Contest Gallery documentation

Voting and comments

Configure the rating model, voter protection and a clear two-step vote-and-comment experience.

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Select the rating model

One-star

Each vote is a favorite or popularity vote. The visible result is a total vote count.

Average

Visitors select a value and the visible result is the average plus the number of ratings.

Cumulative

Selected values are added together for a points-based competition.

Recognize voters and set limits

Choose IP, cookie, WordPress login or email PIN recognition according to the contest. Then configure limits per visitor, entry, category or time period.

Important: No browser-only method can guarantee a unique human. For higher-value contests, use login or email PIN together with clear contest rules.

Contest Gallery voter recognition options showing IP cookie login email PIN jury and vote limit settings — **Voter recognition and limits.** Choose how voters are recognized, then combine that method with category, entry or per-user limits.

Combine voting and comments

The Vote and Comment mode offers three behaviors:

Comment required: vote and comment are stored together after a valid comment is submitted.
Comment optional: the vote is stored first and the visitor can add a comment in step two.
Disabled: voting works without the two-step comment interaction.

Contest Gallery Voting options showing comment required comment optional and no comment with voting — **Vote and Comment mode.** Choose whether a comment is required, optional or disabled for the voting interaction.

Contest Gallery two-step voting modal showing a submitted four-star average rating and an optional comment form — **Two-step voting modal.** After a rating is selected, the second step confirms the vote and offers the configured comment form.

Review linked votes and comments

Linked vote badges are visible in frontend and backend comments. Deleting a linked vote also deletes its comment, and deleting the comment deletes its linked vote. Deactivating a comment hides it while the linked vote remains.

Contest Gallery backend comment moderation showing active comments and delete activate deactivate and bulk controls — **Backend comment moderation.** Activate, deactivate or delete individual comments, or apply a bulk moderation action.