WordPress theme and standalone solution for publishing and reading web fictions.
Demo • Download • Documentation • Installation • API • Development • FAQ • Credits • Discord
Fictioneer was originally developed for a closed group of authors and not intended for a public release. This is still reflected in the code, which takes several liberties not considered best practice. You will most likely never find it in official libraries for that reason, meaning installation and updates need to be done manually.
The theme is intended for individuals and small collectives.
Fictioneer is open source and completely free. However, maintaining and developing a theme of these proportions takes a considerable amount of time and effort. So if you enjoy Fictioneer and have the capacity, please consider supporting me on Ko-fi.
stories, chapters, collections, and recommendations • customizable web reader • shortcodes • text-to-speech • bookmarks • progress tracker • lightbox • dark/light mode • ePUB converter • advanced search form • OAuth 2.0 logins (Discord, Google, Twitch, and Patreon) • responsive layout • cache aware • custom comment system • AJAX comments • private comments • comment reply subscriptions • send notifications to Discord • search engine optimization • GDPR compliant • hue, saturation, and lightness sliders • role manager • translation ready
Child themes are the best way to customize Fictioneer if the provided options prove insufficient. You do not even need much programming experience for this since there are many guides and code snippets to adjust WordPress to your needs. But note that Fictioneer is not a page builder, so changing the whole layout does require expertise. Plugins may or may not work here. For starters, look at the base child theme and the Liminal child theme. The installation guide also offers some customization tutorials.
You can find some example action and filter functions here.
Fictioneer (up to 5.9) has been developed by one author, barring credited code snippets. This was an exhausting effort and is not sustainable, so any help going forward is appreciated. If you are interested, or want to fork your own version, take a look at the development guidelines, action hooks, and filter hooks. A theme-related base plugin can be found here. You can also join the Discord.
Base Theme (Light/Dark)
Base Theme Parts
Fictioneer Liminal Child Theme (Light/Dark)
