Photo Competition Manager

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.