The Just Search Competition Manager is a plugin for Wordpress that allows you to add a competition to the sidebar of your site very easily. You can also add a picture and a little description for each competition. What you decide to offer as a prize is up to you!
Features
- Easily create competitions.
- Widget ready.
- Can be displayed on a blog post instead of a widget.
- Upload of image to the competition.
- Cookie and email filtering on voting.
- Mailing list.
- Administration panel with more options.
- Simple captcha to stop automated submission.
Installation
To install the Competition Manager follow these steps:
- Download the Competition Manager from the Wordpress plugin centre.
- Unzip and upload this to your plugin folder (/wp-content/plugins/).
- Go into the Plugins section of the administration menu in Wordpress and activate the plugin.
- Navigate to Manage->Competition and create a new competition.
- You can display a competition using the widget provided (go to design->widget and press ‘add’ on the Competition widget) or by placing the code [competition_id] (where ‘id’ is the id of the competition) in the text of your post.
Download
You can download the Competition Manager from the Wordpress plugins directory.
Leave your feedback on this post to let us know what you thought of it.
Hi, I’ve got a fatal error displaying in the widget. Any ideas?
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Fatal error: Unsupported operand types in /home/wpqueen/public_html/wp-content/plugins/competition-manager/php/class.main.php on line 98
thanks
Leanne
Problem fixed with the last update of the plugin. Thanks for the feedback.
I really like this plugin, but I can’t use it because it has some bugs
1. small bug: you need to add “/” before “wp-content/plugins/competition-manager/images/” if you want it will be correctly displayed
2. bug: it seems like it adds the tag “” somewhere without close it.
3. after you add a image, you can’t delete it
(Very Important) feature requests:
A. possibility to edit the default text
B. email/IP black list
C. appearance more configurable
Again.. I really LIKE this plugin, and I appreciate your great work. Please fix it/power it up ..and I’m going to be for sure your #1 user and supporter..
Hi and thanks for you comment. The last version of the plugin available on wordpress.org should fix the 3 first point.
I have also added the possibility to change the “thanks for your participation” message and the “this competition is now closed”.
Hope this will sort out the main problems you had. The blacklisting might come in a later version.
About the appearance the only option for now is to modify the css in the css folder of the plugin.
great!
thanks Ben
^_^’ just tried..
it shows the tag [competition_4] instead of the competition form (I’m not using the widget).
look:
http://www.unknown.it/competition/
before the update it was working fine :]
NOTE: the widget still works, but not the [competition_id] post tag.. [as previously said] it doesn’t convert the tag into the competition form :/
Weird, works fine here :s
Could you try the latest version released this afternoon (1.2.3). If this doesn’t fix it I might need more details about your server like php version, wordpress version.
I don’t speak italian but nice UFO website you’ve got here
Thank You, Ben
I updated the plugin just after the new release :/ therefore I’ve the latest version (v1.2.3) now.
Few days ago I also tried to deactivate all the (other) plugins and also to change the theme (in order to avoid any conflict). And sadly nothing happened :]
actually I have wp v2.6.1 (but the problem was there also with the v2.6) and on my (linux) server I’ve php v4.4.7
It seems like the problem started with v1.2, maybe it helps.
Tell me if you need more feedback..
bye =)
I have a huge problem with the competition I installed on my site: every user with the subscriber-role can end the competition and choose a winner. They can do this if they go to their profile, then Manage > Competitions…
Can you fix this?
Thanks, great plugin!
@Wout
It should work with the latest version on wordpress.org. The link will only appear for user Administrator and Editor group.
@OnePeg
I am working on it but so far I have not been able to recreate the same bug. I have tried on 4 different blogs, with php 5 or 4 and worked everytime.
The only thing is, sometime if the [competition_id] is not between tags it doesn’t display it.
Try to move it around maybe, see if at a different line it works.
Finally O_O ..it works!!!
Thank You Ben!!! v1.2.4 works
NOTE: now there’s a “int(1)” in the page with the [competition_id] tag, and “int(0)” in the pages without it / BTW, the contest seems to work fine
Thank You again
-_-’ that’s me again -_-’
users are getting a 500 error on voting :/
everything “seems” fine, until the Vote button is pressed :-]
:’(
stupid server :/
v1.2.5 report
the int(0)/int(1) stuff disappeared
but it still “freeze” after pressing the Vote button .
I’m not getting a 500 error now, but the button “loops” you can try on http://www.unknown.it/competition/
My host sucks.. therefore I don’t know if the problem is in the server or the plugin..
:-]
It gives a IE 7 error when this plug in is activated.
hi,
I have downloaded, uploaded and activated this plug-in, however I do not get the option “Manage > Competition” to utilise it.
I have deactivated, deleted, re-uploaded and re-activated a couple of times now, seems to be the same each time.
