Challenges" to access the global settings page.
3. **Edit Settings:** Click on "Global Challenge Settings" toward the top of the page and make desired changes to the global settings fields.
4. **Save Changes:** Ensure to save your adjustments to apply them across your site and communications.

These settings help tailor the challenge experience to your brand and customer needs, enhancing engagement and clarity.


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