Raffles System

[SC36DC]

Thank you so much. My plan, is tell people that during a set time and date, whatever the amount of donation is made, I will add 1 ticket per dollar donated. I will then manually add the persons name, with the amount of tickets they've earned.

This way they can make a donation normally, and I will use the Raffles plugin for displaying the prize(s) publicly, and showing who is in the "Contest" and how many tickets they have earned.

Could I use the 'Giveaway' setting and still be able to do this?

Thank you for your help by answering my questions.

 

[Adriano Faria]

You can add members to giveaways or raffles. Giveaways will allowed 1 ticket per member only.

[SC36DC]

Is it possible to set up a raffle, but not allow them to "BUY" tickets. So I can manually add their names and amount of ticets to the raffle?

Is it possible to change all references to the word "raffle" to "contest"?

Thank you.

Sorry for all the questions, but money is very tight right now, I want to make sure if I buy the plugin I will actually be able to use it the way I'd like. Unless you offer refunds if it doesn't work out for me, that would be great. Thank you.

[Adriano Faria]

Just now, SC36DC said:

Is it possible to set up a raffle, but not allow them to "BUY" tickets. So I can manually add their names and amount of ticets to the raffle?

No.

Just now, SC36DC said:

Is it possible to change all references to the word "raffle" to "contest"?

Yes.

 

1 minute ago, SC36DC said:

Unless you offer refunds if it doesn't work out for me

No.

[BradTBP]

Adriano, I have a problem on a second site and second purchase/install of Raffles.  I am using it as Giveaways only, but when members manually join, it shows them joining, but no ticket.  If I add them myself, it allocates one ticket (correctly).  I have been through the settings and do cannot find what is causing difference.

Here is a screenshot of a raffle - two members joined, only one ticket showing.

 

https://www.azsportsforums.com/raffles/raffle/2-arizona-cardinals-officially-licensed-fleece-throw/

Let me know if I can provide any more data.  Thank you.

[Adriano Faria]

6 minutes ago, BradTBP said:

Let me know if I can provide any more data.  Thank you.

Ok. I’ll take a look on monday. I’m facing issues (again) with internet connection since yesterday and browsing with phone. 

[Adriano Faria]

23 hours ago, BradTBP said:

Adriano, I have a problem on a second site and second purchase/install of Raffles.  I am using it as Giveaways only, but when members manually join, it shows them joining, but no ticket.  If I add them myself, it allocates one ticket (correctly).  I have been through the settings and do cannot find what is causing difference.

Here is a screenshot of a raffle - two members joined, only one ticket showing.

 

https://www.azsportsforums.com/raffles/raffle/2-arizona-cardinals-officially-licensed-fleece-throw/

Let me know if I can provide any more data.  Thank you.

Actually, there is no ticket in giveaways. Ticket is used when you purchase the participation but then this would be a raffle. I forgot to remove it from the cover photo area. Below is right:

You don't see Tickets there and it is like that since 1.0.0. "Tickets" are hidden everywhere when it's a giveaway; I forgot that specific place, which were added later.

I will release a new version to remove it.

[BradTBP]

It may not be that then.  Either way, I have settings set to Pick Winners Automatically, but that is not happening.  I thought it was because of no ticket.   I just ran a second one with two entrants.  It has ended with a winner not being selected.    

[Adriano Faria]

I'll check the task.

Edited March 29, 2020 by Adriano Faria

[Adriano Faria]

10 minutes ago, BradTBP said:

It may not be that then.  Either way, I have settings set to Pick Winners Automatically, but that is not happening.  I thought it was because of no ticket.   I just ran a second one with two entrants.  It has ended with a winner not being selected.    

Nope, nothing related to tickets in task. It simply checks if the raffle is open, expired and completed, then it performs a query in the participants table and pick one (or how many are required, according to the numbre of prizes).

I'll create a giveaway and will test it. 🙂

[Adriano Faria]

3 hours ago, BradTBP said:

It may not be that then.  Either way, I have settings set to Pick Winners Automatically, but that is not happening.  I thought it was because of no ticket.   I just ran a second one with two entrants.  It has ended with a winner not being selected.    

All fine here too. A winner was picked as it was expected:

I will wait a couple of days to update the app on marketplace. In the meantime, send a PM so I can try to figure out what's going on in your install. 👍

Edited March 29, 2020 by Adriano Faria

[BradTBP]

Thanks Adriano, I will PM you now.

[SC36DC]

I finally purchased this. I want to set it up strictly for Giveaways, I have been looking through the settings, and I have no idea where to start. How do I set it up, where do I add the prize/prizes, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Under COMMUNITY I see 

Raffles
Raffles
Categories
Extra Fields
Settings

 

[Adriano Faria]

7 minutes ago, SC36DC said:

I finally purchased this. I want to set it up strictly for Giveaways, I have been looking through the settings, and I have no idea where to start. How do I set it up, where do I add the prize/prizes, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Under COMMUNITY I see 

Raffles
Raffles
Categories
Extra Fields
Settings

 

Thank you for purchasing it. 
 

