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CreativeDBS Camp Management

Best USA Summer Camps Automatic Database Generator

by CreativeDBS · github.com/mkraner83/best-usa-camps

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/mkraner83/best-usa-camps/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/mkraner83/best-usa-camps ↗

WordPress plugin and theme templates for managing summer camp profiles, user dashboards, and custom login flows.

Current Version: 3.5.1

Key Features

  • Modern Admin Dashboard - Card-based grid interface with real-time search, sort, and filter
  • Camp Management Dashboard - Camp directors can manage their profiles, photos, accommodations, FAQs, and sessions
  • Daily Notification System - Automated 8 PM CET emails about camp updates with comprehensive debug tools
  • Frontend Shortcodes - 15 shortcodes for displaying camp data on public pages (see SHORTCODES-GUIDE.md)
  • Pagination System - 20 camps per page with smart ellipsis navigation
  • Rating System - Admin-controlled star ratings (0-5) displayed on frontend
  • Custom Login/Password Pages - Astra theme templates for camp director authentication
  • AJAX Module System - Real-time updates for accommodations, FAQs, and sessions
  • Ninja Forms Integration - Camp registration and signup forms
  • Storage Tracking - Photo and logo upload management
  • Enhanced Validation - 180-300 word limits with real-time visual feedback

Frontend Shortcodes (15 Total)

Display camp information on public pages using shortcodes:

Header & Identity:

  • [camp_logo] - Camp logo with size options
  • [camp_name] - SEO-optimized H1 heading
  • [camp_name_text] - NEW Plain text name for SEO titles/meta
  • [camp_subtitle] - Auto-generated from types + location
  • [camp_rating] - Star rating display (0-5)

Contact Information:

  • [camp_contact_bar] - Horizontal contact bar with Google Maps links
  • [camp_contact_info] - NEW Vertical sidebar contact display

Content Sections:

  • [camp_description] - About camp (220-word limit)
  • [camp_activities] - Activity tags
  • [camp_types_weeks] - Camp types and weeks
  • [camp_accommodations] - ENHANCED Dynamic columns, gradient design, 90-word limit
  • [camp_faqs] - ENHANCED Green accordion toggles, all closed by default
  • [camp_sessions] - ENHANCED Dynamic columns, gradient design, 90-word limit
  • [camp_additional_info] - FontAwesome icons, green cards (directors, dates, rates)

Full Documentation: SHORTCODES-GUIDE.md

Quick Start

See README-INSTRUCTIONS.md for installation, setup, and usage details.

Latest Updates (v3.5.0 - February 13, 2026)

🎨 Admin UI Redesign

  • ✅ NEW: Modern responsive card grid replacing old table layout (280px cards, 50px gaps)
  • ✅ NEW: Real-time search filter by camp name and state
  • ✅ NEW: Sort dropdown (Newest First, Oldest First, A-Z, Z-A)
  • ✅ NEW: Dynamic camp counts display: "85 / 112 camps" (approved/total)
  • ✅ NEW: "Show Inactive Camps" toggle with gold highlight
  • ✅ ENHANCED: Edit flow opens in same tab with "Back to Camps" link
  • ✅ ENHANCED: Card design with circular logos, hover effects, centered layout

🔧 Critical Bug Fixes

  • ✅ FIXED: Double-escaping issue with apostrophes and curly quotation marks
  • ✅ FIXED: Backslash doubling in saved content
  • ✅ SOLUTION: Implemented wp_unslash($_POST) pattern before sanitization

📧 Daily Notification System

  • ✅ NEW: Automated 8 PM CET daily emails for camp updates
  • ✅ NEW: Notification queue system with database tracking
  • ✅ NEW: Debug tool (debug-check-notifications.php) with manual send controls
  • ✅ NEW: Settings page integration with auto-detecting plugin folder

📄 Pagination & Validation

  • ✅ NEW: [camps_list] shortcode pagination - 20 camps per page
  • ✅ NEW: Smart ellipsis navigation (shows first, last, current ±2)
  • ✅ ENHANCED: Word count minimum reduced from 220 → 180 words
  • ✅ ENHANCED: Real-time word count validation with color-coded feedback

🗂️ Project Organization

  • ✅ NEW: Archived 33 historical files into organized _archive/ structure
  • ✅ NEW: Clean root directory with only essential documentation
  • ✅ NEW: Comprehensive RESTORE-POINT-v3.5.0.md documentation

Full Details: See RESTORE-POINT-v3.5.0.md

  • ✅ Word limits: 220 words (camp description), 90 words (sessions/cabins)
  • ✅ Real-time word counters with visual warnings in admin
  • ✅ Google Maps clickable addresses in contact shortcodes
  • ✅ Rating persistence fix (directors can't overwrite admin ratings)
  • ✅ Responsive mobile design (grids stack to single column)
  • ✅ Amaranth font for headers (26px, 600 weight)
  • ✅ 100% width FAQ containers

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.8+
  • PHP 7.4+
  • MySQL 5.7+