I’m using Wp 2.6.1
Cheers
I have the same problem as comment 16. Plugin is installed and activated. Widget is there. No Manage/Competition however…. I am using wp 2.6.2
thanks
I have the same issue with wp 2.6.2, widget installed and no manage/competition appearing.
cheers
Oh dear, same issue for me too.
Installed, widget is there, but no ‘manage’ option to create a competion.
Installed WP version 2.6.1
By the way, should this also work with WPMU?
@all I have updated the plugin so it should allow access to people with Administrator or Editor role. Let me know if that fix the “not appearing link” issue. It has been tested with wp 2.6.2
@onePeg About the vote button I am on the case but I don’t get any problem on all my testing blogs. Maybe the other users will be able to give us more feedback if it is working or not for them.
@Slav I have to investigate more about that. What kind of error do you get? Is it like a JavaScript error or is it just not working with ie7?
hello.. great plugin.. i just want to know, how can i change the size of the letters. I mena, on the sidebar, the letters are a bit big….. thanks a lot
Hi Ben,
Just wanted to let you know that version 1.2.5.1 fixed the issue for me.
Many thanks
I think this is a great plugin!
I’d love the option to add a couple of more fields that I could specify entrants to fill in (thinks like name etc). And whether it’s a must complete or not.
I’d also like the option of including/not including the 2+2 capatcha.
Is there any chance we can change ‘vote’ to ‘enter’ or even specify our own word?
And, last thing, it would be be brilliant if in the admin you could select ’shown entrants’ and it brings up a chart of email address (the other fields) and then what answer they picked.
Thanks again!
@Fab
The text-size should come from your css as there is no style for this in the plugin css. Check the file style.css in your template folder. If you don’t find any rule for the sidebar text size create your own
@Vince
Glad it did the trick and I hope it will work for the other people as well.
Keep the feedbacks coming guys!
Would be nice to develop further:
- limit amount of total entries per competion (but allow user to enter many times for each)
- chargeable option for entry (via paypal)
- if open or registered users only allowed to enter
Great plugin.
It works well and we have run our first competition.
I also would like to see the option for admin to get the entries for a comp and the answers given.
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Using the latest version, line 95 on class.main.php still has a ./ rather than a / in fromt of the image directory, so failing to show the image.
I do not see anyway to get Manage->Competition?? I see the plugin under widgets but no link to manage a new competition. CAn anyone help?
I have downloaded version 1.2.5.1 from WP.org
This is on a wpmu blog if that matters.
Thanks!
Hello,
Thanks, it’s a great plugin !
I’m looking for an other plugin capable to handle multiple questions, do you know one ?
Thanks !
Hi, can I find screenshots or a working example of a competition anywhere?
Hi,
Is this only for registered users or for anyone?
Great Plugin,
Is there any way I can add a First and Last name to the entry form? and other questions??
ThankT
Hey Ben/JS,
I was wondering if development was still ongoing for this… I have a few ideas which I think would be a great addition to this already useful plugin!
- Multiple Winners.
- Text box for answers (removing the Multiple Choice option).
- Ability to view entrants information.
Plus more ideas as they come to me.
Hi there,
Wondering if you will continue upgrading the plugin to support newer version of wordpress.
How much would it cost to get it running in version 2.8.2 of wordpress?
Hey Ben,
Ian, the author of the Motor Racing League plugin recommended me your plugin. What I´m asking to you in direct way if with your plugin we could do something like a “Guessing Game Quiz” where we publish let´s say 10 questions with whatever amount of possible answers to select, regarding. Eg, a future event like a F1 Grand Prix.
Question like: How many cars will be lapped by the winner?…as a example.
Questions that admins or editors can create, edit, publsh, etc…
The user of course will have to enter his guesses before the race, and we the admins the ability to close the entries before the race. And when the race is over (knowing the results) to enter the final and correct answers via admin panel and of course…publishing those correct answers and the most interesting…giving let´s say 1 point to the user per correct answer on that “round”. Also creating a table for the standings with the name of the user and their points acumulative for a especific season, a championship thing.
Just asking you know…
Regards
Sammy.
I tried the plugin but it doesn’t work.
When I added a competition appear it:
WordPress database error: [Definida mais de uma chave prim?ria]
ALTER TABLE wp_competitionc ADD PRIMARY KEY (idC)
WordPress database error: [Definida mais de uma chave prim?ria]
ALTER TABLE wp_competitionp ADD PRIMARY KEY (idP)
WordPress database error: [Definida mais de uma chave prim?ria]
ALTER TABLE wp_competitionq ADD PRIMARY KEY (idQ)
Do you think you can update the plugin as it does not work on wordpress 2.91? it allows you to install it but there is no setting or admin panel to administer the plugin