WordPress Book Plugin for Displaying Books in Grid, Flip, Slider, Popup Layout and more

GS Books Showcase is the ultimate responsive WordPress plugin for elegantly displaying comprehensive book details. Whether you’re featuring physical books or eBooks, it highlights everything from the cover, author, and publisher to reviews, ratings, translator, ISBN, ASIN, page count, country, language, dimensions, file size, and even the author’s biography. Packed with flexible customization options and various beautifully designed themes, this plugin makes it easy to create a visually compelling book showcase. Simple yet powerful, GS Books Showcase turns your WordPress site into a polished, book-focused experience. 🎬 Live Demo ⬆️ Upgrade to PRO 📚 Documentation 🙋‍♂️ Support Why Choose the GS Book Showcase? You should choose GS Books Showcase to transform your book collection into a powerful digital library. With dynamic themes, intuitive customization, and seamless shortcode and widget integration, this Books Plugin WordPress users love delivers a visually stunning, user-friendly experience that enhances your WordPress Books Gallery effortlessly. What makes the Books Showcase stand out?

• Professional & Polished Look: Give your website a refined, bookstore - ready appearance with a sleek book showcase. Perfect for authors, publishers, and book lovers.
• Easy-to-Use & Customizable: No coding is required! Manage and display your books with an intuitive interface, offering flexible customization for all skill levels.
• Multiple Display Styles: From grid, list, slider, table, and more - choose the perfect layout to match your website’s style and captivate your audience.
• Visually Engaging Designs: Dynamic layouts and stylish customization options ensure your book collection looks modern, eye-catching, and professional.

Plugin Features

• Responsive Book Showcase plugin
• Different Column options
• Works with any standard WordPress Theme.
• Add Unlimited Books
• Developer friendly & easy to customize.
• All modern browsers supported.
• W3C valid markup
• Display anywhere at your site using shortcode like [gs_book_showcase theme=”gs_book_theme1″] & widgets
• Books details with user reviews, rating, gallery
• Easy to setup
• It’s easy to use interface allows you to manage, edit, create and delete Team Members with no new knowledge.

Pro Features

• 11 different themes
• Theme 01: Hover
• Theme 02: Grid
• Theme 03: Left Sqr
• Theme 04: Right Sqr
• Theme 06: Slider
• Theme 07: Slider & Hover
• Theme 08: Popup
• Theme 09: Filter
• Theme 10: Greyscale
• Theme 11: To Single
• Theme 12: Filter Only Selected Categories
• Single Book Template included
• Archive Book Template included
• GS Book Showcase Widget available
• GS Book Showcase Shortcode generator available at page / post
• Display Books by Group / category wise
• Limit number of Books to display.
• Limit number of characters for description.
• Custom CSS – Add Custom CSS to GS Book Showcase
• Priority Email Support.
• Free Installation ( If needed ).
• Free updates for one year.
• Auto update notification.
• Auto update from dashboard.
• Well documentation and support.
• And many more..
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Available fields to add info (Lite)

• Book Name
• Book Details
• Author
• Published On
• Publisher
• Download URL (for e-book)

Available fields to add info (Pro)

• Translator
• ISBN
• ASIN
• Total Pages / Length
• Country
• Language
• Book Dimensions
• File Size (if e-book)
• Author Biography
• Review
• Readers Rating
• Author Image
• Books Group / Category
• Book Cover (Featured Image)
• Book Cover / Gallery (Multiple book pages)

Books Showcase Settings (Pro)

• Columns ( 2 Columns, 3 Columns, 4 Columns )
• Style & Theme ( Hover, Grid, Left Sqr, Right Sqr, Slider, Slider & Hover, Popup, Filter, Greyscale, To Single, Filter Only Selected Categories )
• On / off controls for – Book Name, Book Details, Book Category, Book Author, Book Publish Date, Book Publisher, Book Translator, Book ISBN, Book ASIN, Book Pages, Book Country, Book Language, Book Dimension, Book File Size, Book Author Image, Book Author Details, Book Review, Book Rating, Book URL
• Link Target ( New Tab, Same Window )
• Set the limit to max number of characters in Book summary details
• Style Book Name by – Font Size, Weight, Style, Color
• Style Book Label by – Font Size, Color
• Style Popup Btn, Nav & Close Button by – BG Color
• Set Filter Category Position to – Left, Center or Right
• Book Showcase Custom CSS (write your own custom css )

GS Books Showcase's shortcode usage Basic Usage - [gs_bookshowcase id=2] GS Books Showcase's Shortcode attributes Usage [gs_bookshowcase id=3] Shortcode PHP Usage ` ` Confused?

