The SD Giveaways plugin is a robust solution for creating, managing, and displaying giveaway campaigns on WordPress websites. It offers a custom post type for giveaways, a user-friendly form with reCAPTCHA validation for submissions, and integration with email notifications. The plugin also allows administrators to easily manage email recipients and customize giveaway banners for a professional presentation.
Key Features:
- Custom Post Type for Giveaways: Create and manage giveaways with a dedicated post type.
- User-Friendly Submission Form: Includes a shortcode-based form with reCAPTCHA verification to prevent spam submissions.
- Email Notifications: Automatically send giveaway submissions to multiple recipients via a customizable email list.
- Custom Metabox for Email Management: Add, update, and manage comma-separated email addresses for giveaway notifications directly in the WordPress admin.
- Customizable Banner Image: Use the featured image field to upload a giveaway banner, with specific size recommendations (1920×1024).
- Dynamic Shortcodes: Use the
[giveaway_form]shortcode to display the giveaway submission form on any page or post. - Security Features: Protect submissions with nonce verification and Google reCAPTCHA v3 to ensure valid and secure entries.
- Frontend Styling: Includes a built-in stylesheet to maintain a polished and consistent design for giveaways.
This plugin is ideal for businesses and organizations that want to host engaging giveaways while ensuring secure and effective management of submissions.