Create photo and media galleries with uploads, voting and product sales through PayPal or Stripe.

Can I use Contest Gallery without running a contest?

Yes. You can create galleries for photos, videos, audio and supported files without running a competition. Voting can be disabled.

Can I restrict voting to registered users?

Yes. Configure voting to require registered users to sign in before voting.

Which voting and rating methods are available?

Contest Gallery supports one-star favorite voting, cumulative star scores and average star ratings. IP, cookie and login recognition are separate settings for identifying voters.

Can participants have profiles and contact other members?

Yes. Contest Gallery supports member profiles, private messages and friendships. Availability and visibility depend on your gallery and member settings.

What is included in FREE and PRO?

FREE includes the core gallery, frontend upload, voting and commenting workflows. PRO adds advanced workflows such as PDF uploads with generated previews and paid participation. Compare FREE and PRO features

Can I approve files before they appear in the gallery?

Yes. Choose manual activation to review frontend submissions before publication, or enable automatic activation to publish accepted entries immediately.

I would like to be informed when a file is uploaded.

That's possible! You can activate to be informed after every frontend upload and add an email where you like to be informed.

Is it possible to inform a user automatically when his image is activated for contest?

Yes. If the user added his e-mail during uploading his file he will be informed when the file is activated. He can also receive a link in his mail which leads directly to his file. Use option "Edit options" >>> "File activation e-mail" >>> "Send this activation e-mail when activating users files".

Can I configure e-mail Body text which user receives?

Yes. You can configure Addressor, Reply mail, Cc mail, Bcc mail, Subject and Body text. You can also insert a link in the mail Body text which will lead directly to his image.

Am I able to use WordPress Media Library for adding files to gallery?

Yes. You can use WordPress Media Library for uploading files and adding them to gallery. In frontend uploaded files appears also in WordPress repository and in gallery.

Can I upload more then one file?

Yes. As default you can upload as many files as you want in backend. Default in frontend is one file per upload. But you can configure an amount you like. So you are also able to upload multiple files during one upload in frontend.

Can I add information to files?

Yes. You decide via "Edit upload form" which information can be added for every file. It's also possible to configure which information should appear frontend.

How many gallery contests can I run?

As many you like 🙂

How many files can I add to gallery?

Contest Gallery does not impose a limit on the number of gallery entries. The practical limit depends on your hosting storage and server resources.

How can I report security bugs?

Contest Gallery participates in Patchstack’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program. We review security reports received through Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan, as well as reports from independent security researchers. Confirmed vulnerabilities are addressed through plugin updates.

To report a potential security vulnerability, use our official Patchstack reporting form. Include the affected plugin version and clear steps to reproduce the issue. Please do not post sensitive security details in public support topics.

34.0.5

• NEW: Offer products at a reduced price with the regular price shown alongside.
• NEW: Offer products for free. Orders with a zero total, including shipping, can be completed without a payment provider.
• IMPROVED: Set up products directly from gallery entries with a compact sales card.
• NEW: Try download and service sales with PayPal or Stripe sandbox checkout. Prepared test products stay in sandbox until activated live.

34.0.4

• IMPROVED: Full-window scrolling, touch controls and browser back navigation.
• IMPROVED: Faster image previews, smoother gallery loading and larger touch targets.
• FIXED: Full-window opening, closing and layout, including pagination and resizing.
• FIXED: Mobile comment dialogs, keyboard handling and sharing navigation.
• FIXED: Social embed previews, custom voting success messages and upload translations.

34.0.3

• IMPROVED: Upload and registration forms with flexible columns, clearer field selection and smoother drag and drop.
• IMPROVED: Backend navigation, user management and order screens.
• IMPROVED: ZIP and CSV exports with progress feedback, cancellation and more reliable export results.
• IMPROVED: Social embed previews, direct gallery insertion and Wordfence compatibility.
• FIXED: Form saving and feedback, field ordering and registration choices in forms and profiles.
• SECURITY: Security hardening.

34.0.2

• NEW: Email gallery participants with recipient filters, test emails, drafts and message history.
• NEW: Custom sign-in text and registration agreements with saved consent records.
• FIXED: Plugin activation, member profile links and date formatting.
• SECURITY: Security hardening.

34.0.1

• NEW: Private member messages and friendships.
• NEW: Participant directories and public profiles with friends and entries across galleries.
• NEW: Configurable member notification emails with optional message previews.
• NEW: Administrator message overview and per-user communication controls.
• IMPROVED: Profile loading, mobile layouts and backend status and repair controls.
• FIXED: Voting result visibility, vote and comment updates, profile navigation and entry scrolling.
• SECURITY: Security hardening. Reported by Nicat Sultanov.

34.0.0

• NEW: Browse gallery participants and their public profiles with entries from the current gallery.
• NEW: Gallery member area with email PIN or Google sign-in, My entries and private access to unpublished entries. Available for galleries created or copied with version 24 or later.
• NEW: Frontend profile editing with configurable public fields and profile images. Google profile images are used when no other profile image is available.
• NEW: URL fields for registration and public profiles.
• NEW: Owners can edit, delete and replace entry files, including individual files in multiple-file entries. Social embeds can be replaced with files. Replacement supports time and vote limits.
• NEW: Frontend image uploads and file replacements can resume interrupted processing.
• NEW: Configurable logout redirects and return links from the WordPress profile.
• IMPROVED: Styled gallery, overview and entry headers with image previews and consistent dark backgrounds.
• IMPROVED: Unified sharing and file-action dialogs with profile and share buttons on gallery entries. Sharing options include WhatsApp.
• IMPROVED: Standalone upload forms offer a sign-in card when passwordless upload access is enabled.
• IMPROVED: Clearer reCAPTCHA key setup for registration and upload forms.
• FIXED: Gallery navigation, mobile and full-window layouts, pagination, theme consistency, owner entry links and file replacement previews and selection.
• FIXED: Voting, credit balances, profile updates, registration forms and URL validation.
• FIXED: PIN resends, confirmation email retries and password resets on cached pages. Improved Wordfence compatibility.
• FIXED: Social media consent persists across gallery and page changes in the same browser tab.
• SECURITY: Security hardening.

Full updates history can be found in changelog.txt in plugins directory.

1. Install and activate Contest Gallery through the WordPress plugin installer.
2. The Contest Gallery menu appears on the left side of the WordPress admin area.
3. Create a new gallery.
4. Add entries or configure the frontend upload form.
5. Insert [cg_gallery id="1"] into a page to display the gallery.
6. Insert [cg_users_upload id="1"] into a page to display the upload form.

Documentation to configure different options: Click here..

Live photo contest gallery with entries, votes, comments and descriptive titles



Frontend upload form with image preview, category, title, description and email



Two-step average rating and required comment dialog



Voting options for rating types, vote-and-comment mode and voter recognition



Backend contest entry management with activation, winners, ratings and comments



Ecommerce product view with rating, price, shipping and purchase actions



PDF gallery with generated previews, ratings and comments (PRO)



Responsive full-window gallery view captured on a smartphone