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

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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.

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

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.

1. ★★★★★ PhatWP

   2.4y 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

   3.8y 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

   3.9y 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

   4.4y 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

   5.0y 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

   5.7y 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

   6.0y 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

   6.5y 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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11 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 4.3 Simple Giveaways <= 2.48.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47606 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.48.2 No patch available
2. 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 ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 2.48.1 Patched in 2.48.2
3. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.46.0 Patched in 2.46.1
4. 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. Medium · 5.4 Simple Giveaways <= 2.46 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-04-24 CVE-2023-31086 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.46 Patched in 2.46.1
6. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.45.0 Patched in 2.45.1
7. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.45.0 Patched in 2.45.1
8. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.45.0 Patched in 2.45.1
9. 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. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.36.1 Patched in 2.36.2
11. 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

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

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A
• No Frills Prize Draw Competitions 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• Socialman – The Ultimate Giveaway & Contest Plugin for WordPress 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags C
• Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress – Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Raffle Play Woocommerce 800+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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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 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/giveasap