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Contests by Rewards Fuel

by Rewards Fuel · Uncategorized

Embed Rewards Fuel contests on your WordPress site with a shortcode or block. Create and manage campaigns in the Rewards Fuel dashboard.

How scoring works →
87 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 84/100
Support 70/100

87 health vs 56 average across 16,380 Uncategorized plugins

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

96 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 85/100
Listing tuning 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+2% vs prior 30d
10Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

93

now · peak 590

9330d downloads · Sep 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Contests by Rewards · #21791 you Giveaways and Contes · #1135 Woobox · #7004 Advanced iFrame · #838

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.4Stars · Sep 26

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

2.3Kper 1k installs · Sep 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

5

releases in the last 12 months

3mo ago

latest release · v3.2.6

118

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

3.2.6 · 3mo ago3.2.1 · 3mo ago3.2.0 · 3mo ago3.1.2 · 3mo ago3.1.1 · 3mo ago2.0.66 · 1.7y ago2.0.65 · 2.5y ago2.0.64 · 2.5y ago2.0.63 · 2.5y ago2.0.62 · 3.0y ago2.0.61 · 3.0y ago2.0.57 · 3.0y ago2.0.60 · 3.0y ago2.0.59 · 3.4y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v3.2 56%
v2.0 44%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
40–50 ≈47

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-09-06 · 1,390 observations

40Installs · Sep 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
3.2.6
Last updated
3mo ago
Added
2015-08-28 · 11 yrs old
Requires WP
5.8
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4

Reviewer account pattern

from wp.org reviewer profiles

19 of the last 29 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.

Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.

Recent reviews

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  1. hugolance
    3.7y ago

    I came across Rewards Fuel a few years ago, and have used them a number of times as an effortless way to run contests. I’ve always been happy with them – Rochelle’s support is second to none – but I’m pretty hard to please so I rarely leave reviews (at times the UI was a little clunky). However recently the team at Rewards Fuel have really upped their game: the UI is slick and easy to use, SUPER FAST, and is a great ambassador for my brand. Added to which, they have detailed metrics to prove increased engagement which I’m sure will lead to improved sales. I’m very happy with Rewards Fuel and I recommend them to everyone (except my competitors!) Thanks RF and thanks Rochelle 🙂

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  2. natalielangston
    4.9y ago

    I have worked with Rewards Fuel for a few years now and they have hosted several of my contests. Rochelle has been extremely easy to work with and is on top of all of the details for me, which makes running my contest a breeze. She is also able to customize the contests completely with images and text details to make it unique and on brand. I will definitely be using Rewards Fuel for our upcoming 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways later in the year. It’s a huge campaign and I wouldn’t want anyone else running our 12 days of contesting besides Reward Fuel. I can rest easy knowing that all the details are handled and the contests will run smoothly and efficiently. – Natalie Langston

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  3. espingg
    5.3y ago

    Rewards Fuel offers a high-quality product that doesn’t break the bank. Their customer service goes above and beyond the call of duty to ensure customer success. We have worked with RF for just over 1 year now and haven’t considered switching once. Their entire team truly cares and appreciates their clients and it shows with their ever evolving platform and the care to details they provide to clients.

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  4. spector215
    5.3y ago

    Have used Rewards fuel for all my contests. Super user friendly and great customer service. Highly recommend!!

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  5. christinenicolelucido
    6.2y ago

    I contacted support about customizing the style of the winner emails. I received a response right away. The support agent coordinated with the developer to accommodate my requests. I was very impressed with the quick attention and follow through. I appreciated their efforts and excellent customer service!

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  6. chartonhobbs
    6.4y ago

    Rochelle with Rewards Fuel helped walk me through creating the campaign I needed and even had her developer tweak their system to better accommodate my needs! Awesome support every step of the way – will definitely work with them again and DO RECOMMEND.

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  7. mattjongbloet
    6.4y ago

    We have been using RewardsFuel for over 6 months as it offers incredible features at a low price in comparison to other competitors. The backend and dashboard is a bit ancient/complicated and could do with a UX update. However, whenever we have had issues, Rochelle at customer service has gone above and beyond to assist. So, for whatever shortcomings the app has or whatever confusion you have, Rochelle will help you to understand how to overcome it.

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  8. riverview01
    6.5y ago

    Very fast response time and very helpful

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Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2024-12-17 CVE-2024-12513 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.65 Patched in 2.0.66
  2. 2024-03-19 CVE-2024-1785 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.0.62 Patched in 2.0.63
  3. 2024-03-19 CVE-2024-1787 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.64 Patched in 2.0.65

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Dutch 70%
Italian 50%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-06-16 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
  2. 2026-06-15 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in tier
  3. 2026-06-11 50+ → 40+ down after 24 days in tier
  4. 2026-05-18 60+ → 50+ down after 103 days in tier
  5. 2026-02-04 70+ → 60+ down after 4 days in tier
  6. 2026-01-31 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2026-01-30 70+ → 60+ down after 6 days in tier
  8. 2026-01-24 60+ → 70+ up after 31 days in tier

Competes with

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