Create voting and upload galleries for photos, video, audio and files. Gallery monetization, social sharing and user registration.

Can I approve files before they appear in the gallery?

Yes.

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?

You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.

33.0.1

• FIXED: Regular product sandbox checkouts no longer require a Paid Actions sandbox link.
• FIXED: Existing download sale settings can be saved after switching galleries without requiring regenerated watermark data.
• IMPROVED: Upload PIN access now uses the gallery-specific text configured for logged-out visitors.
• IMPROVED: Voting and upload login prompts now use passwordless email access with optional Google Sign-In.
• IMPROVED: Custom voting HTML messages now use neutral bright and dark surfaces with vertically aligned content.
• IMPROVED: Custom voting HTML messages now use bright and dark status cards while preserving interactive links and rich content.
• FIXED: Visible one-star ratings no longer accept pointer interactions when voting is disabled.
• NEW: Voting for cg_gallery can be enabled, shown read-only or hidden while other gallery shortcode variants remain independently configurable.
• FIXED: Paid-action sign-in no longer reserves empty Google button space when Google is not configured and falls back to email when the button cannot load.
• FIXED: Paid-action email PIN sign-in now places the full-width submit button below the email field.
• FIXED: Read-only ecommerce rating visibility no longer authorizes direct voting requests.
• FIXED: Legacy galleries with missing entry-opening settings now fall back to the full-window blog view instead of rendering a broken inline entry view.
• IMPROVED: Legacy hash-URL galleries now show a clear backend migration notice that support has ended and recommend a complete copy with current entry URLs.

33.0.0

• NEW: Sell upload, vote and comment credits directly from any regular gallery, with separate gross prices and a combined quantity checkout.
• NEW: Customers can see persistent credit balances, sign in by Google or one-time email code, and return to the relevant gallery after payment.
• NEW: Credits can remain gallery-local or be shared across participating galleries, while existing credit scopes stay unchanged.
• NEW: Paid credit orders include audited absolute balance controls; full refunds revoke only unused credits from the refunded order.
• IMPROVED: FREE clearly identifies paid upload, voting and comment credits as PRO functionality.
• IMPROVED: General security hardening.
• FIXED: Security issue.
• FIXED: Multi-gallery overview shortcodes no longer inherit category filters, controls or empty-gallery text from an unrelated bootstrap gallery.
• FIXED: Multi-gallery preview cards selected by highest rating or most comments now open the correct gallery reliably.
• FIXED: One-star galleries with manually added votes now keep the complete visible total immediately after voting or undoing a vote.
• FIXED: A first vote in a new browser now saves immediately when cookie checking and the vote-and-comment flow are enabled.
• FIXED: The WordPress Media Library opened from "Add files / Social embed / OpenAI" now keeps the correct attachment grid width and vertical scrollbar.

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