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.