Yes. FICTBASE is designed for web novels and serialized fiction of any genre: fantasy, LitRPG, romance, progression fantasy, sci-fi, thriller, and more. Each story gets its own landing page and chapter list, and readers can filter by genre on the public archive at \/stories\/<\/code>.<\/p><\/dd>\nDo I need to create any WordPress pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\nNo. FICTBASE uses its own URL routing. Stories and chapters are available at \/story\/{slug}\/<\/code> automatically after plugin activation. If your URLs return 404, go to Settings \u2192 Permalinks and click Save.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhere do I put the shortcodes?<\/h3><\/dt>\nUse [fictbase_list]<\/code> on any page to show all your stories in a grid. Use [fictbase_story id=\"5\"]<\/code> to embed a single story card. Use [fictbase_chapters story_id=\"5\"]<\/code> to embed a chapter list.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhat is the Pro version?<\/h3><\/dt>\nPro is an optional paid add-on (from $9.99\/month or $99\/year) that unlocks drip scheduling, reader bookmarks, analytics, email notifications, .docx import, and a per-page Custom CSS editor. It is purchased at fictbase.com. The free plugin is fully functional without it.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Does this work with any theme?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. FICTBASE injects its own CSS only on story and chapter pages. Your existing theme header and footer continue to wrap reader pages.<\/p><\/dd>\n
How do I change the look of chapter pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\nGo to FICTBASE \u2192 Settings<\/strong>. You can choose light\/dark\/auto theme, font size, reading width, and add custom CSS. For deeper changes, copy the template files from the plugin's public\/views\/<\/code> folder into a fictbase\/<\/code> subfolder in your theme.<\/p><\/dd>\nIs this GDPR-friendly?<\/h3><\/dt>\nThe free plugin stores no visitor data. Pro's email subscriber feature stores email addresses in your own WordPress database. No data is sent to third parties except for licence key validation (see \"External Services\" above).<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
2.2.4<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix: remove license key input and external API call from free plugin; Pro page now links to fictbase.com with manual install instructions (WP.org Guideline 6)<\/li>\n
- Fix: remove
assets\/<\/code> folder (banners, icons, screenshots) from plugin zip \u2014 these are uploaded to SVN assets\/ separately after approval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n2.2.3<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix: move all inline
<style><\/code> and <script><\/code> blocks to wp_enqueue_style<\/code> \/ wp_add_inline_style<\/code> \/ wp_add_inline_script<\/code> per WP.org guidelines<\/li>\n- Fix: change story\/chapter management capability from
manage_options<\/code> to edit_posts<\/code>; authors may only edit their own stories<\/li>\n- Fix: remove
Plugin_Upgrader<\/code> auto-install and activate_plugin<\/code> from free plugin to comply with WP.org guideline 8<\/li>\n- Fix: remove custom CSS setting from free plugin (use WP Customizer for site-wide CSS)<\/li>\n
- Fix: REST
track_view<\/code> endpoint now rejects unpublished chapters<\/li>\n- Fix: admin menu position moved to 58 (below all core WP items)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.2.2<\/h4>\n\n\n- Improvement: update plugin description and tags for clarity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.2.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix: add missing translators comments to all plural\/placeholder i18n strings<\/li>\n
- Fix: wrap all printf() integer arguments with absint() to satisfy output escaping requirements<\/li>\n
- Fix: use %i placeholder for table name in SQL query to avoid string interpolation<\/li>\n
- Fix: escape emoji icon output with esc_html() in story and status grids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.2.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Security: HMAC-sign license data stored in the database to detect direct tampering<\/li>\n
- Security: remove development bypass \u2014 FICTBASE_API_URL must be configured for license checks<\/li>\n
- Fix: PHP 8 compatibility for WP REST API
validate_callback<\/code> (ArgumentCountError on PHP 8 when using native function strings)<\/li>\n- Fix: Pro gate enforced on all bookmark REST endpoints<\/li>\n
- Fix: IDOR validation added to bookmark save endpoint (chapter must belong to the requested story)<\/li>\n
- Fix: story delete now uses
$wpdb->prepare()<\/code> with placeholders for chapter_views cleanup<\/li>\n- Fix: wrap
fb_stories_filter_url()<\/code> in function_exists<\/code> to prevent fatal on pages with multiple shortcodes<\/li>\n- Improvement: license grace period (72h offline) now also verifies HMAC of cached data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.1.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Add reader bookmarks (Pro) \u2014 save and resume reading position<\/li>\n
- Add
.docx<\/code> import (Pro) \u2014 bulk-import manuscripts, chapters detected from headings<\/li>\n- Add story archive page at
\/stories\/<\/code> with genre and status filters<\/li>\n- Add
[fictbase_chapters]<\/code> shortcode<\/li>\n- REST API: add bookmark endpoints (POST, GET, DELETE)<\/li>\n
- Improvement: chapter reading page now tracks scroll position for bookmark auto-save<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.0.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Add drip scheduling (Pro) \u2014 release chapters on a date\/time schedule<\/li>\n
- Add analytics dashboard (Pro) \u2014 total views, 30-day chart, top chapters<\/li>\n
- Add email notifications (Pro) \u2014 subscriber opt-in form on story pages; new chapter sends email<\/li>\n
- Add licence key field and FICTBASE API validation<\/li>\n
- Add 72-hour offline grace period for licence checks<\/li>\n
- Add custom CSS field in plugin settings<\/li>\n
- REST API: add
\/chapters\/{id}\/view<\/code> endpoint for view tracking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Add light\/dark\/auto reader themes<\/li>\n
- Add adjustable font size and reading width settings<\/li>\n
- Add author bio block at end of chapter pages<\/li>\n
- Add
[fictbase_story id=\"\"]<\/code> shortcode for embedding story cards<\/li>\n- Add uninstall.php to clean up database tables and options on uninstall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Initial release<\/li>\n
- Story and chapter CRUD in WP admin<\/li>\n
- Chapter reading page with scroll-based progress bar<\/li>\n
- Previous \/ Next chapter navigation<\/li>\n
- Clean URLs:
\/story\/{slug}\/<\/code>, \/story\/{slug}\/chapter\/{n}\/<\/code><\/li>\n- REST API: GET stories, GET story chapters, GET chapter<\/li>\n
- Shortcode:
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