ePub Embed is a WordPress plugin, allowing you to upload and embed eBooks in the ePub format into your blog posts.
Recommended: Install the Shortcake plugin to get instant ePub previews in the WordPress editor.
This plugin was developed for the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Commons. Licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
- Activate the plugin.
- Create or edit a post. Click on the "Add Media" button.
- Upload an ePub file and click on the "Insert to Post" button.
- If you installed the Shortcake plugin, you'll see the ePub in the post editor. If not, you'll see an
[epub]shortcode. To customize the shortcode, view the "Shortcode parameters" section below.
The following are some custom parameters you can use with the shortcode:
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"width" - By default, this tries to use your theme's content width. If this doesn't exist, the width is "100%". Fill in this value to enter a custom width.
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"height" - Enter in a custom height for your ePub file if desired. Defaults to "700". Avoid percentages.
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"downloadlink" - By default, shows a download link after the ePub viewer. Set to "false" to disable this.
- If your WordPress media files are uploaded to the cloud, you'll need to ensure that you configure your bucket to handle CORS correctly.
- Embedding ePub files with rich media is not 100% accurate. If you must embed ePubs with rich media, ensure that the format is supported on most browsers and ePub readers. For example, for audio, use MP3 instead of M4A.
- Try to keep the size of the ePub as low as possible, since the entire ePub must be downloaded for processing and embedding.
- Readium JS Viewer - Used for rendering ePub files for embedding. Licensed under the BSD-3-Clause.