sequence number for each entrant’s images

  • Hi,
    For my camera club, we have competition where each member can enter two images. When we judge these images we typically organize the judging into two groups so that the two image entered by one person are not see one after the other. is there a way to create a field in the spreadsheet to label first image with a “1” and the second image with a “2” so that at judging time, we can sort on that column and have all the first images together and the second entry n the second group. in some competitions we allow four entries so the scheme would need to be scalable.
    The only method that seems obvious to me would be to create two entry forms for that competition page with a one image limit each but that is not very elegant.
    OR is there a way to apend a 1 to the first image file name and a 2 to the second image file name.

    Thanks in advance for your attention to this issue.

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  • Plugin Author Josie Stauffer

    (@joanne123)

    If you really need a group of “first” images and a group of “seconds”, I think you will really need to either create two entry forms, or a field with options 1 and 2, with only one of each allowed.

    But our club used to deal with the “same maker” problem by randomizing the whole set of entries. Just fill one column in the spreadsheet with a random number ( eg from random.org ) and sort on it.

    There will, of course, then be a small chance that two images from one person will show in sequence, but we don’t feel that is a problem.

    (If you do online judging using ewz-rating, there is a randomize option.)

    Or another possibility would be to sort on the wordpress item_id with the last digit removed.

    I add a dropdown/choice field call Sequence.
    I also give a column number. so it will show in the csv file

    The choices are image 1, image 2, image 3 with values 1I 2I 3I .

    I also add in the same list Makeup 1 Makeup 2 1M and 2M

    Then once I get the csv, I manipulate them. Sort by 1I and title and so on.

    Hope this will help

    Thread Starter gouletd

    (@gouletd)

    Thank you both, i will try your suggestions and i’m sure one of them will work.

    Thank you both for your support.

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