Seedcast Sermon Library

Sermon Library is a purpose-built WordPress plugin for churches and ministries that need a clean, fast, and fully-featured sermon library. It replaces disconnected plugins and manual workflows with a single, integrated content system.

Sermon Management

• Organize sermons into series with cover images, descriptions, and sermon counts
• Full speaker profiles with bio, headshot, contact info, and social links
• Assign topics and scripture passages to every sermon
• Video, audio, article, Bible study, transcript, and notes, all per sermon
• Drag-to-reorder series and speakers in the admin

Scripture Integration

• Structured passage picker (Book, Chapter, Verse) ensures consistent formatting
• Links to Bible.com or BibleGateway for every passage
• Filter the entire sermon library by book of the Bible

Public-Facing Features

• Sermon archive with AJAX-powered filters by series, speaker, topic, scripture, and year
• Series grid with optional horizontal slider
• Speaker grid and speaker profile pages
• SEO-friendly pagination with real URLs on initial load; AJAX only after filter applied
• JSON-LD structured data (VideoObject, AudioObject, BreadcrumbList, Person)
• Automatic meta description, Open Graph, and Twitter Card tags

Shortcodes

• [scsl_sermon_list]: Paginated sermon list with full filter bar
• [scsl_series_grid]: Grid or slider of sermon series
• [scsl_speaker_grid]: Grid or slider of speakers
• [scsl_latest]: Display the latest sermon
• [scsl_topic_list]: Grid of topic pills
• Legacy [sl_*] shortcodes supported via [seedseli_*] aliases
• Visual Shortcode Generator admin page, no memorizing attributes

Import / Export

• Guided three-step importer from Series Engine CSV export
• Full JSON export of all sermon data for backup or migration

Podcast Feed

• Built-in podcast RSS feed compatible with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major directories
• Per-sermon podcast details (audio length, size, image, include/exclude)

Themes

• Four built-in themes: Light, Dark, Minimal, Warm