Changelog

Pardon the dust; this started out as a small side project and has ballooned into something much larger as the community continues to create and share their Wordle-like games!

2022-04-20
Created new category, fixed display order and category changes on edit form
2022-04-18
Finished edit form to make changes to live database
2022-04-12
Added edit view for active games
2022-04-10
Created edit form to approve submissions or modify existing games
2022-04-05
Edit page created to view submissions waiting for approval
2022-03-30
Working captcha on submission page with source validation
2022-03-28
Game submission page complete, but missing captcha
2022-03-23
Added game count to home page
2022-03-22
Changed reddit feed in Discord to custom webhook instead of bot
2022-03-21
Copied game list data into database backend (languages are still in flat file for the moment)
2022-03-20
SVG icon support, replaced some generic icons with custom ones
2022-03-18
Added Google Analytics tags to site
2022-03-16
Added "analysis" page to display aggregated Wordle share stats from Twitter
2022-03-15
Moved game list data into separate include files; moved non-English word games to separate page
2022-03-10
Converted growing list of games into PHP array for ease of maintenance
2022-03-07
Initial creation of Wordleverse website, subreddit, and Discord server

To-Do List

User preferences
Make the site more friendly for users
  • User preferences stored in browser localstorage
  • Create list of favorite games to display at top of list or on a separate page
  • Create checkbox for daily game tracking
  • Convert localstorage to centralized user accounts with login
In Progress/Partially Complete
DB backend
Convert flat-file data into database backend for easier maintenance
  • Convert main game page and pull live DB data from displayed page
  • Convert non-English-language game list to DB
  • Convert changelog and todo list to DB
  • Edit-in-place for existing games
In Progress/Partially Complete
Submissions
Allow direct submission and game curation from web interface
  • Create web form (with sanitization and bot check) for submitting new games directly to DB
  • Moderation page with web interface to review/edit/publish submitted games
In Progress
Game features
Add features and tools for individual games (starting with Official Wordle)
  • List of possible guesses, potential solutions, and previous solutions
  • Letter frequencies, analysis for starting words and different strategies
  • Trivia, history, link to creators, etc.
Not started
Site features
Add features and tools to the site
  • Find words that match clues
  • Evaluate best next guess on various metrics
  • Make all of the above dynamic for games other than straight Wordle, based on each games' word lists
Not started
Others
Other general things to do
  • Create webhook handler on website to send proper timestamps to Discord from IFTTT
  • Search games by tags, titles, and keywords
  • String table for language options, add language selector to site
  • Automated "health check" for broken links or dead games
  • "New game spotlight" to dynamically display newly added games on home page or top of games page
  • "Featured game spotlight" to pick a few games a week to go into more depth and highlight on the main page/Discord/Reddit
  • List of mobile apps as well as websites
  • User accounts for saved settings, moderators and curators

Be a part of the fun!

Have we missed your favorite Wordle-like game? Are you just looking for a place to share your scores and strategy with other fans? Check out one of our online communities!


Discord
Reddit