Embed Chessboard
Allows for the insertion of a chessboard displaying chess games within wordpress articles.
4(3 reviews)
·600 active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Embed Chessboard is a WordPress pgn plugin with 600 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 45K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: RPB Chessboard.
4/53 reviews
600active installs
45K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Embed Chessboard is a plugin that allows for the insertion of a chessboard displaying chess games within worpress articles.
Use following shortcode tag to insert a chessboard:
[pgn parameter=value ...]
... chess games in PGN format ...
[/pgn]
Shortcode 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 6.
c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4…Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
43 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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