{"id":1160,"date":"2022-09-02T02:32:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T02:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2022-09-02T06:54:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T06:54:47","slug":"sweepwidget-2021-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/sweepwidget-2021-updates","title":{"rendered":"SweepWidget 2021 Updates\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>Recap all SweepWidget features, updates, and highlights from 2021!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"december-27-2021\">December 27, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Require SMS phone verification text message<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1167\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Require the user to authenticate their phone number with an SMS text verification code. This ensures it\u2019s the user\u2019s real phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twilio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Twilio<\/a>&nbsp;account with an API key and phone number to use this feature. <a href=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/require-sms-phone-verification-text-message\">Read more about SMS verification here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"december-1-2021\">December 1, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Medium entry methods.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/medium-1-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1192\" width=\"512\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/medium-1-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/medium-1-600x339.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/medium-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/medium-1-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/medium-1.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Users can now enter your giveaway by performing the following actions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Leave a clap on your Medium article<\/li><li>Visit your Medium article<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"november-15-2021\">November 15, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Reddit entry methods.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/reddit-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1163\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/reddit.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/reddit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/reddit-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/reddit-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/reddit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/reddit-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Users can now enter your contest by performing the following actions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Visit a Reddit post<\/li><li>Comment on a Reddit post<\/li><li>Leave a comment on a Reddit post<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"october-20-2021\">October 20, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Block high risk email domain TLD\u2019s from entering your contest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/spam-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1184\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/spam.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/spam-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/spam-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/spam-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/spam-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/spam-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now easily block all high risk email providers from entering your contest. <a href=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/block-high-risk-email-domain-tlds-from-entering-your-contest\">Read more about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"october-12-2021\">October 12, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SweepWidget &lt;> HubSpot integration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hubspot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hubspot.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hubspot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hubspot-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hubspot-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now send user emails from SweepWidget directly to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailjet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">HubSpot<\/a>\u00a0email list when they enter the \u201cSubscribe to newsletter\u201d entry method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"october-5-2021\">October 5, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SweepWidget &lt;&gt; EmailOctopus integration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/emailoctopus.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/emailoctopus.webp 364w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/emailoctopus-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/emailoctopus-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/emailoctopus-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now send user emails from SweepWidget directly to your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailjet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">EmailOctopus<\/a>&nbsp;email list when they enter the \u201cSubscribe to newsletter\u201d entry method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"september-23-2021\">September 23, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Allow \/ disallow an email address or IP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shield-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1183\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shield.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shield-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shield-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shield-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shield-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shield-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now easily&nbsp;<em>allow<\/em>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<em>disallow<\/em>&nbsp;an email address or IP. <a href=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/unban-a-user\">Read more about how to do this here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"september-5-2021\">September 5, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SweepWidget &lt;&gt; Sendy integration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sendy.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sendy.webp 364w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sendy-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sendy-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sendy-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now send user emails from SweepWidget directly to your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailjet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sendy<\/a>&nbsp;email list when they enter the \u201cSubscribe to newsletter\u201d entry method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"july-31-2021\">July 31, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manually upload entries into my contest using a CSV fil<\/strong>e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/upload-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/upload.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/upload-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/upload-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/upload-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/upload-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/upload-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;re running an in-person\/virtual event and you collected a lot of in-person entries. You can read all about <a href=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/how-can-i-manually-upload-entries-into-my-contest-using-a-csv-file\">how to upload entries into your contest here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"july-25-2021\">July 25, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Change the word &#8220;Entries&#8221; to &#8220;Points&#8221; or anything custom.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/words-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1176\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/words.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/words-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/words-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/words-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/words-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/words-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, SweepWidget always uses the word &#8220;entries&#8221; e.g. the user earns &#8220;entries&#8221;. Now, you can substitute this for &#8220;Points&#8221;, or you can make up your own word. It can literally be ANYTHING you want e.g. the user earns &#8220;Tickets&#8221;, &#8220;Starts&#8221;, or &#8220;CATS&#8221;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"july-7-2021\">July 7, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Require users to complete each entry method in a specific order.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/order-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1178\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/order.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/order-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/order-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/order-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/order-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/order-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now require users to complete the entries in a specific order. <a href=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/how-to-require-users-to-complete-each-entry-method-in-sequential-order\">Read more about requiring a specific order here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"april-24-2021\">April 24, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add custom CSS to your giveaway.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/custom_css-1024x626.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1161\" width=\"512\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/custom_css-1024x626.webp 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/custom_css-600x367.webp 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/custom_css-300x183.webp 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/custom_css-768x469.webp 768w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/custom_css-1536x938.webp 1536w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/custom_css.webp 1871w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/custom-css-for-sweepwidget\">Read the full blog post on custom CSS here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"april-7-2021\">April 7, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SweepWidget &lt;> ConvertKit integration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ConvertKit-1024x356.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1242\" width=\"512\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ConvertKit-1024x356.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ConvertKit-600x208.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ConvertKit-300x104.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ConvertKit-768x267.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ConvertKit-1536x534.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ConvertKit.jpeg 2038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now send user emails from SweepWidget directly to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailjet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ConvertKit<\/a>\u00a0email list when they enter the \u201cSubscribe to newsletter\u201d entry method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"march-25-2021\">March 25, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SweepWidget &lt;&gt; Pabbly integration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pabbly-subscriptions.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1230\" width=\"450\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pabbly-subscriptions.webp 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pabbly-subscriptions-300x158.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now send user emails from SweepWidget directly to your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pabbly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pabbly<\/a>&nbsp;email list when they enter the \u201cSubscribe to newsletter\u201d entry method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"march-1-2021\">March 1, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Custom HTML confirmation email.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/html-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1190\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/html.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/html-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/html-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/html-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/html-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/html-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"february-10-2021\">February 10, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Require users to verify their email address with a 4-digit confirmation code.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/email-verify-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1187\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/email-verify.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/email-verify-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/email-verify-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/email-verify-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/email-verify-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/email-verify-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By enabling this feature, when the contestant enters your giveaway, they will receive an email with a 4 digit verification code. <a href=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/require-users-to-verify-their-email-address\">Read more about how to enable email verification here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"january-5-2021\">January 5, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Patreon entry method<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/patreon-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1165\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/patreon-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/patreon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/patreon-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/patreon-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/patreon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/patreon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/patreon.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Users can now enter your giveaway by visiting your Patreon page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recap all SweepWidget features, updates, and highlights from 2021! 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