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A series groups related posts into a numbered, ordered set: a multi-part tutorial, a course, a story told in chapters. Every post in a series shows which part it is, links to the previous and next parts, and points to a series page that lists every part in order.

Use it when members write content that is meant to be read in sequence. The module is off by default.

Turn it on

Section titled “Turn it on”
  1. Go to WB Plugins > Member Blog > Manage Modules.
  2. Switch on Post Series. The switch saves as you flip it.
  3. Open the Series tab that now appears in the Member Blog settings sidebar.
  4. Review the settings below and click Save Settings.

Turning the module off removes the Series tab, the series selector on the post form, the navigation on posts, the shortcodes and blocks, and the Posts > Series screen. Existing series and their order are kept.

Settings

Section titled “Settings”

Found on WB Plugins > Member Blog > Series.

Setting What it does Default
Series URL Slug The URL segment for series pages, for example yoursite.com/series/my-guide/. After changing it, go to Settings > Permalinks and click Save Changes. series
Default Navigation Style How the previous/next bar looks on series posts: Buttons, Numbers or Arrows. Buttons
Navigation Position Where the bar sits on a series post: Before Content, After Content or Both. After Content
Show Navigation on Posts Adds the series bar and the “Part X of Y” line to single posts automatically. Turn it off if you place navigation yourself with the shortcode or block. On
Enable Progress Tracking Records and shows logged-in readers which parts they have read, on the series page, in the series list and in the table of contents. When off, nothing is recorded. On
Guest Progress Tracking Remembers read parts for visitors who are not logged in, in their own browser. On

Who can do what

Section titled “Who can do what”
Action Members Editors and administrators
Create a series from the post form Yes Yes
Add a post to a series Only their own series Any series
Rename, re-describe, set the status of, or delete a series Only their own, from My Series Any series, from Posts > Series and the Manage Series table
Reorder the parts of a series Only their own, from My Series Any series, by setting Order in series on each post

“Editors” here means any user who can edit other people’s posts (the edit_others_posts capability). A member can never add a post to another member’s series, whether from the post form, the block editor or the REST API.

The Manage Series table

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The Series tab lists every series on the site, 20 per page, with its Author, number of Posts and Status. Each row has View Posts (the series’ posts in the WordPress post list), View (the series page) and, for editors, Delete.

  • Status reads In Progress or Completed. A new series starts as In Progress. The owner changes it in My Series; editors change it on Posts > Series. A series from an older version may still read Draft until someone sets it.
  • Author shows No owner (editors) for a series created outside the member post form, for example by an import. Only editors and administrators can add posts to such a series.
  • Deleting a series asks for confirmation, names the series and its post count, and cannot be undone. The posts stay published; they simply stop being part of the series.

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