Add or Update Books

Introduction

This tutorial is only applicable to customers using the Author template.

This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating or updating books.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Access the Books Section

• Log in to your website’s admin dashboard
• Navigate to “Books” in the main menu
• Select “All Books”

2. Edit or Create a Book Entry

• When you first start your site, there will be a placeholder book
• You can either:
  • Edit the existing placeholder book
  • Delete it and create a new one
• To edit, click the “Edit” link under the book title

3. Add Basic Book Information

• Enter your book title in the title field
• The permalink (URL for your book page) will automatically generate based on the title
  • You can manually edit the permalink if needed by clicking the edit button

4. Add a Cover Image

• Remove any placeholder image by clicking “Remove”
• Click “Add Image” to upload your own book cover
• You can either:
  • Select an image from your media library if you’ve already uploaded it
  • Upload a new image by dragging and dropping or selecting files
• After uploading, select your image to set it as the cover

5. Add a Subtitle or Tagline

• Enter a short subtitle or tagline for your book
• This could be a brief description or indicate if it’s part of a series (e.g., “Book One of My Series”) or one line tagline.

6. Add Book Description

• In the main content area, add a longer description of your book
• You can use the styling options to format your text
• Add links if needed (e.g., to link to a series page)
  • Highlight the text you want to link
  • Click the link button
  • Enter the URL

7. Assign to a Series (Optional)

• Scroll down to the Series section
• Select which series your book belongs to from the dropdown
• If you haven’t created series yet:
  • Click the plus (+) button
  • Type the series name
  • Your new series will be added

8. Add Purchase Links

• Under the Purchase Links section, you can:
  • Remove existing placeholder links by clicking “Remove”
  • Add new store links by clicking “Add Store”
  • For each store, enter:
    • Store name (e.g., “Amazon”, “My Store”)
    • Direct link to purchase the book
  • Rearrange the order of links by dragging and dropping

9. Add an Excerpt for SEO

• The excerpt isn’t shown on your book page but is used by search engines
• Add a short description in the Excerpt field
• Keep it concise as it appears as a snippet in search results

10. Save Your Changes

• Click the “Update” button to save all your changes

11. View Your Book Page

• After updating, click “View Post” or the permalink to see how your book page looks on the front end

Additional Notes

• There are separate tutorials available for:
  • Adding and managing series
  • Editing the book page template to change the layout
• The featured image you add will be used both as your book cover on the site and in search engine results