{"id":1399,"date":"2021-07-30T09:16:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T09:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2026-01-18T01:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T01:17:18","slug":"limit-how-many-times-a-user-can-try-to-complete-the-entry-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/limit-how-many-times-a-user-can-try-to-complete-the-entry-methods","title":{"rendered":"Limit How Many Actions A User Can Perform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With this feature, you can cap limit how many actions a user can perform. This is particularly useful for contests where you might have a quiz \/ multiple choice questions. If for instance you limit it to 5 actions, the user won&#8217;t be allowed to try to enter after 5 attempts and or performed actions. Note: both successful and unsuccessful entry attempts count toward this number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To enable this feature, create or edit a giveaway. Then, navigate to the <strong>Entry Methods<\/strong> tab. Lastly, click on the following checkbox and specify how many entry attempts a user is allowed to do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-02-at-11.22.47-PM-1024x257.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-02-at-11.22.47-PM-1024x257.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-02-at-11.22.47-PM-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-02-at-11.22.47-PM-768x193.png 768w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-02-at-11.22.47-PM.png 1106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With this feature, you can cap limit how many actions a user can perform. This is particularly useful for contests where you might have a quiz \/ multiple choice questions. If for instance you limit it to 5 actions, the user won&#8217;t be allowed to try to enter after 5 attempts and or performed actions. Note: both successful and unsuccessful entry attempts count toward this number. To enable this feature, create or edit a giveaway. Then, navigate to the Entry Methods tab. 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