Simple Giveaways – Grow your business, email lists and traffic with contests

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 14% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ PhatWP

   2.5y ago

   Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function wp_enqueue_emoji_styles() in /srv/users/serverpilot/apps/wpsimplegiveaways/public/wp-content/plugins/giveasap-premium/public/giveasap_template.php:130 Stack trace: #0 /srv/users/serverpilot/apps/wpsimplegiveaways/public/wp-includes/template-loader.php(106): include() #1 /srv/users/serverpilot/apps/wpsimplegiveaways/public/wp-blog-header.php(19): require_once(‘/srv/users/serv…’) #2 /srv/users/serverpilot/apps/wpsimplegiveaways/public/index.php(17): require(‘/srv/users/serv…’) #3 {main} thrown in /srv/users/serverpilot/apps/wpsimplegiveaways/public/wp-content/plugins/giveasap-premium/public/giveasap_template.php on line 130 There has been a critical error on this website. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by PhatWP.

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2. ★★★★★ ewraniwego

   4.0y ago

   The plugin is perfect and works very well. Igor provided me with the PHP code to help me make the last missing functionality to my giveaway site on my site.

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3. ★★★★★ evinor

   4.1y ago

   Easy to use and gives you full control all the way, easily change anything as it runs. Support is fantastic. Developer understand the needs and add new features constantly. A plugin that works flawlessly.

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4. ★★★★★ Ario

   4.6y ago

   I tried the other one. Even paid for the other one. This one is better. Unlike the other plugin the free version on the WP Repository is actually useful and the value-ad and low price makes this plugin a no-brainer. You can actually add images to your giveaways with this free version. You can add easy links to Facebook/Twitter with this free version. The OTHER plugin wants to charge you $399/yr for basic things like a permalink to your giveaway, a feature included with the free version of this plugin. If you need fancy features like integrations the pro version is really economical at $49/yr. Highly recommend! The best giveaway plugin on the WP repository.

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5. ★★★★★ gboalabi

   5.2y ago

   This amazing giveaway plugin is packed with a lot of wonderful features and it keeps getting better with every update release. The support is second to none, and Igor never disappoints with his swift response to your questions, you can tell he is so passionate about the project. This is still the number 1 giveaway plugin for WordPress, trust me, I have tried others, but none comes close to this. Great product with excellent customer service!

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6. ★★★★★ Paul

   5.9y ago

   The ‘Simple Giveaways’ plugin is absolutely what i was looking for, i did need a slight tweak to one of the actions and after explaining it to the support team then they sorted it very quickly for me. Very friendly, helpful and polite support team. I am so glad i found this plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ davidschwartzer

   6.2y ago

   If I could give this plugin less than 1 star I would. Setting up my first giveaway was fairly easy and I had high hopes for this plugin. Unfortunately, as soon as I published the giveaway my site crashed and all posts disappeared. I have been working with my hosting company to try and recover my site. Although they said the database was corrupted, I determined that it only became disconnected from the site. While I cannot begin to imagine how a plugin could destroy an entire site, but the fact is that it did. Fortunately, I was able to recover from a prior backup. Be very careful if you use this plugin. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by davidschwartzer. Reason: Corrected prior information

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8. ★★★★★ spark36

   6.7y ago

   Igor has continually provided support that goes above and beyond normal expectations. I would support any project he develops, knowing that he truly cares about his customer’s needs. He’s a creative developer with a can do attitude. If you are on the fence about whether or not to get the Pro plugin, just do it. The features are awesome and it’s the best giveaway plugin for WordPress out there. This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by spark36.

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1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.50.0). 10 of 11 disclosed are patched.

1. Open Medium · 4.3 Simple Giveaways <= 2.48.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47606 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.48.2 No patch available
2. Patched Medium · 6.5 Simple Giveaways <= 2.48.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ↗
   2025-03-27 CVE-2025-30819 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.48.1 Patched in 2.48.2
3. Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get ↗
   2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.46.0 Patched in 2.46.1
4. Patched Medium · 6.5 Simple Giveaways <= 2.46.0 - Missing Authorization via AJAX actions ↗
   2023-07-04 CVE-2023-23893 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.46.0 Patched in 2.46.1
5. Patched Medium · 5.4 Simple Giveaways <= 2.46 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-04-24 CVE-2023-31086 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.46 Patched in 2.46.1
6. Patched Medium · 5.5 Simple Giveaways <= 2.45.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Form, Prize, and Sharing Method Fields ↗
   2023-03-20 CVE-2023-1122 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.45.0 Patched in 2.45.1
7. Patched Medium · 4.4 Simple Giveaways <= 2.45.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings ↗
   2023-03-20 CVE-2023-1120 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.45.0 Patched in 2.45.1
8. Patched Medium · 4.4 Simple Giveaways <= 2.45.0 - Authenticated(Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via form fields ↗
   2023-03-20 CVE-2023-1121 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.45.0 Patched in 2.45.1
9. Patched Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 2.42.1 Patched in 2.42.1
10. Patched Medium · 6.1 Simple Giveaways <= 2.36.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2021-05-09 CVE-2021-24298 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.36.1 Patched in 2.36.2
11. Patched High · 8.8 Freemius SDK <= 2.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update ↗
    2019-02-25 Missing Authorization Affects < 2.18.0 Patched in 2.18.0

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

Translated into 8 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-10 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-04-07 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-04-04 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-04-03 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-04-01 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-03-31 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-03-29 500+ → 400+ down after 23 days in tier
8. 2026-03-06 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier

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Simple Giveaways – Grow your business, email lists and traffic with contests: 400+ active installs, 4.6★ (20 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/giveasap