1: Create a category and choose only Giveaways on the second tab.

2: Crate a giveaway on the public side (you can use the + Create menu) then once is created, you will see a button to add prizes on the giveaway view. 

[SC36DC]

1. Because the word "Raffle", "Raffles" is everywhere, instead of calling it a 'Giveaway', is it possible to set it as a Raffle but allow people to enter for FREE?

2. Or, is it possible to change the word "Raffle", "Raffles", to the word "Contest"?

3. I set up a Raffle and wanted to see if I could set the price for a ticket to $0.00, and I could. So this way I can use the word Raffle, but it is a FREE Raffle. Under the prize image on the Raffle page on the front end, it states "No Value Specified", is it possible to remove this text or even change it to show $0.00 or even put "FREE RAFFLE", or change it to anything else?

4. When setting an amount for 'Content Count' for example 5, does this apply to only posting on the forum? Would it apply if they posted an image in the Gallery? Or maybe even created a listing in the Classifieds plugin? 

Thank you for the quick reply on how to get started, that really helped.

Edited March 30, 2020 by SC36DC

[Adriano Faria]

36 minutes ago, SC36DC said:

1. Because the word "Raffle", "Raffles" is everywhere, instead of calling it a 'Giveaway', is it possible to set it as a Raffle but allow people to enter for FREE?

2. Or, is it possible to change the word "Raffle", "Raffles", to the word "Contest"?

Yes, the app is Raffles. You can create giveaways, but it is a “free” raffle. You can change any language bit in your own ACP:

or

 

39 minutes ago, SC36DC said:

3. I set up a Raffle and wanted to see if I could set the price for a ticket to $0.00, and I could. So this way I can use the word Raffle, but it is a FREE Raffle. Under the prize image on the Raffle page on the front end, it states "No Value Specified", is it possible to remove this text or even change it to show $0.00 or even put "FREE RAFFLE", or change it to anything else?

No. Free raffle = giveaway. The error here is allow to create with 0.00. That will be fixed tomorrow. 

40 minutes ago, SC36DC said:

4. When setting an amount for 'Content Count' for example 5, does this apply to only posting on the forum? Would it apply if they posted an image in the Gallery? Or maybe even created a listing in the Classifieds plugin? 

Content is everything: Forums posts, adverts (from Classifieds), Blog entries, Downloads files, Gallery images, etc, and their comments and reviews. That’s how IPS4 works. 

[SC36DC]

Thank you for the quick replies. My partner who works on the forum with me had a good question regarding the 'Content Count' setting.

For example, if I set the 'Content Count' to 5, does this mean for anyone that already has over 5 for their Content Count, automatically qualifies to enter, or does the 'Content Count' start counting once the Raffle starts. Meaning if someone already have 1,000 posts, that person would still need to make add an additional 5 counts of content between the time the raffle starts and by the time it ends?

Many thanks!!
 

[Adriano Faria]

8 minutes ago, SC36DC said:

automatically qualifies to enter

This.

[SC36DC]

It would be great if the Content Count started as the Raffle started, as this would encourage members that use to be active to be active again, at least to meet the requirement set. Is there anyway to add this in a future update, or would it be too complicated. So sorry for all the questions, I don't mean to bug. I am just trying to figure things out and get the most out of your great plugin.

[Adriano Faria]

Not interested. 

That would require too many changes, checking and storing partial datas all the time. 

No chance to add this. 

[SC36DC]

I figured it would be too much. No problem at all. If you are going to be updating the plugin anyways, I found a minor typo.

This raffle isn' published.

It should read: The raffle isn't published.

I'll be sure to leave a proper rating for this amazing plugin. Great work on it. Thank you for creating it. 

[BradTBP]

On 3/28/2020 at 6:37 AM, BradTBP said:

Adriano, I have a problem on a second site and second purchase/install of Raffles.  I am using it as Giveaways only, but when members manually join, it shows them joining, but no ticket.  If I add them myself, it allocates one ticket (correctly).  I have been through the settings and do cannot find what is causing difference.

Here is a screenshot of a raffle - two members joined, only one ticket showing.

 

https://www.azsportsforums.com/raffles/raffle/2-arizona-cardinals-officially-licensed-fleece-throw/

Let me know if I can provide any more data.  Thank you.

Thanks for your hep @Adriano Faria ...Looks like it was my user/site error and the Raffles app is functioning as intended.  Your very responsive and support your products.  Thank you very much!!!

Brad

[Adriano Faria]

What's New in Version 1.3.7:

• Removes number of tickets from giveaways view
• Additional checking for raffles with "0.00" cost

[Adriano Faria]

What's New in Version 1.4.0:

New Feature:

• Add a price filter on category view to filter raffles by price.
  • A new option will show on Admin CP to add your price range. This option will show up only if you have Commerce app installed.

 

 

 

Edited April 10, 2020 by Adriano Faria

[Adriano Faria]

What's New in Version 1.4.1:

• Fix error when trying to delete comments.