=== Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers ===
Contributors: seedprod, smub 
Tags: giveaways, contests, sweepstakes, competition, loyalty, rewards, facebook, instagram, youtube, pinterest, twitter, giveaway, contest, social media, traffic, email list, website traffic, wordpress giveaway, lead generation, marketing, growth, poll, refer a friend, promotions, referral marketing, prize, engagement
Requires at least: 4.8
Tested up to: 7.0
Stable tag: 1.12.22
Requires PHP: 5.3.3
License: GNU General Public License v2.0 or later

The best WordPress giveaway plugin. Grow your email list, website traffic, and social media followers with viral contests, giveaways, and sweepstakes.

== Description ==
> RafflePress helps you drive more traffic, grow your email list, and boost social media engagement through viral giveaways and contests. With its intuitive drag-and-drop interface and pre-built actions like ( Share and Like on FaceBook, Share on Twitter, plus more...), setting up your first campaign is a breeze, no coding required. Perfect for anyone seeking to engage more deeply with their audience, RafflePress is the go-to tool for accelerating your growth.

Discover more at: [RafflePress.com](https://rafflepress.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=wp_org_summary)

= WordPress Giveaway Plugin =

[RafflePress](https://rafflepress.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion) is the most powerful and user-friendly WordPress contest plugin in the market.

Our goal is to help you grow your email list, website traffic, and social media followers with viral giveaways & contests.  

Here's how it works:

1. RafflePress helps you capture visitor's attention with attractive giveaways ... and what happens next is AMAZING.

2. Website visitors enter the giveaway with their email address which helps you grow your email list.

3. Visitors are incentivized to share the giveaway to earn more entries which helps you boost engagement.

4. This word of mouth advertising helps you get more traffic, FASTER which basically leads to more sales and revenue.

Simply put, RafflePress helps you unlock viral growth by turning your website visitors into brand ambassadors. 

As a result, you get more website traffic, email subscribers, and social media engagement FASTER without buying any paid ads!

= Overview =

We believe that you shouldn't have to hire a developer to create a giveaway. That's why we built [RafflePress](https://rafflepress.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion), a drag & drop WordPress giveaway plugin that's EASY and POWERFUL.

At RafflePress, user experience is our #1 priority. Our pre-built goal focused giveaway templates and workflows make RafflePress the most beginner friendly contest plugin in the market.

RafflePress is a 100% mobile responsive giveaway solution, so your contests will always look great on all devices (mobile, tablet, laptop, and desktop).

RafflePress giveaway widgets are also highly optimized for web and server performance because we understand the importance of speed when it comes to SEO and conversion. We can honestly say that RafflePress is one of the fastest WordPress giveaway plugins in the market.

> <strong>RafflePress Pro</strong><br />
> This plugin is the lite version of the RafflePress Pro plugin that comes with all the giveaway features you will ever need including email marketing integrations, giveaway landing page, proven goal based giveaway templates, viral sharing features, verified bonus actions, and tons more. <a href="https://rafflepress.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend" title="RafflePress">Click here to purchase the best premium WordPress giveaway plugin now!</a>

We took the pain out of creating contests and made it easy. Here's why smart business owners, designers, and developers love RafflePress, and you will too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r62HgG6wzQw&rel=0

= Drag & Drop Giveaway Builder =

We were tired of the bloated and buggy WordPress contest plugins. That's why we built RafflePress to adapt to your workflow and allow you to create a giveaway campaign widget or landing page in minutes. 

By using our easy to use drag and drop sweepstakes builder, you can easily add prizes with images, configure viral sharing actions, customize the styles and basically create a complete giveaway campaign in 5 minutes or less.

= Pre-built Goal Based Giveaway Templates =

While our WordPress giveaway plugin is very easy to use, we created smart goal based workflows to save you time.

RafflePress comes with pre-built contest templates that are inspired by the best practices of the most successful campaigns in the history of the internet.

The goal of our giveaway templates is to help you get huge results, FAST!

= Verified Bonus Actions - Get More Followers and Real Engagement =

RafflePress allows you to reward extra entries to users for completing bonus action items such as joining your Facebook page, following you on Twitter, watching a video, and more.

Unlike other WordPress giveaway plugins, we verify these actions using APIs where possible, so you can get higher quality social media followers with real engagement.

= Built-in Viral Sharing to Grow Your Website Traffic =

RafflePress get your visitors to bring you even more visitors.

