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Practical guidance for building a better competition website.
Plain-English articles about WordPress, competition operations, customer trust and the raffleWP tools that connect it all.
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Compare WordPress competition plugins
Compare six named products by their documented purpose, from WooCommerce ticket operations to free marketing giveaways.
Build a competition website
Follow the setup decisions from WordPress and WooCommerce through page content, entry routes and launch preparation.
Understand orders, entries and tickets
Learn what to check at reservation, payment, cancellation, refund and draw preparation.
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Offering a Cash Alternative? A Competition Setup Guide
Read article: Offering a Cash Alternative? A Competition Setup GuideSet up a competition cash alternative in raffleWP: agree the offer before entry, check your costs and keep the winner’s choice and payment records clear.
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How to Plan a Competition Membership: Payments, Entries and Credit
Read article: How to Plan a Competition Membership: Payments, Entries and CreditPlan a raffleWP competition membership with clear payment dates, entry schedules, credit rules and enough draw capacity to deliver the benefits you advertise.
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Which Organic Channels Bring Competition Entries? A Tracking Guide
Read article: Which Organic Channels Bring Competition Entries? A Tracking GuideMeasure organic promotion with consistent campaign links, Search Console and refund-aware order reporting, while keeping the limits of attribution in view.
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How to Write a Clear Competition Prize Description
Read article: How to Write a Clear Competition Prize DescriptionWrite prize-page copy that answers entrants’ real questions, with a practical structure and a fictional example covering what is included, delivery and entry details.
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Competition Emails Not Arriving? A WooCommerce Troubleshooting Guide
Read article: Competition Emails Not Arriving? A WooCommerce Troubleshooting GuideFind where a missing competition email stopped: the order or award trigger, the sending service or the recipient’s inbox. Includes a practical support checklist.
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After the Draw: A Practical Prize Fulfilment Workflow
Read article: After the Draw: A Practical Prize Fulfilment WorkflowTurn a recorded win into a completed prize delivery with a clear process for private claims, dispatch, follow-up and optional winner stories.
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Introducing RaffleWP Starter Site: a ready-made competition website theme
Read article: Introducing RaffleWP Starter Site: a ready-made competition website themeMeet the new raffleWP starter theme: Light and Dark styles, editable WordPress layouts and six illustrated example prizes, included with your current licence.
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What Does a Competition Website Cost to Run? A Practical Budget
Read article: What Does a Competition Website Cost to Run? A Practical BudgetBuild a realistic operating budget by separating setup costs, monthly overheads and the costs of each prize competition, with a worked example you can adapt.
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Try the raffleWP Demo: A Competition Website and Admin Tour
Read article: Try the raffleWP Demo: A Competition Website and Admin TourExplore the new raffleWP demo: browse a competition website, try ticket controls and tour the read-only WordPress admin, product settings and reports.
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Introducing raffleWP Website Builds: From £2,500
Read article: Introducing raffleWP Website Builds: From £2,500Launch your competition website with raffleWP. Website builds from £2,500 include first-year hosting, a licence, addons and 30 days’ aftercare.
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How much does a competition website cost in the UK?
Read article: How much does a competition website cost in the UK?Compare a DIY competition website with a raffleWP build from £2,500, including first-year hosting and software. Understand the scope, renewals and running costs.
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raffleWP 1.5: Exact Bundle Prices for Competition Entries
Read article: raffleWP 1.5: Exact Bundle Prices for Competition EntriesSet exact entry-bundle totals with raffleWP 1.5, preview prices between tiers and keep your competition’s basket, checkout and cost planner using the same pricing.
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Clover & Flint: Welcoming Our First raffleWP Customer
Read article: Clover & Flint: Welcoming Our First raffleWP CustomerClover & Flint used raffleWP to build its competition website, with advice and technical assistance from Laurence. Here is the owner’s experience in his own words.
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WooCommerce Competition Plugins: How Entries and Tickets Work
Read article: WooCommerce Competition Plugins: How Entries and Tickets WorkFollow a competition entry from basket and reservation through payment, refund review and draw preparation, with practical checks for WooCommerce sites.
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Best WordPress Competition Plugins for UK Websites (2026)
Read article: Best WordPress Competition Plugins for UK Websites (2026)Compare six WordPress competition and giveaway products by their documented entry workflow, features and practical fit for UK websites.
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How to Build a Competition Website with WordPress (UK Guide)
Read article: How to Build a Competition Website with WordPress (UK Guide)To build a competition website with WordPress, combine a well-maintained WordPress installation, WooCommerce for products and orders, and a specialist competition plugin for entries, ticket numbers, instant wins…
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Introducing Instant Win Reveals: Scratch Cards for raffleWP
Read article: Introducing Instant Win Reveals: Scratch Cards for raffleWPMeet Instant Win Reveals, our new scratch-card addon for raffleWP. Give each eligible ticket an interactive reveal, with saved progress, custom covers and keyboard controls—all included with your…
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raffleWP v1.3.0: From First Competition to Final Prize
Read article: raffleWP v1.3.0: From First Competition to Final PrizeraffleWP v1.3.0 brings launch checks, a competition cost planner, starter pages, winner claims, approved results and promotion tools into your existing licence.
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