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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

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/mkraner83/best-usa-camps/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
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+