Simply put, you get more website traffic without buying any ads.

Our built-in viral sharing feature rewards users with bonus entries if they refer-a-friend or share your giveaway on social media using their custom referral link.

= Email Marketing Integrations to Help You Get More Subscribers =

RafflePress offers seamless integration with your favorite [email marketing services](https://www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/best-email-marketing-services/) like MailChimp, Constant Contact, AWeber, Drip, Active Campaign, and more.
You can also use our Zapier integration to connect with thousands of other CRMs and marketing apps.

= Mobile Ready, SEO Friendly and Optimized for Speed =

RafflePress giveaway widget is 100% responsive and mobile-friendly by default. We also optimized every query on the front-end and the back-end to ensure maximum speed - Yes, RafflePress is one of the fastest WordPress contest plugins.

You can embed your giveaway on any page with optimized title and description. With the speed and proper formatting, RafflePress is also one of the most SEO friendly giveaway plugin.

For higher conversions, the Pro version of RafflePress also offers dedicated giveaway landing pages which are proven to boost engagement.

= Social Logins, Fraud Detection, and More =

RafflePress makes it easy for users to enter your giveaway by either providing their email address or through our social login feature which lets them login with Facebook.

Our smart fraud detection feature helps you verify each action and user email, so you can invalidate fraud entries. 

RafflePress makes it easy to pick winners for your giveaway campaigns using our random generator. If you're giving multiple prizes, then you can even pick multiple winners at once.


= Easy to Customize and Extend =

You can easily customize your giveaways with custom CSS.

We also knew that our developer friends may want to extend contact forms further. That's why RafflePress comes with tons of hooks and filters to create custom functionality.

= Full RafflePress Feature List =

* Drag & Drop Giveaway Builder
* Viral Giveaway Templates
* Responsive Mobile Friendly Giveaway Widget
* 1-Click Entry + Fraud Protection
* Viral Sharing (Refer a Friend)
* Social Media Integrations
* Marketing & CRM Integrations
* Giveaway Landing Page
* Tracking and Reporting

= Giveaway Actions =

RafflePress offers goal focused giveaway actions to help you get more subscribers, get more social engagement, and get more website traffic.

Get More Subscribers Actions:

* Visit us on Facebook
* Like our Facebook Page
* Follow us on Twitter
* Visit us on Instagram
* Follow us on TikTok
* Follow us on Pinterest
* Follow us on LinkedIn
* Follow us on Twitch
* Visit our YouTube Channel
* Join an Email Newsletter

Get More Social Engagement Actions:

* Refer a Friend (Viral)
* View Facebook Post / Video
* View Instagram Post / Video
* View TikTok Post / Video
* Watch a YouTube Video
* Automatic Entry

Get More Website Traffic Actions:

* Tweet a Message
* Share on Facebook
* Visit a Page
* Share on LinkedIn
* Answer a Question
* Polls & Surveys
* Submit an Image
* Invent Your Own
* Leave a Comment
* Write a Blog Post
* Subscribe to RSS
* Subscribe to Podcast

= Integrations =

* ActiveCampaign
* AWeber
* Campaign Monitor
* Constant Contact
* ConvertKit
* Drip
* GetResponse
* iContact
* Mad Mimi
* Mailchimp
* MailerLite
* Moosend
* Sendy
* Sendinblue
* Zapier
* Recaptcha

After reading this feature list, you can probably imagine why RafflePress is the best WordPress contest plugin in the market.

Give RafflePress a try.

Want to unlock more features? [Upgrade to our Pro version](https://rafflepress.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion).

= Credits =

This plugin is created by John Turner and [Syed Balkhi](https://syedbalkhi.com/).

= Branding Guideline =

RafflePress is a trademark of SeedProd LLC. When writing about the giveaway plugin by RafflePress, please make sure to uppercase the R and P.

* RafflePress (correct)
* Raffle Press (incorrect)
* rafflepress (incorrect)
* raffle press (incorrect)

= What's Next =

If you like this plugin, then consider checking out our other projects:

* [WPForms](https://wpforms.com/) - Drag & Drop WordPress Form Builder - Most Popular WordPress Contact Form Plugin.
* [MonsterInsights](https://www.monsterinsights.com/) - See the Stats that Matter and Grow Your Business with Confidence. Best Google Analytics Plugin for WordPress.
* [OptinMonster](https://optinmonster.com/) - Get More Email Subscribers with the most popular conversion optimization plugin for WordPress.
* [SeedProd](https://www.seedprod.com/) - Jumpstart your website with the #1 Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Plugin for WordPress.
* [WP Mail SMTP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/) - Improve email deliverability for your contact form with the most popular SMTP plugin for WordPress.

