Organize Posts into Series

Post Series help members group related posts together, creating multi-part tutorials, guides, or story sequences with automatic navigation between parts.

What You’ll Learn

• How to create and manage post series
• Setting up series navigation
• Using table of contents
• Tracking reader progress

Enable Post Series

1. Go to Member Blog → Features & Modules
2. Toggle Post Series to On
3. Click Save Changes
4. New Series tab appears

Series Features

Feature	Description
Series Creation	Group related posts together
Navigation	Previous/Next buttons between series posts
Table of Contents	Auto-generated list of all posts in series
Progress Tracking	Show readers their completion percentage
Series Landing Page	Archive page for each series

Configure Series Settings

Setting	Options	Description
Navigation Style	Buttons, Links, Cards	How prev/next looks
TOC Position	Before, After, Both	Where TOC appears
Enable Progress	Yes/No	Track reader progress
Series URL Slug	Custom text	URL structure (default: “series”)

Creating a Series

For Members

1. Create a new post (or edit existing)
2. Find the Series section in the post form
3. Click Add to Series
4. Either:
   • Select an existing series
   • Or create a new series (enter name)
5. Set position in series (Part 1, 2, 3…)
6. Save the post

Series Options in Post Form

Option	Description
Select Series	Dropdown of user’s existing series
Create New	Enter name for new series
Position	Order in series (auto-increments if blank)
Remove from Series	Unlink post from series

Series Navigation

Navigation automatically appears at the end of each post in a series:

← Previous: Part 2 - Setting Up     |     Next: Part 4 - Advanced Tips →

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Part 3 of 5 in "Complete WordPress Guide"
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Navigation Styles

Style	Appearance
Buttons	Styled buttons with arrows
Links	Simple text links
Cards	Rich cards with thumbnails

Table of Contents

Auto-generated list of all posts in the series:

Complete WordPress Guide (5 parts)
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✓ Part 1: Introduction
✓ Part 2: Setting Up
→ Part 3: Core Concepts (You are here)
○ Part 4: Advanced Tips
○ Part 5: Conclusion
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TOC Position Options

Position	Where It Appears
Before Content	At the top of the post
After Content	At the bottom, before comments
Both	Top and bottom
Sidebar	Via shortcode in sidebar widget

Progress Tracking

Track reader progress across series posts:

How It Works

1. Reader views a post in the series
2. Post marked as “read” for that reader
3. Progress percentage updates
4. Visual indicator shows completion

Your Progress: ████████░░ 60% (3 of 5 parts read)

Progress is stored in user meta for logged-in users, or browser cookies for guests (if enabled).

Series Landing Page

Each series gets its own archive page:

URL: yoursite.com/series/complete-wordpress-guide/

The landing page shows:

• Series title and description
• Total posts in series
• List of all posts with status
• Overall reading progress
• “Start Reading” or “Continue” button

Managing Series

Reordering Posts

1. Go to series settings
2. Drag posts to reorder
3. Or manually set position numbers
4. Save changes

Editing Series

1. Go to Member Blog → Series
2. Find the series
3. Click Edit
4. Update name, description, or settings
5. Save

Deleting a Series

1. Find the series
2. Click Delete
3. Choose what happens to posts:
   • Keep posts (just unlink from series)
   • Delete posts too

Shortcodes

Series Navigation

[bp-member-blog-series-nav]

Table of Contents

[bp-member-blog-series-toc]

Series Archive

[bp-member-blog-series-list user_id="current" count="10" show_count="yes"]

Use Cases

Tutorial Series

• “Learn JavaScript in 10 Days”
• Sequential learning path
• Progress tracking for students

Storytelling

• “My Travel Adventures” (ongoing)
• “Building a Startup” diary
• Chronological narrative

Reference Guides

• “Complete SEO Guide”
• Non-sequential reference
• TOC for easy navigation

SEO Benefits

Benefit	How
Internal linking	Automatic links between related posts
Topic authority	Comprehensive coverage signals expertise
User engagement	Readers consume more content
Reduced bounce	Navigation keeps readers on site

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Navigation not showing	Check if post is in a series
Wrong post order	Edit positions in series settings
Progress not tracking	Verify progress tracking is enabled
Series page 404	Flush permalinks (Settings → Permalinks → Save)