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Animata is a cutting-edge WordPress plugin designed to simplify anime data management. Seamlessly fetch and display detailed anime information using the AniList API (unofficial). Perfect for anime enthusiasts, bloggers, and database creators, Animata offers a user-friendly solution to enrich your website with accurate and up-to-date anime details effortlessly.
This free version includes poster, banner, description, status, score, and release date for anime only. 
Get the Pro version to unlock live search, more fields and taxonomies — not just for anime, but also for manga, manhwa, and novels.
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Create a new Anime post and enter the anime title or ID into the “Media Name or ID” field.</li>
<li>Press the “Go” button to fetch data from AniList. Fields like banner, poster, status, score, and description will be filled automatically.</li>
<li>When you save the post, poster and banner images are automatically downloaded and assigned as featured images.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Using in Regular Posts</h4>
If you’d like to insert an anime card into a regular WordPress post, use the shortcode like this: 
 [animata_mediacontent id=”19″] 
(Where <code>19</code> is the post ID of an anime post previously created.)
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin integrates with the AniList GraphQL API to fetch anime metadata. This integration is required to automatically populate anime information when creating/updating posts.
<h4>AniList API Integration</h4>
<ul>
<li>Service Provider: AniList (https://anilist.co)</li>
<li>What’s Sent:
<ul>
<li>User-provided anime title or ID</li>
<li>GraphQL query requesting specific anime metadata fields</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>When Data is Sent:
<ul>
<li>When admin users manually search for anime</li>
<li>When saving/updating anime posts using AniList data</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Data Usage:
<ul>
<li>Retrieves anime metadata (titles, descriptions, images, status, scores, dates)</li>
<li>Used to populate content fields in WordPress</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Required By Features:
<ul>
<li>Anime metadata auto-population</li>
<li>Banner/poster image sourcing</li>
<li>Score/status tracking</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Service Links:
<ul>
<li>Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://anilist.co/terms</li>
<li>API Documentation: https://anilist.gitbook.io/anilist-apiv2-docs/</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
This integration only sends the minimum required data to retrieve anime information. No user or site data is stored by AniList through these API requests.

Animata

The free version of the Anime Data fetcher plugin for WordPress.

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SwipeComic is a modern comic reader plugin for WordPress designed for webcomic creators. It provides a streamlined workflow for managing comic episodes with powerful image handling and flexible display options.
Core Features:
<ul>
<li>Custom post type for comic episodes with classic editor support</li>
<li>A custom series taxonomy for organizing episodes</li>
<li>Clean, SEO-friendly URLs (e.g., /series-name/episode-name/)</li>
<li>PhotoSwipe 5 integration for immersive comic viewing</li>
<li>Touch-optimized swipe navigation with pinch-to-zoom</li>
<li>Drag-and-drop image gallery with reordering</li>
<li>Per-image zoom and pan settings with inheritance</li>
<li>Series cover images and logos with positioning</li>
<li>Episode ordering within series via drag-and-drop</li>
<li>Automatic episode navigation (previous/next)</li>
<li>Series archive pages with episode listings</li>
<li>Optimized image handling (preserves originals, generates only needed thumbnails)</li>
</ul>
Reader Features:
<ul>
<li>PhotoSwipe 5 lightbox viewer with smooth transitions</li>
<li>Touch gestures: swipe left/right, pinch-to-zoom, drag-to-pan</li>
<li>Keyboard navigation: arrow keys, Escape, Home, End</li>
<li>Automatic episode transitions at boundaries</li>
<li>Drag hint for wide images (shows once per slide)</li>
<li>Series logo overlay with configurable positioning</li>
<li>Mobile-optimized controls and touch targets</li>
<li>Loading indicators and error handling</li>
<li>Responsive design for mobile, tablet, and desktop</li>
</ul>
Admin Features:
<ul>
<li>Intuitive episode editor with image gallery meta box</li>
<li>Episode cover image support for better thumbnails</li>
<li>Per-image settings modal for zoom/pan overrides</li>
<li>Episode settings with episode number and defaults</li>
<li>Series management with cover images and logos</li>
<li>Drag-and-drop episode reordering within series</li>
<li>Custom admin columns showing series, episode number, and image count</li>
<li>Global plugin settings for defaults and optimization</li>
</ul>
URL Structure:
<ul>
<li>Episodes: <code>/series-slug/episode-slug/</code> or <code>/comic/episode-slug/</code> when episode doesn’t belong to any series</li>
<li>Series archives: <code>/series/series-slug/</code></li>
<li>Configurable URL prefix (default: “comic”) can be left empty for cleaner URLs (can degrade the site performance so please use with caution)</li>
</ul>
Image Handling:
<ul>
<li>Upload multiple images per episode</li>
<li>Optional episode cover image for archive thumbnails</li>
<li>Drag-and-drop reordering</li>
<li>Per-image zoom settings (fit, vertical fill, or custom percentage)</li>
<li>Per-image pan settings (left, center, right, or custom coordinates)</li>
<li>Settings inheritance from episode defaults to global defaults</li>
<li>Optimized thumbnail generation (400px default, configurable)</li>
<li>Original images preserved for frontend display</li>
</ul>

SwipeComic

A mobile-first comic reader for WordPress with PhotoSwipe integration, swipe navigation, and intuitive episode management.

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