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Install GS Books Showcase plugin as a regular WordPress plugin. Here is different ways to install GS Books Showcase plugin :

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Install by Search Plugin

• In your Admin, go to menu Plugins > Add New
• Search GS Bookshowcase
• Click to install
• Activate the plugin
• GS Bookshowcase post type will show below Posts / Pages

Install by Upload Plugin

• Download the latest version of GS Bookshowcase (.zip file)
• In your Admin, go to menu Plugins > Add New
• Select Upload Plugin
• Click on Choose File
• Select downloaded gs-bookshowcase-pro.zip & click on Install Now button
• Activate the plugin
• GS Bookshowcase post type will show below Posts / Pages

Install Plugin using FTP

• Upload gs-bookshowcase-pro folder inside the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
• Go to WordPress dashboard > Plugins > Activate the GS Bookshowcase plugin
• GS Bookshowcase post type will show below Posts / Pages
• Generate shortcode like [gs_bookshowcase id=#] or select another theme, where you need to show the Books.

Version 3.0.7 [14th May 2025]

• [Fixed]: Array Merge Issue.

Version 3.0.6 [11th May 2025]

• [Added]: Post Type Slug Change Option.
• [Added]: Slug front rewrite option.
• [Fixed]: Store saving issue when image is unset.
• [Fixed]: Permalink flush issues.
• [Fixed]: _load_textdomain_just_in_time error.
• [Improved]: Few File Management.

Version 3.0.5 [15th Apr 2025]

• [Fixed]: Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution.

Version 3.0.4 [27th Feb 2025]

• [Added]: Additional controls for translation strings.
• [Fixed]: Translation-related errors.
• [Fixed]: Issue where Pro fields (rating, gallery, store links) were not saving properly.
• [Improved]: Data escaping and validation for enhanced security.
• [Improved]: Separation of Free and Pro templates for better modularity.
• [Improved]: Optimized template code for improved performance.
• [Updated]: Documentation links.
• [Updated]: Icons and logo for a refreshed look.
• [Removed]: Unused files and redundant code.

Version 3.0.3 [6th Feb 2025]

• [Added]: CSV Bulk Import feature for faster data management.
• [Fixed]: Incorrect value issue in the File Size field.
• [Fixed]: Box-sizing issue affecting multiple themes.
• [Fixed]: Appsero integration issue to improve stability.
• [Fixed]: Shortcode styling issue that was printing in the wrong place.
• [Fixed]: Sortable file functionality for better usability.
• [Fixed]: Metabox security vulnerability for enhanced protection.
• [Fixed]: Admin CSS inconsistencies for a cleaner dashboard interface.
• [Fixed]: ABSPATH definition issue to improve compatibility.
• [Fixed]: Single Page Templates rendering inconsistencies.
• [Fixed]: Carousel navigation issue (incorrect left-right movement).
• [Fixed]: Font Awesome icon conflicts with other plugins.
• [Updated]: Replaced include_once with include for optimized performance.
• [Updated]: Adjusted menu position for better accessibility.
• [Updated]: Reduced image sizes for faster loading.
• [Updated]: Improved columns field structure for better display.
• [Updated]: Optimized assets file organization for cleaner code management.
• [Removed]: Extra unnecessary files for a more lightweight plugin.

Version 3.0.2 [2nd Jan 2025]

• [Fixed]: Single Book Template 1 & Popup Teamplate 1.

Version 3.0.1 [31st Dec 2024]

• [Updated]: JSON File.

Version 2.0.0 [31st Dec 2024]

• [Updated]: Rewritten the plugin.

Version 1.3.2 [9th Dec 2023]

• [Fixed]: Sanitize Issue.

Version 1.3.1 [30th Jan 2023]

• [Updated]: Free, Pro Plugins Pages & Help Page.
• [Removed]: All Admin Notices From the Books Showcase Post Type.

version 1.3.0 [19th Sep 2022]

• [Added]: Comments Support for the Single Book Page.
• [Updated]: Contact & Donation Links.

version 1.2.11 [23rd May 2021]

• [Fixed]: PHP 7.3 Compatibility.
• [Fixed]: Deprecated Function Warning.

version 1.2.10 [19th Dec 2020]

• [Updated]: AppSero Client.
• [Removed]: Affiliate Admin Notice.
• [Updated]: With WordPress version 5.6

version 1.2.9 [14th Sep 2020]

• [Updated]: link with UTM.

version 1.2.8 [13th Sep 20]

• [Added]: Admin notice

version 1.2.7 [13th Aug 20]

• [Updated]: With WordPress 5.5

version 1.2.6 [9th July 20]

• [Added]: Appsero client.

version 1.2.5 [18th Jun 20]

• [Fixed]: Replace with Bootstrap Grid CSS.
• [Removed]: Admin notice.

version 1.2.4 [21th Apr 20]

• [Added]: Bootstrap 4 css and admin notice .

version 1.2.3 [29th Dec 19]

• [Fixed]: Conflict with OceanWP's Elementor Widgets.

version 1.2.2 [25th Nov 19]

• [Fixed]: Domain name with www & fixed all urls.
• [Updated]: With WordPress latest version.

Version 1.2.1 [22nd Oct 19]

• [Fixed]: Domain name changed & fixed all urls.
• [Fixed]: Admin CSS.
• [Added]: New Contributors.
• [Added]: Review system.

version 1.2

• Wrong shortcode updated at Description & Docs, corrected to [gs_book_showcase theme="gs_book_theme1"]

version 1.0.1

• Initial release