Contests by Rewards Fuel
Embed Rewards Fuel contests on your WordPress site with a shortcode or block. Create and manage campaigns in the Rewards Fuel dashboard.
Solid choice
Contests by Rewards Fuel is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 40+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 66/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (40+ active installs)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Contests by Rewards Fuel stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| contests | #2 |
| embed | >100 |
| giveaways | #42 |
| shortcode | >100 |
| sweepstakes | #8 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 from 65 reviews
About Contests by Rewards Fuel
From the official readme · v3.2.6Description
Contests by Rewards Fuel connects your WordPress site to the Rewards Fuel platform. Use this plugin to embed live contests on any post or page. Create contests, entry methods, prizes, and rules in the Rewards Fuel web dashboard — the plugin handles connection and embedding.
What this plugin does
- Connect your site with an API key from Account → WordPress Integration in the dashboard
- View your contests inside WordPress admin → Rewards Fuel
- Copy a shortcode or use the Rewards Fuel Contest Gutenberg block
- Embed the contest widget on posts, pages, and most themes
- Link out to the dashboard to edit contests, view stats, and pick winners
What you build in Rewards Fuel (not inside WordPress)
- Contest schedule, rules, prizes, and appearance
- Entry methods (social actions, newsletter signup, questions, referrals, and more — by plan)
- Hosted contest page at
r-f.pageor embed on your own site - Statistics, CSV export, winner selection, and prize claim flow
Popular entry methods
Available entry methods depend on your plan. Examples include:
- Click to enter — simple one-click entry
- Newsletter signup — collect email addresses (with optional confirmation for newsletter entries)
- Refer a friend — bonus entries when friends enter via a share link
- Answer a question — collect feedback or quiz answers
- Visit a URL — drive traffic to a landing page
- Code word — entrants enter a secret phrase
- Social actions — Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, LinkedIn, Discord, Telegram, Twitch, and more (link-based actions; availability varies by plan)
- Email list member — allow pre-approved emails on your contest list to enter
- File upload — photo or document submissions
Platform features (dashboard)
- Physical and digital prizes — upload digital prize files; winners claim online
- Geo restrictions — block selected countries from entering
- Bot protection — optional Cloudflare Turnstile per contest
- Custom appearance — colors, fonts, backgrounds, and widget wording
- 11 widget languages — English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese
- Contest statistics — entries, methods, countries, traffic, referrers, device breakdown, and entrant summaries
- CSV export — download confirmed entrants from the dashboard
- Winner tools — random or manual winner selection; optional auto-pick and winner notification emails when the contest ends
- Scheduled draws — weekly, daily, or end-of-contest prize draws while live
- Copy a contest — duplicate setup for your next campaign
Embed on WordPress
After connecting your API key, embed any contest with:
[rewardsfuel id="YOUR_CONTEST_REF"]
Legacy shortcodes still work:
[rf_contest id="123"]
Or add the Rewards Fuel Contest block in the block editor.
Pricing
Rewards Fuel offers a free tier plus paid plans with more entry methods and stats. All paid plans include unlimited contests and entries. See current pricing at rewardsfuel.com/pricing.
Get started
- Create a free account
- Create a contest in the dashboard
- Generate an API key under Account → WordPress Integration
- In WordPress: Rewards Fuel → Your account → paste your key
- Copy the shortcode from Rewards Fuel → Contests into any post or page
Questions? Email info@rewardsfuel.com.
Translations
Widget copy supports 11 languages (configured per contest in the dashboard). The WordPress plugin admin UI is English.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/or install from the WordPress.org plugin directory - Activate Contests by Rewards Fuel under Plugins
- Go to Rewards Fuel → Your account and paste your API key from the Rewards Fuel dashboard
- Open Rewards Fuel → Contests, copy a shortcode, and paste it into a post or page
Frequently asked questions
Do I create contests inside WordPress?
No. Contests are created and managed at app.rewardsfuel.com. This plugin lists your contests and embeds them on your site.
How do I connect my account?
Sign in to Rewards Fuel, open Account → WordPress Integration, generate an API key, then paste it on Rewards Fuel → Your account in WordPress.
How do I embed a contest?
Use the shortcode shown in the plugin contest list, for example [rewardsfuel id="2BB52"], or insert the Rewards Fuel Contest block and choose a contest.
