Embed and play EGF 1.1 interactive games inside WordPress posts or pages with a simple shortcode.

Shakil Ahamed

<p><strong>Shakvaro EGF Reader Shortcode</strong> lets you embed an EGF 1.1 interactive game player directly inside any WordPress post or page using a simple shortcode. Upload your <code>.egf</code> file to the Media Library, copy its URL, and drop the shortcode — the reader renders in-place with built-in pause, score, about, and settings panels.</p>
<p>The reader is fully client-side: once rendered it loads the <code>.egf</code> package, unpacks it, and plays the game without making any third-party calls.</p>
<p>This plugin is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the authors of the EGF (Educational Game Format) specification or egf-format.org. “EGF” refers to the open file format the reader supports.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Simple <code>[egf_reader]</code> shortcode — no block editor required.</li>
<li>Allows uploading <code>.egf</code> files to the WordPress Media Library.</li>
<li>Built-in player UI: pause, score tracking, about-the-game, and audio/theme settings.</li>
<li>Interface available in 9 languages (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Russian) with automatic browser-language detection.</li>
<li>Light and dark themes.</li>
<li>Works on any theme — the reader is self-contained and style-scoped.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcode parameters</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>game</code> <em>(required)</em> — URL of the <code>.egf</code> game file to load.</li>
<li><code>lang</code> <em>(optional, default: <code>auto</code>)</em> — interface language. Use <code>auto</code> to pick the best language from the visitor’s browser, or force one: <code>en</code>, <code>fr</code>, <code>es</code>, <code>pt</code>, <code>zh</code>, <code>ar</code>, <code>hi</code>, <code>ur</code>, <code>ru</code>.</li>
<li><code>theme</code> <em>(optional, default: <code>light</code>)</em> — <code>light</code> or <code>dark</code>.</li>
<li><code>nocache</code> <em>(optional, default: <code>1</code>)</em> — set to <code>0</code> to allow the browser to cache the <code>.egf</code> package.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Example</h4>
<pre><code>[egf_reader game="https://your-site.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/my-game.egf" lang="auto" theme="light"]
</code></pre>


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