# Description
Aesop Story Engine is an open-sourced suite of tools that empower developers to build feature-rich, interactive, long-form stories within Wordpress. ASE is the same engine that drives the storytelling experience through our hosted platform at https://story.am

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### Installation 
##### Uploading in WordPress Dashboard    

1. Navigate to 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard  
2. Navigate to the 'Upload' area  
3. Select `aesop-core.zip` from your computer  
4. Click 'Install Now'  
5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard  

##### Using FTP  

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

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##### Documentation
[http://aesopstoryengine.com/developers/](http://aesopstoryengine.com/developers/)  

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### Story Components 
At the heart of ASE are the storytelling components. They include:  
* Audio  
* Video  
* Content  
* Character  
* Gallery 
* Chapter Heading  
* Image  
* Location  
* Parallax  
* Quote  
* Timeline  
* Collection  
* Document Viewer  

Interactive elements are created while crafting stories, with the Story Component Creator.    
![Image](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5594632/ase-screenshot.png)

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### Changelog
see [https://github.com/bearded-avenger/aesop-core/releases](https://github.com/bearded-avenger/aesop-core/releases)

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### Translations
* Spanish
* German
* Polish
* Serbian

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### Demo Theme  
Here is a basic sample WordPress theme showing implementation of the story engine component design.
[https://github.com/AesopInteractive/aesop-story-theme](https://github.com/AesopInteractive/aesop-story-theme)