WordPress Voting Photo Contest: Release Notes

LAST UPDATED- 11/29/2024

VERSION 6.2.1 – Released 11/29/2024
Fixed:
Profile tab not working.
Issue with contestant description mismatch while export when it is updated on edit page.
Paid entry custom redirect.

VERSION 6.2.0 – Released 10/9/2024
Fixed:
Security issue on the login page.

VERSION 6.1.9 – Released 8/21/2024
Fixed:
Google login icon

Added:
Option to enable/disable contestant ability to vote on their own entry while must be logged in to vote is enabled.

VERSION 6.1.8 – Released 8/9/2024
Fixed:
Facebook login
Participant not visible

VERSION 6.1.7 – Released 7/31/2024
Added:
Buy votes split voting functionality added

Fixed:
SSL verify issue
Google login icon size
Delete post issue
Password reset issue

Improved:
Load JS files on all pages implementation
Total votes count query

VERSION 6.1.6 – Released 6/18/2024
Added:
Show all contestants new design with split contestants based on categories
Fixed:
Login page password reset success message not showing issue.

VERSION 6.1.5 – Released 5/31/2024

Added:
Sending user registration email verification with the option to resend the verification email.

VERSION 6.1.4 – Released 4/30/2024

Fixed:
Session start warning messages.

VERSION 6.1.3 – Released 4/24/2024

Fixed:
IP restriction issue with Nginx server.
Issue with editing Custom Fields and Registration fields saved without field name.

VERSION 6.1.2 – Released 4/9/2024

Added:
Threads Social sharing.

Improved:
Stay on the edit page while saving changes in the Category, Styles, and Layout Setting pages.
Changed Twitter logo to the new X logo.

Fixed:
Translation not saving issue
VERSION 6.1.1 – Released 3/22/2024

Added:
Field to set login link in the Referral area.
Link icon to copy the proper referral link.

VERSION 6.1.0 – Released 3/21/2024

Added:
Bonus votes referral system from third party websites.

VERSION 6.0.9 – Released 3/11/2024

Added:
Support for judging addon ability to modify judging score

VERSION 6.0.8 – Released 2/26/2024

Added:
Option to add Custom voted message
Option to send Successfully Voted email to user

Fixed:
Top 10 contestants for video and audio contests.

VERSION 6.0.7 – Released 2/14/2024

Added:
Pause voting for given hours after submissions.
Gravity forms support for adding contest entries.

VERSION 6.0.6 – Released 12/26/2023

Fixed:
ShowAllContestants shortcode voting issue with email verification.

VERSION 6.0.5 – Released 12/22/2023

Fixed:
ShowAllContestants shortcode voting issue.
PHP warnings.
Notification email deliverability.

VERSION 6.0.4 – Released 12/11/2023

Improved:
Added translations for email messages.

VERSION 6.0.3 – Released 11/21/2023

Fixed:
Auto Login Issue
Show all contestants CSS, drop-down and added link to the contestant title

Improved:
Compatibility for WordPress 6.4.1
Added Hooks for WP Gravity forms Add-on
Updated CSS for loading to show only for contestants

VERSION 6.0.2 – Released 8/25/2023

Fixed:
Text Input background color issue
Image upload progress issue
New demo website link

VERSION 6.0.1 – Released 8/21/2023

Fixed:
Minor fixes on custom fields display

VERSION 6.0 – Released 8/18/2023

Added:
New branding changes

Fixed:
Cache issue while voting with specific themes

VERSION 5.4.9 – Released 8/2/2023

Added:
Option to use Category Colors instead of Global Colors.
Ability to import Global colors into Category colors.

VERSION 5.4.8 – Released 7/10/2023

Added:
Updated license validation and error message

VERSION 5.4.7 – Released 6/19/2023

Fixed:
Email validation code not send
File name with ‘scaled’ upload

VERSION 5.4.6 – Released 5/18/2023

Added:
User consent for vote modal data

Fixed:
Scroll to top when page change
Search only works for title
Validation error messages missing translations
Login page register form mobile design

VERSION 5.4.5 – Released 4/21/2023

Fixed:
Stripe PHP Library not loading
Image upload PHP errors
Migration from older versions missing columns
Custom Slug not working
Open the “contestant” in a new tab

VERSION 5.4.4 – Released 4/1/2023

Fixed:
File upload author missing
Multi-site activation issue

VERSION 5.4.3 – Released 3/14/2023

Added:
Loading text to custom fields section in Add/Edit contestant pages

Fixed:
Contestants infinite scrolling issue from version 5.4.2

VERSION 5.4.2 – Released 3/13/2023

Fixed:
PHP warnings and notices
Video upload file size validation
Video field not showing up on Custom fields issue
Voting button issue with default pagination

VERSION 5.4.1 – Released 1/24/2023

Improved:
Moved the previous and next arrows next to title in the contestant popup
Restricted notice will be shown before asking user details

Added:
Option to change the number of contestants to show in Top 10 contestants list

Fixed:
Bug with showing all the contestants in show all contestants list
Fixed the Preview in new tab page crash issue

VERSION 5.4.0 – Released 12/22/2022

Fixed:
showallcontest shortcode showing critical error and PHP warnings
Voting Navigation design

VERSION 5.3.9 – Released 12/19/2022

Improved:
Layout and Color settings will stay on the same tab when saved

Fixed:
Voting navigation buttons highlight when not selected
Gallery & Top 10 redirect url updated in single page when visiting from social networks

VERSION 5.3.8 – Released 12/14/2022

Fixed:
Image not displaying properly on the contest page fix
Image not available – default image size fixed for Grid and List view to match with Featured images
Contestants page navigation(Gallery and Top 10) from single page was not working when you navigate from social share

VERSION 5.3.7 – Released 12/8/2022

Improved:
Added setting to switch file upload from Forms to Tus client

Fixed:
Ellipsis added at the end of excerpt
Update form file upload fix

VERSION 5.3.6 – Released 11/8/2022

Improved:
Compatibility for WordPress 6.1
Changed/Removed deprecated hooks

VERSION 5.3.5 – Released 10/7/2022
Added:
Option to show/hide the Your Profile
Cancel Vote button in Popup
Mobile Responsive Menu for navigation
Logout Button in the Navigation bar
Background Color Settings for Grid/List & Form

Fixed:
Order by rand and votes issue on Top10 & Sidebar List
Popup of Grab user details
Addcontestants shortcode for when is set to open
Rules & Prize issue

Improved:
Updated the Twitter API
Updated the Google API

VERSION 5.3.4 – Released 9/2/2022
Added:
Auto Option in Elementor Submit Entry

Fixed:
Submit Entry
Multiple Email Notifications
Ellipses Issue in Excerpt
Zip Code Translation
Contestant Link Redirection in Email Template

Improved:
Processing Message in Vote Button
Custom Fields URL links and HTML Tags

VERSION 5.3.3 – Released 8/19/2022

Fixed:
Vote Log Display Issue from version 5.3.2
Profile Screen Issue

Added:
Deactivation warning message and alert when Deactivation Settings set to NO.

VERSION 5.3.2 – Released 8/5/2022

Fixed:
Custom Field Save Issue on NGINX Servers
Read More display in Single Contestant Page
404 issues on the Import Contestant page

VERSION 5.3.1 – Released 7/21/2022

Fixed:
Submit Button not showing properly due to version 5.3

VERSION 5.3 – Released 7/19/2022

Fixed:
Custom Fields duplicated issue in Firefox
Exclude and Include shortcodes
Duplicated contestants while order by set to Votes

Added:
Limiting the Characters or Words in Contestant Title and Contestant Description
Supports Elementor Plugin for shortcode rendering
CANCEL VOTE functionality
Show Gallery Option
Rejection setting and rejection email.

