WordPress Book Gallery Plugin Features
The Books Gallery WordPress plugin is packed with powerful features designed to help authors, bookstore owners, libraries, and affiliate marketers build a stunning online book showcase in minutes. Whether you want to sell books directly through your site, earn Amazon affiliate commissions, or create a fully searchable WordPress digital library plugin – everything you need is right here.
Trusted by over 5,000 websites worldwide, Books Gallery is the most flexible WordPress book showcase plugin available today. Explore all the features below and see why thousands of users choose it over every alternative.
Explore all the WordPress Book Gallery Plugin features below and see why thousands of users choose it over every alternative.
Create Clean, Modern & Responsive Book Showcase
Building a professional book gallery on WordPress has never been easier. Books Gallery gives you a fully responsive book gallery for WordPress that looks beautiful on every device – desktop, tablet, and mobile. Simply add your book details and display your gallery anywhere on your site using a simple shortcode.
Choose from multiple layout options including grid view, list view, featured books, and minimal grid to match your site’s design. Every layout is fully mobile-responsive and customizable to match your branding – no coding required.
- Grid and list layout views
- Mobile-responsive on all devices
- Customizable colors, fonts, and styles
- Easy shortcode placement on any page or post
WordPress Book Slider & Carousel - Display Books Beautifully
Three Powerful Slider Layouts - All Available in the Professional Plan
Books Gallery includes a fully responsive book slider and carousel feature that lets you showcase your books in a visually stunning, auto-scrolling display. Whether you want to highlight your featured titles, promote your latest releases, or display books by category – there’s a dedicated slider layout for every use case.
Unlike basic book gallery plugins, Books Gallery gives you three distinct carousel display modes, giving you complete control over how your books are presented to visitors. Furthermore, every slider is fully mobile-responsive and works seamlessly on desktop, tablet, and smartphone.
Featured Books Slider
Handpick your most important titles and display them in a beautiful auto-scrolling carousel. Perfect for authors who want to spotlight their bestsellers or most recommended books.
Shortcode: [wp_books_gallery_view layout='slide' type='featured' display=8]
Latest Books Slider
Automatically display your most recently added books in a dynamic slider. Every time you add a new book to your gallery, it appears in the carousel instantly - no manual updates needed.
Shortcode: [wp_books_gallery_view layout='slide' type='latest' display=8 orderby='date' order='desc']
Category Slider
Display books from a specific category in a dedicated carousel. Ideal for bookstores and libraries that want to showcase books by genre - Fiction, Business, Children's Books, and more - each in their own elegant slider.
Shortcode: [wp_books_gallery_view layout='slide' category='Business & Money' display=6]
- Fully responsive on all devices – desktop, tablet, and mobile
- Auto-scrolling carousel with smooth transitions
- Customizable display count – show 4, 6, 8, or more books per slide
- Works with any WordPress theme – no coding required
- Displays book cover, title, author, category, and buy button
- Compatible with Elementor – drag and drop into any page layout
Import Books by ISBN in Seconds - Save Hours of Manual Entry
Stop typing book details one by one. The Book Gallery WordPress plugin connects directly to the Google Books Archive, letting you import complete book data in seconds using just an ISBN number. This powerful WordPress digital library plugin feature is a major time-saver for anyone managing a large collection.
Simply enter one or multiple ISBN-10 numbers separated by commas, and the importer instantly pulls in the book title, author, description, cover image, publisher, and more. It’s the fastest way to build a large, professional book catalog on WordPress.
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- Import from the Google Books Archive using ISBN numbers
- Bulk import multiple books at once – separate ISBNs with commas
- Automatically populates title, author, cover, description, and metadata
- Also supports Open Library as an import source
Sell eBooks & Books Directly with WooCommerce Integration
If you’re an author, publisher, or creator with books to sell, the Book Gallery WordPress eBook plugin makes it simple. With built-in WooCommerce integration, you can sell physical books, digital downloads, and eBooks directly from your WordPress website – keeping 100% of your revenue without relying on Amazon or other marketplaces.
