Advanced Config

Overview

The Advanced Config product holds event-level settings that shape the public gallery. Its Overview tab is a single inline-editable surface with four sections — Visibility, Page Password, Call to Action, and Image Cache — plus a Save / Discard footer. The Advanced product is available on all plans.

Changes here are staged until you click Save. If you switch tabs or products with unsaved changes, the dashboard warns you before leaving.

Visibility

A Private / Public toggle that controls whether the event is publicly listed. Set it to Private to keep the event unlisted (reachable only via a direct link), or Public to list it.

On the Trial plan, visibility stays Private and can’t be changed. Upgrade to a paid plan to make events public.

Page Password

Require a password before participants can view the gallery.

Field	What it does
Page Password Protection	Turns the password gate on or off
Page Password	The password participants must enter (required when protection is on)

Call to Action (CTA)

CTA buttons send participants from your gallery to an external page — registration, feedback, or a store. Configure them here:

Option	What it does
Target URL	Where the button sends people. Use a full `https://` URL
Button Text	The label, e.g. “Register for 2026”
Display Locations	Search Bar, Search Results, or both
Button Style	Default, Outline, Secondary, or a minimalist Ghost/Link style

Pass Participant Context to Your URL

When a participant clicks a CTA, 9Pic appends query parameters to your Target URL so you can personalize the destination:

Parameter	Description
`ref`	The gallery URL the participant came from (Base64-encoded)
`eventId`	The event’s ID
`bibNumber`	The bib they searched (if they used bib search)
`selfieRequestId`	Their selfie search request ID (if they used selfie search)

Because ref is Base64-encoded, decode it on your page:

const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
const encodedRef = params.get('ref');
if (encodedRef) {
  const originalUrl = atob(encodedRef);
  console.log('User came from gallery:', originalUrl);
}

Use bibNumber to pre-fill a registration form. A participant who searched bib 529 lands on https://my-race.com/register-2026?ref=...&eventId=123&bibNumber=529, and your page can welcome them by looking up bib 529.

Image Cache

If you change branding or watermarks and participants still see old images, use Refresh Image Cache to force the latest versions to load. This is an immediate action (it doesn’t wait for Save).

Common Questions

Where do CTA buttons appear?

In the search bar and/or search results, depending on the display locations you choose.

Do I need to refresh the cache after a watermark change?

Only if viewers are still seeing the old watermark. Refreshing forces the latest processed images to load.

I lost my changes when switching tabs.

Save before leaving. The Advanced Overview stages edits and warns you about unsaved changes, but discarding will drop them.

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​Overview

​Visibility

​Page Password

​Call to Action (CTA)

​Pass Participant Context to Your URL

​Image Cache

​Common Questions

​Next Steps

Event QR

Download & Delete

Overview

Visibility

Page Password

Call to Action (CTA)

Pass Participant Context to Your URL

Image Cache

Common Questions

Next Steps