Visit [WPBeginner](http://www.wpbeginner.com/) to learn from our [WordPress Tutorials](http://www.wpbeginner.com/category/wp-tutorials/) and find out about other [best WordPress plugins](http://www.wpbeginner.com/category/plugins/).


== Installation ==

1. Install RafflePress Lite either via the WordPress.org plugin repository or by uploading the files to your server. (See instructions on [how to install a WordPress plugin](http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/step-by-step-guide-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin-for-beginners/))
2. Activate RafflePress Lite.
3. Navigate to the RafflePress tab at the bottom of your admin menu and click the "Add New" button to begin creating your new WordPress giveaway.
4. Want more features? [Purchase the full version of RafflePress](https://rafflepress.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion)!

== Screenshots ==

1. RafflePress Giveaway Builder
2. RafflePress Actions
3. RafflePress Giveaway Widget
4. RafflePress Giveaway Landing Page
5. RafflePress Pick a Winner

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Who should use RafflePress? =

RafflePress is perfect for business owners, bloggers, designers, developers, photographers, and basically everyone else. If you want to grow your email list, website traffic, and social media followers, then you need to use the RafflePress giveaway plugin.

= Do I need to have coding skills to use RafflePress? =

Absolutely not. You can create and manage viral giveaways without any coding knowledge (100% drag & drop contest builder). RafflePress is the most beginner friendly giveaway plugin in the market.

= What type of giveaways and contests can I build with RafflePress? =

RafflePress drag & drop contest builder combined with our addons is the most powerful WordPress giveaway form plugin in the market. Here are some types of WordPress contests you can create:

* Facebook Contest to Grow Your Facebook Page
* Facebook Giveaway to Get More Video Views and Likes
* Instagram Giveaway to Grow Your Instagram Followers
* Instagram Contest to Get More Video Views and Likes
* TikTok Contest to Get More Video Views and Likes
* Pinterest Contest and Sweepstakes to Grow Your Pinterest Following
* Twitter Contest to Grow Your Twitter Followers
* Twitter Giveaway to Get More Retweets
* LinkedIn Contest to Get More LinkedIn Followers
* LinkedIn Giveaway to Get More LinkedIn Shares
* YouTube Contest and Competition to Grow Your YouTube Channel
* YouTube Giveaway to Get More Video Views
* Refer a Friend Viral Giveaway to Get More Website Traffic
* Email Signup Giveaway to Grow Your Email List
* App Download Competition to Get More App Installs
* Poll / Survey Giveaway to Boost User Engagement
* Custom Question Giveaway and Contest
* Social Login Giveaway like Gleam
* Email Login Giveaway like RaffleCopter
* WooCommerce Contests and Giveaways
* Pre-Launch Contests and Giveaways
* Photo Contests and Giveaways
* Contest Landing Page
* Giveaway Landing Page
* Social Media Contests
* Refer a Friend Contests
* Email List Contests


= I'd like access to all features. How can I get them? =

You can get access to more features, addons and support by [upgrading to our Pro version](https://rafflepress.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion). Purchasing a Pro license gets you access to the full version of RafflePress, automatic updates, priority support, and all RafflePress Addons!


== Notes ==

RafflePress is absolutely, positively the most [beginner friendly WordPress giveaway plugin](https://rafflepress.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion) on the market. It is both easy and powerful.

We took the pain out of creating online giveaways and made it easy, so you can grow your email list, website traffic, and social media followers with viral giveaways and contests. Check out all [RafflePress features](https://rafflepress.com/features/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion).

Also, I'm the founder of [WPBeginner](http://www.wpbeginner.com/), the largest WordPress resource site for beginners. It was a huge priority for me to make a WordPress giveaway plugin that beginners can use without any training.

I feel that we have done that here. I hope you enjoy using RafflePress.

Thank you

Syed Balkhi

== Changelog ==

[https://rafflepress.com/docs/rafflepress-changelog/](https://rafflepress.com/docs/rafflepress-changelog/)
