/aesop-core

Open-sourced suite of components that empower interactive storytelling in WordPress.

Primary LanguageJavaScriptGNU General Public License v2.0GPL-2.0

Build StatusLicenseTool

Description

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.


Installation

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
  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

http://aesopstoryengine.com/developers/


Story Components

At the heart of ASE are the storytelling components. They include:

  • Audio
  • Video
  • Content
  • Character
  • Gallery
  • Chapter Heading
  • Image
  • Location
  • Parallax
  • Quote
  • Timeline
  • Collection
  • Document Viewer

Interactive elements are created while crafting stories, with the Story Component Creator. Image


Changelog

See https://github.com/bearded-avenger/aesop-core/releases for more.


Translations

Aesop Story Engine is currently available in 30 languages. We work closely with the folks over at WP Translations, and it's because of them that these translations are available.

  • Български (Bulgarian)
  • čeština‎ (Czech)
  • 中文 (Chinese (China))
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • English (US)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • Français (French (France))
  • Deutsch (German)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • עִבְרִית (Hebrew)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • 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 (Spain))
  • ไทย (Thai)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

Demo Theme

Here is a basic sample WordPress theme showing implementation of the story engine component design: Aesop Story Theme.