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Hangman

by Marc Oliveras · WordPress.org page

v1.0 Tested up to WP 6.2.11

Hangman has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,612 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 28, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.2.11.

Hangman at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
4,612
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 Hangman well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.2.11, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Install the plugin
  • Add the shortcode [hangman] in the page you want to display the Hangman
  • (Optional) To change the default words you need to modify the file “dictionary.txt”. Take note that, if there is a plugin upgrade, the changes will be…

Hangman reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.0 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • Easy and fun

    Thank you, I loved it. I started to use it on my website in the English lessons for my students. I hope you will update it soon. That's my only concern. Students love playing. Currently, it works for this WordPress, but please update

    mahirbarut

  • Works well.

    This works well. It would be useful if there was a simple way of importing your own words. Also an option for changing the background image woudld be good or at least give a few different ones to choose from.

    iroller

  • I needed more customization - Word Choices

    This was easy for the user to play. However, I needed more customization. I needed the words to match the theme of my site. The first game I played was for the word: "flatulent" which doesn't work for my audience. But like I said, if you are looking just for ease of use for website visitors, it's easy to install and easy to play. I wish it also had clues to the word.

    karolsnewday

Details

A cool version of the traditional hangman. Dictionary composed of 14000 English words. Powered by the jQuery library, AJAX and PHP.

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

Tags

  • game
  • games
  • hangman

More from Marc Oliveras

Version
1.0
Last updated
May 28, 2023
First published
Aug 9, 2018
Requires WordPress
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Tested up to
6.2.11
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Hangman FAQ

What does Hangman do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Hangman offers Install the plugin, Add the shortcode [hangman] in the page you want to display the Hangman and (Optional) To change the default words you need to modify the file “dictionary.txt”. Take note that, if there is a plugin upgrade, the changes will be.

How many active installs does Hangman have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Hangman as of September 7, 2026.

Is Hangman still maintained?

The last release was on May 28, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Hangman free?

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