Improved:
Pagination Color
Design in admin end
Submit Entry, Timer and Vote Button based upon the Activation Count

VERSION 5.2.6 – Released 5/31/2022

Fixed:
Votes order by when Auto Approve Contestants is set to ON

Added:
Feature Popup Image Setting in admin end
Ability to Remove Featured image in Essay Contest Category
WordPress 6.0 Support

Improved:
Design for Contest Timer and Count
Vote log Time based upon the Local timezone used in the WordPress Settings
Validation and Processing loader in Submit Form

VERSION 5.2.5 – Released 4/29/2022

Fixed:
Contest Category Does not exist
Search functionality for the imported contestants
Sort issue in Category , Custom Fields & Registration Fields Listing while Editing.
Custom Fields cloned while Category.

Added:
PROCESSING message in Vote Button
USER ACCOUNT tracking in Contest Settings

Improved:
Dynamically displayed Total Vote Count

VERSION 5.2.4 – Released 4/12/2022

Fixed:
Reverse Proxy Ip Issue
Videos issues in Widgets
showcontestants attribute in “addcontestants” shortcode to display the contestants list
Single Contestant Image size specified in admin end when disable popup is enabled
Display of Show Total Vote Count in Contest Category
Cookie Issues in Voting

Added:
Translation Strings added

Improved:
Voting Button Messages (Vote Again, Voting restricted)

VERSION 5.2.3 – Released 3/7/2022

Fixed:
404 issue with the Import Contestants Feature

Added:
Option “Load scripts on all pages”. It will Load plugin scripts on all pages and to resolve Optimization Plugin conflicts when minifying already minified scripts.

Improved:
Pagination – Maximum allowed 500. Added Error Messages in front end when users uses above 500 in shortcode

VERSION 5.2.2 – Released 2/23/2022
***IMPORTANT***
Before updating from a version prior to 5.2.2 please visit the forum and follow the steps to backup your translation files to avoid lost translations after updating.

Improved: Moved storage location of translations to uploads folder to avoid lost translations in future versions.

VERSION 5.2.1 – Released 2/22/2022

Fixed:
Past and Future Dates Date Picker Issue in the Contest Category Settings
Vote Log Listing Issue in Safari browser
Vote Log Delete – Style Issue
Category Slug Already Existing Issue
Author & Author Email address to be displayed when Title Position is set to TOP
Hide Until Live Photos/Videos/Music Issues
Updating & deleting Custom Fields in the admin end

Improved:
Rules & Prizes Text Editor

Added:
Image Proportion Functionality for Image Contest in Category Layout Settings
New Image Sizes (800×0 & 1400×0)

VERSION 5.2 – Released 1/28/2022

Fixed:
postperpage=0 issues
After Voting share your friends text
Multiple votelog select and delete
Export vote log fields
Weblinks for custom field values

VERSION 5.1.9 – Released 1/21/2022

Fixed:
Export issues
Profile screen issues and added separate components for profile screen shortcode
User Values showing on back-end

VERSION 5.1.8 – Released 12/30/2021

Fixed:
Export contestants fix,
Multisite fix

VERSION 5.1.7 – Released 12/29/2021

Fixed:
DOM Issue preventing contest from loading in FireFox after fixes from 5.1.6

VERSION 5.1.6 – Released 12/24/2021

Fixed:
Email From address on settings page
orderby=name issue fixed
Custom field links fixed
buyvotes on showallcontestants

VERSION 5.1.5 – Released 12/16/2021

Fixed:
Voting timer issue
Showallcontestants vote button issue
addcontest & endedcontest dropdown issue

VERSION 5.1.4 – Released 12/14/2021

Fixed:
Contestants viewing popup Size
Contestants popup multiple images
Category hide and disable single Contestant page
Your profile Edit contestant
Captcha sitekey issue

Added:
Voters Name on Vote log
Security Patch
Enable all on custom fields

VERSION 5.1.3 – Released 12/03/2021

Fixed:
Click on Author and see that Authors entries
Custom Field for the video URL and it’s not working.
Reset category layout & color settings
Tooltip issues

Displaying Image only showing when music upload is enabled in Music Category
Admin Menu highlight when add new or edit

VERSION 5.1.1 – Released 11/26/2021

Fixed:
Buyvotes extension API
Gallery Link
Migration version number
Rules & prizes

Custom fields & Registration fields

VERSION 5.1 – Released 11/23/2021

Fixed:
Contest Ended Message Missing
Countdown Timer Missing by default
Showtimer=1 variable
REST API session_write_close()

VERSION 5.0.9 – Released 11/16/2021

Fixed:
Excerpt controller issue

Added:
Support for judging extension

VERSION 5.0.8 – Released 11/12/2021

Fixed:
Changed order by random to session fix pagination seed
Show custom field description on front end form
Start time page blank error
Email settings issue on submission
Submit form and submit button login issues

Added:
Disable single page setting
“showrules” variable usage to showcontestants shortcode on overview page

VERSION 5.0.7 – Released 11/2/2021

Fixed:
Assign fields empty issue
Deactivation errors on some installs
Translation rest call
Search title on migration

Added:
Search for custom fields

VERSION 5.0.6 – Released 10/28/2021

Fixed:
Admin end contestants pending issue

Improved:
Reduced build files and enhanced the speed of the plugin

VERSION 5.0.5 – Released 10/26/2021

Fixed:
Blank screen issue on new voting installations
Sorting by votes on admin end

Improved:
Front end orderby random changed from session to cookie

VERSION 5.0.4 – Released 10/25/2021

Fixed:
Tiktok video not shown on admin end
Assigning custom fields showing name
Orderby random
Author on save entry

VERSION 5.0.3 – Released 10/22/2021

Fixed:
Submit form showing on open state even contest ended
Submit entry upload issue and wistia video issue
Video design issue on single contestant page
Template Override
Description in Single and Popup
Voting log loading issue and contest ended voting button show
Color settings button issue
Voting navigation issue on submit entry

Added:
Translation in Email Controller
PDF viewer
Video Ext – URL field enable
Video Ext – Tiktok video
Video Ext – Video contest URL + Upload support

VERSION 5.0.2 – Released 10/18/2021

Fixed:
License and Version Reporting
WP Bakery Content Issue

VERSION 5.0.1 – Released 10/15/2021

Fixed:
License activation issue
PDF Display for Essay Contest

VERSION 5.0 – Released 10/13/2021

New:
Completely written from the ground up utilizing React JS.

VERSION 4.9.2 – Released 6/2/2021

Added:
Prework for the upcoming release of version 5.0

Fixed:
Pagination Issues

VERSION 4.9.1 – Released 9/19/2020

Added:
Links to payment on buy votes and entry payments

Improved:
Deactivation set to on on default installation

Fixed:
Divi Theme login issues
Profile screen edit for paid submitted entry
Profile screen share off
Export contestants on radio/checkbox and file type

VERSION 4.9 – Released 8/31/2020

Fixed:
Random sort order issue on front end

VERSION 4.8.9 – Released 8/21/2020

Fixed:
Twitter login
Profile screen edit
Random sort order issue on admin end

VERSION 4.8.8 – Released 8/4/2020

Improved:
Design with showallcontestants

Fixed:
Sort order shortcode usage with showallcontestants
Email notification for admin on exceed submit entry issue

VERSION 4.8.7 – Released 8/3/2020

Added:
German Translations (Thank you Alex for your contribution!!)

