Spotmaniac Dog Pedigree

Built for breeders, kennel clubs, and dog registries who are tired of managing pedigree data in scattered Excel files, Facebook albums, or expensive proprietary software.

Spotmaniac Dog Pedigree turns your WordPress site into a structured, searchable, public-facing catalog of your dogs. Each dog gets a dedicated page with photo, registration data, parents, and full breeding info. Visitors browse a responsive catalog with filters. You manage everything from the familiar WordPress admin.

No page creation. No theme conflicts. No technical setup. Activate the plugin, save permalinks once, and your catalog is live at /dogs/.

🐶 Why Spotmaniac Dog Pedigree?

• Designed for dogs, not generic CPTs. 22 purpose-built fields cover every detail a breeder needs – name, sex, color, dates, registration numbers, microchip, tattoo, club number, breeder, owner, titles, health, description, and more.
• Looks great out of the box. Responsive card grid catalog, clean single-dog page with photo hero, color-coded badges, and a Litter Mates section that auto-builds from parent links.
• Owner self-service. Logged-in owners can update their own dogs’ photos, titles, and basic info via a secure REST endpoint – no admin access needed.
• Theme-agnostic. Works with any well-built theme. Override any template by copying it to your theme folder.
• Privacy-respecting. No external tracking, no telemetry, no calls home. Your data stays in your database.

📋 22 Fields per Dog

• Registered Name & Call Name
• Sex (Male / Female)
• Color, Size
• Breeding Status (Available, Active stud, Active brood, Retired, Sold, etc. – fully customizable)
• Birth Date, Death Date
• Registration Number, Registration Date
• Tattoo Number, Microchip, Club Number
• Breeder, Owner (with optional link to a WordPress user)
• Titles (free text – IPO, KKL, V-rated, BH, etc.)
• Health (free text – HD, ED, DM, OFA, certifications)
• Description
• Photo (via WordPress Media Library)
• Father (Sire) – autocomplete search across all dogs
• Mother (Dam) – autocomplete search across all dogs
• Plus unlimited custom dropdown fields you define yourself

🌐 Public Catalog

• Responsive card grid at /dogs/ (URL prefix configurable)
• Search by name
• Filters by sex
• Customizable filters by color, breeding status (define your own dropdown values)
• Built-in pagination
• Works automatically – no page creation needed
• Embed anywhere with [dogped-catalog] shortcode
• Highlight specific dogs with [dogped-featured count="6"]

🎴 Single Dog Pages

• Photo + key info hero layout
• Color-coded badges for sex (♂ blue, ♀ pink) and status
• Sections: Basic Info, Identification, Health, Description, Litter Mates
• Drag-and-drop section reordering from settings
• Toggle visibility of any field
• Fully translatable

⚙️ Settings

• Visual repeater UI – add, remove, reorder dropdown options
• Define custom dropdown fields beyond the built-in ones
• Set URL prefix (e.g., /dogs/ → /kennels/ → /registry/)
• Items per page, default sort order
• Photo size limit
• Toggle which fields show on single dog pages
• Reorder sections by drag-and-drop

🔧 Developer Friendly

• Template override – copy any template to your-theme/spotmaniac-dog-pedigree/ and customize
• Clean CSS classes on every element (.dogped-* namespace)
• REST API at /wp-json/spotmaniac-dog-pedigree/v1/ – full CRUD + parent search
• Action and filter hooks throughout
• PSR-style code structure
• No JavaScript framework dependencies – vanilla JS, jQuery only where needed
• Translation-ready (POT file included)
• Plugin Check passing
• Clean uninstall (removes all data when deleted, leaves no orphan tables / options)

🎯 Use Cases

• Breeders – public catalog of breeding stock + retired + puppies
• Kennel clubs – central registry for member dogs
• Sire/dam directories – searchable database for stud services
• Show dog portfolios – track titles, achievements, health
• Multi-breed registries – combined with the Pro add-on, manage hierarchical breed taxonomies

💎 Pro Add-on

If you need more powerful features for active breeding operations, the Spotmaniac Dog Pedigree Pro add-on extends the free plugin with:

• 3-5 generation pedigree tree on every dog page (color-coded, configurable depth)
• Hierarchical breed taxonomy – breeds + varieties for multi-breed registries
• CSV import / export – bulk import an entire pedigree in one upload
• Structured health tests (HD, ED, DNA, Eye, Heart, custom) with date, lab, certificate fields
• Frontend Breeder Dashboard – your puppy buyers manage their own dogs
• Frontend submit form – breeders add dogs without admin access
• Schema.org SEO – Animal JSON-LD on every dog page (Google understands your data)
• Email notifications – configurable HTML templates for approvals
• Automatic plugin updates while subscription is active

Pro is sold as a separate plugin at https://dogspedigree.lemonsqueezy.com/ with a 14-day free trial.

The free plugin works fully on its own – Pro is for those who want more.