Photo Contest Mod Support (Modzzz)

Patch 2.0.0 Released. (See patches/version_2.0.0 folder in zip file)

Apply patch if your mod version is less than 2.0.0.

This Patch :

a) Adds ability to restrict adding entries, browsing etc by membership level

b) Adds the ability to view the Original Size Photo

Patch 2.0.1 Released. (See patches/version_2.0.1 folder in zip file)

Apply patch if your mod version is less than 2.0.1

This patch adds the possibility to give Points as Prize for Contest Winners. You MUST HAVE our Points mod installed already.

Patch 2.0.2 Released. (See patches/version_2.0.2 folder in zip file)


Apply patch if your mod version is less than 2.0.2

1) Adds the possibility for Contestants to modify their Contest Entries. Admin can turn this ability on/off

2) Fixes glitch that previously allowed the posting of an Entry without a valid Photo

Patch 2.0.3 Released. (See patches/version_2.0.3 folder in zip file)

Apply patch if your mod version is less than 2.0.3

Adds the possibility for Admin to charge members Points or Credits for entering Contest. Admin can turn this feature on/off.

Edited Post - Mod is working just fine!

I have multiple membership levels.

Is it possible to allow some - but not all of them - to participate in the photo competition?

Thanks,

Paul

Yes, you can control who can enter competitions and who can vote on entries.

How do you select more than a single membership level?

Membership level is a dropdown - and I can not choose more than one.

Paul

Presently, you can only select one.

I want to remove the "Description" and "Tags"  fields from the Photo Contest "Add Entry" Block.

Could you tell me what to do?

Thanks,

Paul

Another question:

When a user posts a photo - it does not retain its dimensions - it is stretched or squished.

Is there anyway to make the photo maintain proportions when it is in icon format?

In modules\modzzz\photocontest\classes\BxPhotoContestFormEntryAdd.php

Find and remove the following block of code :

'Desc' => array(
'type' => 'textarea',
'name' => 'Desc',
'caption' => _t('_modzzz_photocontest_form_caption_description'),
'required' => false,
'html' => 2,  
'db' => array (
'pass' => 'XssHtml',
), 
),     
'Tags' => array(
'type' => 'text',
'name' => 'Tags',
'caption' => _t('_Tags'),
'info' => _t('_sys_tags_note'),
'required' => false,
'db' => array (
'pass' => 'Tags',
),
),

Patch 2.0.4 Released. (See patches/version_2.0.4 folder in zip file)

Fixes problem with database error being sent to bug report email periodically.

Fixes problem with small Photos being stretched.

View Photo Contest mod here

Awesome!

Thank you for the fix.

Paul

Patch 2.0.5 Released. (See patches/version_2.0.5 folder in zip file)

Fixes the following problems noticed in Dolphin 7.0.5 :

a) Select boxes do not retain selected value when page reloads

b) Vote button hidden in display of contest entries.

Patch 2.0.6 Released. (See patches/version_2.0.6 folder in zip file)

a) Fixes problem with Tag and Category parsing.

b) Fixes issue with Vote button appearing when voting is disabled for the membership level.

c) Adjusted browsing restriction so that persons who do not have permission to browse contest entries can still view contest prizes.

Can this mod display winners pic on homepage?

Not by default. Some modification will be needed for this.

Can you PM me a quote if you have any interest in doing that modification?

Patch 2.0.7 Released. (See patches/version_2.0.7 folder in zip file)

Adds Latest Contest Winners to homepage block.

Hi modzzz,

I try to install your leatest version on Dolphin 7.0.6 but I got a red database error. Nothing more than that.
I have removed the old one before install the new one.

The site was updated from 7.05. to 7.0.6  Maby there is something wrong?

It would be nice to have block on the homepage with the latest entries on the contest..like this members can see the new entries ...

Patch 2.0.8 Released. (See patches/version_2.0.8 folder in zip file)

Adds the ability to view details of past contests.

Hi, how can i stop users from voting multiple times? I see that i can check it off in settings, but it still allows them to vote again and again

Are there compatibility issues with Internet Explorer?

When we try to access the Present Contest page there is only the title of the contest and the image. The details and the links are not there.

Thanks

Rob

 Do you have a custom template ? It's highly likely that it is a template issue.

No, it is the standard template at, http://www.thisisart.com.au/m/photocontest/home

 I viewed it and I do not see anything missing.

It could be the IE version 8 that is incompatible. What IE version does it work with?

 The incompatibility problem seems to be with the embedded description that looks like it was copied from a microsoft word document. Try to create a contest with a normal description and see if the same issue exists.

That was the problem. I had copied the text from Expression Web to keep the format but it created the browser issue.

Thanks for the help and I will know what to do from now on.

I only have the star voting after i upgraded and if i uncheck star voting the module spits errors.Sent you an email

 I will check into this.

not able to select related contest when creating prize ?

When I create contests its not listed when creating a prize and when I view the actual contests page theres nothing there ??

Please help asap ;)

You have created a Contest with a future date. Contests will only show after the start date has passed. Also, be aware that Dolphin uses Server Time so the start date you select will be compared against the Server Time.

