A WordPress plugin for managing and displaying books with advanced filtering, AJAX pagination, and REST API support.

Advanced Book Listing is a feature-rich WordPress plugin that provides a complete solution for managing and showcasing books on your WordPress site. It includes custom post types, advanced filtering options, AJAX-powered pagination, and a REST API endpoint for dynamic data fetching.

• Custom Post Type: Dedicated "Books" post type with custom fields

  • Author Name
  • Price
  • Publish Date
  • Featured Image support

• Advanced Filtering:

  • Filter by Author Name (A-Z)
  • Filter by Price Range ($50-$200)
  • Sort by Publish Date (Newest/Oldest)

• AJAX Functionality:

  • Dynamic content loading
  • Load More pagination
  • Real-time filter updates

• Performance Optimized:

  • Transient caching
  • Optimized database queries
  • Minified assets

• REST API Integration:

  • Custom endpoint for book data
  • Filter support via query parameters
  • JSON response format

1. Upload the advanced-book-listing folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Configure the plugin settings under 'Books' in the admin menu

Use the following shortcode to display the book listing:

[advanced_books]

GET /wp-json/books/v1/list

Parameters:

• author: Filter by author name
• price_range: Filter by price range (e.g., "50-100")
• sort_by: Sort by date ("newest" or "oldest")
• page: Page number
• per_page: Items per page

Example Response:

{
  "books": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "title": "Book Title",
      "author": "Author Name",
      "price": 99.99,
      "publish_date": "2023-11-20",
      "thumbnail": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
      "excerpt": "Book excerpt...",
      "link": "https://example.com/book"
    }
  ],
  "total_pages": 5,
  "total_books": 45,
  "current_page": 1
}

• PHP 7.4 or higher
• WordPress 5.0 or higher

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/mrmakadia94/advanced-book-listing.git

advanced-book-listing/
├── admin/
│   └── class-advanced-book-listing-admin.php
├── includes/
│   ├── class-advanced-book-listing.php
│   ├── class-advanced-book-activator.php
│   ├── class-advanced-book-deactivator.php
│   ├── class-advanced-book-listing-loader.php
│   ├── class-advanced-book-listing-i18n.php
│   └── class-advanced-book-listing-rest-api.php
├── public/
│   ├── css/
│   │   └── advanced-book-listing-public.css
│   └── js/
│       └── advanced-book-listing-public.js
├── package.json
├── advanced-book-listing.php
└── README.md

This project is licensed under the GPL v2 or later - see the LICENSE file for details.

• WordPress Plugin Boilerplate

• Initial release
• Basic book management functionality
• AJAX filtering and pagination
• REST API endpoint