I wanted to share a small project I’ve been working on - a simple jigsaw puzzle embed that you can add to any website.

What It Does

It’s a straightforward tool that lets you embed customizable jigsaw puzzles into your web pages. You can:

• Use any image as the puzzle
• Choose the background color
• Set the difficulty by adjusting the number of pieces

When someone completes the puzzle, it sends a “puzzleSolved” message that your site can detect.

How to Add It

Just include this iframe in your HTML:

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<iframe
  src="https://jigsaw.ishan.page?img=https://example.com/your-image.jpg&bg=ffffff&pieces=25"
  width="600"
  height="400"
  frameborder="0"
>
</iframe>

Detecting When the Puzzle is Solved

Here’s a simple code example to detect when someone completes your puzzle:

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window.addEventListener("message", function (event) {
  // The puzzle uses parent.postMessage("puzzleSolved","*") when completed
  if (event.data === "puzzleSolved") {
    console.log("Puzzle completed!");
    // Do something when the puzzle is solved
  }
});

Credits

This is essentially Dillo’s jigsaw puzzle (https://codepen.io/Dillo/pen/QWKLYab) with very minor adaptations to make it work as an embed. I just added the iframe functionality and message event.

The puzzle is hosted at https://jigsaw.ishan.page if you want to check it out.