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Entry security & best practices

Stop fraudulent entries, restrict who can enter, and test before you launch.

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Campaign best practices These are the practices we recommend for running a contest, giveaway or sweepstakes. Bot and fraud prevention tools ShortStack protects your campaigns at four points — when the page loads, when an entry is submitted, when a vote is cast, and after entries arrive in your list. All plans; some tools need Scale or Max Restricting entries using reCAPTCHA Google reCAPTCHA scores every form submission from 0.0 (likely a bot) to 1.0 (likely a person). Scale plan How to create Google reCAPTCHA keys ShortStack requires you to supply your own Google reCAPTCHA API keys before you can enable bot prevention on the Entry Display and Form Container widgets. Most read Scale plan Cloudflare Turnstile Cloudflare Turnstile is a CAPTCHA alternative that blocks bots without asking visitors to solve a visual challenge, and it works without routing your traffic through Cloudflare. Most read Scale plan Prohibit fraudulent and spam entries with the Fraud Filter feature The Fraud Filter checks each new entry against patterns you write, such as email addresses, IP addresses or street addresses. Scale plan Entry Restrictions Entry restrictions help you keep entries genuine and decide how often one person can enter. Most read White-label options White labeling a campaign means that all tools or platform branding used to create it are hidden, ensuring that the campaign is fully branded with your company's logos and identity. Max plan Open Graph meta tags When you share your campaign URL in a Facebook status update, Facebook adds some extra elements to the News Feed post, such as an image and a title. Testing your campaign You've built your campaign, and now it's time to ensure everything works as expected. Campaign Builder tips and tricks The Campaign Builder has many features that can streamline the creation of your campaigns. Mobile best practices Follow these tips to ensure your campaign looks great on mobile devices without needing extensive CSS tweaking. Keyboard shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts in ShortStack let you perform actions without clicking interface buttons.

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