Improved:
Contestant & Admin email handling to avoid going to spam folder

Fixed:
Deleting contestant entry from profile screen conflict with submission count
File upload Jquery issue

VERSION 4.8.6 – Released 7/18/2020

Added:
Coupon support for addcontest shortcode

VERSION 4.8.5 – Released 7/16/2020

Fixed:
JS conflicts and login issue conflicts
Show all contestants page with music and video images
Facebook video if API failed iframe load
Addcontest shortcode compatibility with video extension

VERSION 4.8.1 – Released 6/26/2020

Fixed:
Reddit & LinkedIn social sharing deactivates upon saving settings

Improved:
Author entries page now links contestants to contestant post
Author entries now add Reddit & LinkedIn social icons if enabled

VERSION 4.8 – Released 6/25/2020

Added:
Bitchute videos URL support
Clicking on Author’s name shows all of the Authors entries
Updated plugin for PHP 7.4 support

Improved:
When deactivating core plugin, addons are also deactivated
IP + E-mail verification method security

Fixed:
Instagram video support
Loading image on upload from front end

VERSION 4.7.8 – Released 6/18/2020

Fixed:
Custom field issue with displaying files such as PDF & Word Docs on contestant entry.

VERSION 4.7.7 – Released 6/16/2020

Fixed:
Custom field issue with MP3 and Video link URL’s.

VERSION 4.7.6 – Released 6/9/2020

Fixed:
Custom field image upload issue
Buy Votes extension issue fixed when set to 0 free votes with IP + Email Tracking

Added:
Image upload to WordPress media option
Clone Category
Show thumbnail on upload/Grid/Single Contestant
Extra image thumbnail support
Setting to show/hide custom file field label in single contestants

VERSION 4.7.5 – Released 5/14/2020

Fixed:
Admin Styles
Fancybox Styles
Buy Votes issue

VERSION 4.7.4 – Released 4/13/2020

Fixed:
Issue with extra file field in admin and front end
Admin end file upload for the documents
Show All Contestants displaying contests with End Timer Set

Added:
Verbiage and fixed file link issue for the multiple categories form
Additional translation strings

VERSION 4.7.3 – Released 4/1/2020

Additional Fixes:
Hide/Show Display of Custom Second Image Field in Grid/List View

Added:
Select All / Select None option for custom questions assigned to the Contest Category

Improved:
Hide “Additional Information” title on Single Contestants page if no additional information exists.
Top 10 Area Redesigned

VERSION 4.7.2 – Released 3/24/2020

Fixed:
Hide/Show Display of Custom Second Image Field in Grid/List View

VERSION 4.7.1 – Released 3/13/2020

Fixed:
Hide/Show Display of Custom Fields in Grid/List View

VERSION 4.7 – Released 3/10/2020

Fixed:
Additional Information in PrettyPhoto
Email notifications
SoundCloud poster image display

Improved:
SoundCloud removed the recommended songs after song is done playing
Additional Information Section on Single Contestants Page
Verbiage changes
Restricted the html tags in custom field title
YouTube short URL to usage in the video contest
Widget Design
Your Profile Page Design
Showallcontestants Design
Support for additional image upload fields
Support for additional pdf upload fields

Added:
Reddit share
LinkedIn share
Include attribute in showcontestants shortcode to only show included contestant id’s

VERSION 4.6.9 – Released 1/20/2020
Fixed:
File Field link in Email
Form styles for the notes

Added:
Description / Notes field in the Contestant Form Builder
Enable / Disable option for the Auto Login after the registration

VERSION 4.6.8 – Released 12/13/2019
Fixed:
JS conflict while uinsg the addcontest shortcode
Recaptcha in showallcontestant shortcode page

Added:
Custom Taxonomy Page Template for the Contest Category
File Type View Values in Email Notifications

VERSION 4.6.7 – Released 11/28/2019
Fixed:
Latin characters in contestant form builder question type and checkbox and radio box values
Non-Latin characters in registration form builder
Audio MP3 file type issue while uploading the audio files in music contest

Added:
Success class after successful voting in the button

VERSION 4.6.6 – Released 11/12/2019
Fixed:
Mail content override style
Submit entry load mail template issue
Js conflicts with divi theme

VERSION 4.6.5 – Released 11/5/2019
Fixed:
Date Picker Issue
addcontest shortcode issue
showrules attribute in addcontestant shortcode issue

Added:
Email Template Override in Child template
Additional Translation Strings

VERSION 4.6.4 – Released 10/19/2019
Fixed:
Record social login email in vote log

VERSION 4.6.3 – Released 10/14/2019
Fixed:
Woocommerce Conflict while
iOS Poster Image issue
Removed the REST API for the Taxonomy SHOW / HIDE
NEXT / PREVIOUS button conflict with plugins such WooCommerce Membership & GamiPress & BuddyPress
Submit Entry Form
Video Full Screen Glitches
Theme conflict issue while view = grid is set
Vote Log Email Display from Social Logins

Improved:
Showallcontestant Design
Width Areas in the admin end converted to Numeric Inputs
Top 10 Page Image Dimension

VERSION 4.6.2 – Released 8/21/2019
Fixed:
Listing Theme & Elementor Plugin Check
PrettyPhoto Issues while using elementor Plugin

Improved:
Terms & Condition HTML Output & Checkbox
Terms & Condition in Entry Form with Multiple Categories

VERSION 4.6.1 – Released 8/9/2019
Fixed:
Random filter in the infinite scroll and Load More scroll pagination
Translation string for Japanese Characters
Screensizing issue while using the UNCODE theme
Toolbar width theme conflict in WP Editor submit entry

VERSION 4.6 – Released 8/7/2019
Fixed:
Various Bugs from 4.5

VERSION 4.5 – Released 8/2/2019
Fixed:
Captcha for AddContest View
Captcha for Single Contestant View
Chinese Characters in Excerpt
Music Upload URL Issue

Improved:
Mobile CSS
Fancy Box CSS
Top 10 Page Design

Added:
Activation Wizard
Google Plus Login
Support for Buy Votes + Cookie Tracking
Link Element in the Contestant Form Builder
Dynamic CSS Generation
Facebook Video Support for Video Category
Terms & Conditions Field for Contestant Form Builder

Removed:
Google Plus Sharing deprecated by Google

VERSION 4.1.2 – Released 7/18/2019
Fixed:
Minor Bug fixes

VERSION 4.1.1 – Released 7/2/2019
Fixed:
Minor Bug fixes
Site Health Security Issue
Session Start & Destroy Issues

Added:
ReCaptcha Settings for the Login & Registration
ReCaptcha Client & Server side Validation with Google

VERSION 4.1 – Released 6/4/2019
Added:
New Voting Frequency Type: Cookie + Email Verification
Wizard for the New Voting user
Template Overriding for Grid & List View + All Showcontestant Pages
API for the Mobile APP

VERSION 4.0.2 – Released 4/25/2019
Fixed:
All language support in the Contestant Form Fields

VERSION 4.0.1 – Released 4/11/2019
Fixed:
Filter for the Buy Votes extension
Issue while voting with cookie trace while Buy Votes extension is activated

VERSION 4.0 – Released 4/10/2019
Fixed:
Submit Entry Issues when No of entry is Set.
Activation Error with PHP 7 and below
CSS hover issue on Edit/Trash buttons

Added:
Translations in admin screen
Translation Strings Editable for all WordPress supported languages
Single Contestant Page – Template Overriding Functionality
New Hooks for the template Overriding
New Voting Frequency Type : IP + Email Verification
Ability to override the single contestant page for both main theme and child theme while customizing template files

Improved:
Mobile & tablet CSS
Widget Design

VERSION 3.6.5 – Released 1/10/2019
Fixed:
Conflicts with PHP 5 & 7
Activation Error with PHP 7 and below
CSS hover issue on Edit/Trash buttons

VERSION 3.6.4 – Released 1/4/2019
Fixed:
Admin Ajax fix
Instagram Video URL
Cross Domain issue with videos

Added:
Support for WordPress 5
Guttenburg Editor on Add Contestants Screen

Improved:
Updated the VideoJS version
Moved the No. of votes to right side meta box in the Admin end
Removed the Voting menu on Edit and Add Contestant area due to conflicts with new editor

