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Customize games: default options and bulk changes
What Customize games is
Customize games is a page in your account where you decide how your games behave without having to open the editor one by one. It has two uses: setting the default options that the games you create from now on will have, and applying those options in bulk to the games you've already created.
The options you set here can still be edited later: in each game's editor you can change any of them for that specific activity.
How to get there
Log in to your Educaplay account and, in the side menu, click Customize games. You'll see all the options grouped in blocks, and at the bottom of the page the Save button and the Restore default values link.
What you can configure
Privacy
- Visibility: choose who can see your games. The options are Public (visible to all users and available in search engines), Hidden (visible only to those who have the link, shared by any method), Integrations only (visible only when the game is integrated into another platform) and Guests only (visible only to your guests). With this last one you can also choose which of them your games are assigned to by default.
- Player identification: switch it from Optional to Required so that no one plays without identifying themselves. If you choose Required, you decide which methods you accept: Nickname, guest code and/or Educaplay account.
Game design
- Background image: add a background image (JPG, PNG or GIF) to your games.
- Logo, Corporative footer and Hide Educaplay identity: replace the Educaplay brand with your own and add a corporate footer. These branding options belong to the Commercial plan.
- Colors: apply your brand's colors to the games. This is also part of the Commercial plan.
- Font: turn on Customize font to choose the font used for your games' texts, or upload your own (TTF, OTF, WOFF or WOFF2) with Upload font. This is also part of the Commercial plan.
Other options
It includes four additional settings that apply to the game screen:
- Hide restart button: players won't have the button to restart the activity.
- Hide social media: players won't have the buttons to share their result on social media.
- Hide answers: the end screen won't show the correct answers.
- Hide Top 10 ranking: the ranking of the 10 best results won't be shown next to the activity.
Applying the changes to your existing games
This is the most important part of the page. When you click Save, Educaplay asks whether you also want to apply the changes to the games you've already created, telling you how many there are. The message is clear: if you choose to do so, your existing games will be updated; if not, the changes will only affect the games you create from now on.
What's more, it's not all or nothing: you can tick which groups of options you want to apply retroactively. The available checkboxes are:
- Visibility
- Player identification
- Preferences
- Branding
- Colors
- Font
They all come ticked by default; untick the ones you don't want to touch. To confirm the bulk change, click Change created games. If you only want to set the behavior of future games, click No, thanks: the page will save the default values, but your current games will stay as they are.
A common example: if you want all your games to stop appearing publicly, set Visibility to Hidden, click Save and, in the window, choose Change created games with the Visibility checkbox ticked. In a single step, all your games become hidden.
Restore default values
The Restore default values link, below the Save button, returns this page's options to Educaplay's original values. Remember that, as with any other change, for it to also affect your existing games you'll have to save it and confirm it in the created-games window.
Team Plan: team customization
If you're the administrator of a Team Plan, on this page you'll also find the Allow team customization option. If you turn it on, each team member can apply their own customization; if you turn it off, you centralize control and your settings apply to the whole team's games.
Frequently asked questions
Does this change my current games or only the new ones?
By default, only the new ones. Your existing games only change if, when you click Save, you choose Change created games in the window that appears.
Can I set all my games to hidden at once?
Yes. Change Visibility to Hidden, click Save and, in the window, choose Change created games with the Visibility checkbox ticked. It's the fastest way to hide all your games without opening each one.
Can I choose which changes apply to the old games?
Yes. The window that appears when you save has a checkbox for each group of options (Visibility, Player identification, Preferences, Branding, Colors and Font). Tick only the ones you want to apply retroactively.
How do I undo a change?
Set the options back to how they were (or use Restore default values), click Save and, if you also want to revert your existing games, choose Change created games again with the relevant checkboxes ticked.
Do the branding and color options depend on the plan?
Yes. The Logo, the Corporative footer, Hide Educaplay identity, the Colors and the Font belong to the Commercial plan. Some Visibility options, such as Integrations only and Guests only, require the Academic plan or the Commercial.
What is “Allow team customization”?
It's an option for administrators of a Team Plan. If it's on, each member decides their own customization; if it's off, the administrator's settings apply to the whole team's games.