Does the plugin sync entries to Mailchimp, Klaviyo, or other email tools?
No. The WordPress plugin does not export or sync entrants to third-party email providers. You can collect emails with a newsletter entry method and export entrants to CSV from the Rewards Fuel dashboard.
Can I export my contestants?
Yes — from the Rewards Fuel dashboard Stats tab for each contest (CSV download). That export is not built into the WordPress admin screens.
What statistics are available?
In the dashboard: total and unique entries, entries by method, top countries, traffic and referrers, device breakdown, live entry feed, entrant summaries, and winner history. Depth of stats views depends on your plan.
Are social entries verified automatically?
Most social entry methods use trackable links or on-page actions. They encourage the desired action but are not the same as deep API verification for every network. Facebook Like and Instagram follow verification is limited industry-wide.
Can I run the contest on a hosted page instead of WordPress?
Yes. Every contest has a hosted URL at r-f.page in addition to the embed shortcode.
What does this cost?
There is a free tier. Paid plans add more entry methods and statistics. See rewardsfuel.com/pricing.
Something we missed?
Email us at info@rewardsfuel.com.
Changelog
UI refresh, reliable contest block embeds on the front end, and Winner Picker in admin. Re-save posts that use the Rewards Fuel block after updating.
3.2.6
- Material-inspired admin UI refresh (Roboto, cards, chips, pill buttons)
- Fix Gutenberg contest block not appearing on the public site (server-side block registration)
- Unified account connection card; dashboard links include your site URL for API key setup
- Contest list: full-width table, fixed shortcode copy, cleaner Edit/Stats/Visit action group
- Winner Picker admin page shipped in the plugin package
- Block editor and Winner Picker styling aligned with the new admin UI
3.2.1
- Fix critical error on update: register the weekly cron interval before scheduling (3.2.0 used an invalid schedule name)
- Safer plugin activation — telemetry runs on shutdown and cannot white-screen the site
- Fix meta box callback that could trigger “Cannot redeclare function” on some editors
- Harden contest telemetry snapshot parsing
3.2.0
- Site telemetry for the Rewards Fuel platform: plugin/WP/PHP versions, theme, locale, embed post count, contest counts
- Weekly heartbeat (
POST /api/wp/ping) so we know which sites are still active - Sends
disconnectedbefore removing the API key; all API calls include site URL headers for last-seen tracking - Connect and activate events now include a full site snapshot
3.1.2
- Declared compatibility with WordPress 7.0
3.1.1
- Production URLs: dashboard at app.rewardsfuel.com, API at app.rewardsfuel.com/api/wp/
- Plugin-side error logging to Rewards Fuel admin Logs (connect, API failures, deactivation)
- Fixed deactivation hook (no longer calls removed legacy helpers)
3.1.0
- Fixed widget embed markup (
rf-widgetmount div required by the v2 widget) - Encoded contest refs in shortcodes;
[rewardsfuel id="REF"]matches the web dashboard - Updated dashboard and app URLs for the v2 Cloudflare API
- Dynamic Gutenberg block with server-side render
- Legacy embed upgrade path for older saved blocks
- Rewrote plugin readme for accurate v2 features (removed outdated email-provider export claims)
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FAQ
Contests by Rewards Fuel: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 24, 2026
Is Contests by Rewards Fuel free?
Yes. Contests by Rewards Fuel is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Contests by Rewards Fuel safe to use in 2026?
Contests by Rewards Fuel is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 40+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 66/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Contests by Rewards Fuel?
Contests by Rewards Fuel is active on 40+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 56,464 times since it launched in August 2015. It was downloaded 175 times in the last 30 days.
Does Contests by Rewards Fuel work with WordPress 7.1?
Contests by Rewards Fuel is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Contests by Rewards Fuel need?
Contests by Rewards Fuel requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Contests by Rewards Fuel last updated?
The latest version, 3.2.6, was released on June 11, 2026 (4 months ago).
Who makes Contests by Rewards Fuel?
Contests by Rewards Fuel is developed and maintained by Rewards Fuel.
What are the best alternatives to Contests by Rewards Fuel?
The most popular alternatives to Contests by Rewards Fuel are Giveaways and Contests by R… (20K+ installs), Woobox (1K+ installs) and WinRocket Raffle and Giveaw… (200+ installs).
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