Some entry methods allow users to re-enter daily. If it’s allowed, you will see a checkbox that says “Allow daily re-entry”. Tick this box, then open the drop drown menu under “Allow 1 entry per…”. You can allow entries from once per hour up to once per day. There is also an option for once […]
How To Find The Direct Link To A Facebook Post
Finding the direct link/url to an individual Facebook post is simple. 1) First, find the post you want and click the 3 dotted icon in the top right corner. 2) Next, click the “< / > Embed” link. 3) Lastly, copy the link under “URL of post”.
How To Find A Direct Tweet URL
Finding the link to a direct Tweet is easy. Follow the these steps: Navigate to the Tweet you’d like the URL of. Click the icon located within the Tweet. From the pop-up menu, select Copy link to Tweet. The URL should now be copied to your clipboard.
Pre-Populate Name/Email Of Logged In Users From Your Website
Premium Plan Required. Make it so users who are logged into your website have their name/email pre-populated into a SweepWidget giveaway. This is an advanced feature and will require a little coding. First copy the embed code: Next you must add two parameters after “sw_container”. name-prefill=”[USERNAME]” email-prefill=”[EMAIL]” You will need to use whatever programming language […]
How To Embed A Giveaway Into Your Website
Embedding a SweepWidget giveaway into your website is easy! Navigate to your account home page, then find the giveaway you want to embed. Next click the “Embed into your blog or website” link for that giveaway. Then copy the short code snippet you see. Next you want to paste that code into the HTML of […]
Hide All Entries
Pro Plan Required. You can select to hide the total number of entries in your giveaway. To do this, navigate to: New Giveaway (or edit an existing one) > Style & Design > then tick Hide “All Entries” Count. Here is how it looks with the entries visible: Here is how it looks with the […]
Redirect User Upon Completion Of Giveaway
Pro plan required. You can force a URL redirect when the user completes all entry methods. To do this, navigate to New Giveaway > Pre & Post Entry > Redirect users to a specific page after they complete all actions. Then, enter the URL you want to redirect the user to. Once the entry methods […]
White Labeling: Remove SweepWidget Branding
Premium Plan Required. White labeling is the process of removing SweepWidget. By default there is a message at the bottom of every widget that reads, “Made With SweepWidget” (followed by a small SweepWidget icon). To remove this, navigate to: New Giveaway (or edit an existing one) > Style & Design > Scroll to the bottom […]
Require Captcha
For added security (and reduce unwanted spam), you can require users to complete a Google Captcha challenge. This is verify people are who they say they are. To enable this: navigate to New Giveaway (or edit an existing one) > Basic Information > then look for the header that says “Google Captcha”. Then, select yes. […]
Geo-targeting: Restrict Users By Country
Premium Plan Required. With this feature, you can restrict users based on the country they are located in (ip address detection is used). First, you must select which countries are allowed. Let’s say you only allow United States and Canada. Then, let’s say a user from the United Kingdom tries to enter. They won’t be […]