Can I Show Votes in a Photo Contest Gallery?

Q: Can I Show Votes in a Photo Contest Gallery?

Yes, Gleam allows you to display live vote counts or keep them hidden for judging transparency. You can choose to show or hide vote totals in your photo contest gallery depending on your campaign goals: Show votes publicly to encourage more competition and social sharing. Hide votes if you want to maintain suspense or rely on final moderation. In Gleam, these options can be configured during gallery setup. Refer to the Instagram Photo Contest Guide for best practices on displaying votes.

Published on October 9, 2025

You can choose to show or hide vote totals in your photo contest gallery depending on your campaign goals:

Show votes publicly to encourage more competition and social sharing.
Hide votes if you want to maintain suspense or rely on final moderation.

In Gleam, these options can be configured during gallery setup. Refer to the Instagram Photo Contest Guide for best practices on displaying votes.

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What are Invalidated Entries?

Our fraud protection mechanism automatically invalidates entries performed by an admin, or if a contestant provided a bounced email address.