Challenges

Challenges are optional goals that use your existing visits, photos, and submissions on PostboxMap. Examples include visiting every postbox in a town, photographing ten George V boxes UK-wide, or submitting three lamp boxes in a calendar month. Progress is calculated from data you already contribute; you do not submit a separate challenge form.

Challenges are in beta. The site owner must turn on the feature for the site, then enable Challenges access (beta) on your user account (owners and admins always have access). When the feature graduates from beta, the owner can switch on public launch so every signed-in user can take part without a per-user flag. If you see a message that you need beta access, ask the site owner to enable it on your profile.

Visit challenges count postboxes you have checked in to. Photograph challenges count postboxes where you added an approved photo. Complete challenges count both postboxes already on the map and, for some town goals, British-style boxes known from OpenStreetMap that are not yet on PostboxMap (you add them to finish the town). Submit challenges count new postboxes you submitted that match the challenge filters (for example lamp boxes in July).

Town challenges list what is on the map plus any matching OSM nodes still to add. Use View on map or Browse postboxes from the challenge page to plan a route. Count-based challenges (for example photograph 10 George V boxes) show how many you still need; the leaderboard lists everyone who has finished, earliest first.

Open Challenges from your dashboard once you have access. Completed challenges appear on your public profile and contributor page. For scoring outside challenges, see Scoring and ranks.