E-Paper CMS transforms printed PDF publications into fully interactive digital editions inside WordPress. Built for publishers, newsrooms, marketers, and content teams, it converts PDFs into fast, mobile-friendly image editions with clickable hotspots, social sharing, and editorial tools.

Upload a PDF and the plugin automatically generates high-quality page images and social previews. Editors can add interactive hotspots on any page to link to articles, videos, products, or downloads. Each hotspot can also generate a shareable image clip, making every part of the page a powerful marketing and engagement asset.

This system bridges print and web by turning static pages into measurable, clickable digital experiences.

Core Publishing

• Upload PDFs and auto-convert to high-quality page images
• Automatic 1200×630 social preview generation
• Editions stored as custom post types (epaper_edition)
• Per-page images, OCR text, previews, and metadata

Hotspot System

• Visual WYSIWYG hotspot editor
• Drag, resize, and reposition hotspots
• Add text, URLs, or embedded media
• Hotspot templates for reusable layouts
• Copy hotspots between pages
• Undo / redo support
• Save per-page hotspot layouts

Clips & Sharing

• Server-side generation of high-quality hotspot clips
• Client-side clip downloads
• Unique URLs for every clip
• Social sharing (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp)

Editorial Tools

• Create draft WordPress posts from hotspot regions
• Attach hotspot clips as featured images
• Auto-fetch titles from URLs (oEmbed or page scraping)
• Reusable hotspot templates for consistent CTAs

Frontend Viewer

• Responsive, mobile-friendly viewer
• Lazy-loaded images for performance
• Canvas rendering via PDF.js
• Modal popups for hotspot content
• Image-based hotspot positioning (fully responsive)

Shortcodes

• [epaper_viewer] – Display a single edition
• [epaper_editions] – Display an archive of editions

SEO & Analytics

• Searchable extracted text per page
• Snippet support from OCR text
• Open Graph social cards
• Google Analytics integration

License & Settings

• Built-in license activation & validation
• Cached license checks for performance
• Color, badge, social & branding settings
• Admin notices and access control

WordPress 5.0 or higher

PHP 7.2 or higher

Imagick PHP extension (recommended)

Ghostscript (fallback if Imagick is not available)

MySQL 5.6+

Optional: Node.js + pdfjs-dist for advanced text extraction

1. Upload and activate the plugin in WordPress
2. Activate your license in the plugin settings
3. Go to E-Paper CMS → Add New Edition
4. Upload a PDF file
5. Wait while pages and social previews are generated
6. Open the Hotspot Editor
7. Add and position hotspots on any page
8. Enter text, links, or media for each hotspot
9. Save and publish the edition
10. Use the provided shortcode to display it on your site