= 1.0.18 = * Character overview now shows the inventory items with their images = 1.0.17 = * Add some missing files * Fix some output escaping and input santizing issues = 1.0.16 = * Show decisions in the book pages overview. * New script command "set_var_random var_name|min_value|max_value" * Sets the variable with the given name to a random value between min_value and max_value (inclusive). * New script command "teleport location_id" * Teleports the character to the given location ID. * Export and Import options for exporting only certain parts of an adventurebook (e.g. only items, only creatures, only pages, only scripts).
Month: October 2025
Tutorial 1 – Installation
Welcome to your new Adventurebook Plugin!
I will show you how to get started and setup your first interactive story.
I will use a fresh wordpress installation for this tutorial.
The only plugin I have installed is the classic editor. The plugin works with the new editor, but I prefer the classic one because it reloads the page automatically after setting some custom options.
Install the plugin from the official wordpress plugin directory or upload and install the compressed plugin file.
Activate it – now you’re ready to go.
You will see a new menu entry for the plugin. It contains everything you need to create exciting stories and adventures.
Start by adding a new adventurebook.
Give it a unique name – and save it with the “publish” button.
Let’s create the first page in our book.
This will be the starting page for your visitors.
For this to work, return to the adventurebook and set the starting page to the page you have just created.
The last thing to do is use the plugin shortcut to embed the plugin into a wordpress page of your choice.
Go to your site and call the page. You will see the plugin embedded with the startpage showing.
The page editing tools are here to help you creating more content. Only site administrators will see them. You can disable them through the plugin settings. It’s called inline editing.
With the tools disabled, you will see your adventurebook as your visitors will see it.
v1.0.15 available
* Add option to turn inline editing on/off in the Adventurebook settings. * Add inline editing of pages, item spawns and creature spawns in the book page edit screen. * Add option to jump to a page directly if inline editing is enabled. * Add option to remove all pages, items, creatures and scripts including used images when deactivating the plugin.
v1.0.14 available!
= 1.0.14 = * Add alternate page ids for enemy spawns. When an enemy spawns he will spawn on one of the given pages randomly. * Add Option to enable/disable keyboard navigation (1-9 to select a decision). * Add Import and Export functionality for whole adventurebooks (including pages, items, creatures, scripts). = 1.0.13 = * Updated Screenshots * New script command "add_skill skill_name=value" (premium only) * New script command "if_stat_goto" (premium only) * New script command "if_skill_goto" (premium only) * Add <, > and = to the script commands "if_stat_goto", "if_skill_goto" and "if_var_goto" * New decision type "skill" * Import Script commands from SAGA * Export the whole book to a JSON file * Refactored character stats handling * Move Settings page to the adventurebook menu * Show decision only if restriction is fulfilled * Items can now have Charges (e.g. a potion with 3 charges) * Added Ars Magica like Combat System (premium only)
v1.0.12 available
= 1.0.12 =
- changed website URL in the readme.txt and plugin header to https://adventurebook.net
= 1.0.11 =
- sell item button now shows in the topbar on small screens too
- fix a bug causing your wealth not to decrease when buying an item in a shop
= 1.0.10 =
- restyling for small screens (usage of shortcode in sidebar widgets)
- error fixing
v1.0.8 available
Just hitting wordpress.org as well as the shop here (premium) version – v1.0.8 brings another cool features for your storybook experience:
* Add automatic numbering of decisions and listen to keyboard input (1-9) to select a decision
* Add Option (Admin -> Settings -> Adventurebook) for setting a fixed content height for the adventurebook content area
* If the content exceeds this height, a scrollbar will be shown
* This prevents the page from jumping when the content height changes
* 0 means no fixed height
* Bugfix for audio controls not showing on subsequent page loads
One word about audio: modern browsers do not allow to play audio automatically BEFORE the user showed some kind of interaction with the webpage. This means that if you revisit a storybook with audio on the current page, it won’t play automatically. You have to push the PLAY button. On subsequent sites or after any decision (e.g. drop, take, buy, sell etc. in game-type storybooks) the audio will play again.
Enjoy!
v1.0.7 now available!
- Script Editor: Scripts are now sorted by keys
- Script Editor: Instead of typing the command code, you can select the command from the list of available commands
- New script command “jump key” (premium only)
jumps to the specified key - New script command “remove_money amount” (premium only)
removes the amount of money from the character - In “Story”-Type Adventurebooks:
- Removed Restrictions for decisions
- Removed Enemy Spawns, Item Spawns, Book-Type Selection, Shop-Options
- New restriction type: game_var
Checks a game_var for a specific value (game_var_name=abc), if you want to compare numbers you can use <, > and = - New restriction type: stat
Checks a character stat for a specific value (stat_name=123). You can use <, > and =.
E.g. “Wealth>99” is fulfilled when the character has 100 (Simple Combat System: “Gold”). - Add an Audio file to a book page (mp3, ogg, wav)
- If an audio file is set, it will be played automatically when the page is loaded (if your browser permits)
- A “Play Audio” button will be shown right next to the page title
v1.0.6 now available
Much has happened during the past days (hours). Overwhelmed by the instant success of the plugin, I skipped sleeping for now and worked on improving the plugin.
You can find the new version in your account for you to download.
From now on the filename will be adventurebook_premium_x.x.x.zip
Below is the changelog. Well, at least, a part of it. Right now I am working on more script commands as well as processing feedback. Thank you very much for your support!
== CHANGELOG ==
= 1.0.6 =
* show "wait one round" only in game-type adventurebooks
* remove icon from "wait one round" button
* completed english (us) and german translations
* better content styling
= 1.0.5 =
* add gallery css to the adventurebook.css (WP Gallery now works in adventurebook pages)
= 1.0.4 =
* Added some information to the readme.txt
* Added banners