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Kanzelbuch – Predigtarchiv für FeG-Gemeinden

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Kanzelbuch – Predigtarchiv für FeG-Gemeinden

by eduardwiebe77

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Description

Kanzelbuch (“pulpit book”) is a lightweight sermon archive for local churches. It was made for FeG churches (Free Evangelical Churches) in Germany, but every church can use it for free.

  • Sermon post type with speaker, topic, bible book and bible passage.
  • All 66 books of the Bible in canonical order (German names), chosen in the editor with an ordered checkbox list.
  • Topic groups with one image per group. Sermons without a featured image use the image of their group.
  • HTML5 audio player. No external services, no tracking.
  • Archive with filters for speaker, topic and bible book, plus expandable topic groups.
  • Shortcode [feg_predigten_slider anzahl="6"]: latest sermons as tiles with a player.
  • Shortcode [feg_predigten_archiv]: archive with filters on any page.
  • Optional Yoast SEO helpers: sermon description as meta description, thin taxonomy archives set to noindex.
  • Compatible with existing data from Advanced Sermons (post type sermons, its taxonomies and audio / passage fields).
  • Translation ready.

The plugin is free. If it helps your church, a donation is welcome (link on the settings page; the notice can be hidden).

Not official: Kanzelbuch is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Bund Freier evangelischer Gemeinden in Deutschland KdöR. “FeG” only describes who the plugin was made for.

Privacy and external services

The plugin does not contact any external server and does not collect personal data. Audio files are played from your own media library or the URL you enter.

  1. Install the plugin via Plugins Add New, or upload the ZIP.
  2. Activate it.
  3. Create topic groups under Sermons Topic groups and give each an image.
  4. Add sermons (or keep the ones you already have).
  5. Put [feg_predigten_slider] or [feg_predigten_archiv] on a page.
  6. Optional: adjust Sermons Settings.
Can I use it together with Advanced Sermons?

Yes. If the post type and taxonomies already exist, the plugin reuses them. After switching you can deactivate Advanced Sermons; the data stays.

Can I override the templates?

Yes. Copy templates/single-sermons.php to your-theme/feg-predigten/single.php or templates/archive-sermons.php to your-theme/feg-predigten/archive.php. You can also switch the plugin templates off in the settings.

Does the plugin contact external servers?

No.

Is this an official FeG plugin?

No. It is a private, free project by a church member. It is not affiliated with the Bund FeG.

1.2.5

  • New name “Kanzelbuch – Predigtarchiv für FeG-Gemeinden”, slug and text domain kanzelbuch.
  • Readme in English only; bundled translation files removed (translations via translate.wordpress.org).

1.2.4

  • Removed a one-time data import that was only meant for one church website.
  • Security hardening: all HTML output is escaped late with wp_kses().

1.2.3

  • All 66 books of the Bible in canonical order. Only missing books are created; existing books are not renamed or duplicated.
  • Sermon editor: bible books as an ordered checkbox list (Old / New Testament).
  • Archive filter shows books in biblical order.

Older entries: see changelog.txt.

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