DesignContestScript allows you to create a site that provides the best environment where contest holders and designers can meet together to accomplish the design needs.
Features
For Site Owner:
- Administration Panel to manage the site
- Set the fee for Featured Contest New
- Set the fee for Blind Contest New
- Set the fee for Private Contest
- Set the fee for Listing Enhancements (Bold Title, Highlighted Listing)
- Option to charge the contest fee before it's launched
- Option to take commission from prize payment
- Can have different fees for each contest category
- Define preview dimension of design entries for each category New
- Generate Paypal Mass Payment file for prize payment
- Using Smarty Template Engine for easy template modification
- Set default currency
- Grant Administrator Privilege for front-end (to make announcements and managing comments) New
- Custom Fields Setup (define your own additional fields for contest brief) New
- Custom Pages for creating FAQ, Help etc
For Contest Holders:
- Launch a contest without prior registration (to attract more contest creation) New
- Set a Featured Contest (contest will be shown on top of listing) New
- Set a Blind Contest (designer cannot see other entries to protect design concepts) New
- Set a Private Contest (hidden from Search Engine, accessible only for registered members)
- Make a Guaranteed Contest (Prepay the Contest Prizes)
- Launch a Contest with Multiple Prizes
- Set the Contest Length, Listing Enhancements
- Create contest attachments
- Preview the Contest's Entries in easy way
- Sort contest's entries
- Give ratings to contest entries
- Give feedbacks to designers
- Nominate Designs for Easy Selection of Winners
- Report designer
- Email notification when designers upload their winning designs
- Account Management to view their activities
For Designers:
- Submit their designs to contest
- Set minimum prize for their designs
- Add contests to their Watchlist
- Discuss or reply contest holder's feedbacks
- Report contest
- Email notification when there are new contests launched
- Email notification when they win the contest
- Account Management to view their activities
For Viewers:
- Give ratings to contest entries
- Report contest (in case there is brand/ownership infraction)
- Report designer (in case there is copyright infringement)
Other Features:
- Search Engine Friendly URLs New
- Date and Time information will be automatically converted to user's time zone New
- Member's Role (member can choose as Contest Holder, Designer or Both, this will affect menus, pages and notifications) New
- Preview design in comments by referring to its #number New