Ah, Yes I see now........ Thanks alot modzzz

 Not trying to be a pain here, but it's been about two weeks that's i've contacted you about this bug and i'm still waiting? Any word on a fix?

hello modzzz a user with less votes in contest won ?

I think something is wrong!

Please help

 people with less votes in contest are winning and being shown as winner instead of the real winner !!

Im my last contest the 2nd leading user was declaired the winner when its not the case ??

please help or advise

Modzzz :-)

I think the star voting needs to be out, people mistakenly think the star vote is the actual vote and click but it ain't.

Right now it is only possible to really vote at the profile page of the contestant.

at the profile blog I got this one as well:

Any update on the star voting issue? It's been a while

Patch 2.1.0 Released. (See patches/version_2.1.0 folder in zip file)

Fixes issues with Voting functionality.

all the updates were ok, from 2.0.1...until the last one..2.1.0, I had this

 Download again and re-apply the sqlupdate.php

Thank You!, it works now!

Yup, Patch fixes it.

BTW

has anyone noticed that after you vote if you hit back on the browser you can vote again?

I just tried it and i vote, then hit back and vote again and i can keep doing that over and over.

Any way to stop that?

Modzzz,

Is there any way that you can add the ability for Members to create the contests? for example, I do not want to have to create a photo contest everytime so that members can join them.

I prefer to let my members create their own photo contests. Is that possible please?

 Any word on if this can be done?

 Sorry, this is not possible with the current design of mod. That functionality would have to be added.

 I want to buy mod but it was solved this problem? no one should be allowed to vote multiple times

One of the features is not working on my site.  I have Photo Contests version 2.1.0 on Dolphin 7.0.9 (clean install).

Whenever I "View Original" image in the pop-out window, I can NOT close it, i.e. clicking on the red X in the upper right does nothing.  I've tried this in the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera and IE.  Same problem in all browsers.  I tried it both logged in and logged out... same problem.

Is anyone else having this problem with version 2.1.0?  

Note, the *only* way to remove the "View Original" popup image is to reload the webpage.

Can this process be changed to load the "Original" image in a blank webpage... if possible set to the dimensions of the image?

Same problem.

I think Modzzz solve all problems! :)

 I agree with this option cos my popups can not be viewed proper if the photos large and if the page is not scrolled as much down as possible :-)

Patch 2.1.1 Released. (See patches/version_2.1.1 folder in zip file)

Modifies popup display of original image.

Hi Mod,

you can vote many times if you go to profile block (Photo Contest Entries) to the page for the contest. Back and forth with the browser buttons ... 

 Please PM me your site details so I can take a look. I cannot replicate this locally.

Tx,

I sent

 I forgot to say thanks for this :-) Cool :-)

I just thought if a share button could be included at yourdomain.com//m/photocontest/home/ ?

cos it would be nice for members to share it at their facebook, twitter and so on :-)

I try to set "Latest Photo Contest Entries" at the site index.php to 5 photos to show but it still shows more.

Which are the settings for it?

I did set "Number of contest leaders to show on homepage:"

I have as profile fields, male, female and shemale. How can I make a photo contest for shemale only?

I mean at Contest Entry Criteria

 Will consider for future update.

Download the mod again and replace the following file :

   modules\modzzz\photocontest\classes\BxPhotoContestModule.php

 Customization is needed for this.

 Cool and thanks for your consideration :-)

 Thank you so much it works well now :-)

 Could you please pm me and tell me more cos it is wanted :-)

Hi,

I would like to know if I can exclude all about the prizes of the contest?

This module would be perfect for my purpose, but I won't have any prizes.

Best regards,

Aga

ok, I bought this mod, and it's amazing! perfect!

But I'm having the weirdest problem ever, please give an advise what's happening!

When I want to add the contest, I have to add the start date, and the end date. When I want to enter the date - I can't! I can't write anything there, even the cursor is not moving and nothing appears :/ I assume, that the calendar should appear like in the registration form, but nothing happens :/

Please advise!

Please could anybody figure out what can be wrong with this start and end date? Is it only me, who has that problem?

:)

regards

 PM me your site details so I can take a look. You either have a javascript compatibility issue or some problem with a custom template.

Ok, I can give an update to that date issue: I've conducted some investigation, and - it is related with the languages!

When I transtale the file en.php to pl.php - the problem appeared

with the en.php - there is no problem, BUT:

when I rename the file pl.php to en.php, and recompile the languages to english - there is no problem with date, and the names are in polish!

Weird, eh?

Hi, I have another question:

It concerns the "Latest contest entries box", all entries site, and leaders - in general all sites, where contest entry icon shows up:

I need to have a title of the picture under the picture, not the user's login. Can it be done in some simple way?

Regards,

Aga

 I have sent you a PM.

Patch 2.1.2 Released. (See patches/version_2.1.2 folder in zip file)

Modification made to the paid entries functionality.

Hi I had to get back to the contest and I noticed, that when the competition reaches the end time - it's not moved to the Past contest section. Winners are not selected and the contest is visible as ongoing contest just marked that it eg. "Ends 2 hours ago".

Is it related with the number of entries or votes? I'm just testing, so I have only 3 users made by myself.

P.S. I havent got PM :/