Embed Chessboard WordPress Plugin
Allows for the insertion of a chessboard displaying chess games within wordpress articles.
Embed Chessboard is a plugin that allows for the insertion of a chessboard displaying chess games within worpress articles.
Use following tag to insert a chessboard:
[pgn parameter=value ...]
... chess games in PGN format ...
[/pgn]
Tag parameters:
- layout=horizontal|vertical
- height=auto|number
- showMoves=figurine|text|puzzle|hidden
- initialGame=first|last|random|number
- initialVariation=number
- initialHalfmove=start|end|random|comment|number
- autoplayMode=game|loop|none
Example:
[pgn height=500 initialHalfmove=16 autoplayMode=none]
[Event "World championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1985.10.15"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Karpov"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6
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Usage of Embed Chessboard over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 11 to 5 — down 6 (-54.5%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 5 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 5 | -1 |
| May 2024 | 6 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 6 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 6 | -1 |
| February 2024 | 7 | +0 |
| January 2024 | 7 | +0 |
| December 2023 | 7 | -1 |
| November 2023 | 8 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 8 | +0 |
| September 2023 | 8 | -3 |
| August 2023 | 11 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 11 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 11 | — |
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