Add rules_url and judging_criteria_url columns pointing to the con's official PDFs, plus inline rules summary columns for the key restrictions (prop length, exposed body percentage, presentation time). Selector mapping injects the inline summary into a rules block per event; full PDF links satisfy compliance for serious competitors.

Add a confirmed_photographers column with photographer slugs comma-separated. The template iterates the list and links each photographer to /photographers/{slug}/ if you run a photographer directory in parallel. Cross-source lookup pulls names and portfolio links per render.

Add photo_policy column with structured values (open shoots, credentialed only, no flash, no tripods). Render as pill badges via tag mapping so cosplayers see at a glance whether they need a media credential or can shoot freely. Each con has different policies; making them explicit per event avoids confusion at the meet-up.

Yes. Gatherings map to Event schema with startDate, location, organizer, and parent Event (the host convention) via superEvent. Google's event rich results show gathering name, date, and host con directly in SERP for queries like Genshin gathering AX 2026, moving click-through significantly compared to plain link results.

Set cache duration to one hour during con weeks (typically Thursday through Sunday for major cons) so weather and conflict reschedules propagate within an hour. Off-season cache duration goes up to weekly since gathering plans stabilize once initial scheduling concludes after announcement.

Yes. Per-franchise page groups (/cosplay-events/franchise/{franchise}/) render every gathering for that franchise across every con globally. Cosplayers planning con season pick events by which franchise gatherings hit which cons, and the franchise page gives them the full cross-con view for planning.

Add a results_url column populated after the event with gallery and winners pages. Annual archive group at /cosplay-events/{year}/{slug}/ snapshots the gathering details plus results and winners. The archive preserves masquerade winner history and gathering attendance photos at indexable URLs forever.

No, per-franchise pages canonicalize to themselves and link out to canonical per-event pages. Each per-event page wins rich result eligibility because it has structured Event schema with full data. The per-franchise page aggregates link equity for the franchise facet across cons without competing with per-event detail pages for SERP positions.