Bg forReaders

Description

The plugin convert content of your blog posts and pages to most popular e-book formats for readers – pdf, ePub, mobi and fb2, using php-librasries:

• mPDF;
• PHPePub;
• MOBIClass;
• bgFB2.

Plugin displays a icons form for download converted files before and/or after content on your blog pages.

You can create OPDS catalogue on your site with this plugin, if you enable the option.

OPDS catalog support the file-types: 'epub', 'fb2', 'pdf', 'mobi', 'zip', 'rtf', 'doc', 'docx', 'htm', 'html', 'txt', 'djvu', 'mp3', 'm4a', 'm4b'.

Allowed filename:
* <post_slug>_<post_ID>.ext
* <post_slug>_<post_ID>p.ext – (p – protected)
* <post_ID>.ext

Screenshots

Installation

1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/bg-forreaders directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the \’Plugins\’ screen in WordPress
3. Use the Settings->Plugin Name screen to configure the plugin

FAQ

Q.: I have the cool pregenerated file for one my post. How do I use them together with the plugin?

A.: Generated by plugin files has names <post_slug>_<post_id>.ext, where ext is pdf, epub, mobi or fb2.
Rename your file (e.g. book.pdf) to <post_slug>_<post_id>p.pdf and upload it to folder https://yoursite.com/wp-content/upload/bg_forreaders.
When you added letter “p” at the end of filename you said plugin that this is protected file, don’t update it!

Q.: How can I change icons of download form at my site?

A.: Just replace image files document_pdf.png, document_epub.png, document_mobi.png, document_fb2.png, in folder https://yoursite.com/wp-content/upload/bg_forreaders.

Q.: How can I say to plugin to ignore some text on the site for readers?

A.: Place this text into shortcode [noread]...[/noread].

Q.: How can users access the OPDS catalogue?

A.: OPDS catalogue URL https://yoursite.com/feed/opds.

Q.: I have set the Generate OPDS catalogue option, but my OPDS catalogue isn’t available yet. What should I do now?

A.: In this case, to display your OPDS catalogue, you’ll first need to flush your WordPress rewrite rules. In the WordPress admin dashboard, click Settings -> Permalinks. Once here, just click Save Changes, which will flush the rewrite rules.

Reviews

This is amazing.

lbdesign October 15, 2019

I wish it also produced RTF, OpenOffice or Word-compatible files, but the default files are excellent.

Works perfect

4tegs July 23, 2019

Installation, configuration all works simple and perfect!

Мощный плагин

DmitryNel September 3, 2016

Очень мощный плагин. Аналогов просто нет.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

3.0

• Updated mPDF library upto 8.1.
• Added old cyrillic font Hirmos Ponomar.
• Requires PHP version 7.1 and more. PHP 8.1 is supported.
• Tested for WP version 6.0.

2.1.7-9

• Fixed small bugs.

2.1.6

• Allowed svg format for icons in download form.

2.1.5

• Fixed error while autosave post.

2.1.4

• Minor changes in fb2 convertor.
• Fixed small bugs.

2.1.3

• Minor OPDS changes.

2.1.1-2

• Fixed small bugs.

2.1.0

• Option to upload book files to wp-content/uploads/bg_forreaders folder when you use Add Media button on the edit screen

2.0.1

• Added book file-types: ‘zip’, ‘rtf’, ‘doc’, ‘docx’, ‘htm’, ‘html’, ‘txt’, ‘djvu”, ‘mp3’, ‘m4a’, ‘m4b’.

2.0.0

• OPDS catalogue.

1.2.4

• Fixed bug from version 1.2.3.

1.2.3

• Fixed issue with <br> tag inside text formatting tags in fb2.

1.2.2

• Added transliteration of file names for Slavic languages (Belorussian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian).

1.2.1

• Allowed tag <a> in headers (<h1>-<h6>).
• Fixed some bugs in fb2.
• Added option Allow paragraphs in table cells of fb2.

1.2.0

• Added shortcode [noread]…[/noread].

1.1.14

• Disable any tags in headers (<h1>-<h6>).

1.1.13

• In editor dashboard added the button to Create Files without saving of a post.
• Allowed relative links to anchors in multi-page mode.
• Fixed bugs.

1.1.12

• Improves security.

1.1.7-11

• Fixed bugs.

1.1.6

• Added choise of default value for option “create files for readers On/Off” in plugin’s settings.

1.1.5

• Added option “create files for readers On/Off” for post type “post” as well as “page”. But for “post” default is “On”.

1.1.4

• Removed examples and utils folders from mPDF library v.6.0.

1.1.3

• Changed the location of the cover image files.
• Full version of mPDF library v.6.0.

1.1.2

• Added offline mode to prepare all allowed files for readers.
• Fixed some errors.

1.1.1

• Fixed errors.

1.1.0

• Added offline mode to prepare files for readers from stack.
• Added Russian translation.
• Fixed some errors.

1.0.1

• Fixed some errors.

1.0

Startup version.