WordPress
This article is about the blogging software WordPress (WordPress.org). For the blog host, see WordPress.com.
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| Developer(s) | WordPress Foundation |
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| Initial release | May 27, 2003[1] |
| Stable release |
5.2.2[2] / 2019-06-18[±]
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| Repository |
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| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Unix-like, Windows, Linux |
| Type | Blog software, Content Management System, Content Management Framework |
| License | GPLv2+[3] |
| Website | wordpress |
Web Plugins Keep Your Visitors Engaged
And engaged visitors will stay on your site for longer amounts of time. Adding gaming is a great way to do this. Just take a look at popular sites like https://mobilegamerhub.com/ – a fan site network just for mobile gamers.
The following five WordPress web plugins are great for turning your blog into an online game portal. And they’re easy to install too.
1. Achievements for WordPress
Do you want to transform your entire WordPress site into a game? Then Achievements for WordPress is for you.
This free game plugin awards your frequent visitors by giving them the feeling that they’re in an RPG game. And it works great with some of the most popular plugins around WordPress like BuddyPress, BuddyStream, bbPress, Invite Anyone, coursewa.re, WP e-Commerce and WP-PostRatings.
That means you can give titles and badges to your visitors each time they make a purchase – or even a comment. Then they can share their achievements on their social networks.
There’s even the possibility that the plugin will help you promote your content easier.
2. My Arcade Plugin
Once you navigate through the easy and quick setup for this plugin, all you need to do is decide how to and where from you want to publish flash games.
There are some limitations with the free version. But if you decide to purchase this plugin, you’ll have access to games from 12 different game distributors like Big Fish Games, Scirra, Kongregate, Spill Games and others which get you over 70,000 games.
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You can easily manage your games, add them to your site, embed one by providing a code or even upload games on your server. This plugin can also generate descriptions so you don’t have to.
3. Advanced Steam Widget- WordPress Plugin
This game plugin allows you to show Steam gaming statistics in your blog. Just add the widget to display your Steam gaming statistics and you’re ready to go. Plus, it incorporates caching to ensure your site performs well and makes it less susceptible to Steam outages or errors.
Advanced Steam Widget offers four presets:
- Profile Only, Small or Profile + Games
- Games Only
- Games Grid
- Full-page Profile
4. WP Shuffle Puzzle
Simple doesn’t always mean easy. And the simplicity of Shuffle Puzzle makes for a nice add-on to your site.
There are different types of puzzles where the image on your site is broken into pieces and shuffled around with one piece left off. You can even add a timer to make the game more challenging.
Plus, visitors can choose difficulty levels.
You can customize the puzzles – picking the number of pieces to play with and changing the background color. And since the plugin is responsive, it translates to different screen sizes.
5. Multiplayer Games Plugin
Once you install the plugin, all you have to do is use the shortcode to make a list of the available games on your site. Then you can further customize that list by displaying only the games you like.
And from there, you can even change their descriptions and make new ones.t i.
WEBPORTAL
1. West Bend, Agent and Customer Portal
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company recognized the need for enhanced digital offerings for their customers and agents. Their new customer portal offers a seamless self-service experience for policyholders and their improved agent portal empowers agents to provide policy quotes in a few minutes, in comparison to an hour previously.
2. Allianz, Wealth Management/Insurance Portal
General insurance company Allianz Group offers a site that is both dynamic and personal. With the "My Insurance Portfolio" customer site, users have the ability to retrieve historical records of purchased products and services along with integrated features to facilitate policy payments and renewals. The site also features easy-to-update contact information and communication preferences.
3. Britam, Financial Advisement Portals
As a leading diversified financial services group with a presence in seven different countries in Africa, Britam built a financial advisor portal, a customer service portal and a partner service portal on a single platform. By integrating these sites with one another and other pre-existing solutions, including a marketplace and corporate intranet also built on Liferay, the company was able to better serve and empower both internal and external audiences.
4. Carrefour Bank, Financial Customer Self-Service Portal
In order to properly serve a quickly-growing customer base, Carrefour Bank created a new self-service portal for its audience, which gave users the ability to access financial extracts, manage their interactions with the organization and negotiate their debts and credits in a single location. By replacing their old portal, Carrefour was also able to plan for continued expansions in online services and the ability to build and publish new products for their customers in the future.
Patient Portals
5. AvMed, Consolidated Payer Portal
Through the consolidation of online solutions, AvMed was able to create unique user portals with a single sign on, helping to serve a wide variety of unique users quickly and in a single location. In addition, the portal’s easy-to-use dashboard meant that users could quickly find the information and tools they needed for better self-service, leading to an increase in both unique visitors per month and quarterly savings.
