Magic Square Widget for WordPress

A powerful, customizable floating widget that generates magic squares of any size. Supports multiple algorithms and output formats (text, HTML, PDF, PNG).

Features

• ✨ Magic Square Generation - For any size (n ≥ 3)
• 🔢 Customizable Sum - Set your own target row/column/diagonal total
• 🧮 Multiple Algorithms - Siamese, Strachey, Dürer, Simple Exchange
• 🌍 Multi-language - English, Turkish, and more via WordPress translations
• 🎨 Customizable - Colors, positions, button styles (emoji, SVG, PNG)
• 📄 Multiple Output Formats - Tab-separated, boxed text, HTML, PDF, PNG
• 🎯 Interactive Controls - Rotate, mirror, adjust cell dimensions
• 💝 Buy Me a Coffee - Integrated support button

Installation

WordPress.org

1. Go to Plugins → Add New
2. Search for "Magic Square Widget"
3. Install and activate

Manual

1. Upload magicsquare-widget folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate via WordPress admin
3. Configure at Settings → Magic Square

Requirements

• WordPress 5.0+
• PHP 7.2+
• jQuery (included with WordPress)

Configuration

1. Enter your Buy Me a Coffee username
2. Choose button color and position
3. Select button type (emoji/SVG/PNG)
4. Save and enjoy!

Development

Local Setup

git clone https://github.com/metatronslove/magicsquare-widget.git
cd magicsquare-widget
# Symlink to your WordPress plugins directory
ln -s $(pwd) /path/to/wp-content/plugins/magicsquare-widget

Building

No build process required - pure PHP/JavaScript.

Translations

# Generate .pot file
wp i18n make-pot . languages/magicsquare-widget.pot
# Update .po files
msgmerge -U languages/tr_TR.po languages/magicsquare-widget.pot
# Compile .mo
msgfmt languages/tr_TR.po -o languages/tr_TR.mo

License

GPL-2.0+ - See LICENSE file.

Support

• WordPress.org Forum
• GitHub Issues

☕ Buy Me a Coffee

If you like my project, you can support me by buying me a coffee!

Thank you! 🙏