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Advanced Crossword

by dan009 · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.2 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 5.2.4+

Advanced Crossword has 70+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,542 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 12, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Advanced Crossword at a glance

Active installs
70+
Total downloads
4,542
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Advanced Crossword well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • All features from free version
  • Custom grid size
  • Custom number of columns
  • Custom number of rows
  • Custom date / time when to reveal the cell / clue / all crossword
  • Change each label in the crossword from menu to crossword
  • Custom sizes for devices: mobile / tablet / desktop
  • Custom info about crossword
  • Timer for the crossword – can be paused
  • Allow user to save settings for next crossword
  • The user can save the crossword progress
  • Allow the user to customize colors / sizes

Advanced Crossword reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.0 out of 5

2 reviews

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  • Waste of time for the free version

    Spent 4 hours formatting the crossword and adding words and clues, only to finally publish it to see the puzzle does not show up on the front end of the website. This plugin has ridiculous limitations on the free version, and the pro version is much too expensive for a simple plugin. I went with a simple windows based solutions and had my crossword up in 30 minutes.

    jomo90210

  • Superb and user friendly Croosword Puzzle

    This crossword puzzle is easy to set up and user friendly to use. Thanks to Dan for making this superb plugin. I used it in on my website and traffic is growing on and on.

    ervaibhav_81

Details

Create a beautiful, responsive 15x15 grid crossword to your liking. You have full control over the blank cells and the clues.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • crossword
  • puzzle
  • word game

More from dan009

Version
1.2.2
Last updated
Dec 12, 2025
First published
Dec 13, 2023
Requires WordPress
5.0.1
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
5.2.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Advanced Crossword FAQ

What does Advanced Crossword do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Advanced Crossword offers All features from free version, Custom grid size, Custom number of columns, Custom number of rows and Custom date / time when to reveal the cell / clue / all crossword.

How many active installs does Advanced Crossword have?

WordPress.org reports 70+ active installs for Advanced Crossword as of September 7, 2026.

Is Advanced Crossword still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on December 12, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is Advanced Crossword free?

Advanced Crossword is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.