{"id":27592,"date":"2022-04-07T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=27592"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:08:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:08:23","slug":"plugged-in-contest-giveaway-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/plugged-in-contest-giveaway-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Plugins For Creating A Contest Or Giveaway On Your WordPress Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to &#8220;Plugged In&#8221; where we take a look at some of the most popular WordPress plugins in various categories. This week, we look into the best WordPress contest plugins for putting a contest, giveaway, or sweepstakes on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What better to attract more visitors to your site than a powerful and enticing contest or giveaway? There are two things that are pretty much universally liked in this world: winning and free stuff. The giveaway item doesn\u2019t have to be substantial either. After all, free is free. Not only will visitors feel the urge to participate, most contests involve social sharing which will generate even more traffic to your site. These contest <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wordpress-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress plugins<\/a> will make it easy to set the rules, establish a time limit, promote the event, and choose a winner. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/contests-from-rewards-fuel\/\">Contests by Rewards Fuel<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/contests-from-rewards-fuel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27878 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Contests-by-Rewards-Fuel-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Contests-by-Rewards-Fuel-1.png 840w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Contests-by-Rewards-Fuel-1-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Contests-by-Rewards-Fuel-1-768x243.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Contests-by-Rewards-Fuel-1-303x96.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to host a viral giveaway contest? One that is shareable on social media? <strong>Contests by Rewards Fuel<\/strong> is the WordPress giveaway plugin to help your contest go viral. Administrators&nbsp;have the ability to set up specific guidelines that require users to complete tasks on <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wordpress-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media<\/a> to win such as sharing on Facebook or creating an Instagram hashtag, or any other activity on a social network. Currently, there are 16 entry methods for contests including newsletter entry, an Instagram&nbsp;follow and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/refer-a-friend-widget-for-wp\/\">InviteBox<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/refer-a-friend-widget-for-wp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27599\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Invitebox.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Invitebox.png 837w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Invitebox-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Invitebox-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Invitebox-303x97.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Design and launch social referral contests and programs using <strong>InviteBox<\/strong>. With this straightforward&nbsp;WordPress plugin, you can set up an instant reward referral,&nbsp;referral contest, goal-based, or sweepstakes campaign in only minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcontestcreator.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WP Contest Creator&nbsp;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcontestcreator.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27600\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/WP-Contest-Creator-.png\" alt=\"contest plugins\" width=\"993\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/WP-Contest-Creator-.png 1145w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/WP-Contest-Creator--300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/WP-Contest-Creator--768x231.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/WP-Contest-Creator--1024x308.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/WP-Contest-Creator--303x91.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most customizable WordPress contest plugin, <strong>WP Contest Creator<\/strong>&nbsp;offers flexible software that developers can tinker with using custom code. This premium plugin offers a plethora of cool features including automated contests, mailing list integration, lead management software and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kingsumo.com\/apps\/giveaways\/\">KingSumo Giveaways<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kingsumo.com\/apps\/giveaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27601\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/King-Sumo-Giveaways-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1084\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/King-Sumo-Giveaways-.png 1084w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/King-Sumo-Giveaways--300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/King-Sumo-Giveaways--768x285.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/King-Sumo-Giveaways--1024x380.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/King-Sumo-Giveaways--303x112.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong>KingSumo<\/strong>, you can use giveaways to grow your email list exponentially. KingSumo uses proprietary technology to ensure maximum virality. Users can schedule start and end times of giveaways ahead of time and give away whatever product they&#8217;d like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Consistently updating your plugins is key to any successful and secure WordPress site. To help you manage your plugins with confidence, WP Engine created the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/smart-plugin-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smart Plugin Manager<\/a>. &nbsp;Smart Plugin Manager is an automated solution that checks your plugins for updates nightly and ensures that when updates happen, your site doesn\u2019t break.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Is your favorite contest plugin not on this list? Tell us about it in the comments! Or simply get in touch with our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wordpress-support\/\">WordPress support team<\/a> to help you with all your WordPress needs.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to &#8220;Plugged In&#8221; where we take a look at some of the most popular WordPress plugins in various categories. This week, we look into the best WordPress contest plugins for putting a contest, giveaway, or sweepstakes on your site. 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