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jaymeh/craft-currently-reading-widget
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Widget which uses various book API's to showcase what you are currently reading.

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Currently Reading Widget for Craft CMS
======================================

[](#currently-reading-widget-for-craft-cms)

A Craft CMS plugin that displays your currently reading books in a beautiful slider widget. Supports multiple book data sources including OpenLibrary.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Beautiful slider interface for displaying books
- Multiple data source support (OpenLibrary, Mock API)
- Customizable templates
- Responsive design
- Easy to extend with custom book APIs

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

```
cd /path/to/project
```

2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

```
composer require jaymeh/craft-currently-reading-widget
```

3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the "Install" button for Currently Reading Widget.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

1. Go to Settings → Plugins → Currently Reading Widget
2. Select your preferred book data source (OpenLibrary or Mock API)
3. Configure any additional settings specific to your chosen data source

Customization
-------------

[](#customization)

### Overriding Templates

[](#overriding-templates)

You can override the default templates by creating your own versions in your Craft project:

1. Create a directory in your project:

```
templates/currently-reading/

```

2. Copy the template files from the plugin's `templates/currently-reading/` directory to your project's directory.
3. Modify the templates as needed. Available templates:

- `slider.twig` - Renders books in a slider template

### Customizing Styles

[](#customizing-styles)

The plugin's styles can be customized in two ways:

1. **Override the CSS file:**Create your own CSS file in your project and override the plugin's classes:

    ```
    .currently-reading-widget__slider {
        /* Your custom styles */
    }
    ```
2. **Add custom classes:**The plugin's templates use BEM-style class names that you can extend or override in your own CSS.

### Extending with Custom APIs

[](#extending-with-custom-apis)

You can add your own book data source by:

1. Creating a new class that implements `BookServiceInterface`
2. Registering your API in the `RegisterBookApiEvent` event:

```
use jaymeh\craftcurrentlyreadingwidget\events\RegisterBookApiEvent;

Event::on(
    BookApiService::class,
    RegisterBookApiEvent::class,
    function(RegisterBookApiEvent $event) {
        $event->apis['myapi'] = MyCustomApi::class;
    }
);
```

### Available Template Variables

[](#available-template-variables)

In the slider template, you have access to the following variables:

- `books` - Array of book objects with properties:
    - `title` - Book title
    - `author` - Book author
    - `coverImageUrl` - URL to book cover image

Support
-------

[](#support)

For support, please open an issue in the GitHub repository or contact the plugin author.

License
-------

[](#license)

This plugin is licensed under the Craft License.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance42

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

6

Last Release

464d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18261676?v=4)[Jamie Sykes](/maintainers/jaymeh)[@jaymeh](https://github.com/jaymeh)

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Top Contributors

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