Description
This Plugin allows you to create and add crosswords to pages on your WordPress website. Blocks functionality is required in this version, to add Crosswords to a WordPress page.
The admin interface provides a way for users to make use of AI to generate lists of words and hints to be used in their crosswords.
It also provides a way to use the Creatorive’s Crossword generation tool to automatically create a Crossword from your list of words and hints.
All the above functionality is optional. You can also create a Crossword manually, within the Plugin, by typing your word list, or by manually adding words to a Crossword.
See this video: Crosswords in WordPress on our YouTube Channel for an example of usage.
Development
Development happens in Github:
EV-Crosswords
Screenshots
Example of Crossword displayed in the frontend of a Wordpress website.
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Ev Crossword Viewer Display your crosswords.
Installation
Installation and use of this plugin is straightforward:
- Download the plugin files and copy to your Plugins directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Navigate to Dashboard, Ev Crosswords Settings.
- (Optionally) Configure your AI Provider and Creatorive key.
- Generate word lists and Crossword files using those APIs, or
- Alternatively, paste manually created Crossword files in the text area provided within the “Generate” page.
- Save your Crossword file, and add it to any WordPress page you want to, as a Block, using the WordPress Block Editor.
FAQ
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What does this plugin do?
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It makes easy adding crosswords to pages on your WordPress website.
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What doesn’t this plugin do?
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It does not directly create Crosswords from a simple prompt, it just gives you access to tools that make easy to create
lists of words and hints and to use those words to create a crossword. -
Does this plugin modify any core WordPress, plugin or theme files?
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No, it does not.
Contributors & Developers
“EV Crosswords” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Interested in development?
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