VERSION 3.6.3 – Released 11/5/2018
Fixed:
PrettyPhoto Popup conflict with some themes

Added
Buy Votes Extension filters and actions
New Image dimension selection

Improved:
CSS and Design

VERSION 3.6.2 – Released 10/26/2018
Fixed:
Image required Issue in the form builder
Showallcontestant page
Voting order
Login & register popup

Improved:
CSS and Design
Responsiveness

VERSION 3.6.1 – Released 9/1/2018
Fixed:
The WP Color Picker in the admin end style settings
Votes sort order in the admin end
Success message in the Multiple Contest Form

Added
Filter hook for the voting success message “ow_vote_success_message”
Buy Votes extension support hooks

Improved:
Form elements styles

VERSION 3.6 – Released 8/7/2018
Fixed:
Login & Registration Issues
Updated Deprecated Functions
Admin CSS Conflicts

VERSION 3.5.9 – Released 7/22/2018
Fixed:
Login & Registration Issues
Updated Deprecated Functions

Added:
Navbar Classes

VERSION 3.5.8 – Released 6/21/2018

Fixed:
Contestant Admin – Loading Custom Fields Based upon the Category
Licensing Activation and Validation
User Register & Mail Issue
Special Character Issue while activation
Instagram Video Playback
Show All Contestant Page

Improved:
WordPress 4.9.6 Compatibility
Admin End Styles

Removed:
Deprecated the Upgrade option & Hierarchy of Taxonomy

VERSION 3.5.7 – Released 5/8/2018
Fixed:
Bug from 3.5.6 where new music contestants were set as uncategorized.

VERSION 3.5.6 – Released 5/7/2018
Fixed:
No compatible source was found for this media on Contestant Admin Screen
Optimized large Vote Log export
Video Extension library update

Improved:
Added the Contestant Image field to the Contestant Form Builder for label changes.
Split the Contestant Video URL and Music URL fields in the Contestant Form Builder for label changes.

Added:
Instagram Video URL Support to the Video URL field.

VERSION 3.5.5 – Released 4/6/2018
Fixed:
Custom Fields only showing to super admin on WordPress Multisite Installs
Saving an image in the email template field added extra slashes

VERSION 3.5.4 – Released 3/16/2018
Improved:
Overview page shortcode usage instructions

Added:
Instructions on how to use the email template tags to customize the email template
addcontest shortcode support for custom category questions

VERSION 3.5.3 – Released 3/12/2018
Improved:
Removed custom field data from front end code when field is set to hidden

Added:
Email shortcodes for customizing email templates
Responsive mobile image settings
Ability to embed SoundCloud player using SoundCloud URL for Music contest categories
Ability to assign custom questions to specific contest categories

VERSION 3.5.2 – Released 1/25/2018
Fixed:
Top 10 Contestant View HTML formatting Issues
All Contestant Page Ajax Loader
MP3 Patch for Firefox

Added:
New All Contestant Page
All Contestant Export

VERSION 3.5.1 – Released 12/15/2017
Fixed:
Rapid Composer Compatibility
Email notifications
User profile page now correctly loading from the contest navigation bar when enabled

Improved:
YouTube video load time
Removed the file restriction field from the Music Upload form field since it only supports MP3
Faster loading of Photo to increase page load time

Added:
Bulk Approve option in Payment Pending and Payment Approval Status when Payment Extension is used
Description Notes and Email Notes text in the contestant form builder
Setting to open the Custom Link for Redirection in a new window if the link is set.
New style selections – Summer, Noel, Christmas, New Years, Cupcake

VERSION 3.5 – Released 11/8/2017
Fixed:
No Featured Image set in the admin end listing
Hide Vote Count issue in Admin Settings
PHP7.1 Compatibility Issues
Description duplicated for all contestants in the Music Listing
File Upload Issues and Display in Single and Listing Contestants

Improved:
Licensing system changes
Wording change in the Email Activation Code window
Import / Export Features
– Exported Files can be imported directly in the Import System
– Will work based upon the category such as photo, video, music, essay

Added:
Contestant listing admin end design and fonts
Information about Contestants in the admin end listing
Preview of Video and Audio in the admin end listing
Taxonomy filter in the admin end listing
Image Source Hook Overriding
Email Address Field in Contestant Form Builder For the Email Notifications
– If “Must be logged in to submit entries?” is set to YES, Then the Email Address field will be automatically be set to No in the Contest form.
-If Its set to NO and “Contestant Success Notification” OR “Contestant Approved Notification” SET to YES, then the Email address field will be automatically be set to YES in the Contest form with required option.
Navbar Shortcode adds the ability to turn the navbar on/off
Ability for the admin to manually adjust votes in admin end and while Importing Contestants
Number of Votes displayed in Vote Log
Vote Log Export with shows of Votes

VERSION 3.4.2 – Released 10/16/2017
Fixed:
PHP7 Admin Issues and depricated functions
Show All Contestant Issue
Import Contestant for Video

Improved:
Licensing and Upgrading process
Voted Button Messages

VERSION 3.4 – Released 9/1/2017
Fixed:
Grid / List Custom Fields Issue

Added:
Email Notifications for Contestants
Ability for Contestants to edit their contest entry with admin option to turn editing On/Off per Contest Category

Improved:
Updated Profile Screen Layout
Video JS Support Youtube & Vimeo
Video JS Support for Multiple Video Types to Play/Pause
Short Category ID to Check whether the category ID exists or not and display error message
Success message when entering a contest is now a popup notification instead of a success message at the bottom of the submitted form.

VERSION 3.3.9 – Released 6/29/2017
Fixed:
Design issue in admin end
Video URL Display Fix in Admin End

Added:
Post Per Page Setting Option in Pagination Settings
Form Label Notes for Music, Video, Title and Description
Show All Contestant Style Settings

Improved:
Style Settings – Maintained consistency in design
Grab EMail: Hide If Logged in Vote and Email Verification are set
Email verification Pop Design Change
Widget Styles & Design

VERSION 3.3.8 – Released 6/4/2017
Changed:
Changed video player to video.js instead of FlowPlayer to remove watermarks, increase load performance, and support additional video types

Added support for video playback to showallcontestants shortcode instead of a thumbnail.

VERSION 3.3.7 – Released 3/8/2017
Fixed:
Admin CSS will now only load on Voting Contest Plugin pages
Voting log download files showing ip instead of voter email

Added:
Text area field character limit for contestant form fields
Admin end on/off option for character limit on contestant form fields

VERSION 3.3.6 – Released 2/22/2017
Fixed:
Multisite Form Issue
Facebook/Twitter/WP Email Capture in Vote Log for logged in users

Added:
MP3 Uploads now accepted in entry form
Created custom FILE for mp3 upload while installation or activation
Flow Player for the site Video
If Video is not from YouTube, Vine or Vimeo , then FLowPlayer will play the video
Admin UI redesigned
Support for upcoming Video Upload Extension

VERSION 3.3.5 – Released 12/23/2016
Fixed:
Fully PHP7 and WordPress 4.7 compatible
Changed the deprecated functions on the widget controller
PHP7 deprecated mysql_query changed to mysqli_query
Spaces no longer converted to dashes for custom question choices

Added:
Added unique classes to form questions for advanced styling
Added Voter email address prompt option for “User Not logged in” exclusively for IP and Cookie tracking

VERSION 3.3.4 – Released 11/01/2016
Fixed:
MySQL Compatibility Update

VERSION 3.3.3 – Released 10/28/2016
Fixed:
Calendar Frequency Adjustment
Custom Form Fields Form
Social Share – Remove the + and use spaces
W3C Total Cache admin-ajax.php issue

VERSION 3.3.2 – Released 10/15/2016
Fixed:
Per Calendar Day Frequency

Added:
Option to Disable PrettyPhoto in Single Contestants Post
Origin IP Address to Vote Log and Vote Log Export
Ability to Format Notification Email

VERSION 3.3.1 – Released 10/05/2016
Fixed:
Long Titles in Video Contest Grid View

Added:
Style Settings for Mobile Menu Font Color
Choose the default state of mobile menu in Common Settings: Open/Close

VERSION 3.3 – Released 9/22/2016
Fixed:
Close/Open Form Setting

Added:
Multiple Contestant Page with Three Design Looks (Normal View, Samsung Grid Flow & Masonry CSS Grid)
Max Size for the File Upload
Category Select Add Contestant Form
Single Contestant Redirection URL
Sort Filter in the Multiple Contestant Page
Search function for the Multiple Contestant Page with Post Meta + Category and Sort filter
Voting Upgrade Option in Admin end for the Post Meta indexing in database
TinyMCE Editor Button for adding shortcodes on a Page
Video Thumbnail for Vimeo & YouTube
Show/Hide Option in All Contestant Page

VERSION 3.2.3 – Released 7/15/2016
Fixed:
Moving contestants from published to pending or draft via the bulk edit will delete the custom fields information.

