A Wordpress Plugin to easily add crosswords to a wordpress website, available from Wordpress.org here:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/ev-crosswords/

The crosswords exist as text files, in a custom .xml format, and this Plugin allows to upload a crossword file, and display it in the frontend for end users to solve.

The crosswords file format is simple and it is explained here: https://github.com/TheEntreveloper/crosswords

You can also take a look at a few sample crossword files to quickly make sense of its format. You can find some here: https://github.com/TheEntreveloper/crosswords/tree/main/data.

While you can create crosswords manually, and upload your files to your Wordpress website using this Plugin, it is easier to create those files with the Entreveloper Crossword Making Tool, a free Java Desktop App that can be downloaded here: https://github.com/TheEntreveloper/crosswords/blob/main/maker/maker.zip

Using this tool you can create Crosswords files interactively, which you can then upload and view, categorize and make available to your visitors.

Watch a short YouTube video that briefly covers the tool and Plugin.

Installation and use of this plugin is straightforward:

1. Download the plugin files and copy to your Plugins directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Navigate to Dashboard, Ev Crosswords Settings.
4. Upload crossword files previously created (manually or with the Crosswords Maker Tool)
5. The uploaded crossword is now available through the crosswords entry in the Dashboard, and can be displayed to end users in the frontend (see the url under the "View" option of each entry).

Anyone is welcome to contribute to the development and improvement of this Plugin. Here are a few ways to do so:

• Help testing it and report or even better fix any bug you find.
• Provide translation into a different language.
• Propose or work on new features.
• Let your followers know about it.
• Donate to support its development.

Visit https://entreveloper.com/category/entertainment/ for some examples of Crosswords created with the tool and this Plugin, and to find out about other apps and tools we are working on.