Title: OnionBuzz
Author: Looks Awesome
Published: <strong>September 14, 2017</strong>
Last modified: January 8, 2018

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# OnionBuzz

 By [Looks Awesome](https://profiles.wordpress.org/looks_awesome/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/onionbuzz-viral-quiz.1.0.7.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/)

## Description

OnionBuzz Viral Quiz Maker is a versatile tool for creating quizzes, ranked lists,
flip cards and other viral content. This plugin allows any WordPress fan to make
lots of colorful and exciting quizzes to attract new visitors for the site and keep
them interested in the project. You can also test friends, colleagues or students
for the level of knowledge in any subject. Bring your website’s content on a new
level, go viral today!

Quizzes have a great entertaining and replaying value – visitors will literally 
live on your site, which have brought them so much fun! In this context, OnionBuzz
is also the great tool to improve your website’s important metrics. Make your GA
stats better and your site will become more attractive for advertisers.

The plugin can be easily used with any well-coded free or premium WordPress theme.
It has fully responsive design for any type of mobile devices. Adding social share
buttons is available for quiz results. This feature will help to distribute your
content and make it really viral. Premium version of plugin even allow to hide quiz
results under social or opt-in locker. Integration with the most popular email newsletter
service Mailchimp provides ample opportunities to expand your subscribers list.

OnionBuzz Viral Quiz Maker provides easy-to-use templates for creating the most 
popular types of viral content: trivia, personality and checklist quizzes, lists
and ranked lists, flip cards. All the exciting kinds of content you love from BuzzFeed
and PlayBuzz!

Check out [Live Demo Examples](http://onionbuzz.com/wordpress/)!

#### Features

 * Most Popular Viral Post Types: Trivia, Personality and Checklist quizzes, Lists,
   Ranked Lists, Flip Cards. More formats coming soon!
 * Categories and Filtering: Limitless opportunities to create feeds (categories).
   Categories can be used in the widget for easy content filtering.
 * Social Sharing: Add social sharing buttons to any quiz and allow your users to
   score with friends. This will provide the spreading of your content as a viral
   one.
 * Subscription Forms: Add Mailchimp opt-in form at the bottom of the quiz and grow
   your mailing list.
 * 3 Quiz Answer Types: List, grid (from 1 to 4 per row), match (for Trivia quizzes
   only).
 * Simple Integration: You can use built-in feed option or embed quiz with the help
   of a shortcode.
 * WordPress Widgets: Available to easily embed your feeds and stories.
 * 2 Types of Quiz Layouts: Choose to display quiz in a full list or compact slider(
   one question per screen).
 * Control the Question Ordering: you can strictly define question ordering or randomize
   questions.
 * Post-answer Options: choose to display correct answer or not. You can even provide
   explanation after any answer is given.
 * Translation Ready: perfectly compatible with Loco Translate and similar tools
   for the translation of the plugin and the content on any language.
 * Fully Responsive: optimized for comfortable usage in any mobile device!

#### Premium Features

 * Quiz Statistics: gather stats and analyze what quizzes do your site users play
   more willingly. Learn how they behave, which results they get and so.
 * Leaderboard: special widget to engage your visitors in competing and spending
   more time on your WordPress site.
 * Social Locker: Force to share quiz on social networks for unlocking results.
 * Opt-in Locker: Locking quiz results under the MailChimp opt-in form.
 * Advertising: easily integrate AdSense, image banners or custom code ads to your
   quizzes and earn real money. Flexible settings for ad locations!

OnionBuzz Viral Quiz Maker is an indispensable plugin for any WordPress site or 
blog that wishes to create viral content. But even if your site is not dedicated
to viral and buzz content, quizzes can surely make it more interesting place to 
stay for your potential audience. Think to go viral today for the brighter future
of your WordPress based project!

## Screenshots

[⌊List of stories in admin panel⌉⌊List of stories in admin panel⌉[

List of stories in admin panel

[⌊Points distribution backend interface for Personality quiz⌉⌊Points distribution
backend interface for Personality quiz⌉[

Points distribution backend interface for Personality quiz

[⌊Editing quiz result⌉⌊Editing quiz result⌉[

Editing quiz result

[⌊Quiz in slider mode (one question per page)⌉⌊Quiz in slider mode (one question
per page)⌉[

Quiz in slider mode (one question per page)

[⌊Example of simple answer explanation⌉⌊Example of simple answer explanation⌉[

Example of simple answer explanation

[⌊Example of quiz result with opt-in box⌉⌊Example of quiz result with opt-in box⌉[

Example of quiz result with opt-in box

## Installation

**This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working**

#### Automatic installation

To do an automatic install of OnionBuzz, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate
to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type “OnionBuzz” and click Search Plugins. Once you have found
it you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.