VERSION 3.2.2 – Released 7/14/2016
Fixed:
OrderBy Issue
Contestant Pending display issue with the Paypal Entry Fee Extension

Improved:
Styling in prettyPhoto view
Contest category setting styling for Image mandatory
Top 10 Contestants page design

Added:
Image & Video Width control settings in Common Settings for Single contestant page
Title position control setting in Common Settings for Single contestant page title
Single contestant page styles controlled in Style Settings
prettyPhoto styles controlled Style Settings
Hide or Show Grid/List setting controlled in contestant category setting

VERSION 3.2 – Released 6/20/2016
Fixed:
Cookie tracking issue

VERSION 3.1.9 – Released 5/23/2016
Improved:
Added back refined features that we released in 3.1.6 and 3.1.7 that were temporarily taken out in 3.1.8

Added:
ShowRules Shortcode Attribute to turn Rules and Prizes on and off
DatePicker Field in the Contestant Form Builder
Option to hide the WP Registration in General Settings allowing you to force Facebook and Twitter Logins only
Resolved Login Bugs on the Profile Screen

VERSION 3.1.8 – Released 5/13/2016
Fixed:
Open Login Form with Logged In Option

Improved:
Updated Twitter Login API
Updated Facebook Login API
Login Form Mobile friendly adjustments
Count Down Timer
Audio Contest Settings

Added:
Essay Contest Width Setting
Ability to change the permalink slug for SEO purposes
Ability to show the Rules and Prizes while using the addcontestants shortcode

VERSION 3.1.7 – Released 3/2/2016
Fixed:
Audio Player on mobile devices
Critical error on activation with rare themes

Added:
Alert check for 777 permissions on the css file that saves changed styles

VERSION 3.1.6 – Released 2/19/2016
Fixed:
Contestant photos now show on contestant profile screen

Added:
Choose position of Title / Category above or below the contestants Photo/Video/MP3
Additional support for new PayPal and Stripe Entry Fee extensions (extensions sold separately)
Ability to upload photo to MP3 contest for player background
Ability to set the width and height of audio player
Grid layout for MP3 contests
Audio Player on Top 10 page for MP3 contests
3 Audio Player Skins to choose from
Sorting of Title, Author, Voter Email and Vote Date in the Vote Log

Improved:
Changed settings buttons and wording to be more intuitive of what the settings do
New audio player for expanding format support in future versions

VERSION 3.1.5 – Released 1/21/2016
Fixed:
Voting per category issue has been fixed
Facebook login issue during account creation
Color changes on voting button for 1 per calendar day issue

Added:
Category settings added for essay / video / audio (Upload Image & Image Mandatory)
Image field on submit form enable and disable
Category setting to Show author email in contestant listing and single contestant page
Category setting to show author name in contestant listing and single contestant page
Video contestant: video URL will be shown first, description will be shown on contestant listing and single contestant page
Title moved to the top of Photo Contest Contestants Page
Custom Fields will not be shown with blank values

VERSION 3.1.4 – Released 12/15/2015
Fixed:
Email verification bypass
Start time null form not shown
Registration fields not shown on creating account
Style save button issue

Added:
Support for Paypal Entry Form Payment System Extension
Support for Stripe Entry Form Payment System Extension

VERSION 3.1.3 – Released 11/5/2015
Fixed:
Sort selection doesn’t hold through pagination.
Sort selection, shortcode and sort admin settings functions repaired which got bumped in 3.1.2.

VERSION 3.1.2 – Released 11/3/2015
Added:
Vote button now changes color giving better indication on which contestant you voted for.
Added style setting to change “Voted” button color under Settings > Style Settings > Voting and Sharing.

VERSION 3.1.1 – Released 10/28/2015
Added:
Image preview added to entry form

Improved:
New Login & Register Tabs in login popup

Fixed:
Random sort order issue in infinite scroll
When deleting a contestant entry, the contestant entry count did not reduce by 1
Order by Date issue when set from the admin end
All voting buttons change to voted when multiple categories are displayed on the same page

VERSION 3.1 – Released 10/12/2015
Improved:
CSS fixes for Social Login area

Fixed:
Entry form display based on start timer
Clear votes per category
Facebook user email display in vote log using new Facebook API calls
Facebook account creation using new Facebook API calls

VERSION 3.0.9 – Released 10/8/2015
Added:
Infinite Scroll Pagination.
Ability to disable PrettyPhoto popup on main contest page and go directly to the single contestant post.

Improved:
Revamped Social Login area.

Fixed:
Deleting vote from vote log not working
Using drop down to change pagination count in vote log results in blank page
Deleting single record from vote log caused blank page.
Unable to submit entry form from iPhone
Voting Contest image url error posting to Pinterest

VERSION 3.0.7.2 – Released 7/28/2015
Improved:
Exporting the Contestants in the format csv, html, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Open office – ods
Exporting the Voting Log in the format csv, html, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Open office – ods

Fixed:
WP Mail function fixes for certain servers while using the AJAX
Facebook Share Title added + sign

VERSION 3.0.7.1 – Released 6/26/2015
Improved:
Additional vote count Security Methods using Encryption and Decryption in Data Passing

Fixed:
Voting frequency when vote count equals 1 with Per Category (Single) Selected
Multiple Photo Contests on a single page now shows correct Additional Information form contestant entry form questions

VERSION 3.0.7 – Released 6/12/2015
Added:
Email verification vote tracking method
New Vote Frequency features with Single, Multiple and Multiple Split
Per Category option to hide photos until contest starts
Tool tips for longer descriptions on admin settings
Music and video enhancements including entry form support
Option to turn related videos for youtube on and off
Option to set Width for the Videos
Color setting for for Title Grid View, Title List View and the Title on the Single Contestants page
Honeypot anti-spam technique to stop spam on the contestant entries
Missing random sort order option in the drop down in common settings

Fixed:
Stripping of P tags and Br tags issue in the Contestant Description
Vote frequency for single/all contestants
Fully Multisite Compatible

VERSION 3.0.6 – Released 5/3/2015
Added:
Ability to auto approve contestants.
Alt attribute added back to photos.
Editing the default Summer Theme will prompt for Save As.
Adding showform=1 or showform=0 to your shortcode will override the default form handling which is based on the start timer.
Added shortcode function displayform=1 and displayform=0 to the addcontestants shortcode.

Improved:
Plugin scripts will only load on pages where the shortcode is used.
Color theme setting enhancements so styles are not overwritten by WordPress themes or other plugins.
Overall responsive CSS improvements
When screen size is less than 450px, Contestants Listing will be listed in GRID View

Fixed:
Sort order issue in 3.0.5.

