Can I add a timer to my interactive puzzle web pages?

At this time there's no way to have EclipseCrossword add a timer to interactive web pages you create.  We may add such an option in the future; however, one of the reasons we haven't added one yet is that it won't stop cheaters.

Beware of cheaters

It's possible for a very technical user with knowledge of JavaScript to add a timer to interactive web pages created with EclipseCrossword.  (Sorry, we can't help you with this.)  If you decide to find an experienced person and try this, there are a few things you should consider:

• Players can solve a puzzle once, print or write down the answers, refresh the page to start over, and then solve it extremely quickly.
• If you have players print out their completed puzzles or submit them via a web form (this would also take extra code), a knowledgeable user could simply change the time displayed before printing or submitting, making it seem as if he or she finished the puzzle in far less time than it actually took.

There's no completely reliable way to time people filling in a crossword puzzle unless it's a controlled environment (such as a lab) and players are being monitored.  For this reason, we don't recommend using completion time as a factor for crossword-related quizzes or contests.

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Keywords: I want to time how long players take to finish my crossword, for a test or contest.