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# Contests

Default display and filtering settings for the contests list view.

The **Contests** tab defines the default presentation, filtering, and ordering options for the frontend contests list layout.

### Filtering Options

* **Default Status Filter** (`competitions_default_status_filter`) — Sets the initial filter status of contests displayed in the list: *All*, *Active*, or *Closed*.
* **Status Filter** (`competitions_show_filter_status`) — Show or hide the frontend dropdown filter allowing visitors to filter by contest status (*All*, *Active*, *Closed*).
* **Search Filter** (`competitions_show_filter_search`) — Show or hide the text search box for searching contests by title.
* **Category Filter** (`competitions_show_filter_category`) — Show or hide the category filter dropdown.
* **Type Filter** (`competitions_show_filter_type`) — Show or hide the contest type filter dropdown (*Photo*, *Video*, *Simple*).
* **Limit Selector** (`competitions_show_pagination_limit`) — Show or hide the pagination limit selector (items per page).
* **Default Ordering** (`competitions_default_order`) — Controls the initial sorting order of contests:
  * *Alphabetical* (`title`)
  * *Ordering* (`ordering` — manual backend order)
  * *Created Date* (`created_time`)
  * *Start Date* (`start_time`)
  * *End Date* (`end_time`)
* **Ordering Direction** (`competitions_default_order_dirn`) — Initial sort direction: *Ascending (ASC)* or *Descending (DESC)*.
* **Pagination** (`competitions_show_pagination`) — Display mode for pagination links: *Hide*, *Show*, or *Auto* (only shown when total items exceed limit).
* **Pagination Results** (`competitions_show_pagination_results`) — Show or hide the page counter (e.g., `Page 1 of 4`).

### Contest Display Options

* **Contest Image** (`competitions_show_competition_image`) — Show or hide the cover image of each contest in the list.
* **Description** (`competitions_show_competition_description`) — Show or hide the contest intro description.
* **Contest Info** (`competitions_show_competition_info`) — Master toggle for displaying metadata details. When set to *Hide*, all metadata items below are hidden.
* **Type** (`competitions_show_competition_type`) — Display the contest type badge (*Photo*, *Video*, or *Simple*).
* **Category** (`competitions_show_competition_category`) — Display the contest's assigned category.
* **Link Category** (`competitions_competition_link_category`) — Render the category name as a clickable link to the category page.
* **Status** (`competitions_show_competition_status`) — Display the contest status badge (*Active* or *Closed*).
* **Total Entries** (`competitions_show_competition_total_entries`) — Display the count of published entries in the contest.
* **Created Date** (`competitions_show_competition_created_time`) — Show the contest creation date.
* **Start Date** (`competitions_show_competition_start_time`) — Show the contest submission start date.
* **End Date** (`competitions_show_competition_end_time`) — Show the contest submission end date.
* **Voting Start Date** (`competitions_show_competition_voting_start_time`) — Show the date and time when voting opens.
* **Voting End Date** (`competitions_show_competition_voting_end_time`) — Show the date and time when voting concludes.