=== WP Voting Contest Lite ===
Contributors: mvincik
Tags: gallery, voting, contest, likes, photo
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.7.2
Requires PHP: 8.1
Stable tag: 5.8
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Let users cast votes on your images/photos.

== Description ==

Easy to use voting contest plugin for WordPress. Simply let users vote photos/images in your Contests.

Installing and activating this plugin will place a vote button and a vote count below each photo of all contestants images using the [showcontestants id='category id'] shortcode.

Note: Only logged in users can vote in Lite version!

= PRO VERSION =
The all-in-one <a href="https://wpvotingcontest.com/downloads/wordpress-voting-photo-contest-plugin/" target="_blank">WordPress Contest plugin</a>. Start an Audio Contest, Video Contest, Photo Contest, or Essay Contest using a single plugin.

= Online Demo =

You can try out the <a href="https://demo.wpvotingcontest.com/" target="_blank">Online demonstration</a> to see how the plugin works.

To login, go to the <a href="https://demo.wpvotingcontest.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=contestants" target="_blank">Demo dashboard</a> and login with <strong>demo</strong> / <strong>demo4</strong>.


== Installation ==

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload `wp-voting-contest` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Go to the Contest Category and create the Contest and the shortcode in the page [showcontestants id='category id'] to vote for the contestants


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What is Category ID =

Created Contest Category term ID is the Category ID to be used in the shortcode.

= What contest it supports  =

It only supports the Photo/Image Contest.


== Screenshots ==

1. Grid View of the Image Contest with vote button, vote count and Social media links.
2. List View of the Image Contest with vote button, vote count and Social media links.
3. Single Contestant View of the Image Contest with vote button, vote count and Social media links.


== Upgrade Notice ==
= 5.0 =
Upgrading to latest version will migrate to New branding.

== Changelog ==

= 5.8 =
* WordPress 6.7.2 Support
* Clear caching for REST API response

= 5.7 =
* Cookie issue fix

= 5.6 =
* WordPress 6.7.1 Support
* Create category black page issue fix

= 5.5 =
* Delete votes issue fixed
* Other minor issue fixes

= 5.4 =
* WordPress 6.6.1 Support
* Added Threads Social sharing
* Added Email template Translations
* Fixed issue with editing Custom Fields being saved without field name
* Other minor issue fixes

= 5.3 =
* WordPress 6.4.1 Support
* Updated CSS to show loading only for contestants container

= 5.2 =
* Brand icon updated

= 5.1 =
* Secure link change

= 5.0 =
* New branding migration changes

= 4.3 =
* Upgrade from Lite to Pro Version steps added
* Other minor changes

= 4.2 =
* WordPress 6.2.2 Support
* Other minor issue fixes

= 4.1 =
* Fixed migration issue from previous versions

= 4.0 =
* Fixed inconsistant login issue
* Other minor Issue Fixes

= 3.4 =
* Removed the JS Client Uploader
* Added the default form Upload
* Fixed Design issues in list view

= 3.3 =
* Fixed custom fields issue in the Submit Entry form

= 3.2 =
* WordPress 6.0 Support
* Issue Fixes

= 3.1 =
* Fixed Category Assign Issue for the Contestants in the admin end
* Security Issue Fixes

= 3.0 =
* Added the Stylish Layout Settings
* Added the Cookie Tracing Method
* Added the Color Settings
* Security Issue Fixes

= 2.1 =
* Login and Registration Issues

= 2.0 =
* Fixed Datepicker Issue in the Contest Category Settings
* Fixed the Showform in the showcontestants and addcontestants shortcode
* Fixed Admin Styles

= 1.9 =
* Fixed the Rules & Prizes in addcontestant shortcode

= 1.8 =
* Fixed the Multilingual Supports in the Plugin
* Added New Translated Strings

= 1.7 =
* Fixed the undefined js conflicts issue while voting

= 1.6 =
* Fixed Image issue in GRID & List view
* Fixed the undefined issue while voting
* Fixed the PHP warnings

= 1.5 =
* Non-numeric value encountered warning in first time view of contestants
* Voting Logs pagination Filtes & styles issues
* Style issuses admin end
* Issue fix in the Contestant title
* Removed the Google Plus Sharing

= 1.4 =
* Fixed the Deprecated functions

= 1.3 =
* Fixed the issues for the premium version compatibility
* Image Issues fixed
* Added Appropriate Hooks for the current Wordpress versions

= 1.2 =
* Guttenburg Editor in the Contestants.
* Removed the Voting menu in the Edit and Add Contestant area because it conflicts with the editor.
* Admin Ajax fix.
* Support with Wordpress 5.
* Admin end CSS issue fixes.
* Deprecated the shortcode attribute - onlyloggedinuser.

= 1.1 =
* Fixed the Registration Issues.

= 1.0 =
* Initial release