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<p>Mattytap Sermons lets a church publish sermons online with the structure they actually need: speakers, series, topics, books of the Bible, and service types, all as proper WordPress taxonomies, all searchable, all filterable. Add audio and video, attach handouts (PDF, DOC, PPT, anything), embed video from YouTube or Vimeo, and ship a fully-featured iTunes-compatible podcast feed for the whole library or for any individual series, speaker, topic, or book.</p>
<p>Mattytap Sermons is a maintained restoration of <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/sermon-manager-for-wordpress/" rel="ugc">Sermon Manager</a> by WP for Church. The original plugin was last published to WordPress.org in September 2024 (version 2.30.0); the upstream maintainer’s web presence is no longer reachable, and several publicly-disclosed CVEs remain unpatched in 2.30.0 and earlier. Mattytap Sermons is the successor line. Existing Sermon Manager installs (including 2.30.0) can switch to Mattytap Sermons as a drop-in replacement: the database schema, custom post type (<code>wpfc_sermon</code>), taxonomies (<code>wpfc_preacher</code>, <code>wpfc_sermon_series</code>, etc.), all <code>wpfc_*</code> option keys, six core shortcodes, and view templates are preserved. Multi-attachments for notes and bulletin, post-body editor support, and Twenty Twenty-Four theme wrapper are cherry-picked from upstream 2.30.0.</p>
<h4>What Mattytap Sermons preserves</h4>
<ul>
<li>Same shortcodes (<code>[sermons]</code>, <code>[sermon_images]</code>, <code>[list_podcasts]</code>, <code>[list_sermons]</code>, <code>[latest_series]</code>, <code>[sermon_sort_fields]</code>)</li>
<li>Same custom post type and taxonomies: existing sermon data carries over without import</li>
<li>Same template files in <code>views/</code>: existing theme overrides continue to work</li>
<li>Same Bib.ly Bible-reference integration</li>
<li>Same iTunes-compatible podcast feeds</li>
</ul>
<h4>What’s new in Mattytap Sermons</h4>
<ul>
<li>Active security maintenance, with <a href="https://github.com/mattytap/Mattytap-Sermons/security" rel="nofollow ugc">private vulnerability reporting</a> for responsible disclosure</li>
<li>Modernised for PHP 8.1+ and WordPress 6.0+</li>
<li>Bundled outdated third-party dependencies removed or upgraded (CMB2, wp-background-processing, the entry-views polyfill, taxonomy-images)</li>
<li>Continuing development on <a href="https://github.com/mattytap/Mattytap-Sermons" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Popular shortcodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>[sermons]</code>: list the 10 most recent sermons</li>
<li><code>[sermons per_page="20"]</code>: list the 20 most recent sermons</li>
<li><code>[sermon_images]</code>: list all sermon series with associated image in a grid</li>
<li><code>[list_podcasts]</code>: list available podcast services with large buttons</li>
<li><code>[list_sermons]</code>: list all series or speakers in a simple unordered list</li>
<li><code>[latest_series]</code>: display information about the latest sermon series, including the image, title, and description</li>
<li><code>[sermon_sort_fields]</code>: dropdown selections to navigate to sermons by series or speaker</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Mattytap Sermons is a restoration of <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/sermon-manager-for-wordpress/" rel="ugc">Sermon Manager for WordPress</a>, originally by WP for Church (Jason Westbrook and contributors). The full upstream contributor list is recorded in <a href="https://github.com/mattytap/Mattytap-Sermons/blob/main/CONTRIBUTORS.md" rel="nofollow ugc">CONTRIBUTORS.md</a>. Translations were originally contributed by GITNE (German, Polish), Gilles Pilloud (French), and the Dutch translation behind v2.15.13.</p>


Mattytap Sermons

A maintained restoration of Sermon Manager: publish, organise, and podcast sermons on a WordPress site.

