Pan Macmillan Book Extracts

This plugin creates a shortcode for displaying extracts directly from the Pan Macmillan extracts API (extracts.panmacmillan.com). You can use this to show the selected extract (usually the first chapter) of a book you are blogging about within your post. This works with any book published by Pan Macmillan UK or by one of the subsidiary imprints (Bluebird, Tor, Mantle, Picador).

Install the plugin by uploading the .zip file or using the WordPress Plugin Manager.

Example Extract link shortcodes:

Plain Extract

[extract title=”Mightier Than The Sword” author=”Jeffrey Archer”]

Extract In Reader Pane

[extract title=”Mightier Than The Sword” author=”Jeffrey Archer” viewer = true]

Jacket Image With Lightbox Extract

[extract title=”Mightier Than The Sword” author=”Jeffrey Archer” lightbox=true images=true]

Text Link with Lightbox Extract

[extract title=”Mightier Than The Sword” author=”Jeffrey Archer” lightbox=true linktext=”Click here to read an extract”]

List of Books By Author With Link

[extract author=”Jeffrey Archer”]

List of Books By Author With Lightbox Extract

[extract author=”Jeffrey Archer” lightbox = true]

List of Books by Author With Jackets and Link

[extract author=”Jeffrey Archer” images=true]

List of Books By Author With Jackets and Lightbox Extract

[extract author=”Jeffrey Archer” images=true lightbox=true]

1.03

• Added ability to use a text link to open a lightbox with the extract
• Updated the jacket image with lightbox option to require images=true

1.02

• Fix for changed image URL

1.01

• Added pagination support

1.0

• Initial Release