Description
And The Winner Is… is a WordPress plugin that helps you manage product giveaways by allowing you to mark posts as « contests ». Each contest has a user-specified number of winners that can be selected at random from comments for that giveaway post.
The problem is a simple one. Many site owners run contests that allow entries as comments on a blog post, but managing entries and randomly selecting winners is a chore. And The Winner Is… helps to solve this problem by managing the comment entries and winners by selecting those winners at the click of a button.
Future Releases
- Contest pagination
- Contest filtering (AJAX) & sorting
- Automatic notification to a confirmed winner
- Alternate randomization options
- Ignore certain email addresses
Installation
- Upload the contents of the plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
FAQ
- How do I setup a contest?
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Simply edit a post and check the box in the « And The Winner Is… » meta box to indicate that you want
that specific post to be considered a contest and the number of winners that are possible for this contest. - How do I find a winner?
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In the WordPress admin area, you’ll find a menu option, « And The Winner Is… », which can be expanded.
Select the « Contests » option and a list of posts you’ve marked as contests will appear. You can only
have the plugin find a winner if comment on that contest are closed. You can, however, close the comments
for a post from this screen. Once comments are closed, click the « And The Winner Is… » button for your
corresponding contest. The plugin will randomly select a comment from that contest and mark it as an
unconfirmed winner. Unconfirmed winners appear under your contest description with a background color
of yellow. - How do I confirm a winner for a contest?
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If the comment meets your criteria for winning the contest, you can click the « Confirm Winner » button
on a contest where a winner has been selected, but not confirmed. Once you’ve confirmed the winner, they
cannot be rejected, nor can another winner be selected. Confirmed winners appear under your contest
description with a background color of yellow and with the text « (confirmed) ». - How do I reject a winner, or select a different winner for a contest
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If the contest winner has not been marked as confirmed by the plugin (i.e. it appears in yellow below your
contest description), you can select « Reject Winner » and that winner will be forgotten and you can find a
new random winner by clicking the « And The Winner Is… » button again.A comment that has been rejected as a winner will not be selected again as a possible winner, so be
careful when rejecting winners. - How do I completely uninstall the plugin?
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In the WordPress admin area, you’ll find a menu option, « And The Winner Is… », which can be expanded.
Select the Uninstall option and click the button that indicates all contest data will be removed. - If I deactivate the plugin, will I lose all of my contest data?
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No, deactivating the plugin will not remove your contest data. You will have to run the uninstall
procedure to remove all of your contest data.
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Journal des modifications
1.1.1
- Fixed the script enqueue problem
1.1.0
- Added pagination & search to contests page
- Changed contests page query to custom query, instead of using query_posts, which should help with multilingual sites
- Other minor things
1.0.2
- Bug fix for plugin not activating properly in 3.0.1
- Added comment permalink to confirmation box
- Added subject to comment winner mailto link
1.0.1
- Bug fix for opening/closing comments from the Contests page
1.0
- Initial public release
beta 2 2010.05.22
- Added the functionality for a contest to have multiple winners
beta 1 2010.05.18
- Initial release