Installation

Installation

Uploading in WordPress Dashboard

  1. Unpack archive from Codecanyon.net
  2. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
  3. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
  4. Select ‘photo-contest.zip‘ from your computer
  5. Click ‘Install Now’
  6. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

Using FTP

  1. Unpack archive from Codecanyon.net
  2. Open ‘photo-contest.zip‘
  3. Extract the ‘photo-contest‘ directory to your computer
  4. Upload the ‘photo-contest‘ directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

After Plugin Activation

  1. Go to “Photo Contest” section in admin area
  2. Set all options and save changes
  3. Now you can create a new contest

Create a new contest

Actually there are three ways how to create a contest.

Create a contest in the new WordPress Editor (Gutenberg)

  1. Create a new page for the contest.
  2. Hit “Add block” (it is the Plus symbol in the Circle)
  3. In the field “Search for a block” type Photo Contest
  4. Pick the block “Photo Contest”
  5. Done!

Create a contest in the old WordPress editor

  1. Create a new page for the contest.
  2. Hit button “Add Photo Contest” or add these two shortcodes to the text area [contest-menu][contest-page].
  3. Save the page and visit the page.
  4. On the page you will find a form for creating a new contest, so fill the form.
  5. Done!

Create a contest in the Contests section

  1. Go to admin area Photo Contest -> Contests section.
  2. Set contest name in the “Create a new contest” form and fill the rest of the form.
  3. Hit “Create a contest” buton.
  4. Done!