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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. aesop/aesop-story-engine ActiveWordpress-plugin[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) aesop/aesop-story-engine ======================== Aesop Story Engine - Open-sourced suite of components that empower interactive storytelling in WordPress. 2.1.6(5y ago)2434753[46 issues](https://github.com/bearded-avenger/aesop-core/issues)[5 PRs](https://github.com/bearded-avenger/aesop-core/pulls)GPL-2.0+JavaScriptPHP >=5.3.3 Since Nov 23Pushed 3y ago24 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/bearded-avenger/aesop-core)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/aesop/aesop-story-engine)[ Docs](http://aesopstoryengine.com)[ RSS](/packages/aesop-aesop-story-engine/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (1)Versions (82)Used By (0) **[Aesop Story Engine](wordpress.org/plugins/aesop-story-engine)** A collection of thirteen unique storytelling components wrapped in a plugin. [ ![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b2f18a0bfe382338cf760b2cfa99e478ec224cbe7124261e44cd351c4404ea6c/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f626561726465642d6176656e6765722f6165736f702d636f72652f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572) ](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/bearded-avenger/aesop-core/?branch=master) [ ![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a2a7d102cdd53df8dfccbc935d1c5329c15971f50118d4a642f2440ccff28415/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d47504c2d2d322e302532422d7265642e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265) ](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html) [ ![i18n](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/69cfecac53ed54264fc215ca0463b0f4b6455fb29361ad53757b6fc3f6f216c8/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f77702d2d7472616e736c6174696f6e732d757365642d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265) ](http://wp-translations.org) Aesop Story Engine is an open-sourced suite of tools that empower developers to build feature-rich, interactive, long-form stories within Wordpress. ASE is the same engine that drives the storytelling experience through our hosted platform at [Story.AM](https://story.am). --- Installation ------------ [](#installation) ### Uploading in WordPress Dashboard [](#uploading-in-wordpress-dashboard) 1. Navigate to 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard 2. Navigate to the 'Upload' area 3. Select `aesop-core.zip` from your computer 4. Click 'Install Now' 5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard ### Using FTP [](#using-ftp) 1. Download `aesop-core.zip` 2. Extract the `aesop-core` directory to your computer 3. Upload the `aesop-core` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard ### Documentation [](#documentation) See . ### Bugs [](#bugs) If you find an issue, please let us know [here](https://github.com/bearded-avenger/aesop-core/issues?state=open)! ### Support [](#support) This is a developer's portal for Aesop Story Engine and should *not* be used for support. Please visit our [support forums](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aesop-story-engine) if you have a question. ### Contributions [](#contributions) Contributions are more than welcome. Please read our current [guidelines for contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) to this repository. Many thanks in advance! Story Components ---------------- [](#story-components) At the heart of ASE are the storytelling components. They include: - Audio - Video - Content - Character - Gallery - Chapter - Image - Location - Parallax - Quote - Timeline - Collection - Document Interactive elements are created while crafting stories, with the Story Component Creator. [![Image](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6c34acbed696ef6dd93f34951755c7b9fad4f507a78359fb1cb9ed1a1621614b/68747470733a2f2f646c2e64726f70626f7875736572636f6e74656e742e636f6d2f752f353539343633322f6173652d73637265656e73686f742e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6c34acbed696ef6dd93f34951755c7b9fad4f507a78359fb1cb9ed1a1621614b/68747470733a2f2f646c2e64726f70626f7875736572636f6e74656e742e636f6d2f752f353539343633322f6173652d73637265656e73686f742e706e67) ### Changelog [](#changelog) See [releases](https://github.com/hyunsupul/aesop-core/releases) for more. ### Translations [](#translations) Aesop Story Engine is currently available in 36 languages. We work closely with the folks over at [WP-Translations](https://www.transifex.com/wp-translations/aesop-story-engine), and it's because of them that these translations are available. You're welcome to jump in. - العربية (Arabic) - Български (Bulgarian) - Burmese (Myanmar) - čeština‎ (Czech) - 中文 (Chinese (China)) - Dansk (Danish (Denmark)) - Nederlands (Dutch) - English (United Kingdom) - English (US) - Suomi (Finnish) - Français (French (France)) - Deutsch (German) - Ελληνικά (Greek) - עִבְרִית (Hebrew) - Magyar (Hungarian) - Indonesian (Indonesia) - Italiano (Italian) - 日本語 (Japanese) - ភាសាខ្មែរ (Khmer) - 한국어 (Korean) - Bokmål (Norwegian) - فارسی (Persian) - Polski (Polish) - Português do Brasil (Portuguese (Brazil)) - Română (Romanian) - Русский (Russian) - Српски језик (Serbian) - Slovenčina (Slovak) - slovenščina (Slovenian) - Español (Spanish (Argentina)) - Español (Spanish (Chile)) - Español (Spanish (Mexico)) - Español (Spanish (Spain)) - ไทย (Thai) - Türkçe (Turkish) - Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) --- ### Demo Theme [](#demo-theme) Here is a basic sample WordPress theme showing implementation of the story engine component design: [Aesop Story Theme](https://github.com/AesopInteractive/aesop-story-theme). ### Health Score 39 — LowBetter than 86% of packages Maintenance16 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity28 Limited adoption so far Community29 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity73 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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