Miniclip Games Arcade
Create your own games arcade using free content from Miniclip.com
The facts
- Rating
- 3.6★ from 7
- Active installs
- 90+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 19 Jul 2016
- Added
- Nov 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.9
- Tested up to
- WP 4.1.42
- Downloads
- 57,773
Our analysis
AI-assistedThe Miniclip Games Arcade plugin allows you to embed games from the Miniclip Webmaster Games API directly onto your WordPress site. It provides shortcodes for individual games and categories, enabling you to enhance your site with interactive content that can engage visitors.
This plugin is suitable for website owners looking to add free games to their site, particularly those who want to keep visitors entertained and encourage repeat visits. Users must agree to Miniclip's terms and conditions to use the plugin.
Best for: Website owners looking to incorporate interactive games into their content.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Allows embedding of Miniclip games via shortcodes
- ✓Supports embedding top games from specific categories
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in July 2016, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •Limited to the features provided by the Miniclip API
- •Requires agreement to Miniclip's terms and conditions
Verdict
The Miniclip Games Arcade plugin offers a straightforward way to add games to your site, but its age and limited updates may affect performance and compatibility.
From the developer
MiniclipGames's own description of Miniclip Games Arcade, lightly tidied.
The Miniclip Games Arcade WordPress plugin gives you a simple way to make use of the Miniclip Webmaster Games API and embed our content onto your site.
This plugin is great for those who want to get some free interactive content onto their website. Games are a fun way to encourage your site visitors to stick around, and visit again and Miniclip has one of the best games libraries online.
You can get a full list of available game embed shortcodes here: http://www.miniclip.com/webmasters/docs/shortcodes/en/
Currently you can embed games in your blog posts using a couple of shortcodes, and we have a lot of ideas for future additions. Please feel free to ping us on Twitter if you have any feedback or suggestions.
Use of the Miniclip Games plugin is subject to agreeing to the Miniclip webmaster terms and conditions.
How To
After downloading and installing the plugin you can start to embed Miniclip games into your website.
Game Shortcode Embed
The most basic usage is with a shortcode. All you need to use this is the game id for the game you would like to embed. The following code will embed the game ‘8 Ball Pool’ on your site.
[game id="2471"]
You can get a list of all the available games here: http://www.miniclip.com/webmasters/docs/shortcodes/en/
Category Shortcode Embed
Embed the top 5 games from the specified game category on a page. The following example will embed the top 5 action games from Miniclip.com.
[game-category id="13]
At the moment the easiest way to find the id for the game categories is to browse to the category you want to embed on http://www.miniclip.com and then look at the number next to the word genre- in the url. For example the action category looks like http://www.miniclip.com/games/genre-13/action/en/ – which makes 13 the category id.