Photo Competition Manager provides everything photography clubs need to run professional competitions online:
Core Features
- Member Management – Maintain active rosters, assign grades, track member status, and bulk import/update via CSV
- Competition Setup – Create competitions with custom categories, grade divisions, submission quotas, and scoring matrices
- Secure Submissions – Members upload via magic-link authentication with automatic file validation, resizing, and quota enforcement
- Flexible Voting – Token-based member voting, password-protected public voting, and full-screen slideshow mode for in-person club nights
- Results Display – Full results tables with filtering, responsive top-3 podium displays, and customizable member name visibility
- Email Notifications – Automated emails for upload confirmations, voting invitations, results announcements, and custom templates with merge tags
- Setup Wizard – One-click page creation for upload, voting, results, and top-3 displays with pre-configured shortcodes
Advanced Capabilities
- Voting Controls – Open/close voting by category, manage voter tokens, track submission and voting status per competition
- Results Analytics – View score distributions, voting participation, and competition statistics from the admin dashboard
- Export Tools – Export competition results, voting data, and member lists to CSV for archiving or external reporting
- Repository Pattern – All data stored in dedicated database tables for performance, portability, and clean separation from WordPress content
Five Shortcodes, Unlimited Possibilities
[competition_upload] – Member upload form with quota tracking
[competition_voting] – Interactive voting interface with live validation
[competition_slideshow] – Full-screen presentation mode for club meetings
[competition_results] – Complete results table with grade and category filtering
[competition_top3] – Responsive podium display showcasing winners
Perfect for photography clubs, camera clubs, photo societies, and any organization running regular image competitions.