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WP PlugIndex currently records Byte Sermons version 1.2.1 as active, updated 6mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.
Overview
About this plugin
Byte Sermons gives churches everything they need to publish and organize sermon content on their WordPress website — without locking you into a specific theme or page builder.
Key Features
Sermon custom post type — A dedicated post type built for sermons, with support for title, content, excerpt, and featured image.
Video embed support — Paste a YouTube, Vimeo, or Rumble URL and the video is automatically embedded in a responsive 16:9 player.
Series management — Group sermons into series with a title, image, and description. Each series gets its own archive page with a hero banner and sermon grid.
Speaker / preacher profiles — Assign sermons to one or more preachers. Each preacher gets a profile page with photo, bio, and their full sermon listing.
Topic categorization — Tag sermons with topics (Faith, Prayer, Grace, etc.) so visitors can browse by theme.
Scripture references — Link sermons to specific Bible books and chapters. All 66 books of the Bible are pre-loaded, organized by chapter.
Live-filter sermon library — The sermon archive page includes an instant filter bar — search by keyword, series, preacher, or topic without a page reload.
Beautiful archive pages — Every taxonomy (series, speakers, topics, scripture) has a purpose-built archive template that fits seamlessly into your theme.
Theme-agnostic layout — Works with any WordPress theme. Plugin pages inherit the active theme’s header, footer, typography, and colors.
Layout settings — Control left/right padding on desktop, tablet, and mobile independently from the Sermons → Settings page.
Custom permalink slugs — Customize the URL structure for every content type from Settings → Permalinks.
Who Is This For?
Byte Sermons is designed for churches of any size that want a clean, focused way to share sermon content online — without the complexity of a full church management system.
Template Override Support
Any template can be overridden by placing a same-named file inside your theme’s folder. This gives designers and developers full control over the presentation of every sermon page.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
bible
church
ministry
preaching
sermon
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity17 Apr 20266mo ago
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