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Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series)

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Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series)

by DannyCooper

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Description

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, and Other (custom label).

  1. Upload the plugin zip via Plugins Add New Upload Plugin, or install from the WordPress plugin directory.
  2. Activate Book CPT.
  3. Add or edit a book under Books in the admin menu.
  4. Add purchase links in the Book details meta box.
  5. Insert the Book Purchase Links block on the book template or single book page.
Where do I add purchase links?

Edit a book and scroll below the editor to the Book details meta box. Use Add purchase link to add retailer URLs.

Can I customize the button label?

Yes. Select the Book Purchase Links block and change Button label under Button settings in the block sidebar.

How do I find the block in the editor?

Search for book or buy in the block inserter, or open the Books block category.

1.2.2

  • Enable revision support for books

1.2.1

  • Enable excerpt support for books

1.2.0

  • Restore books.php as the main plugin file (matches WordPress.org slug)
  • Keep book-cpt.php as a compatibility loader for recent installs

1.1.9

  • Update plugin title to Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series)

1.1.8

  • Remove internal development notes from readme

1.1.7

  • Add GitHub Action to deploy to WordPress.org on push

1.1.6

  • Fix plugin URI to https://wordpress.org/plugins/books

1.1.5

  • Rename block to Book Purchase Links for easier inserter discovery
  • Add Books block category and expand block search keywords
  • Update readme and plugin documentation

1.1.4

  • Fix purchase links being cleared when meta box data is not submitted on save
  • Tighten REST API permissions for book meta fields
  • Widen purchase dropdown and raise z-index so it displays above surrounding content

1.1.3

  • Move Book details and purchase links UI to the meta box below the editor
  • Improve admin layout for purchase link rows

1.1.2

  • Fix block editor compatibility for book details fields

1.1.1

  • Add Book details fields to the block editor

1.1.0

  • Add purchase link meta with retailer presets
  • Add Purchase Links block with retailer dropdown UI

1.0.0

  • Initial release with Book post type, Genre, and Series taxonomies
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