How to build your own author website in 30 minutes the. It only carries the author id as you have already found out. I am the author of one turn of the wheel three drops. Wordpress is an opensource, internet blogging program. Retrieve the specified authors preferred display name. Thankfully, the templatics publisher theme for authors and writers come with a predesigned and fully functional widget to show. Type in the new name, or click the book icon to select it from your contacts list. Divi is a wordpress theme that allows you to build your site using a visual editor. However, to be a professional wordpress user, developers and designer, its going to take a lot of time, energy and.
I am having an author giveaway on the official a wider universe facebook page. If youre a writer and you want a wordpress author website, this is the place to be. I hope youll join my newsletter and follow my blog to keep up with whats going in in my. It also talks about migrating your website to wordpress.
How to create an author website and sell more books with. How to build an author website with wordpress that sells books. The big mistake of author websites and blogs jane friedman. How to choose a domain name for your author website the. Im an author, blogger and lover of the written word. The preface wordpress theme is built just for authors, and it features a design that supports woocommerce. In wordpress i need to fetch name of author who created post using. If you are already a blog tour host for our spotlight author tours and would also like. While you might sometimes buy domain names related to your book titles, were most concerned with building an author branded website that spans your entire career. Leona wordpress theme for book writers and authors leona is an exclusive wordpress theme for authors and book writers, making it a fantastic theme to use as a writers profile, a blog, or to share book samples. Leonas feature set was also developed specifically for authors and writers.
His name was zach the official blog for the book by. Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to free fiction friday. The paperback edition of my book, chronicles of riss. Jamie, author of delicious historical erotic romances, steamy contemporary tales and everything in between. For instance, when a viewer clicks on a link to a post author, by default he or she is taken to a page listing the posts from that particular author in chronological order, from newest posts at the top to oldest at the bottom. But do obtain the domain name of the title of your book and point it to the books landing page on your site.
When the archive page for the author with nicename johnjones is being displayed. Sell physical paper or hard back books, or digital only. Visit the spotlight author forum to show your support of tba with tweets, rts, and social media shares on all your forums, while also helping to spread the word about their book, tba. Dear users, we have designed this best author plugin for wordpress bloggersusers with most of efforts and love. We are seeking crime fiction novels in the following categories. I admit to favoring wordpressive used it for site building since 2006. Thanks to wordpress themes, changing the look and feel of your wordpress site is fairly straightforward.
The userfriendly nature of wordpress has made it a very popular program that can be used. T o my world of romance, suspense, and second chances. Novelist helps authors easily organize and display their portfolio of books. Interactive flipbook component, build a working sample book. The idea is to assist published authors in building the. This plugin is perfect for selling books and other merchandise, particularly if you want to feature your whole collections. Enter now and you could win an inscribed copy of my debut novel. So, start using it with awesome features wordpress author information shortcodes. When the archive page for the author is either user.
Your books display section on your wordpress author website. Interactive flip book component, build a working sample book. Since a user with author role has the capability of deleting their own published. I would like to include the author search in the default wordpress search. Ideally, you want this to be your name or pen name. Front end library page shortcode to display and sort all your books by genre, author name, book id, and more.
Most authors should buy a domain name that closely adheres to the name they publish under. It has an intuitive and flat design that makes your library or bookshelf presentable to the audience. An unexpected award and a little pickmeup is always a lovely surprise, so i was delighted when the author design studio blog received the liebster a ward. Author pro, from the fine people at studiopress, pairs with the genesis framework for an extremely powerful customization platform.
Id recommend not using a book name as your main domain name, because inevitably, you will end up writing more books. Final book in the serenity series now has a name 28 mar 2018 authorkaigates leave a comment because of you donte and mias story will take you on the emotional roller coaster as mia helps donte. After debating it for a while, i finally decided to have a paperback version of this short story collection. Additional sidebar widget enabling display of multiple books. Several years ago, when i had written the first book in the 4part second chances series, i realized id failed to come up with a name for the series. So, start using it with awesome features wordpress author information shortcodes wordpress author information widgets wordpress author information after the pagepost content many color customization social profile display wordpress admin author blogger name, bio. Supports mailchimp for wordpress to build your readers list.
Scrolling ipad feature, photoshop templates included for book covers. For those of you who are new to this blog, or who may have missed out on the previous free fiction fridaysevery friday i post an article. Buy a domain name from a domain registrar and link to your wordpress site. For example, you may have 20 books to sell, so the woocommerce interface is the ideal way to do so. When your users click on their name to learn more, they want more than just the boring default settings that wordpress uses to list articles written. This stepbystep guide will show you how simple it is to build a platform on wordpress to showcase your books, earn extra affiliate income, and. Wordpress is a user friendly and easy cms that even a basic user can understand it. Footnotes ability to add notes to the end of a page with a reference a super text numeral. A user with author role can upload files, write, edit, publish and delete their own articles. The title of my newest book is after the storm, and its an autobiographical novel. Your author name is your brand that will span decades and every single book you. Best wordpress themes for writers 2020 templatemonster.
Which is the best wordpress themes for authors and book showcasing. Interested in functions, hooks, classes, or methods. This is the official blog for the book his name was zach. How to change your name for future office documents word, powerpoint, excel open a.
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