What notifications does the component send?

NorrCompetition provides both built-in core notifications for site administrators and advanced contestant email notifications via the dedicated notifications plugin.

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1. Built-in Core Administrator Notifications

The core component sends automatic email notifications regarding entry submission and modification events:

• On New Entry: Notifies moderators when a new entry is submitted on the frontend. Includes the entry title, contestant name/link, and direct link to review the entry in the administrator control panel.

• On Changed Entry: Notifies moderators when a contestant modifies an existing approved entry. Includes contestant details and a link to the side-by-side Entry Data Comparison review form.

Recipient Configuration:

• Global Component Options: In Components > NorrCompetition > Options > General tab, set Notifications on Entries (New, Changed, or All).

• Custom Notification Emails: In the Notification Emails field, you can specify a comma-separated list of custom email addresses (e.g. [e-mail], [e-mail]). When specified, notifications are dispatched directly to these addresses.

• Default System Administrators: If Notification Emails is left empty, notifications are automatically sent to all Joomla user accounts that have Receive System Emails set to Yes in their profile (Users > Manage).

• Per-Contest Override: In individual contest settings (Contest > Application Options > Notification Emails), you can define dedicated recipient email addresses specific to that particular contest.

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2. Advanced Contestant & Admin Notifications (Plugin)

Install and enable the NorrCompetition Notifications plugin (plg_competition_notifications) to send customizable automated emails for participant lifecycle events:

• Entry Approved: Notifies contestant when their submitted entry has been approved and published.

• Entry Unapproved / Unpublished: Notifies contestant if an entry is temporarily suspended.

• Entry Declined (Trashed): Informs contestant if their submission was rejected.

• Vote Received: Notifies contestant whenever someone votes for their entry.

For plugin configuration and email template details, see NorrCompetition Notifications Documentation.