This plugin automatically turns a WordPress-page into a photo contest.
| Author: | Frank van der Stad (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 2.7 |
| WordPress version tested: | 3.0.5 |
| Plugin version: | 1.5.6 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 16-10-2009 |
| Last updated: | 11-03-2011
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 20 |
| Rated by: | 1 |
| Plugin URI: | http://www.vanderstad.nl/wordpress/plugins/wp... |
| Total downloads: | 24 499 |
| Active installs: | 100+ |
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Important
- WHEN USING AUTO-UPGRADE WITH VERSION BELOW 1.3.5, BE SURE TO BACKUP YOUR DATABASE, THE CONTEST_HOLDER AND SKINS DIRECTORY.
- From version 1.3.5 and higher, the auto-upgrading should work. If the restore fails, copy the upgrade/wp-photocontest_[date]/* to the plugins/wp-photocontest. Note: The following directories need write permission for the updater AND the user apache runs under:
- /wp-content/upgrade
- /wp-content/plugins
- /wp-content/plugins/wp-photocontest
- /wp-content/plugins/wp-photocontest/*
- If the contest doesn't work after the upgrade, please use the "Force database upgrade!" link in the setting page!
Description
This plugin permits you to create a 'voting for photos-contest' from the WordPress admin panel Subscribed users can uploads photos and everyone else can vote for the uploaded photos.
When creating a contest, you can set the voting period, the period uploaders can upload photos and you can set the maximum number of photos per user.
This plugin will create a WordPress page with all the necessary links to handle the uploading, voting and subscribing to your blog.
Features
- Simple form to create, edit and delete a contest in the WordPress Admin panel
- Active/Deactivate photos in the WordPress Admin panel
- View vote-details for each photo in the WordPress Admin panel
- Sidemenu 'PhotoContest' in the WordPress Admin panel
- Autocreate small, medium, large and user defined thumbnails on the upload
- Check for a human voter (with captcha). The voter is identified with cookie
- Sends mail to admin when a upload occurs in the contest
- Uploading is permitted to subscribed users only
- Last uploaded, most viewed and most voted pages
- Themeable with an template file (See Customization)
- (new) Uses user details when user is logged in.
- (new) Improved activate, deactivate, auto-upgrade and uninstall routines.
- (new) Different options for registering the votes. Option list, star rating or hidden votes.
- (new) Assign different page/post options for each contest. (group contests on beneath 1 page or add different contest in posts)
- (new) You can install a widget with the latest photos in you sidebar. (create by -gnom-)
- (new) To prevent dummy-voting, you can now ask the voter to confirm the vote by email
Customization
The plugin provides a config entry in wp-photocontest-config.php file to skins the pages created by WP-PhotoContest. This entry points to a directory underneath the 'skins' directory. This directory must contain the following files:
- template.tpl : This file is used as template for the pages created by WP-PhotoContest (*)
- theme.css : This stylesheet is used for styling the pages created by WP-PhotoContest
To create a new skin, you can copy the aqua directory in the directory 'skins' into and other directory and edit as aproperiate. Then change the 'CONTESTS_SKIN' contant in wp-photocontest-config.php file.
(*) Important: When using a theme, you need to copy page.php or index.php to template.tpl and replace "The_Loop" with [WP-PHOTOCONTEST CONTENT]. See for more information: 'http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop'
There needs to be a class called 'content_wppc'. The contest will be placed in the HTML-tag with this class.