SweepWidget 2021 Updates
Recap all SweepWidget features, updates, and highlights from 2021!
December 27, 2021
Require SMS phone verification text message
Require the user to authenticate their phone number with an SMS text verification code. This ensures it’s the user’s real phone number.
You will need a Twilio account with an API key and phone number to use this feature. Read more about SMS verification here.
December 1, 2021
New Medium entry methods.
Users can now enter your giveaway by performing the following actions:
- Leave a clap on your Medium article
- Visit your Medium article
November 15, 2021
New Reddit entry methods.
Users can now enter your contest by performing the following actions:
- Visit a Reddit post
- Comment on a Reddit post
- Leave a comment on a Reddit post
October 20, 2021
Block high risk email domain TLD’s from entering your contest.
You can now easily block all high risk email providers from entering your contest. Read more about it here.
October 12, 2021
SweepWidget <> HubSpot integration
You can now send user emails from SweepWidget directly to your HubSpot email list when they enter the “Subscribe to newsletter” entry method.
October 5, 2021
SweepWidget <> EmailOctopus integration.
You can now send user emails from SweepWidget directly to your EmailOctopus email list when they enter the “Subscribe to newsletter” entry method.
September 23, 2021
Allow / disallow an email address or IP.
You can now easily allow or disallow an email address or IP. Read more about how to do this here.
September 5, 2021
SweepWidget <> Sendy integration.
You can now send user emails from SweepWidget directly to your Sendy email list when they enter the “Subscribe to newsletter” entry method.
July 31, 2021
Manually upload entries into my contest using a CSV file.
You can now manually bulk upload contestants into your contest. This might be good if you want to port users from a previous contest over to a new one. Or, maybe you’re running an in-person/virtual event and you collected a lot of in-person entries. You can read all about how to upload entries into your contest here.
July 25, 2021
Change the word “Entries” to “Points” or anything custom.
By default, SweepWidget always uses the word “entries” e.g. the user earns “entries”. Now, you can substitute this for “Points”, or you can make up your own word. It can literally be ANYTHING you want e.g. the user earns “Tickets”, “Starts”, or “CATS”!
July 7, 2021
Require users to complete each entry method in a specific order.
You can now require users to complete the entries in a specific order. Read more about requiring a specific order here.
April 24, 2021
Add custom CSS to your giveaway.
With the custom CSS editor, you can edit every single element within the giveaway widget. You have complete control over every design aspect of your giveaway. Read the full blog post on custom CSS here.
April 7, 2021
SweepWidget <> ConvertKit integration
You can now send user emails from SweepWidget directly to your ConvertKit email list when they enter the “Subscribe to newsletter” entry method.
March 25, 2021
SweepWidget <> Pabbly integration.
You can now send user emails from SweepWidget directly to your Pabbly email list when they enter the “Subscribe to newsletter” entry method.
March 1, 2021
Custom HTML confirmation email.
When a user enters your contest, you can now send them a custom HTML confirmation email. This email allows full custom HTML to make it look however you want. Additionally, there are custom merge tags so you can personalize your welcome message.
February 10, 2021
Require users to verify their email address with a 4-digit confirmation code.
By enabling this feature, when the contestant enters your giveaway, they will receive an email with a 4 digit verification code. Read more about how to enable email verification here.
January 5, 2021
New Patreon entry method.
Users can now enter your giveaway by visiting your Patreon page.