VERSION 3.0.5 – Released 4/15/2015
Added:
Ability to create and switch themes (colors/font size).
Hide the Most Voted and Least Voted sort option in the front end drop down when the vote count option is set to hidden the contest category settings.

Admin Settings tab now responsive.

Fixed:
Query monitor Execution PHP Warning and Errors with X Theme.

VERSION 3.0.4 – Released 3/28/2015
Added:
Per Contestant Frequency
Ability to set voting frequency rate per hour
Order By random to global contest settings drop down
Updated CSS for responsive videos
Shortcode display on contest category screen

Fixed:
Custom Contestant Question not shown if label is cleared and saved.
W3C Total Cache deprecated function caused vote processing window to get stuck.
Windows Fast/CGI Server receives 500 Internal Server or Image resize issue.

VERSION 3.0.3 – Released 3/04/2015
Added:
Ability to pass HTML Links in the Custom Fields.

Fixed:
Contestant post layout compatibility with Salient theme and a few others.
Hide the Image field when the contest category is Music or Video.
Image overlay size in mobile view.
Max image width in mobile on contestants post.
Video contest form would ask for image upload on some installs.

VERSION 3.0.2 – Released 2/26/2015
Added:
Added back multilingual support which was missing in 3.0
Added new Vote Frequency options
Music / Essay Category Options
Search Engine Friendly URL’s for Contestants custom posts
Social sharing notice in vote message window

Improved:
Css enhancements

Fixed:
Voting log timezone now based off set WordPress Time Zone
Updates notices now display properly

VERSION 3.0.1 – Released 2/19/2015
Added:
Drop down for contest Type (Photo, Video, Music) for expanding functions in the future.
Hover effect on images showing that clicking the image will show the larger image.

Improved:
CSS improvements on for long descriptions and plugin fonts.
Load CSS/Fonts last for better compatibility.

Fixed:
Sort Order in Multiple Contestants Page effecting other contests displayed on the page.
Fatal error on activation with some themes.

VERSION 3.0 – Released 2/12/2015
Completely redeveloped from the ground up (6 month project).

Added:
Show/Hide Top 10 per category.
Ability to choose your sidebars or ours.
Sort Contestants by category.

Improved:
Cleaner more efficient code.
Eliminate script conflicts.
Ability to use Action Hooks.
Cleaner user interface.
Responsive Register/Login Form.

Fixed:
Setting entry limit per person now applies per category instead of to all categories.
License activation issues for some users.

VERSION 2.5.7 – Released 1/22/2015
Improved:
Clearer descriptions on Overview Page to be more helpful.

Fixed:
Contest Rules and Prizes Tab with Multiple Contests on Single Page
Addcontestants shortcode entry form when required to login to submit entry

VERSION 2.5.6 – Released 1/14/2015
Added:
Hiding vote count now hides – Sort by votes and Top 10 Tab

Fixed:
Hiding vote count list/grid display
Hiding vote count on contestants page and prettyPhoto

VERSION 2.5.5 – Released 1/13/2015
Fixed:
Submit Entry on Page with Multiple Contests.
Sort Option on Page with Multiple Contests.
Entry Form display in Chrome.

Added:
Pinterest, Tumblr, Google+ on Profile Page.
Contest Category to Profile Page.

VERSION 2.5.4 – Released 1/09/2015
Improved:
Improved the overall design of the contest page, list view, grid view and contestants page.
Better responsive design.

Added:
Consolidated the Contest Entry, Sorting Options, list/grid change, and contest link into a navigation bar.
Top 10 and Contest Rules and Prizes Section.
New Contestants Page Widget in default WordPress Widget Area.
Top Contestants Widget.
Pinterest, Tumblr, Google+ Sharing.
Contestant Page Views.
URL displayed via sharing feature on contestants page.
Custom Java scripting written to avoid possibilities of conflicts with other frameworks.
Overall performance increase for contests with 100+ contestants and 100k+ votes.

VERSION 2.5.3 – Released 10/14/2014
Fixed:
Line breaks no longer create new column in export file.

Added:
Export now includes the Author Email and Author Username.

VERSION 2.5.2 – Released 9/19/2014
Fixed:
Bulk approve would remove contestant url from title

VERSION 2.5.1 – Released 9/16/2014
Improved:
Bulk approve feature
Spanish translations

Fixed:
Translation exports
Email notification issue when the contest category contestant limit not set

VERSION 2.5 – Released 8/13/2014
Improved:
Export Contestants Feature
Better German translation – Thank you Fabian!
Better Spanish translation – Thank you Lucas!

Fixed:
Bulk approve feature clears contestant custom fields

Working on: Italian translation

VERSION 2.4.9 – Released 7/2/2014
Fixed:
Latest WordPress TinyMCE prevents embed code from being passed through description.

VERSION 2.4.8 – Released 6/23/2014
Added:
Confirmation when clearing votes

Improved:
Better compatibility with WP Super Cache

Fixed:
Read more button disappears when contestants viewed in prettyPhoto

VERSION 2.4.7 – Released 6/17/2014
Added:
Facebook Login Framework (support not available until 7-15-2014)
Twitter Login Framework (support not available until 7-15-2014)
New Contestant Profile Screen via shortcode
Contestants are now set as the post author when required to log in to enter contest
prettyPhoto Gallery now has option to display entry date and excerpt
Bulk Contestant Approve Feature
Bulk Vote Log Delete Feature
Cookie Voting Option (Less Secure!)

Improved:
Vote Log default sort order shows latest date
Vote Button/Single Contestant Vote Color Change
Logged in and non logged in voting
Clear Vote Entries without the Start and End Date
Contest ended prettyPhoto display buttons

Fixed:
Missing Div when contest ends
Removed the Date Selector from Clear Voting Entries – Now Category Based and working

VERSION 2.4.6 – Released 5/22/2014
Added:
German Language Translations
Vote count and vote button to prettyPhoto Gallery
Facebook and Twitter Share to prettyPhoto Gallery
Facebook Share now uses the contestant image
Option to add contestant form fields to prettyPhoto Gallery
CSS Adjustment for improved Responsiveness

VERSION 2.4.5 – Released 5/13/2014
Improved:
Theme compatibility with Avada Theme

VERSION 2.4.4 – Released 5/8/2014
Added:
Delete Button in Vote Logs
Description Field to prettyPhoto
Copyright Notice and GPL
Blank index.php file for security (Silence is Golden)

Fixed:
prettyPhoto attribute changed to data-gal to pass HTML Validation
Add space to Twitter Share Link
Grid Issue While moving between Pages
Need to click Submit entry button twice on occasion
Admin notification sent if contestant reached entry limit

Removed:
Removed the Visual tab from entry form.

VERSION 2.4.3 – Released 4/28/2014
Added:
Multilingual support via .MO and .PO files.
New Vote Log under Contest > Contestants > Vote Log Tab (at top).
prettyPhoto Gallery to expand upon for future development.
Display details in grid view, list view, both or none contest category option.
Optional display description field on contestants entry form and on contestants page.
Ability to turn pagination off via pagination=0 shortcode.

Improved:
Moved Contestant related menus to Tabs under Contest > Contestants
Removed Topcontestants and Bottomcontestants shortcode.
Show large image in prettyPhoto when image is clicked.

Fixed:
Fixed Total Contest Category votes count calculation.
Addcontestants form display error when required to login to submit entry.

VERSION 2.4.2 – Released 3/18/2014
Added:
Contest Category Option to show total votes per contest category.

Improved:
Labeling of functions in control panel to read more clearly.
Support for Internet Explorer.
Grid View improve when “No Image” available.
Theme compatibility with many themes.
Video Contest Custom Post alignment.

Fixed:
Fixed bug where checking vote for multiple contestants and once per category allowed many votes per contestant.
Fixed HTML Validation Errors.

