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<p><strong>Golden Ticket</strong> is a WordPress plugin which encourages user interaction on your website. When used properly, <strong>Golden Ticket will increase your page views, time on site, interaction, and conversions</strong>.</p>
<p>The theory is simple, you hide these tickets randomly throughout your content. After something triggers the ticket (this something is user definable, such as a timed delay), your ticket slides into view, revealing a bonus for your reader thanking them for reading your content. This is a great way to reward those visitors who actually stay and read your content. By setting a user interaction trigger to show the ticket you’re almost guaranteed to target a user who is interested in reading your content.</p>
<p>Golden Ticket is not intended for things like opt-in forms, or banner ads. It’s designed to give the reader something as a reward.</p>
<p>Usage is simple, just insert the shortcode [goldenticket] in your content where you want the ticket to appear.</p>
<h4>Demos</h4>
<p><a href="http://thepluginfactory.co/distribution/submitting-a-plugin-to-the-wordpress-org-plugin-directory/" rel="nofollow ugc">Golden Ticket Demo Link</a> – At the top of this page is a hidden Golden Ticket. Either move your mouse around near the top of the first paragraph, or simply wait 10 seconds to see it appear.</p>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OTl6Gedz9Pg?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p>
<h4>Usage</h4>
<p>The three ways to reveal your tickets are:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>After a set amount of time</strong> – If you want to reward only the most loyal of readers, set the delay to something like 30 seconds. If they are still reading your content after 30 seconds, odds are they will read the ticket when it appears.  </li>
<li><strong>When the mouse is over the ticket</strong> – The ticket will remain invisible until the user hovers over it with the mouse. This is for those readers who scan through the content with their mouse cursor.  </li>
<li><strong>When the ticket is scrolled into view</strong> – The ticket will remain hidden on the page until the position of the ticket is scrolled into view. This means if you hide the ticket near the end of the content, it will never show until the user scrolls to that point.  </li>
</ol>
<h4>The Golden Ticket Add-ons</h4>
<ul>
<li>Upload Multiple Tickets <a href="http://thepluginfactory.co/warehouse/golden-ticket/" title="More info" rel="nofollow ugc">More Info</a>  </li>
<li>Auto Insert Tickets <a href="http://thepluginfactory.co/warehouse/golden-ticket/" title="More info" rel="nofollow ugc">More Info</a>  </li>
<li>Links <a href="http://thepluginfactory.co/warehouse/golden-ticket/" title="More info" rel="nofollow ugc">More Info</a>  </li>
<li>Odds <a href="http://thepluginfactory.co/warehouse/golden-ticket/" title="More info" rel="nofollow ugc">More Info</a>  </li>
<li>Photoshop Ticket Template <a href="http://thepluginfactory.co/warehouse/golden-ticket/" title="More info" rel="nofollow ugc">More Info</a>  </li>
</ul>
<h4>The Plugin Factory</h4>
<p>This plugin was created by <a href="http://thepluginfactory.co/" title="The Plugin Factory" rel="nofollow ugc">The Plugin Factory</a>.<br />
For support of this plugin, please visit our support forums at <a href="http://thepluginfactory.co/community/forum/plugin-specific/golden-ticket/" title="The Plugin Factory - Plugin Support Forums" rel="nofollow ugc">The Plugin Factory – Plugin Support Forums</a></p>


Golden Ticket

Easily provide incentives for user interactions.

Rewards Fuel

<p><strong>Contests by Rewards Fuel</strong> 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 <strong>Rewards Fuel web dashboard</strong> — the plugin handles connection and embedding.</p>
<h4>What this plugin does</h4>
<ul>
<li>Connect your site with an API key from <strong>Account <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> WordPress Integration</strong> in the dashboard</li>
<li>View your contests inside <strong>WordPress admin <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Rewards Fuel</strong></li>
<li>Copy a shortcode or use the <strong>Rewards Fuel Contest</strong> Gutenberg block</li>
<li>Embed the contest widget on posts, pages, and most themes</li>
<li>Link out to the dashboard to edit contests, view stats, and pick winners</li>
</ul>
<h4>What you build in Rewards Fuel (not inside WordPress)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Contest schedule, rules, prizes, and appearance</li>
<li>Entry methods (social actions, newsletter signup, questions, referrals, and more — by plan)</li>
<li>Hosted contest page at <code>r-f.page</code> or embed on your own site</li>
<li>Statistics, CSV export, winner selection, and prize claim flow</li>
</ul>
<h4>Popular entry methods</h4>
<p>Available entry methods depend on your plan. Examples include:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Click to enter</strong> — simple one-click entry</li>
<li><strong>Newsletter signup</strong> — collect email addresses (with optional confirmation for newsletter entries)</li>
<li><strong>Refer a friend</strong> — bonus entries when friends enter via a share link</li>
<li><strong>Answer a question</strong> — collect feedback or quiz answers</li>
<li><strong>Visit a URL</strong> — drive traffic to a landing page</li>
<li><strong>Code word</strong> — entrants enter a secret phrase</li>
<li><strong>Social actions</strong> — Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, LinkedIn, Discord, Telegram, Twitch, and more (link-based actions; availability varies by plan)</li>
<li><strong>Email list member</strong> — allow pre-approved emails on your contest list to enter</li>
<li><strong>File upload</strong> — photo or document submissions</li>
</ol>
<h4>Platform features (dashboard)</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Physical and digital prizes</strong> — upload digital prize files; winners claim online</li>
<li><strong>Geo restrictions</strong> — block selected countries from entering</li>
<li><strong>Bot protection</strong> — optional Cloudflare Turnstile per contest</li>
<li><strong>Custom appearance</strong> — colors, fonts, backgrounds, and widget wording</li>
<li><strong>11 widget languages</strong> — English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese</li>
<li><strong>Contest statistics</strong> — entries, methods, countries, traffic, referrers, device breakdown, and entrant summaries</li>
<li><strong>CSV export</strong> — download confirmed entrants from the dashboard</li>
<li><strong>Winner tools</strong> — random or manual winner selection; optional auto-pick and winner notification emails when the contest ends</li>
<li><strong>Scheduled draws</strong> — weekly, daily, or end-of-contest prize draws while live</li>
<li><strong>Copy a contest</strong> — duplicate setup for your next campaign</li>
</ul>
<h4>Embed on WordPress</h4>
<p>After connecting your API key, embed any contest with:</p>
<pre><code>[rewardsfuel id="YOUR_CONTEST_REF"]
</code></pre>
<p>Legacy shortcodes still work:</p>
<pre><code>[rf_contest id="123"]
</code></pre>
<p>Or add the <strong>Rewards Fuel Contest</strong> block in the block editor.</p>
<h4>Pricing</h4>
<p>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 <a href="https://rewardsfuel.com/pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">rewardsfuel.com/pricing</a>.</p>
<h4>Get started</h4>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://app.rewardsfuel.com/signup" rel="nofollow ugc">Create a free account</a></li>
<li>Create a contest in the dashboard</li>
<li>Generate an API key under <strong>Account <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> WordPress Integration</strong></li>
<li>In WordPress: <strong>Rewards Fuel <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Your account</strong> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> paste your key</li>
<li>Copy the shortcode from <strong>Rewards Fuel <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Contests</strong> into any post or page</li>
</ol>
<p>Questions? Email <a href="mailto:info@rewardsfuel.com" rel="nofollow ugc">info@rewardsfuel.com</a>.</p>
<h3>Translations</h3>
<p>Widget copy supports 11 languages (configured per contest in the dashboard). The WordPress plugin admin UI is English.</p>


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.

Golden Ticket vs Contests by Rewards Fuel