Mevabi – Word Search Puzzle Builder

Mevabi – Word Search Puzzle Builder

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Mevabi – Word Search Puzzle Builder lets you embed a fully interactive, touch-friendly word search puzzle on any post or page using a single shortcode.

Features

  • Drag (or tap on mobile) to select letters — page never scrolls during selection.
  • Up to 8 words per puzzle, grid up to 10 × 10.
  • Optional diagonal and reverse directions.
  • Fully customizable: background, grid, letter and highlight colors, font size.
  • Custom completion message when all words are found.
  • Fullscreen button (native Fullscreen API + CSS fallback for all browsers).
  • Admin Shortcode Builder — fill in a form, click Generate, copy the shortcode.
  • Live visual preview of the puzzle layout in the admin.
  • No external scripts or tracking — 100% self-contained.
  • Translation-ready (.pot file included).

Shortcode usage

`

[mevawose_word_search title=”Animals” words=”CAT,DOG,BIRD,FISH” rows=”10″ cols=”10″
diagonal=”true” reverse=”true” bg=”#ffffff” gridcolor=”#4a90d9″
wordcolor=”#333333″ foundcolor=”#ffd700″ fontsize=”18″
success=”Great job! 🎉”]
`

Parameters

Parameter
Description
Default

title
Puzzle title
Word Search

words
Comma-separated words (max 8)

rows
Rows (1–10)
10

cols
Columns (1–10)
10

diagonal
Allow diagonal words (true/false)
true

reverse
Allow reversed words (true/false)
true

bg
Background color (hex)
#ffffff

gridcolor
Grid border color (hex)
#cccccc

wordcolor
Letter color (hex)
#222222

foundcolor
Highlight color when found (hex)
#90ee90

fontsize
Font size in px
18

success
Message shown on completion
Congratulations! You found all the words!

Details

Plugin code:
mevabi-word-search-puzzle-builder
Plugin version:
1.0.0
Author:
Outdated:
No
WP version:
5.5 or higher
PHP version:
7.4 or higher
Test up to WP version:
6.9.4
Total installations:
0
Last updated:
2026-03-15
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