Anagram Game for https://roamingkitty.com/
This game was developed in order to increase the user engagement within the site. A daily anagram puzzle is posted with a linked article of the day upon which the clue and answer are based. The game was developed to integrate well with the existing WordPress site, and we believe meets the business case of developing a fun game to increase user engagement whithout becomming the focus of the site whci is the authors and the content.
This project is a web-based game built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js). The game features daily anagram puzzles, streak counts, and author/editor interfaces.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following installed on your system:
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Clone the repository:
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Navigate to the project directory:
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Install server dependencies: from root directory -> npm install
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Install client dependencies: cd client -> npm install
This version currently uses a local MongoDB database. To set up your own database, follow the instructions here.
you will need the .env file to connect to the database. Please contact me for the .env file.
The way this is set up is in the app.js file, the mongoose.connect() function is called with the .env file as an argument. This is how the database is connected to the app.
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mongoose.connect( process.env.LOCAL_MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING,{ useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true})the current options are:
MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING=server string with password and username
LOCAL_MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING=mongodb://localhost:27017/mern-demo this is my local database connection string add yours when your local is set up
The remote is rather slow so for testing purposes, I would recommend using the local database.
to run the basic test run the following commands from the root directory: node insertTestData.js -> this will seed your database with some test data to work with
Start server:
from root directory -> npm start
Start client:
cd client -> npm start