Reddit Entry Methods
Learn how to make a giveaway that rewards users for subscribing to a Subreddit.
Table of contents:
Login with Reddit
You can allow users to login to your SweepWidget giveaway by authenticating their Reddit account.
First, the user must click the Reddit icon to login. Note: you can require social, make it optional, and use only Reddit or multiple social login methods.
After the user clicks on the Reddit login icon, they will be required to authenticate their Reddit account.
Then, the user will be redirected back to your SweepWidget giveaway.
Subscribe To A SubReddit
This entry method requires users to follow a SubReddit. This action is fully API verified and will only give credit for the entry if they actually subscribe to the SubReddit.
Admin view
Navigate to Ways Users Can Enter > Reddit > Subscribe To a SubReddit.
Fill in the required information. Tick the API Validated Entries checkbox if you want authenticate whether or not users actually subscribed to your SubReddit. This will be done automatically and doesn’t require any checks from your end.
Public view
The user must click the link to view the SubReddit and subscribe.
They will then be required to authenticate their Reddit account so SweepWidget can verify if they’re actually subscribed.
They will then be redirected back to the SweepWidget giveaway where they must enter the Reddit username they subscribed with. If they didn’t actually subscribe, the API will be able to detect it and they won’t get credit for the entry.
Leave A Comment On A Reddit Post
This entry method requires users to leave a comment on a Reddit post.
Admin view
Navigate to Ways Users Can Enter > Reddit > Leave a Comment.
Public view
The user must click the link to view the Reddit post to leave a comment. Then, will must come back to the SweepWidget giveaway and enter the username they commented with.
