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# 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.