Scrippet is a WordPress block plugin that enables users to write screenplay content using Markdown in Fountain syntax directly within the WordPress block editor.
The Fountain Markdown language was designed by John August.
This plugin automatically converts the entered text into a properly formatted HTML page, adhering to industry standards for screenplays.
For more information on the Fountain format, please visit fountain.io.
The official page of this plugin is at: https://wordpress.org/plugins/scrippet/
Installation
- Log in to Your WordPress Admin Dashboard
Visit your WordPress site and log in with your admin credentials.
- Navigate to the Plugin Directory
In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New.
- Search for the Plugin
In the search bar on the top right, type “Scrippet” and press Enter.
Look for the “Scrippet” plugin in the search results.
- Install the Plugin
Click the Install Now button next to the “Scrippet” plugin.
- Activate the Plugin
Once the installation is complete, click the Activate button to enable the plugin on your site.
- Start Using the Scrippet Block
After activation, you can add the “Scrippet” block in the Gutenberg editor to write and format screenplay snippets using Fountain syntax.
The “Scrippet” plugin is now installed and ready to use on your WordPress site!
Fountain Examples
The full and formal specification of fountain is available in this document: https://fountain.io/syntax/.
Here are a few examples of Fountain code snippets, extracted from the “Brick & Steel” fountain file, with their rendering using the scrippet block plugin:
EXT. BRICK'S PATIO - DAY
A gorgeous day. The sun is shining. But BRICK BRADDOCK, retired police detective, is sitting quietly, contemplating -- something.
The SCREEN DOOR slides open and DICK STEEL, his former partner and fellow retiree, emerges with two cold beers.
STEEL
Beer's ready!
BRICK
Are they cold?
STEEL
Does a bear crap in the woods?
Steel sits. They laugh at the dumb joke.
STEEL
(beer raised)
To retirement.
BRICK
To retirement.
In Fountain:
EXT. BRICK’S PATIO – DAY
A gorgeous day. The sun is shining. But BRICK BRADDOCK, retired police detective, is sitting quietly, contemplating — something.
The SCREEN DOOR slides open and DICK STEEL, his former partner and fellow retiree, emerges with two cold beers.
STEEL
Beer’s ready!
BRICK
Are they cold?
STEEL
Does a bear crap in the woods?
Steel sits. They laugh at the dumb joke.
STEEL
(beer raised)
To retirement.
BRICK
To retirement.
Another snippet:
INT. TRAILER HOME - DAY
This is the home of THE BOY BAND, AKA DAN and JACK. They too are drinking beer, and counting the take from their last smash-and-grab. Money, drugs, and ridiculous props are strewn about the table.
JACK
(in Vietnamese, subtitled)
*Did you know Brick and Steel are retired?*
DAN
Then let's retire them.
_Permanently_.
Jack begins to argue vociferously in Vietnamese (?), But mercifully we...
CUT TO:
EXT. BRICK'S POOL - DAY
Steel, in the middle of a heated phone call:
STEEL
They're coming out of the woodwork!
(pause)
No, everybody we've put away!
(pause)
Point Blank Sniper?
.SNIPER SCOPE POV
From what seems like only INCHES AWAY. _Steel's face FILLS the *Leupold Mark 4* scope_.
STEEL
The man's a myth!
Steel turns and looks straight into the cross-hairs.
STEEL
(oh crap)
Hello...
In Fountain:
INT. TRAILER HOME – DAY
This is the home of THE BOY BAND, AKA DAN and JACK. They too are drinking beer, and counting the take from their last smash-and-grab. Money, drugs, and ridiculous props are strewn about the table.
JACK
(in Vietnamese, subtitled)
Did you know Brick and Steel are retired?
DAN
Then let’s retire them.
Permanently.
Jack begins to argue vociferously in Vietnamese (?), But mercifully we…
CUT TO:
EXT. BRICK’S POOL – DAY
Steel, in the middle of a heated phone call:
STEEL
They’re coming out of the woodwork!
(pause)
No, everybody we’ve put away!
(pause)
Point Blank Sniper?
SNIPER SCOPE POV
From what seems like only INCHES AWAY. Steel’s face FILLS the Leupold Mark 4 scope.
STEEL
The man’s a myth!
Steel turns and looks straight into the cross-hairs.
STEEL
(oh crap)
Hello…
Support
The code of this plugin is open source and can be found at:
https://github.com/scriptview/scrippet-block
For any suggestion or bug report, feel free to open an issue there (link).
current version: 1.0.1