Our Purchases App for Shopify allows you to generate raffle tickets when customers purchase qualifying products. After checkout, customers can view their raffle ticket numbers on the order confirmation page and within their account.
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If you already created your promotion and only need installation instructions, you can skip to Step 8.

Before setting up a Shopify raffle promotion, make sure:

Each variant must have a unique SKU so ViralSweep can correctly generate and assign raffle tickets.

If your Shopify store is already connected, it will appear at the top of the screen.

If it is not connected, connect your store first.

Once connected:

Your products and variants will now appear in the product list on the right.

Choose which products or variants qualify for raffle tickets.

If you're running multiple raffles at once, the system can assign different raffle tickets for each purchased item.

Next to each qualifying product or variant, click the ticket icon.

Enter how many raffle tickets a customer receives when purchasing that item.

Tip:
To avoid confusion, we recommend naming your Shopify variants or SKUs based on the number of raffle tickets they provide.

Example:

Set the following promotion details:

Since raffle tickets are used instead of entries:

Set Entries Awarded Per $1 Spent to:

0 entries

This ensures customers receive raffle tickets only, not additional entries.
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If a customer purchases an item that does not qualify, the widget will notify them on the order confirmation page that their order did not qualify for the promotion.

Before saving the promotion, you can also configure:

Once everything is configured, click Done to save the promotion.

If your store still uses the old Shopify Order Status Page, follow these steps.

Go to the Install tab in ViralSweep and copy the code under:

Step 1: Install to Checkout & Accounts

Then in Shopify go to:

Settings → Checkout → Order Status Page

Paste the code and save.

If your store uses the new checkout experience, skip this step and continue to Step 9.

In Shopify:

Enter the Promotion ID from ViralSweep.

Example:

promotion-123456

Enter only:

123456

If your store uses customer accounts and you'd like users to see their raffle tickets after logging in:

Go to:

Online Store → Themes → ... → Edit Code

Open one of these files:

Paste the ViralSweep code at the bottom of the file and click Save.

If you do not need this feature, skip to Step 11.

Return to the Install tab in ViralSweep.

Copy the code under:

Step 2: Install to Theme

Then in Shopify go to:

Online Store → Themes → ... → Edit Code

Open:

theme.liquid

Paste the code before the closing </head> tag and save.

Your installation is complete.

To test:

You should see the raffle ticket widget displaying the ticket numbers earned for that purchase.

If customer accounts were installed, users can also log into their account to see their raffle ticket numbers there.

Check the following:

This usually happens when:

This means the product purchased was not included in the raffle configuration.

Update the promotion and ensure the product or variant is selected.

ViralSweep provides this feature to allow you to run purchase-based sweepstakes and raffles. Laws governing these promotions vary by state and country.

ViralSweep does not assume responsibility for legal compliance.
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You are responsible for ensuring your promotion complies with all applicable laws, including offering a free alternate method of entry where required.
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If you need help with legal compliance for promotions in the United States or Canada, please contact us.

If you need assistance with setup or installation, our team can help.

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