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Simple Photos Contest
The plugin « Simple Photos Contest » permit to very simply manage a photos contest.
The facts
- Rating
- 3★ from 5
- Active installs
- 10+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 26 Mar 2013
- Added
- Mar 2013
- Requires WP
- 3.5.1
- Tested up to
- WP 3.5.2
- Downloads
- 7,903
Our analysis
AI-assistedSimple Photos Contest is a WordPress plugin designed to manage photo contests. You can upload photos, add descriptions, and specify photographer names, while keeping the WordPress media manager uncluttered by storing photos in a dedicated folder.
The plugin allows for configurable voting periods and options, including limiting votes to one per photo or allowing one vote every few hours. Voter authentication is required, with options including email verification and social media accounts. This plugin is suitable for anyone looking to run a simple photo contest on their WordPress site.
Best for: This plugin suits individuals or organisations wanting to host a straightforward photo contest on their WordPress site.
What it does well
- ✓Allows management of photo contests
- ✓Supports photo uploads with descriptions and photographer names
- ✓Configurable voting options
- ✓Voter authentication available
- ✓Can export votes and statistics
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in March 2013, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •Limited user ratings and active installs
- •No information on support or documentation
Verdict
Simple Photos Contest provides basic functionality for managing photo contests but may lack support and compatibility with recent WordPress versions.
From the developer
CG41's own description of Simple Photos Contest, lightly tidied.
The plugin « Simple Photos Contest » permit to very simply manage a photos contest.
Made available by « Conseil général de Loir-et-Cher » – delopped by « Artefacts »
About photos
- You can upload photos, add them a description and a photographer name.
- Photos can be ordered by hand (with the mouse ;-).
- Photos are not add to the WordPress media manager, to keep it clean. They are stored in a dedicated folder.
- Two images are computed to show to visitors: one thumbnail and one view. The original photo is stored too but not displayed to visitors.
About votes
- Vote is open and close automatically between this configured open date and close date.
- Several options are possibles for voters:
** Only one vote by photo,
** or one vote every X hours (like one vote a day). - You can export all votes in a spreadsheet file, some statistics are proposed in this spreadsheet.
- To avoid abuse visitors must be authenticated to be able to vote. Several authentification schemes are available:
** A code sent to a email address
** Google account
** Facebook account
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