#### Manual installation

**Uploading via WordPress Dashboard**

 1. Download `onionbuzz-viral-quiz.zip`
 2. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
 3. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
 4. Select `onionbuzz-viral-quiz.zip` from your computer
 5. Click ‘Install Now’
 6. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

**Using FTP**

 1. Download `onionbuzz-viral-quiz.zip`
 2. Extract the `onionbuzz-viral-quiz` directory to your computer
 3. Upload the `onionbuzz-viral-quiz` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

The WordPress codex contains [instructions on how to install a WordPress plugin](https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Manual_Plugin_Installation).

#### Updating

You can use automatic update to update the plugin safely.

## FAQ

  Installation Instructions

**This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working**

#### Automatic installation

To do an automatic install of OnionBuzz, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate
to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type “OnionBuzz” and click Search Plugins. Once you have found
it you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.

#### Manual installation

**Uploading via WordPress Dashboard**

 1. Download `onionbuzz-viral-quiz.zip`
 2. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
 3. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
 4. Select `onionbuzz-viral-quiz.zip` from your computer
 5. Click ‘Install Now’
 6. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

**Using FTP**

 1. Download `onionbuzz-viral-quiz.zip`
 2. Extract the `onionbuzz-viral-quiz` directory to your computer
 3. Upload the `onionbuzz-viral-quiz` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

The WordPress codex contains [instructions on how to install a WordPress plugin](https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Manual_Plugin_Installation).

#### Updating

You can use automatic update to update the plugin safely.

  Where I can find documentation?

Please find OnionBuzz knowledge base [here](http://onionbuzz.com/wordpress/docs/).

  Where I can find settings?

Settings are located in WP Admin on first-level, look for OnionBuzz menu item.

  Do you provide support?

OnionBuzz Lite edition is distributed “as is” and doesn’t contain support services.
However it can be our good will to help you. Please, be advised that fast and premium
support is provided with Pro version only.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ca39436e5b8dd8c631e48b272ae105e2f7498066a7f16bf1da1b5f895edc859?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Cool stuff](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cool-stuff-29/)󠁿

 [Oleksandr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/awesomeoman/) October 16, 2017

Working great, looking great, all as promised.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/46dbcb9b99767f878c06100c19bb62d839e634066f718c0a382ca05936991060?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Neat plugin, messes with theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/neat-plugin-messes-with-theme/)󠁿

 [forevangel23](https://profiles.wordpress.org/forevangel23/) October 13, 2017 1
reply

I love all the features included in this plugin. However, once it’s activated, it
messes with my theme templates on my category archive pages. Had to deactivate to
solve my problem. Yikes.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36ded492ce2b1f363992ada70cd020bb262a9f87a20e14f71994a744be72e39a?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Awesome product.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-product-39/)󠁿

 [Vlad T.](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arcanoid/) October 3, 2017

Nice looking front-end, clean admin panel. Awesome product.

 [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“OnionBuzz” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Looks Awesome ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/looks_awesome/)
 *   [ Vlad T. ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arcanoid/)

[Translate “OnionBuzz” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/onionbuzz-viral-quiz)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

#### 1.0.1

 * Fixed results list bug

#### 1.0.2

 * Fixed “add items” ussue in story types List/Ranked list, Flip Cards, related 
   to TinyMCE.

#### 1.0.3

 * Fixed answer’s title in add\edit form.

#### 1.0.4

 * Fixed frontend script bugs
 * Increased requests speed
 * Some code optimizations
 * Fixed issue with quizzes in admin area

#### 1.0.5

 * Minor bug fixes in admin styles
 * Optimized core files
 * Optimized template files
 * Fixed 500 server error, appeared in some cases

#### 1.0.6

 * Fixed bugs in shortcodes (admin panel and frontend) appearing in some cases

#### 1.0.7

 * Fixed some notices, warnings (both admin and frontend)

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.7**
 *  Last updated **8 years ago**
 *  Active installations **100+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.8.28**
 * Tags
 * [buzz](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/buzz/)[buzzfeed](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/buzzfeed/)
   [personality](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/personality/)[Playbuzz](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/playbuzz/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  2 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/reviews/?filter=5)
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 *  [  0 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Looks Awesome ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/looks_awesome/)
 *   [ Vlad T. ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arcanoid/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/onionbuzz-viral-quiz/)

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