# How can I create a contest with entries & storing/access to entries?

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [August 4, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-can-i-create-a-contest-with-entries-storing-access-to-entries/8920 "2016-08-04T13:28:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@Chris123](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Chris123)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-can-i-create-a-contest-with-entries-storing-access-to-entries/8920/1 "2016-08-04T13:28:41Z")

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I designed a simple RW website for a non-profit. They would like me to create a contest with a simple way to submit entries and store/access to entries.

I imagine it’s not too difficult to create the entry form, which will collect basic contact info and _optional_ submission content (profile image, written essay, photo uploads, or video link).

How can I get each entry to automatically render online in the background in such a way for my client and judges to review entries? I see this as a one pager without showing their profile info to judges. It would show their optional essay, photo gallery image(s), and/or video links. What are some ways I could get the judging to work?

I’ve never built anything like this and I know they can’t spend a lot of money doing this, so I’m open to suggestions on ways we can do this in a cost effective manner. Maybe there’s already a contest platform out there I should use instead and just link to it.

We would like to repurpose this contest and have more contests like this in the future.

Thanks for your advice.

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**Author:** ![swilliam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/swilliam/32/14799_2.png) [@swilliam](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/swilliam)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-can-i-create-a-contest-with-entries-storing-access-to-entries/8920/2 "2016-08-04T14:09:26Z")

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My first thought would be to use a simple form and POST the entries to a table in a mysql database. You would have to do some minor coding to retrieve just the fields you want from the table for the judges page.

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**Author:** ![garyp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/garyp/32/2054_2.png) [@garyp](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/garyp)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-can-i-create-a-contest-with-entries-storing-access-to-entries/8920/3 "2016-08-05T00:48:36Z")

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Have you looked at Machform?