VERSION 2.4.1 – Released 3/02/2014
Improved:
Support for Homepage Pagination.
Import / Export Feature now supports custom form questions.
Settings descriptions labeled more accurately.

Fixed:
Fixed bug where vote count on admin contestants page was only showing the 1st digit.

VERSION 2.4 – Released 2/12/2014
Changed:
Images now fully integrated with WordPress Media Library and Global Media Size Settings
(gives you the ability to crop and resize thumbs for your contest!!)

Pagenavi scripts updated to latest version

Added:
Global setting image size selection which auto populates all image sizes WordPress and Themes create

Global Option “Once Per Category” allowing voting once per contest category, per contest or multiple contestants

Global Option to set number of entries allowed per person

Global option to turn scripts on and off

Global option to turn off “More” button

Global option to set title truncation size limit for both Grid & List view

Contest Category option to turn off the vote count display for a specific contest category

Loading of JavaScript and Style Sheets only when necessary on front and back end

Once the contest ends, the timer changes to “CONTEST ENDED” and the voting button is removed giving “gallery” display

WordPress commenting on Contestants Post Page.

Global IP checking for Origin IP Address for better Internal Network Contests

CSS for Video and Photo Contestants Page

Fixed:
Email from name and notification E-Mail

Improved HTML Validation

Admin navigation display

Export feature for Mac’s

Chrome timer display

Start and End Timers based off WordPress set Time

Contestant Page Navigation

VERSION 2.3.9 – Released 12/16/2013
Added optional admin notify on entry submission.

VERSION 2.3.8 – Released 12/02/2013
Fixed pagination bug.

Improved support for multiple contests on a single page.

Removed redundant global settings.

Added global setting to disable sidebar on custom post page.

Ability to override middle custom post navigation button URL per contest category.

“Vote Now” button now changes to “Voted” after you vote.

VERSION 2.3.7 – Released 11/20/2013
Date picker updated.

Added option for video contests.

VERSION 2.3.6 – Released 11/18/2013
Fixed bug where a contestants votes would be cleared after updating the contestants post.

VERSION 2.3.5 – Released 11/12/2013
Removed dependency of Tim Thumb.

VERSION 2.3.4 – Released 11/21/2013
Improved coding based on official code review to maximize performance, compatibility and security.

VERSION 2.3.3 – Released 11/20/2013

Improved image upload compatibility.

VERSION 2.3.2 – Released 11/08/2013

Resolve Jquery conflict for sites with many plugins.
Adjust CSS for IE7 grid view.

VERSION 2.3.1 – Released 10/28/2013

Maintenance release to improve compatibility with various themes and plugins.

VERSION 2.3 – Released 10/24/2013

Added:
Admin Panel
Add section to build custom fields for Submit Contestant Form
Add section to build custom fields for Registration Form
Add option to mark fields as Admin View ONLY in both forms
Export Contestant Details to CSV
Show Contestant Registration Fields in Users section

Front End
Show Custom Fields in Registration Form
Show Custom Fields in Submit Contestant Form
Show User Profile with Custom Fields
Custom Post Navigation

Improved:
Contestants or voters required to register will automatically be logged in once they register.

VERSION 2.2.2 – Released 10/21/2013

Improved:
Link Photo in List View, Grid View and on Custom Post Page to large image with prettyPhoto effect.

VERSION 2.2.1 – Released 10/20/2013

Maintenance release to improve compatibility with various themes and plugins.

Fix bug where in some cases sorting by votes did not display contestants with zero votes.

VERSION 2.2 – Released 10/09/2013

New Features:
Display Read More button that links to Contestant Page
Social Media Integration – Facebook & Twitter Share
Add option to allow only logged in users to submit contestants
Vote button and Facebook/Twitter share on custom posts page
Shortcode to display the contestants list in grid / list view
Integrate User Login / Register / Forgot Password forms

VERSION 2.1

Maintenance release to improve compatibility with various themes and plugins.

VERSION 2.0

New Features:
Optional Front end user uploads for contest entries with admin approval.
Optional Number of Contestants to be reached to make it Active.
Editable Entries Closed Description
Contest Start Time
Countdown timer for contest start
Editable To Be Started Description
Countdown timer for contest end
Editable Closed Description
Voting Type to determine whether voter is allowed to vote for 1 contestant or multiple contestants
Votes Timer Text color picker
Votes Timer Background color picker
Added new short codes to control options

VERSION 1.2.3

Improved compatibility on certain server/theme configurations.

VERSION 1.2.2

Update blockUI for WordPress 3.6 compatibility.

VERSION 1.2.1

Add support for PHP 5.2+

Now compatible with ‘Query Multiple Taxonomies’ plugin
Added coding to avoid possible menu position conflicts with other plugins.

VERSION 1.2

Added support for automatic updating.

VERSION 1.1

New Features:
Ability to set contest expiration date and time.
Ability to change voting frequency and options: no limit, once every 12 hours, once every 24 hours, once per calendar day.
Choice to Store/Delete all data in database if plugin is deactivated.
Improved overview screen with short code examples.

LAST UPDATED- 11/11/2024

VERSION 3.0.3 – Released 11/11/2024
Added:
Option to show / hide postal code in Stripe payment gateway.

VERSION 3.0.2 – Released 7/31/2024
Fixed:
SSL verify issue

Improved:
Load JS files on all pages implementation

VERSION 3.0.1 – Released 11/21/2023
Improved:
Compatibility for WordPress 6.4.1

VERSION 3.0 – Released 8/23/2023
Added:
New branding changes

VERSION 2.1.7 – Released 7/10/2023

Added:
Updated license validation and error message

VERSION 2.1.6 – Released 3/13/2023
Fixed:
PHP warnings and notices

VERSION 2.1.5 – Released 1/24/2023
Added:
Paypal Live Application creation link to get API Keys

VERSION 2.1.4 – Released 11/8/2022
Improved:
Compatibility for WordPress 6.1
Changed/removed deprecated hooks

VERSION 2.1.2 – Released 4/12/2022
Added:
Translation Strings

VERSION 2.1.1 – Released 2/28/2022
Fixes:
Text Editor Issues

Added:
Maintained the scripts to be loaded on all pages based upon the CORE voting Settings

VERSION 2.1.1 – Released 12/24/2021
Fixes:
Small Fixes for Crypto Currency Payment gateway
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dai, Litecoin & USD Coin
Coinbase

VERSION 2.1.0 – Released 12/24/2021
Added:
Crypto Currency Payment gateway
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dai, Litecoin & USD Coin
Coinbase

VERSION 2.0.6 – Released 12/14/2021
Fixed:
Stripe payment issue

VERSION 2.0.5 – Released 12/13/2021
Added:
Updated security on json

VERSION 2.0.4 – Released 12/03/2021
Fixed:
Email Customer in Payment API
Login to Submit Enabled – Paid Entry Button
COUPON EXTENSION SETTINGS on category edit showing after deactivating coupon extension
Paystack Not logged issue

VERSION 2.0.3 – Released 11/26/2021
Added:
Customer Email in the Payment gateway

VERSION 2.0.2 – Released 10/19/2021
Improved:
Enque Scripting on page without contest content

VERSION 2.0.1 – Released 10/18/2021
Fixed:
Licensing Activation

VERSION 2.0 – Released 10/13/2021
Improved:
Requires WP Voting Contest version 5.0.
Completely written from the ground up utilizing React JS.
Now supports PayPal, Stripe and PayStack.

VERSION 1.3.2 – Released 7/23/2020
Improved:
Support for Coupon Addon to allow Coupon for free entries

VERSION 1.3.1 – Released 7/2/2020
Added:
Deactivation support with WP Voting Contest Pro Plugin

VERSION 1.3 – Released 10/12/2017
Added:
Plugin Update Notifications
Licensing Support

VERSION 1.2 – Released 2/23/2017
Added:
Currency Selector for all 136 currencies supported by PayPal.
Thank you URL field
Email Editor

VERSION 1.1 – Released 8/08/2016
Fixed:
Pending Status missing on contestant entry after submission.

