Currently Reading

Displays a cover image of a book with a link to Google Books based on a supplied ISBN-10 or ISBN-13.

Author:Eugéne Roux (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:
WordPress version tested:6.0.0
Plugin version:4.0.8
Added to WordPress repository:28-01-2011
Last updated:12-07-2022
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Plugin URI:https://blog.damn.org.za/widgets/
Total downloads:8 877
Active installs:100+
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Supplying an ISBN (and, optionally, a Title) will display a cover image of the relevant book with a link to that book’s page on Google Books using the Google Books API.

Using the Widget you can choose whether to:

  • Force all calls to Google to be HTTPS, instead of the API returned HTTP
  • Pad the Image (selected by default, uses internal CSS)
  • Display a Box-Shadow (selected by default, uses internal CSS)
  • Choose Alternate Google Country (defaults to “Worldwide”)

as well as

  • Decide whether you would like to use a Title
  • Define the ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 of the book.

Usage

  1. Activate the Plugin via “Plugins” → “Currently Reading” → “Activate” (if you hadn’t already done so).
  2. Go to “Appearance” → “Widgets” and drag the “Reading” widget into whichever Sidebar you choose.
  3. In the “Currently Reading” widget, you can then customise it further.

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