RS WP Book Showcase – A Complete Book Catalogue & Library System

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

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67 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 51 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ retore

   6mo ago

   refined, continuously updated, it is a great promise for the sector This topic was modified 2 months ago by retore.

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2. ★★★★★ Dr. John Elcik

   6mo ago

   RS WP Book Showcase Pro has dramatically simplified the process of adding books to my author website. The new Amazon Book Import feature is especially impressive. Instead of manually entering metadata, descriptions, cover images, and publishing details one field at a time, the plugin now allows authors to fetch and import book information quickly and efficiently directly from Amazon. What I appreciate most is that the feature feels practical and workflow-focused. It solves a real-world problem for authors and publishers who are already balancing writing, publishing, marketing, and website management. The interface is approachable, the process is streamlined, and the time savings are substantial—particularly for larger catalogs. I also want to compliment Abdullah and the RS WP Themes team for their responsiveness and continued development of the plugin. It is refreshing to see meaningful improvements that genuinely enhance usability rather than simply adding unnecessary complexity. Highly recommended for authors, publishers, and literary websites using WordPress. — Dr. John Elcik

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3. ★★★★★ hdaackda

   9mo ago

   Really pathetic! As soon as I activated it, the plugin changed the default “Permalink Settings” on our live site and said that it did so to fix a 404 error!! Arrghhh There’s a reason we set the Permalinks to what we wanted! BE CAREFUL when activating this or you could lose a lot of your SEO and get many 404 not found errors on your blogs

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4. ★★★★★ SWolf

   10mo ago

   In the free version, there’s essentially nothing worth using. You can’t even add an Amazon tracking ID, and most of the features you’d expect are locked away. If you want a fully functional online bookstore, that privilege starts at $50 a year.

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5. ★★★★★ melfka

   1.3y ago

   I wanted to use this for my author site, using my own books. Instead, at the start, the plugin invited me to use a quick start and pulled random religious books from Amazon, complete with publishing those pages and adding buy now buttons containing affiliate links which according to laws around the world should always be disclosed. Never have I ever deactivated a plugin so quickly.

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6. ★★★★★ RoXXie

   1.4y ago

   This is definitely not a plugin for book lovers and book bloggers. After creating a book and checking the book page, it doesn’t open but seems to have a problem with another plugin (Easy Quotes). When the URL ends on book/dark-lover it switches to quote/dark-lover. The self-created page “Books” by the plugin comes back with a critical failure on the website. So yeah, not useful at all.

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7. ★★★★★ natsense

   1.5y ago

   I was searching for a WordPress theme for an author/writer website that would feature a single author and all of his books. Nothing that I had tried was coming close to what I was envisioning… until I discovered the Author Portfolio Pro theme from RS WP Themes. This was exactly what I was looking for! The theme includes everything an author site might need: multiple page and blog post layouts, almost countless customization options, and a state-of-the-art Book Showcase plugin that allows you to list all your books and feature them on the website in various ways. I was also impressed by the outstanding support provided by the theme and plugin developer, Abdullah Al Imran, who had two remote assistance sessions with me, helped me tweak the theme exactly to my liking, while being patient, polite, and professional. I would highly recommend this product and developer.

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8. ★★★★★ Pusan

   1.6y ago

   I spent a considerable amount of time searching for a book showcase plugin for my website, unbornmind.com. Recently, I discovered the impressive rs-wp-books-showcase plugin (Pro-Edition) created by Abdullah Al Imran. Although I faced some challenges in resolving a few bugs, Abdullah was quick to assist and rectify the issues. I have never experienced such prompt, patient, and dedicated support before. Now, everything appears to be functioning perfectly, and I am extremely grateful. I highly recommend this product! This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by Pusan.

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1 open vulnerability affects the current version (6.7.72). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.

1. Patched Medium · 6.5 RS WP Book Showcase <= 6.7.70 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ↗
   2025-05-16 CVE-2025-48119 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 6.7.70 Patched in 6.7.71
2. Open Medium · 6.4 RS WP Book Showcase <= 6.7.40 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47679 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.7.40 No patch available

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-09-06 900+ → 1K+ up after 38 days in tier
2. 2024-07-30 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2024-07-27 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2024-07-25 800+ → 900+ up after 7 days in tier
5. 2024-07-18 900+ → 800+ down after 12 days in tier
6. 2024-07-06 800+ → 900+ up after 94 days in tier
7. 2024-04-03 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2024-04-01 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier

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RS WP Book Showcase – A Complete Book Catalogue & Library System: 1K+ active installs, 3.9★ (25 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/rs-wp-books-showcase