Photo Contest Site Php Script Manual
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Setup Photo Contest site
May 2007
Now you have installed photo contest script. You need to login admin area and Navigate top menu. This software has lots of features. You need to familiarize yourself with this software.
Admin Area:
Admin login:
Admin: admin
Password: admin
Navigation:
Site Configuration:
Admin settings: From here admin can add some details i.e. Site Name , Admin Name , Admin Email, change admin Password and add Image text (This image text will be automatically added on the bottom of every users photo. It will be a watermark.)
News: From here admin can add new announcements and news for users to read. Also can activate and deactivate news with date posted.
Advertise: From here admin can add Google Adsense Adds. Activate and deactivate ads.
Main Site Index: Do not need to do anything here. It's just to see main site from here without logging out from admin.
Contest Configuration:
Contest: Admin can post here new contests for users to participate in. Contest can be Weekly or monthly etc.
Admin will add contest with the following details:
Contest Title Contest Category
Contest Description
Start date Select
End date Select
First Prize $
Second Prize $
Third Prize $
Contest status Active/Deactivate
Contest Type Weekly/Monthly
When admin post new contest whether it is weekly or monthly it gives number of days to enter in contest to all registered users only. Then it gives 3 days for voting. After 3 days of voting script close contest and decide winner on the base of mostly votes received. Script will not show voting panel until contents entry date ends.
Contest Category: From here contest Categories can be added i.e. Wedding photo contest, cutest toddler photo contest etc.
Contest images: From here admin can approve, deactivate and delete new contest photos. Without admin approval new contest will not show on the main site. Also can search photos posted by users.
User Configuration:
User: This is where you can see registered users details and profiles. Activate, deactivate and delete them. Admin can also email single user.
Winner status: This area shows which participant won and in which place i.e first or second etc.
Mail to user: From here admin can contact all registered users via form.
Template Configuration:
Here admin can edit all site pages as follows:
Header: You can change header of the site.
Footer: You can change footer of the site.
FAQ: Add your site Frequently Asked Questions.
Guidelines: Contest Guidelines.
Privacy Policy: Site Privacy Policy
Legal Claims: Terms of site
Help: This is an admin help /manual page for more info to run site.
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Admin Site Forum login:
http://www.yoursite.com/forum/admin for log in
Forum admin Log in
User name: admin
Password: admin
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Main Site Details:
Home: Site Welcome Home page
Contest: All Active Contests page.
Galleries: All previously participants photos Gallery.
Previous Winners Gallery: You can see all previously contest winners photos and other details.
Photos Which Lose Contest: Participants who lost previous contests.
Registration: New Users Registration Form
Login: Users login form.
Help: FAQ for users.
Community: Site Forum.