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.
