Event Voting & Live Leaderboard by Clicksmith
Bring your next competition, festival, or tasting event to life with Event Voting & Live Leaderboard by Clicksmith — a simple, mobile-friendly system that lets attendees vote instantly and watch results update in real time.
Features – Easy mobile voting (QR code or direct link) – Custom categories and vote limits – Anti-spam and duplicate protection – Real-time leaderboard display – Full-screen leaderboard for TVs or projectors – Works with any WordPress theme
Perfect for: BBQ competitions, beer festivals, car shows, pageants, people’s-choice awards, and any event where the crowd picks the winner.
Documentation & Support – Docs: https://clicksmith.net/plugins/event-voting/docs – Contact: info@clicksmith.net – Website: https://clicksmith.net
Shortcodes
Voting form
[clicksmith_event_voting]
Attributes
– categories – pipe-separated list (e.g. categories="Best Brisket|Best Ribs|Best Chicken")
– category_ids – comma-separated IDs instead of names
– votes_per_category – number of votes per category (default 1)
– max_total_votes – cap total votes per user
– require_login – true|false (default false)
– ip_limit_minutes – block repeat voting for X minutes
– honeypot – true|false (default true)
– recaptcha – on|off
– event – optional slug or ID for multi-event setups
– button_label – custom submit text
– success_message – custom thank-you text
– allow_revoting – true|false
Examples [clicksmith_event_voting categories=”Best Brisket|Best Ribs|Best Chicken” votes_per_category=”1″] [clicksmith_event_voting category_ids=”2,4,9″ max_total_votes=”3″ require_login=”true”]
Live leaderboard
[clicksmith_leaderboard]
Attributes
– categories or category_ids – filter which categories to show
– layout – table|cards (default table)
– show_counts – true|false
– show_percent – true|false
– limit – limit rows per category
– auto_refresh – refresh every X seconds
– highlight_top – highlight top N entries
– show_last_updated – show “Last updated” text
Examples [clicksmith_leaderboard auto_refresh=”5″ layout=”table” show_counts=”true” show_percent=”true”] [clicksmith_leaderboard categories=”Best Brisket|Best Ribs” limit=”5″ highlight_top=”3″]
Credits
Developed and maintained by Clicksmith Digital Marketing.
License
This plugin is free software, released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.