Entries

Default display, layout, and filtering settings for the contest entries list view.

The Entries tab defines the default layout, countdown timers, grid column counts, video behavior, winner results display, and filtering options for the contest entries view.

Contest Header & Countdown Timers

• Contest Title (participants_show_competition_title) — Show or hide the contest header title above the entries list.

• Contest Description (participants_show_competition_description) — Show or hide the contest description.

• Contest Start Timer (participants_show_start_countdown) — Displays a live countdown timer until the entry submission period begins.

• Contest End Timer (participants_show_end_countdown) — Displays a live countdown timer until the entry submission period closes.

• Voting Start Timer (participants_show_vote_start_countdown) — Displays a live countdown timer until voting opens.

• Voting End Timer (participants_show_vote_end_countdown) — Displays a live countdown timer until voting closes.

Listing Options

• Vote Button in List (participants_show_vote) — Allows visitors to vote directly from the grid/list card without navigating to the entry details page.

• Show Votes (competition_show_votes) — Show or hide the total vote count on each entry card.

• Show Average Rating (competition_show_average_rating) — Displays the average score/star rating on entry cards (active when Vote Mode is set to Rating).

• Share Button (participants_show_share) — Show or hide social share buttons on entry cards.

• Play Video Inline (participants_play_video) — Plays videos directly inline in the card instead of displaying a thumbnail preview.

• Masonry Layout (participants_masonry) — Enables dynamic masonry layout to display entries of varying heights in a seamless Pinterest-style grid.

• Show Entries Before Voting (competition_show_participants) — Controls whether published entries are visible before voting commences.

• Total Entries Counter (participants_show_total) — Displays the total number of entries in the contest.

• Show Contestant (participants_show_submitter) — Displays author/contestant attribution on each entry card.

• Contestant Name Format (participants_submitter_title) — Display contestant using their real Name or Joomla Username.

• Entries per Row (participants_items_per_row) — Number of grid columns per row (range: 1 to 6, default: 3).

• Entries per Page (participants_items_per_page) — Number of entries displayed per page (default: 18).

• Title Length (participants_title_length) — Maximum character length for entry titles (longer titles are truncated with ellipsis).

Closed Contest Options

• Winners in Results (participants_items_in_result) — Number of top-ranked winner entries showcased in the podium results block once a contest is closed (default: 3).

Filtering & Sorting Options

• Search Filter (participants_show_filter_search) — Show or hide the keyword search input box for filtering entries by title.

• Ordering Filter (participants_show_sort_filter) — Show or hide the sorting dropdown selector on frontend.

• Ordering Filter Options (participants_sort_filter_options) — Select which sorting options are available to visitors: Rating/Votes, Alphabetical, Created Date, Ordering, Random.

• Limit Selector (participants_show_pagination_limit) — Show or hide the entries-per-page limit dropdown.

• Limit Options (participants_pagination_limit_options) — Comma-separated list of available page limit values (default: 6,9,12,18,24,30).

• Default Ordering (participants_default_order) — Default sort criteria: Votes, Alphabetical, Ordering, Created Date, Random.

• Default Order Direction (participants_default_order_dirn) — Default sort direction: Ascending (ASC) or Descending (DESC).

• Pagination (participants_show_pagination) — Display mode for pagination links: Hide, Show, or Auto.

• Pagination Results (participants_show_pagination_results) — Show or hide the page counter (e.g., Page 1 of 4).

Action Buttons

• Submit Entry Button (participants_show_entry_button) — Displays a direct button leading to the entry submission form for the active contest.

• Back to Contests List (participants_show_list_button) — Displays a navigation button leading back to the main contests listing view.