Features and wishes

Hi @hebhansen

Entries – Can TC integrate to Google Drive / Dropbox folder and map (not import) entries from there. All jpg or webp get’s entered into a “competition”. Alternatively import images from dropbox on a per week basis. And maybe after some time delete this weeks entries again.

Not out of the box, but this is doable; we have created a similar custom integration with Amazon S3 to store the files for one of our customers.

Integration – Can you time the Dropbox-go-get-images to fx tuesday at 24:00 (GMT -7 for instance) and then categorise this batch as 2024 > Week 1?

I am not sure about the use case, but the file storage logic could be customized to achieve such time-based categorization (just like WP organizing uploads in a year/month fashion).

Taxonomy – Can it grab IPTC and Exif stuff imported with MLA Media Library Assistant, so that we get Title, Caption, Shoot date, GPS location, ISO, Shutter, Aperture etc as we want it to display on the frontend?

That is feasible; if those details are stored as EXIF (not stripped during the upload/process phase), then TotalContest, with a small tweak, should be able to display them.

Geolocation – If we grab the GPS info. Does that integrate to Geo My WordPress, so that we can display all or filtered images as shoot locations on a Google Map. Optionally even shoot orientation/direction if available?

The actual filters in TotalContest do not support that. It’s possible to add them, but that will require significant development.

Frontend – Can you remove the frontend entry form entirely, so that you land on the grid view only With no entry form.

Yes, there is a shortcode to display the gallery directly.

• Frontend – Can you restrict access on a user basis. Fx on a user basis as Jury…
  Frontend – Can you timer release the results. Fx 12:00 (GMT +3)

It depends on your setup. If you use roles, then you can restrict voting to specific roles (jury or other). As for the results release, this is not supported in TotalContest.

Release – Can you publicise a count down for the release and use time as per user setting time zone?

There is a countdown to participation/vote. However, this is not related to the release of the results because it’s not supported in the first place. The countdown will take the user’s time zone into consideration.

Can you somehow push fx 1, 2, 3 (setting backend could be 10) to a new folder in dropbox / G Drive on a given time fx friday (GMT -2)

I didn’t get this point. Please elaborate.

Can you somehow push best in show? best 50 frames on a setting basis fx from one or more categories back to Google Drive / Dropbox. So both Winners 123 and also a pool of best in show in it’s new folder on a given time?

Not supported in TotalContest. This requires a custom logic.

There’s probably more tweeking, but just wondering if you see these ideas ready to go, or could see them implemented some time near future?

Thank you for all of the suggestions and ideas! It depends on the number of requests that we will receive for the same ideas from other customers so that we deliver the most needed features first ??

I tried the demo, but I will need to demo on our install and have a good idea of roadmap, in order to consider this at all.

That’s fine! You can contact us through our website and ask to have TotalContest installed on your demo website.

Finally, what are restrictions for free version first hand. Number of entries, Number of competitions etc.

Please check this https://prnt.sc/mVy5ZLA5mAuN to have an idea of the differences.

I hope this answers your questions! If you need any more clarification, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

Regards,