The dashboard is the first screen you see when you open UserLoop Contests. It gives you a snapshot of your contest activity and quick access to everything you need.
Setup Guide
If you're new to the app, you'll see a setup guide at the top of the dashboard with two steps:
- Create your first contest — Links to the contest creation page.
- Get your first entry — Suggests ways to share your contest: copy the link, enable the popup block, or embed a form block.
The progress bar shows how far along you are. Once both steps are complete, you can dismiss the guide.
Overview Stats
Four key metrics are displayed at the top:
- Active Contests — Number of contests currently accepting entries.
- Total Entries — All-time entry count across all contests.
- Entries (30 days) — Entries received in the last 30 days.
- Avg. Conversion — The average conversion rate across your contests (entries divided by page views, as a percentage).
Theme Integration Status
Two status indicators show whether your theme is set up to display contests:
- Contest Popup — Shows "Ready" if you have active contests that can be shown as popups.
- Form Block — Shows "Ready" if you have active contests available for embedded form blocks.
Each links directly to your Shopify theme editor so you can enable the blocks.
Recent Contests
The bottom section shows your five most recent contests as cards. Each card displays:
- Contest title and status badge (Active, Draft, Ended, or Archived)
- Entry count
- View count (page views from analytics)
- Conversion rate
- Date range
- Last updated time
Hover over a contest card to see quick actions: Preview (opens the public contest page) and Edit (goes to the contest detail page).
Navigation
Use the sidebar to navigate between:
- Home — The dashboard (this page)
- Contests — Full list of all your contests with filtering and management tools
The Create contest button in the page header takes you directly to the contest creation form.