{"id":10470,"date":"2017-12-13T13:58:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T11:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=10470"},"modified":"2023-07-29T08:36:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T05:36:07","slug":"add-gamification-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/add-gamification-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Add Gamification to WordPress Websites and Boost Your Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

‘Gamification<\/em>‘ is a term that’s become increasingly common in recent years. It’s a popular technique for promoting engagement and getting people excited about otherwise mundane tasks. And guess what? Thanks to the awesome WordPress open-source community, you can add gamification to WordPress with ready-made plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Using the principles of gamification on your website is a creative way to get your visitors more invested in your site and hopefully keep them coming back long into the future. \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this article, we’ll explain what gamification is<\/a> and how it can benefit you. Then we’ll introduce three ways you can add gamification<\/a>. Let’s jump in! \ud83d\udc07<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What gamification is (and why it matters)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In simplest terms, ‘gamification’ means applying the elements of games to traditionally non-game tasks [1]<\/sup>. This means taking the basic elements of game design \u2013 objectives, rules, obstacles, win and loss conditions, and so on \u2013 and using them to make something that’s usually work or a rote task feel more like a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gamification is applicable to a wide variety of contexts. Right now, however, we’re concerned with how it can be used on your WordPress website to make interacting with it more like a game. This can result from small changes that only affect a few pages or can influence the design of your entire site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 There are a lot of benefits to gamifying your website [2]<\/sup>, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n