Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes is a WordPress plugin that allows drafts or riffles on your site, then, users can register to participate. Custom register forms and serialized codes are some of features on it.
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Sweepstakes shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 18/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.4 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Sweepstakes stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| lot | >100 |
| raffle | #18 |
| sortition | #1 |
| sweepstakes | #20 |
| user | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 1 from 1 reviews
About Sweepstakes
From the official readme · v0.1Description
Sweepstakes is a WordPress plugin that allows drafts or riffles on your site, then, users can register to participate. Custom register forms and serialized codes are some of features on it.
With Sweepstakes you can
- Enable / disable promotional codes
- Creates and customize a serial of promotional codes per promo ( ability to download the series of code in a text file )
- Create custom register forms with wordpress default user fields or create a new ones ( ability to add ‘Terms page’ on forms )
- Control list of participants ( ability to download the list of participants in a text file )
- Set-up the number of winners
- Automatic generation of random winners
- A lot of fiters and actions to customize forms
- Translated ready ( english + spanish )
Changelog
0.1
- Enable / disable promotional codes
- Creates and customize a serial of promotional codes per promo ( ability to download the series of code in a text file )
- Create custom register forms with wordpress default user fields or create a new ones ( ability to add ‘Terms page’ on forms )
- Control list of participants ( ability to download the list of participants in a text file )
- Set-up the number of winners
- Automatic generation of random winners
- A lot of filters and actions to customize forms
- Translated ready ( english + spanish )
Screenshots
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FAQ
Sweepstakes: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 23, 2026
Is Sweepstakes free?
Yes. Sweepstakes is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Sweepstakes safe to use in 2026?
Sweepstakes shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 18/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Sweepstakes?
Sweepstakes is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,280 times since it launched in July 2012. It was downloaded 45 times in the last 30 days.
Does Sweepstakes work with WordPress 7.1?
Sweepstakes is officially tested up to WordPress 3.4.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Sweepstakes last updated?
The latest version, 0.1, was released on September 27, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Sweepstakes?
Sweepstakes is developed and maintained by Carlos.
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