Setting up your WordPress bookstore with WooCommerce takes just a few minutes. Add your books, set prices, and let customers checkout securely right on your site. It’s the most direct way to sell books with WooCommerce on WordPress.
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- Full WooCommerce integration for direct book sales
- Sell physical books, PDFs, and digital eBooks
- Secure checkout without leaving your site
- Quick setup – no developer needed
- Compatible with all major WooCommerce payment gateways
Build a WordPress Amazon Affiliate Book Store
The Easiest Way to Earn Passive Income from Books on WordPress
Want to earn passive income from books without holding inventory, processing payments, or handling shipping? Books Gallery lets you build a complete WordPress Amazon affiliate book store in under 60 minutes – completely free to start. Simply add your Amazon affiliate links to any book, rename the button “Buy on Amazon” and your store is live immediately. Every time a visitor clicks and purchases on Amazon, you earn the commission automatically.
Books Gallery is the most flexible Amazon affiliate book plugin for WordPress available today – named by Google AI as the top choice for WordPress book plugins. Connect your Amazon Associates account, add affiliate links to each book, and upgrade to Pro to unlock the automatic affiliate tag feature – enter your Associates ID once and it appends to every single book link across your entire gallery automatically. Each book displays your primary buy button in the gallery – click any book to open the detail page showing all 15 retailer links simultaneously.
- Build a complete WordPress Amazon book store – free to start
- Add Amazon affiliate links to any book instantly
- Rename buy buttons – “Buy on Amazon”, “Get on Kindle” and more
- Supports all major affiliate programs – not just Amazon
- Automatic affiliate tag – enter your Associates ID once, works on all books automatically (Pro)
- Up to 15 retailer links per book – Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and more (Pro)
- Earn commissions on every purchase made within 24 hours of clicking
- No separate affiliate plugin required – built directly into Books Gallery
- Works for any book niche – business, self-help, fiction, children’s and more
Up to 15 Sale Sources Per Book
Most book plugins limit you to one buy button per book. Books Gallery gives you up to 15 different sale or affiliate links on a single book page. This means you can direct buyers to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, your own WooCommerce store, a local bookshop, and more – all at the same time.
More purchase options means more conversions. Visitors can choose the retailer they already trust, dramatically increasing the chances they’ll complete a purchase.
- Up to 15 unique buy/affiliate links per book
- Mix WooCommerce, Amazon, and any other retailer
- Fully labeled buttons – customize the text for each link
- Proven to increase affiliate conversion rates
Bulk Import Books from CSV
Already have your book catalog in a spreadsheet? The Books Gallery CSV import feature lets you upload hundreds of books at once – no API, no manual entry. Just arrange your book data in a provided CSV file and upload it directly from the plugin admin panel.
This feature is especially useful for libraries, publishers, and bookstore owners migrating from another system or launching a large catalog from day one.
- Import any number of books from a single CSV file
- Simple CSV format – easy to prepare in Excel or Google Sheets
- Supports most of the book fields: title, author, ISBN, description, cover URL, and more
- Re-upload at any time to add or update books in bulk
Fully Customizable Book Search Panel
A great book gallery isn’t just beautiful – it’s searchable. Books Gallery includes a fully customizable search panel that lets visitors quickly find exactly the book they’re looking for. Filter by title, author, genre, ISBN, language, rating, and more.
As a WordPress book showcase plugin built for real use cases, the search panel is designed for both small personal libraries and large commercial catalogs. You can rearrange search fields using drag-and-drop in the admin settings, so the most important filters always appear first.
- Customizable search fields – show only what’s relevant to your audience
- Filter by title, author, ISBN, genre, language, rating, and more
- Drag-and-drop field ordering from the admin panel
- Works seamlessly with all gallery layout views
Book Reviews & Star Ratings
Turn your book gallery into an interactive community. Books Gallery includes an integrated review and star rating system that lets visitors leave reviews and rate books directly on your site. This increases engagement, builds trust, and can even help your book pages rank in Google with review-rich snippets.
