diff --git a/application/controllers/Contesting.php b/application/controllers/Contesting.php
index 6beb4edf3..bcb9f46e1 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Contesting.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Contesting.php
@@ -134,4 +134,20 @@ class Contesting extends CI_Controller {
 		echo json_encode(array('message' => 'OK'));
 		return;
 	}
+
+	public function deactivateall() {
+		$this->load->model('Contesting_model');
+		$this->Contesting_model->deactivateall();
+		header('Content-Type: application/json');
+		echo json_encode(array('message' => 'OK'));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	public function activateall() {
+		$this->load->model('Contesting_model');
+		$this->Contesting_model->activateall();
+		header('Content-Type: application/json');
+		echo json_encode(array('message' => 'OK'));
+		return;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/application/models/Contesting_model.php b/application/models/Contesting_model.php
index a3832258e..b026e7594 100644
--- a/application/models/Contesting_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Contesting_model.php
@@ -122,4 +122,24 @@ class Contesting_model extends CI_Model {
 		$this->db->where('id', $id);
 		$this->db->update('contest', $data);
 	}
+
+	function activateall() {
+		$data = array(
+			'active' => '1',
+		);
+
+		$this->db->update('contest', $data);
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	function deactivateall() {
+		$data = array(
+			'active' => '0',
+		);
+
+		$this->db->update('contest', $data);
+
+		return true;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/application/views/contesting/add.php b/application/views/contesting/add.php
index 661b68307..e62b95960 100644
--- a/application/views/contesting/add.php
+++ b/application/views/contesting/add.php
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 					<table>
 			</div>
 			<br/>
-			<p><button onclick="createContestDialog();" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm"><i class="fas fa-plus"></i> Add a Contest</button></p>
+			<p>
+				<button onclick="createContestDialog();" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm"><i class="fas fa-plus"></i> Add a Contest</button>
+				<button onclick="activateAllContests();" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Activate All</button>
+				<button onclick="deactivateAllContests();" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Deactivate All </button>
+			</p>
 		</div>
 	</div>
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js b/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js
index 9e06db281..25f49fe56 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ $('.contesttable').DataTable({
 	"pageLength": 25,
 	responsive: false,
 	ordering: false,
-	"scrollY":        "400px",
+	"scrollY": "400px",
 	"scrollCollapse": true,
-	"paging":         false,
+	"paging": false,
 	"scrollX": true,
 	dom: 'Bfrtip',
 	buttons: [
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $('.contesttable').DataTable({
 });
 
 // using this to change color of csv-button if dark mode is chosen
-var background = $('body').css( "background-color");
+var background = $('body').css("background-color");
 
 if (background != ('rgb(255, 255, 255)')) {
 	$(".buttons-csv").css("color", "white");
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function createContestDialog() {
 	$.ajax({
 		url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/create',
 		type: 'post',
-		success: function(html) {
+		success: function (html) {
 			BootstrapDialog.show({
 				title: 'Add Contest',
 				size: BootstrapDialog.SIZE_WIDE,
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ function createContest(form) {
 		$.ajax({
 			url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/create',
 			type: 'post',
-			data: {'name': form.contestname.value,
-				'adifname': form.adifcontestname.value},
-			success: function(html) {
+			data: {
+				'name': form.contestname.value,
+				'adifname': form.adifcontestname.value
+			},
+			success: function (html) {
 				location.reload();
 			}
 		});
@@ -59,11 +61,11 @@ function deactivateContest(contestid) {
 	$.ajax({
 		url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/deactivate',
 		type: 'post',
-		data: {'id': contestid },
-		success: function(html) {
+		data: { 'id': contestid },
+		success: function (html) {
 			$(".contest_" + contestid).text('not active');
-			$('.btn_'+contestid).html('Activate');
-			$('.btn_'+contestid).attr('onclick', 'activateContest('+contestid+')')
+			$('.btn_' + contestid).html('Activate');
+			$('.btn_' + contestid).attr('onclick', 'activateContest(' + contestid + ')')
 		}
 	});
 }
@@ -72,11 +74,11 @@ function activateContest(contestid) {
 	$.ajax({
 		url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/activate',
 		type: 'post',
-		data: {'id': contestid },
-		success: function(html) {
-			$('.contest_'+contestid).text('active');
-			$('.btn_'+contestid).html('Deactivate');
-			$('.btn_'+contestid).attr('onclick', 'deactivateContest('+contestid+')')
+		data: { 'id': contestid },
+		success: function (html) {
+			$('.contest_' + contestid).text('active');
+			$('.btn_' + contestid).html('Deactivate');
+			$('.btn_' + contestid).attr('onclick', 'deactivateContest(' + contestid + ')')
 		}
 	});
 }
@@ -84,19 +86,20 @@ function activateContest(contestid) {
 function deleteContest(id, contest) {
 	BootstrapDialog.confirm({
 		title: 'DANGER',
-		message: 'Warning! Are you sure you want to delete the following contest: ' + contest + '?'  ,
+		message: 'Warning! Are you sure you want to delete the following contest: ' + contest + '?',
 		type: BootstrapDialog.TYPE_DANGER,
 		closable: true,
 		draggable: true,
 		btnOKClass: 'btn-danger',
-		callback: function(result) {
-			if(result) {
+		callback: function (result) {
+			if (result) {
 				$.ajax({
 					url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/delete',
 					type: 'post',
-					data: {'id': id
+					data: {
+						'id': id
 					},
-					success: function(data) {
+					success: function (data) {
 						$(".contest_" + id).parent("tr:first").remove(); // removes mode from table
 					}
 				});
@@ -104,3 +107,47 @@ function deleteContest(id, contest) {
 		}
 	});
 }
+
+function activateAllContests() {
+	BootstrapDialog.confirm({
+		title: 'DANGER',
+		message: 'Warning! Are you sure you want to activate all contests?',
+		type: BootstrapDialog.TYPE_DANGER,
+		closable: true,
+		draggable: true,
+		btnOKClass: 'btn-danger',
+		callback: function (result) {
+			if (result) {
+				$.ajax({
+					url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/activateall',
+					type: 'post',
+					success: function (data) {
+						location.reload();
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+function deactivateAllContests() {
+	BootstrapDialog.confirm({
+		title: 'DANGER',
+		message: 'Warning! Are you sure you want to deactivate all contests?',
+		type: BootstrapDialog.TYPE_DANGER,
+		closable: true,
+		draggable: true,
+		btnOKClass: 'btn-danger',
+		callback: function (result) {
+			if (result) {
+				$.ajax({
+					url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/deactivateall',
+					type: 'post',
+					success: function (data) {
+						location.reload();
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}
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