---
title: "Allow Updates to Recommenders After Application Submission"
slug: "allow-updates-to-recommendations-after-application-submission"
description: "Enable post-submission reference updates in Slate by allowing edits to recommenders and providing a direct link to the reference page."
tags: ["Applications", "Recommendations", "Applicant Status Page"]
updated: 2026-02-26T00:34:53Z
published: 2026-02-26T00:34:53Z
canonical: "knowledge.technolutions.net/allow-updates-to-recommendations-after-application-submission"
---

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# Allow Updates to Recommenders After Application Submission

To allow applicants to add or update their recommenders after submitting an application, turn on the **Allow Edits to Recommenders**setting on a *Checklist*or *Checklist by Section*[portal widget](/v1/docs/portal-widgets#). When enabled, the portal widget will include a link that returns applicants to the reference page on the [Slate-Hosted Application](/v1/docs/custom-application-pages-overview).

From the reference page, they can add new recommenders, exclude recommenders, or send reminders to recommenders who haven’t submitted their recommendations yet.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/cd8ea7a6-07f3-4846-a554-627ac016d3e3/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2025-11-04 at 12.49.05 PM.png)

## Updating the portal widget setting

1. Go to **Database** → **Portals.**
2. From the list of portals, select the [status page portal](/v1/docs/status-page) you'd like to edit.
3. Select the view you'd like to edit.
4. From the portal widgets palette, insert a **Checklist**or**Checklist by Section**widget into the view, or select an existing one.
5. Select one of the following settings under the **Allow Edits to Recommenders** select list:
  - **Show when Unreceived Recommendation Exists:** The link will display in the portal if an unreceived recommendation exists on the record.
  - **Show Always:** The link will display in the portal regardless of the status of the recommendation requests
  - **Hide Always:** The link will never display, preventing the applicant from editing their recommenders.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/cd8ea7a6-07f3-4846-a554-627ac016d3e3/Images/Documentation/image(872).png)
6. If you’ve chosen to show the edit recommenders link, the **Reference Page Form**setting will appear.
  - If you leave the setting blank, the applicant will return to the standard reference page set in the application editor.
  - If you select a form from the list, the link will direct them to the selected form. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/cd8ea7a6-07f3-4846-a554-627ac016d3e3/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2025-11-04 at 1.03.56 PM.png)
7. Select **Save.**