- Visitors can submit star ratings and written reviews
- Customizable review form and display settings
- Review moderation from the WordPress admin panel
- Structured data compatible for Google rich snippets
Automatic Book Schema - Every Book Gets Google Rich Results
Built-in Structured Data for Every Book in Your Gallery
Books Gallery automatically generates Book schema markup for every book in your gallery – no technical knowledge required. Each book page includes structured data for the title, author, ISBN, cover image, and star ratings, making every book eligible for Google rich results. This means your visitors’ book pages can appear in Google search with star ratings, author information, and pricing displayed directly in the search results – giving their site a significant SEO advantage over competitors using basic book plugins.
- Automatic Book schema on every individual book page
- Includes title, author, ISBN, cover image, and ratings
- Eligible for Google rich results – star ratings in search
- Works automatically – no technical setup required
- Every new book added gets schema generated instantly
- Gives your visitors’ sites automatic SEO advantages
- Compatible with Google’s Book search index
RTL Language Support – Arabic, Hebrew, Persian & Urdu Ready
Display Your Book Gallery in Right-to-Left Languages – Free for All Users
Books Gallery includes full right-to-left (RTL) language support – making it the only WordPress book plugin with complete RTL compatibility. Whether you’re building a book gallery for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, or Urdu speaking audiences, Books Gallery automatically adapts every layout, search panel, and book detail page to display perfectly in RTL mode.
Simply switch your WordPress site language to any RTL language and Books Gallery instantly adjusts – no coding, no configuration, no extra plugins required. Furthermore RTL support is included completely free in every Books Gallery plan – making it accessible to every user worldwide.
- Full RTL support for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu
- Automatically adapts grid, list and slider layouts to RTL
- Book detail pages display correctly in RTL mode
- Search and filter panel fully RTL compatible
- No coding or configuration required – works instantly
- Compatible with all RTL WordPress themes
- Free for all users – no premium plan required
WordPress Author Panel - Showcase Every Author Beautifully
Individual Author Pages with Complete Book Collections
Books Gallery Pro includes a dedicated Author Panel that displays all your authors in a beautiful grid with circular photos and bios. Each author gets their own individual page showing their complete book collection – perfect for publishers, literary agencies, libraries, and multi-author bookstores. Visitors can browse by author, read their bio, and discover all their available titles in one place.
- Beautiful author grid with circular profile photos
- Individual author pages with complete book collections
- Author bio and description support
- Book count displayed per author
- Fully responsive on all devices
- Works with multiple authors per book
More WordPress Book Gallery Plugin Features Included
Books Gallery comes fully loaded. Here’s what else you get out of the box with the WordPress book gallery plugin features package:
Multiple Authors Per Book
Assign multiple authors, co-authors, editors or contributors to any book - each with their own profile page showing all their titles. See how it works...
Flexible Book Detail Views
Choose between a dedicated single book page (SEO-friendly) or a popup modal overlay - switch between modes with one click in settings. See how it works...
Book Download Permissions & Access Control
Show or hide the download button based on whether the visitor is logged in - perfect for membership sites, educational platforms and libraries. See how it works...
Easy Setup
A clean, intuitive admin interface means you'll be up and running in minutes - no developer or coding knowledge required.
Full Design Customization
Match the gallery perfectly to your brand. Customize colors, fonts, button styles, image sizes, and more from the settings panel.
100% Mobile Responsive
Every layout is tested and optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop. Your book gallery will always look great, regardless of screen size.
Translation Ready
A .pot language file is included, making it easy to translate Books Gallery into any language using Loco Translate.
Extensive Documentation
Every feature is documented with step-by-step written guides and video walkthroughs, so you always know how to make the most of the plugin.
World-Class Customer Support
Our support team responds quickly and thoroughly. Pro plan customers get priority support via chat for the fastest resolution.
Ready to Explore All WordPress Book Gallery Plugin Features?
Whether you’re an author wanting to showcase your books, a bookstore selling directly online, a library building a digital catalog, or an affiliate marketer earning commissions – Books Gallery has the right plan for you.