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Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series)

A WordPress custom post type for books with genre, series, and author taxonomies, plus purchase links.

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Current directory snapshot

Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.2.9
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update10 Sept 20261mo ago
Active installations20Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series) version 1.2.9 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Books CPT registers a Book post type for managing books in WordPress.

Taxonomies

  • Genre — hierarchical categories for book genres
  • Series — hierarchical categories for book series
  • Authors — assign one or more authors per book

Book details

Each book supports an excerpt, a series order field, and repeatable purchase links (retailer + URL). Add links in the Book details meta box below the editor.

Book Purchase Links block

Insert the Book Purchase Links block on a book page or template to show a single call-to-action button. Clicking it opens a dropdown of retailer links — so multiple stores never clutter the page with separate buttons.

Find the block by searching book or buy, or browse the Books block category in the inserter.

Customize the button text via Button label in the block settings sidebar when the block is selected.

Preset retailers: Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google Play, Simple Digital Download (when that plugin is active), and Other (custom label).

When Simple Digital Downloads is installed, choose Simple Digital Download as a retailer and pick a download. The purchase dropdown shows it as Buy Direct and sends buyers straight to Stripe checkout (or collects email for free downloads).

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • purchase links
  • author
  • books
  • genre
  • series
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP not listed
Update activity10 Sept 20261mo ago

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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex

Recent tracked changes

Version1.2.81.2.9
Version1.2.71.2.8
WordPress compatibility7.0.47.1
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