VERSION 1.0 – Released 2/19/2016

LAST UPDATED- 12/6/2024

VERSION 3.0.8 – Released 12/6/2024
Fixed:
Issue with amount mismatch in buy votes

VERSION 3.0.7 – Released 11/29/2024
Added:
Option to specify a fixed amount for a set number of votes.

VERSION 3.0.6 – Released 7/31/2024
Added:
Buy votes split voting functionality

Improved:
Load JS files on all pages implementation

VERSION 3.0.5 – Released 4/9/2024
Improved:
If free votes are completed, proceed to Buy Vote directly when email verification is enabled

VERSION 3.0.4 – Released 3/5/2024
Fixed:
Paystack – unable to enter any data into the form issue.
Two letter domain email verification issue.

VERSION 3.0.3 – Released 3/1/2024
Added:
Paystack Gateway – Support for NGN, USD, GHS, ZAR and KES currencies

VERSION 3.0.2 – Released 2/26/2024
Added:
Option to add Custom voted message

VERSION 3.0.1 – Released 11/21/2023
Improved:
Compatibility for WordPress 6.4.1

VERSION 2.1.4 – Released 7/10/2023

Added:
Updated license validation and error message

VERSION 2.1.3 – Released 3/13/2023
Fixed:
PHP warnings and notices
Voting button issue with default pagination

VERSION 2.1.2 – Released 1/24/2023
Updated:
Changed the Paypal Live Application creation link to get API Keys

VERSION 2.1.2 – Released 11/8/2022
Improved:
Compatibility for WordPress 6.1
Changed/removed deprecated hooks

VERSION 2.1.1 – Released 4/12/2022
Added:
Translation Strings

VERSION 2.1.0 – Released 12/24/2021
Added:
Crypto Currency Payment gateway
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dai, Litecoin & USD Coin
Coinbase

VERSION 2.0.4 – Released 12/03/2021
Fixed:
Email Customer in Payment API
Add Range Issue for the New Category
BuyVotes Button Issue for No Limit Frequency
Amount for Votes – Allow only numbers

VERSION 2.0.3 – Released 11/26/2021
Fixed:
Single page buy votes payment and vote counts

Added:
Customer Email in the Payment gateway

VERSION 2.0.2 – Released 10/19/2021
Added:
Enque scripting on page without contest content

VERSION 2.0.1 – Released 10/18/2021
Added:
License activation support

VERSION 2.0 – Released 10/13/2021
Added:
Requires WP Voting Contest version 5.0.
Completely written from the ground up utilizing React JS.
Now supports PayPal, Stripe and PayStack

VERSION 1.6.5 – Released 9/19/2020
Added:
New taxonomy to create an entry on orders

VERSION 1.6.4 – Released 8/21/2020
Fixed:
Email Capture
Login issues

VERSION 1.6.3 – Released 7/15/2020
Fixed:
Vote count issue when buying votes
Conflict with Stripe Entry Fee Addon

VERSION 1.6.2 – Released 6/26/2020
Added:
Deactivation support with WP Voting Contest Pro Plugin

VERSION 1.6 – Released 5/14/2020
Added:
Buy Votes to follow Voting Frequency with the Free Votes

VERSION 1.5 – Released 5/3/2020
Added:
Tiered Payments
Admin can now add multiple ranges
Option to Show or Hide Tiered Payments in the front end
Minimum transaction amount restriction in front end

VERSION 1.4 – Released 11/5/2019
Added:
Update Notification System

VERSION 1.3 – Released 8/2/2019
Fixed:
PrettyPhoto Issue
Safari Overlay issue

Improved:
Verbiage

VERSION 1.2 – Released 4/15/2019
Added:
Cookie Tracking support with WP Voting Contest 4.0+

VERSION 1.1 – Released 11/05/2018
Improved:
PayPal Checkout.js
Removing the previous code for PayPal
Updated the action hooks and filter hooks

VERSION 1.0 – Released 9/11/2018

LAST UPDATED- 7/31/2024

VERSION 3.0.2 – Released 7/31/2024
Fixed:
SSL verify issue 

VERSION 3.0.1 – Released 11/21/2023
Improved:
Compatibility for WordPress 6.4.1

VERSION 2.0.4 – Released 7/10/2023

Added:
Updated license validation and error message

VERSION 2.0.2 – Released 3/13/2023
Fixed:
PHP warnings and notices

VERSION 2.0.1 – Released 10/15/2021
Fixed:
Upload video custom field issues

VERSION 2.0.1 – Released 10/15/2021
Fixed:
License activation issue

VERSION 2.0 – Released 10/13/2021
New:
Completely written from the ground up utilizing React JS for WP Voting Contest 5.0+

VERSION 1.4.5 – Released 7/18/2020
Added:
URL Setting to allow changing video URL manually to other supported video platform.

VERSION 1.4.4 – Released 6/26/2020
Added:
Deactivation support with WP Voting Contest Pro Plugin

Version 1.4.3 – Released 11/28/2019

Fixed:
File size and file types uploading while uploading videos

Version 1.4.2 – Released 4/21/2018
Initial Public Release

LAST UPDATED- 7/31/2024

VERSION 3.0.2 – Released 7/31/2024

Fixed:
SSL verify issue 

VERSION 3.0.1 – Released 11/21/2023

Improved:
Compatibility for WordPress 6.4.1

VERSION 2.1.2 – Released 7/10/2023

Added:
Updated license validation and error message

VERSION 2.1.1 – Released 3/13/2023
Fixed:
PHP warnings and notices

VERSION 2.1.0 – Released 12/24/2021
Added:
Crypto Currency Payment gateway Supports for Paid Entry

VERSION 2.0.3 – Released 12/13/2021
Added:
Updated security on json

VERSION 2.0.2 – Released 12/03/2021
Fixed:
Design fixes

VERSION 2.0.1 – Released 10/18/2021
Fixed:
License activation

VERSION 2.0 – Released 10/13/2021
Improved:
Completely written from the ground up utilizing React JS.
Requires WP Voting Contest version 5.0 & Paid Entry Fee Addon 2.0+

VERSION 1.1 – Released 6/26/2020
Improved:
Support for Entry Fee Addons

LAST UPDATED- 7/31/2024

VERSION 2.0.8 – Released 7/31/2024
Fixed:
SSL verify issue 

VERSION 2.0.7 – Released 4/9/2024
Fixed:
Admins not listed as judges issue.

VERSION 2.0.6 – Released 3/11/2024
Added:
Ability to modify judging score.

VERSION 2.0.5 – Released 11/21/2023
Improved:
Compatibility for WordPress 6.4.1

VERSION 2.0.4 – Released 9/11/2023
Improved:
Ability to search Judges by email address

VERSION 2.0.3 – Released 9/6/2023

Improved:
Query optimization for loading answers

VERSION 2.0.2 – Released 8/23/2023

Fixed:
Edit Judging Group issue

VERSION 2.0.1 – Released 8/22/2023

Added:
New branding changes

Fixed:
REST URL mismatch for sites without URL rewrite.

VERSION 1.0.7 – Released 7/10/2023

Added:
Updated license validation and error message

VERSION 1.0.6 – Released 3/13/2023
Fixed:
PHP warnings and notices

VERSION 1.0.5 – Released 12/22/2022
Added:
Option to export the Judging logs

VERSION 1.0.4 – Released 12/13/2021
Added:
Updated security on json

VERSION 1.0.3 – Released 12/3/2021

LAST UPDATED- 7/31/2024

VERSION 1.0.1 – Released 7/31/2024
Fixed:
SSL verify issue 

VERSION 1.0.0 – Released 2/14/2024
Initial public release.