ObitMaker Lite

ObitMaker Lite gives membership organisations, associations, and community groups a structured way to publish and manage obituaries on their WordPress website.

It is built around a one-time setup principle. Configure the Sentence Builder once to define how obituary announcements are worded, then every new obituary is created by filling in the details. The announcement text is built automatically from your templates.

Key Features

Obituary Management

* Custom post type for obituaries, separate from normal WordPress posts

* Auto-generated post titles from first name, last name, and date of death

* Featured image support for obituary photos

* Standard and legacy obituary templates

Sentence Builder

* Define announcement templates using simple and conditional phrase tokens

* Conditional phrase tokens suppress missing fields automatically

* Separate templates for standard obituaries, legacy historical records, funeral details, wake details, and Roll of Honour entries

* Live preview updates as you type

* Named link tokens for directions and other per-obituary links

Roll of Honour

* Display obituaries whose date of death falls in the current month

* Configurable Roll of Honour sentence template

* Shortcodes for current month, specific month, all entries, all entries by year, and category-based obituary lists

* Supports both ObitMaker obituaries and existing WordPress post obituaries

Book of Condolences

* Visitors submit condolence messages directly on the obituary page

* Messages held for admin moderation before appearing publicly

* Email notification when a new message is received

* Edit, approve, or delete messages from the admin panel

* Spam protection with an arithmetic question and honeypot field

* CSV export of condolence messages

Comments & Tributes

* Display tribute messages collected from other sources such as email, letters, or social media

* Text formatted as Name: message displays the name in bold automatically

* Collapsible panel on the public obituary

CSV Export

* Export stored obituary records to a CSV spreadsheet for backup, reporting, or migration

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Shortcodes

• [obitmaker_lite id="123"] – single obituary display

• [obitmaker_lite_list category="deaths-2026"] – paginated bulleted list of published obituaries/posts from a category

• [obitmaker_lite_list category="deaths-2026" month="6" year="2026"] – entries from a specific month/year using publish dates

• [obitmaker_lite_roll_of_honour] – Roll of Honour for the current month

• [obitmaker_lite_roll_of_honour month="3"] – Roll of Honour for a specific month

• [obitmaker_lite_roll_of_honour_all] – all Roll of Honour entries

• [obitmaker_lite_roll_of_honour_all year="2024"] – all entries for a specific year

• [obitmaker_lite_book_of_condolences] – standalone Book of Condolences for existing posts

• [obitmaker_lite_comments_tributes] – standalone Comments & Tributes for existing posts

Who is ObitMaker for?

ObitMaker is suitable for any organisation that needs to publish and manage obituaries professionally:

• Police associations and retired comrades associations

• Military veterans organisations

• Sports clubs and associations

• Professional membership bodies

• Community groups and societies

• Religious organisations

• Any membership organisation that records the passing of its members

Support

uk. When requesting support, please include your WordPress version, ObitMaker Lite version, and a clear description of the issue.

Privacy

ObitMaker stores obituary details entered by administrators, and Book of Condolences submissions consisting of name, email address, and message. Email addresses submitted via the Book of Condolences are stored in a dedicated database table and are never displayed publicly. Site administrators are responsible for ensuring their use of this data complies with applicable data protection legislation including GDPR.