=== BookPress - For Book Authors === Contributors: blackandwhitedigital, freemius Tags: Book, chapters, author, self-publish, ebook, novel, ePub, writer, books Requires at least: 5 Tested up to: 6.6 Stable tag: 1.2.7 License: GPLv2 Donate Link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RSXSRDQ7HANFQ&source=wordpresspluginpage Books on WordPress made easy. Write and display your books: Add chapters, pages, table of contents, track word counts and more. == Description == __Writing a book? Promoting a book? This is the plugin for you. Easily write and display your books on WordPress. Add covers, pages, table of contents, chapters, track progress with word counts and more.__ It's currently difficult to recreate the feel of a book on WordPress - you either need to make your whole site into the 'book' or figure out complex work-arounds like creating your own taxonomies. WordPress's own support section says _"There are ways to use a blog to post long-form pieces in chapters, however, though it will require a bit of work."_ BookPress solves all this for you! If your dream is to self-publish your novel, or to create a site where you can mix your blog, books and other features, BookPress is for you. This plugin includes - = BookPress Features = * __Write your book in WordPress__ and easily display it 'like a book' * Add book elements such as __covers, table of contents, dedication, copyright page, chapters, etc.__ * __Drop and drag book elements__ to reorder your book content * __'Book like' page numbering__ - use Roman numerals for front matter and Arabic for body and end matter * Automatic creation of __Table of Contents__ with live links to jump to relevant page * __Sidebar widget__ to display your book and link to it * Progress tracking - __word counts__ for each element (eg chapter) and the whole book to help keep you motivated! * Assign __genres__ to books * Translation ready * Clean, easy to read front end book design that __'feels like a book'__ * Front end display of book with sections, content, page numbering, etc. correctly formatted and sequenced = BookPress Premium = * Create and display __multiple books__ on your WordPress site (free version limited to a single book) * __Index__ tags to create a book index with live links to jump to page * Additional sidebar widget enabling __display of multiple books__ * Front End __‘Library’ page__ shortcode to display and sort all your books by genre, author name, Book ID, and more. * __Footnotes__ – ability to add notes to the end of a page with a reference (a super text numeral) linking to a note * __Enhanced Progress Tracking__ - set targets for writing (e.g. words per week) and track your progress with graphs and statistics = Translations (full or partial) = * Chinese (China) / 简体中文 * Chinese (Hong Kong) / 香港中文版 * German / Deutsch * Polish / Polski * Russian / Русский = Links = * [Documentation](https://www.bookpress.net/docs/) * [Project Site](https://www.bookpress.net/) * [Premium Version](https://www.bookpress.net/plugins/) * [Premium Version Trial/Demo to Play With!](https://trial.bookpress.net) * [Donate to support plugin development](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RSXSRDQ7HANFQ&source=wordpresspluginpage) == Installation == ###Manual Install From WordPress Dashboard If your server is not connected to the Internet, then you can use this method- 1. Download the plugin by clicking on the blue 'Download' button above. A ZIP file will be downloaded. 2. Login to your site’s admin panel and navigate to Plugins -> Add New -> Upload. 3. Click 'Choose File', select the plugin file and click install. ###Install Using FTP If you are unable to use any of the methods due to internet connectivity and file permission issues, then you can use this method- 1. Download the plugin by clicking on the blue 'Download' button above. A ZIP file will be downloaded. 2. Unzip the file. 3. Launch your favorite FTP client. Such as FileZilla, FireFTP, CyberDuck etc. If you are a more advanced user, then you can use SSH too. 4. Upload the folder to wp-content/plugins/ 5. Log in to your WordPress dashboard. 6. Navigate to Plugins -> Installed 7. Activate the plugin. == Screenshots == 1. Two page 'clean' display 2. Single page, in-post/page display 3. Text page, in-post/page display 4. Book 'Library' shortcode display 5. Single book sidebar widget 6. Single book sidebar widget settings 7. Multi-book sidebar widget (Pro version only) 8. Multi-book widget settings (Pro version only) 9. Books management page 10. Book elements page 11. Targets and progress tracking (Premium Version == Frequently Asked Questions == =Does BookPress support WordPress multisite installation?= Yes. =Does BookPress work with the Gutenberg Editor?= No. Please ensure you use the Classic Editor. =Can I import/export?= You can paste text from Word. Export features (PDF, Mobi, ePub etc coming soon) = I get an error 'Cannot redeclare...etc' when adding the Premium version. How can I stop this?= Make sure the free version is disabled or removed to avoid this error message. = Do you have an affiliate program?= Yes! You can earn 20% on sales of our Premium version by linking to our website or WordPress page - check out the Affiliation link in the plugin sidebar after installing. == Changelog == = 1.2.7- 26 Jan 2025= * Freemius SDK verion 2.10.1 == Upgrade Notice == = 1.2.7- 26 Jan 2025= * Freemius SDK verion 2.10.1