How to Create an Essay Contest

All contests and promotions are created in the Form Designer. There are two different ways to get there:

• In ShortStack's Main Menu, select Lists/Entries. Once there, click the New button. 

OR

• When creating a Campaign in the Campaign Builder, add a Form Widget, and click the Create New List button in the Edit Widget window.

The Create New List dialog box will pop up with a field to name the list. This name is for internal-use only, so you don't have to worry about visitors seeing it. Click the Create button and take the following steps to create a photo contest. 

1. The Facebook ID and Email Address fields are added to your form by default. To add additional fields, click on a field’s green plus sign icon.
   
   
2. Add the Text Area field to your form.
   
   
3. Hover over the Text Area field in the form preview, and click the pencil icon to edit the field.
   
   
4. Customize the Label.
   
   
5. Select a size, choose whether or not it's required, and set a minimum and maximum number of characters for the field to accept (if left blank, 50,000 is used, which is the largest value we accept).
   
   
6. If you’re using this field in conjunction with the Voting Widget, check the Display in Voting Widget box.
   
   
7. When you’re finished configuring the fields, click Settings to make changes to the Approval Settings, Email Notices, Rules and Disclaimers, and more.
   
   
8. Click Save Changes.