A modern, beautiful WordPress theme designed for webnovel and light novel reading platforms. Inspired by sites like Wuxiaworld and WebNovel.

• Dark/Light Mode — toggle with localStorage persistence, OKLCH color system with warm-tinted neutrals
• Hero Carousel — auto-rotating featured novels with artwork backdrop, synopsis, ratings, and navigation
• Tabbed Browsing — Popular / New Releases / Completed tabs on homepage
• Genre Browser — horizontal pill selector with AJAX-loaded ranked novel lists
• Novel Detail Page — cover, stats (chapters, words, rating), synopsis, and sortable chapter list
• Chapter Reader — serif reading font, drop cap, auto-bookmark, prev/next navigation
• Responsive Design — mobile-first, works on all screen sizes

• Novel Custom Post Type — with genre taxonomy, status (ongoing/completed/hiatus), author, rating meta
• Chapter CPT — nested under novels with parent association, chapter numbering, and ordering
• Admin Chapter Manager — drag-to-sort, quick-add modal, edit/view actions — all inside the Novel menu
• Coin Locking System — per-chapter coin costs with MyCred integration
• AJAX Unlock — readers spend coins to unlock chapters without page reload
• Auto-Bookmark — saves reading progress per novel for logged-in users

• OKLCH colors with warm-tinted neutrals
• 4pt spacing scale
• DM Sans (UI) + Source Serif 4 (reading) font pairing
• Exponential ease-out motion curves
• Focus-visible states and reduced motion support

• WordPress 6.0+
• PHP 8.0+
• MyCred plugin (for coin locking system)

1. Download or clone this repository into wp-content/themes/
2. Activate the theme in Appearance → Themes
3. Install and activate the MyCred plugin
4. Go to Novels → Add New Novel to start adding content
5. Use Novels → Manage Chapters to add and organize chapters

webnovel-theme/
├── assets/
│   ├── css/
│   │   ├── main.css          # Frontend styles (OKLCH, dark/light mode)
│   │   └── admin.css          # Admin chapter manager styles
│   └── js/
│       ├── main.js            # Carousel, tabs, genre AJAX, unlock
│       └── admin.js           # Sortable chapters, add modal
├── inc/
│   ├── cpt-novel.php          # Novel post type + genre taxonomy
│   ├── cpt-chapter.php        # Chapter post type + meta boxes
│   ├── admin-chapters.php     # Admin chapter management page
│   ├── coin-locking.php       # MyCred coin lock system
│   ├── ajax-handlers.php      # All AJAX endpoints
│   └── template-tags.php      # Helper functions
├── front-page.php             # Homepage (carousel, tabs, genres, updates)
├── single-novel.php           # Novel detail page
├── single-chapter.php         # Chapter reader
├── archive-novel.php          # Novel archive with filters
├── taxonomy-genre.php         # Genre archive
├── search.php                 # Search results
├── header.php                 # Sticky header with nav, coins, theme toggle
├── footer.php                 # Footer with links
├── functions.php              # Theme setup
├── style.css                  # Theme metadata
└── screenshot.png             # Theme screenshot

Chapters can be locked behind a coin paywall:

1. When editing a chapter, check "Lock this chapter" and set a coin cost
2. Readers see a teaser + unlock prompt
3. Clicking "Unlock" deducts coins via MyCred and reveals content via AJAX
4. Admin users always see full content

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

GPL-2.0 — see LICENSE for details.