{"id":1704,"date":"2022-07-22T12:50:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T12:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2026-01-18T03:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T03:31:08","slug":"medium-entry-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/medium-entry-methods","title":{"rendered":"Medium Entry Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/pricing\">Create your own giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how to make a giveaway that rewards users for leave a clap or comment on a Medium article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Admin view<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to the <strong>Entry Methods<\/strong> tab, then add a <strong>Medium<\/strong> entry method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1019\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-1.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-1-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-1-768x276.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose to either <strong>leave a clap<\/strong> or <strong>leave a comment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-2-1024x482.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-2-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-2-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-2-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-2-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-2.png 1832w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the required information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-3-1024x656.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-3-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-3-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-3-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-3-1536x984.png 1536w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-3.png 1852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Public view<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The user must click the link to view the Medium article. From there, they can either leave a clap or comment. Then, they must confirm the action by entering the username\/email they used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized width_500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-4-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1757\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-4-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-4-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-4-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/sweepwidget.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/medium-4.png 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create your own giveaway Learn how to make a giveaway that rewards users for leave a clap or comment on a Medium article. 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