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RS WP Book Showcase: WordPress Book Gallery Shortcode

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RS WP Book Showcase: WordPress Book Gallery Shortcode

The RS WP Book Showcase plugin is a WordPress tool that enables you to create captivating book galleries on your website. Using the Book Gallery Shortcode, you can showcase books with their covers, titles, authors, descriptions, categories, and even include a buy button. All the shortcode attributes are introduced below, but it’s important to note that some attributes are exclusive to the premium version.

WordPress Book Gallery Shortcode:

[rswpbs_book_gallery books_per_page="4" books_per_row="4" categories_include="false" categories_exclude="false" authors_include="false" authors_exclude="false" exclude_books="false" order="DESC" orderby="date" show_pagination="true" show_author="true" show_title="true" title_type="title" show_image="true" image_type="book_cover" image_position="top" show_excerpt="true" excerpt_type="excerpt" excerpt_limit="30" show_price="true" show_buy_button="true" show_msl="false" msl_title_align="center" content_align="center" show_search_form="true" show_sorting_form="true" show_read_more_button="false"]

Introducing Book Gallery Shortcode Attributes:

  • books_per_page: Number of books you want to display per page. The default value is 4.
  • books_per_row: Number of books you want to display per row. For example, if you set books_per_row="4", it will display books in four columns. Valid values are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. If you need a 5-column layout, please contact us for a solution.
  • categories_include: Comma-separated list of category IDs that you want to include in the book gallery.
  • categories_exclude: Comma-separated list of category IDs that you want to exclude from the book gallery.
  • authors_include: Comma-separated list of author IDs that you want to include in the book gallery.
  • authors_exclude: Comma-separated list of author IDs that you want to exclude from the book gallery.
  • exclude_books: Comma-separated list of book IDs that you want to exclude from the gallery.
  • order: The order in which the books should be displayed. Use “DESC” for descending order or “ASC” for ascending order.
  • orderby: The attribute by which the books should be ordered. Available attributes are: ID, author, title, name, type, date, modified, parent, rand, and comment_count.
  • show_pagination: Specify whether to display pagination for navigating through multiple pages of books. Set to “true” to enable pagination or “false” to disable it.
  • show_author: Specify whether to display the author’s name for each book. Set to “true” to show author names or “false” to hide them.
  • show_title: Specify whether to display the title of each book. Set to “true” to show titles or “false” to hide them.
  • title_type: The type of title to display. Use “title” for the full title or “name” for only the book name.
  • show_image: Specify whether to display the cover image of each book. Set to “true” to show images or “false” to hide them.
  • image_type: The type of image to display. Use “book_cover” for the book cover image or “book_mockup” for a 3D-style mockup.
  • image_position: The position of the image relative to other book details. Use “top” to place it above other details or “left/right” to align it on the left or right side.
  • show_excerpt: Specify whether to display an excerpt of each book’s description. Set to “true” to show excerpts or “false” to hide them.
  • excerpt_type: The type of excerpt to display. Use “excerpt” for a predefined excerpt or “fullcontent” for the full content of the book description.
  • excerpt_limit: The character limit for the displayed excerpt. Use a numeric value to define the maximum number of characters.
  • show_price: Specify whether to display the price of each book. Set to “true” to show prices or “false” to hide them.
  • show_buy_button: Specify whether to display a buy button for each book. Set to “true” to show buttons or “false” to hide them.
  • show_msl: Specify whether to show the Multiple Purchase Links (MSL) in the gallery. Set to “true” to show MSL or “false” to hide them.
  • msl_title_align: The alignment of the MSL title. Use “center”, “left”, or “right”.
  • content_align: The alignment of the book details and content. Use “center”, “left”, or “right”.
  • show_search_form: Specify whether to display an advanced search form. Set to “true” to show the search form or “false” to hide it.
  • show_sorting_form: Specify whether to display a sorting form for ordering books by different criteria. Set to “true” to show the sorting form or “false” to hide it.