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<h3>Sermon Manager is the #1 WordPress Sermon Plugin</h3>
<p>**Plugin is now under new management!<br />
**Join our facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wpforchurch/</p>
<p>Sermon Manager is designed to help churches easily publish sermons online. Some of the features include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Add Speakers, Series, Topics, Books, and Service Types</li>
<li>Attach images to sermons, series, speakers, and topics</li>
<li>Attach MP3 files as well as PDF, DOC, PPT (or any other type!)</li>
<li>Bible references integrated via Bib.ly for easy text viewing</li>
<li>Completely integrated with WordPress search</li>
<li>Embed video from popular providers such as Vimeo or YouTube</li>
<li>Full-featured API for developers (check it out at <code>/wp-json/wp/v2/wpfc_sermon</code>)</li>
<li>Full-featured iTunes podcasting support for all sermons, plus each sermon series, preachers, sermon topics, or book of the Bible!</li>
<li>Import sermons from other WordPress plugins</li>
<li>PHP 5.3+ – you can use Sermon Manager even with older websites!</li>
<li>PHP 7.2 ready – Sermon Manager is 100% compatible with latest PHP version</li>
<li>Super flexible shortcode system</li>
<li>Supports 3rd party plugins such as Yoast SEO, Jetpack, etc</li>
<li>Quick and professional <em>free</em> and paid support</li>
<li>Works with any theme and can be customized to display just the way you like. You’ll find the template files in the <code>/views</code> folder. You can copy these into the root of your theme folder and customize to suit your site’s design.</li>
</ul>
<h3>One-Click Importing</h3>
<p>Sermon Manager supports migration/importing from other popular sermon plugins, such as Sermon Browser and Series Engine.</p>
<p>This is a one click process and currently only supports migration/importing within existing WordPress installations.<br />
Soon you will be able to migrate from those 3rd party plugins to Sermon Manager on a separate server. (for example: moving to completely new website & WordPress installation)</p>
<h3>Popular Shortcodes</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>[sermons]</code> — This will list the 10 most recent sermons.</li>
<li><code>[sermons per_page="20"]</code> — This will list the 20 most recent sermons.</li>
<li><code>[sermon_images]</code> — This will list all sermon series and their associated image in a grid.</li>
<li><code>[list_podcasts]</code> — This will list available podcast services with nice large buttons.</li>
<li><code>[list_sermons]</code> — This will list all series or speakers in a simple unordered list.</li>
<li><code>[latest_sermon]</code> — This will list all  latest sermons.</li>
<li><code>[latest_series]</code> — This will display information about the latest sermon series, including the image, title (optional), and description (optional).</li>
<li><code>[sermon_sort_fields]</code> — Dropdown selections to quickly navigate to all sermons in a series or by a particular speaker.</li>
</ul>
<p>For more information on each of these shortcodes please visit <a href="https://wpforchurch.com/my/knowledgebase/12/Sermon-Manager" rel="nofollow ugc">our knowledge base</a>.</p>
<h3>Expert Support</h3>
<p>The Sermon Manager is available as a FREE download however in order to maintain a free version we offer <a href="https://wpforchurch.com/wordpress-plugins/sermon-manager/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">premium support packages</a> for those who need any custom assistance. Paid support means you get exclusive access to the Sermon Manager forum as well as support tickets. This is also a way you can donate to the project to help us offer prompt support and a free version of the plugin.</p>
<p>You can access the paid support options via <a href="http://wpforchurch.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">our website</a>.</p>
<p>Bug fixing and fixing unexpected behavior <em>is free</em> and <em>always will be free</em>. Just <a href="https://github.com/WP-for-Church/Sermon-Manager/issues/new" rel="nofollow ugc">make an issue on GitHub</a> or <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sermon-manager-for-wordpress#new-post" rel="ugc">create a support thread on WordPress</a> and we will solve it ASAP.</p>
<h3>Sermon Manager Pro Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Change your look with Templates</li>
<li>Multiple Podcast Support</li>
<li>Divi Support & Custom Divi Builder Modules</li>
<li>Custom Elementor Elements</li>
<li>Custom Beaver Builder Modules</li>
<li>Custom WPBakery Page Builder Modules</li>
<li>Works with YOUR theme</li>
<li>Page Assignment for Archive & Taxonomy</li>
<li>Migration from other plugins is a breeze</li>
<li>SEO & Marketing Ready</li>
<li>Live Chat Support Inside the Plugin</li>
<li>PowerPress Compatibility</li>
<li>[Full List of Pro Features]</li>
</ul>
<p>When you upgrade to Pro you also get premium ticket and support for the free version of Sermon Manager too!</p>
<h3>Developers</h3>
<p>Would you like to help improve Sermon Manager or report a bug you found? This project is open source on <a href="https://github.com/WP-for-Church/Sermon-Manager" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>!</p>
<p>(Note: Please read <a href="https://github.com/WP-for-Church/Sermon-Manager/blob/dev/CONTRIBUTING.md" rel="nofollow ugc">contributing instructions</a> first.)</p>
<h3>WP for Church</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wpforchurch.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP for Church</a> provides plugins and responsive themes for churches using WordPress.</li>
<li>Keep up with the latest product news & tips, sign up to our <a href="https://www.wpforchurch.com/blog" rel="nofollow ugc">newsletter</a>!</li>
</ul>


Sermon Manager

Add audio and video sermons, manage speakers, series, and more to your church website.

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