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Private Audiobook Beta

Plugins

Create a public music library and a separate private audiobook room with protected MP3 storage and a player that matches your WordPress site.

Free WordPress download

Download Private Audiobook Beta 2026.10.12.001

WordPress 6.5+ · PHP 8.1+ · GPL-2.0-or-later · Free

Setup, Music and API guides

Runs on your WordPress site

A standard installation stores protected recordings on your own host and runs without Ryzen or a separate audio service. Your hosting storage and upload limits apply.

The player follows your site identity. Private listening rooms support Light, Dark and System appearance and phone installation. You can organize approved testers with a dedicated tag in an existing FluentCRM installation.

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Developed by Matthew X Murphy. Distributed by Built Not Begged. Release owner: Taylor Quinn.

Runtime
Working on our own sites
Release
Free download
Source version
2026.10.12.001

What it supports

  • Use an explicit public Music view with selected album IDs, separate from private Books and tester feedback.
  • Keep the existing unparameterized player and mixed public/private library behavior on current installations.
  • Save public playback position locally on the browser without touching a private tester profile.
  • Optionally hide a private book from unauthorized library listings while retaining actual invited access.
  • Choose Public or Private for each MP3 with a default-off public-listening master switch.
  • Approve email requests for selected private tracks manually or explicitly enable automatic approval.
  • Record optional unchecked coupons and updates consent separately from access approval.
  • Select custom accent, Light/Dark background and text colors with readable contrast checks.
  • Give named beta testers expiring, revocable invitations with specific book access and listening or feedback rights.
  • Collect duplicate timestamped reports for sound problems, wrong voices, unwanted narration and suggested effects.
  • Save chapter, position and playback speed, with email return on an already approved browser.
  • Manage books, protected MP3 uploads, corrected chapter versions and invitations in WordPress or through a scoped agent API.

Release details

  • Public-view shortcodes do not publish audio or enable the public master; an administrator must choose both deliberately.
  • Only explicit public views become indexable. Private rooms, the canonical audio page and API/audio responses keep private protections.
  • Public view does not use the private feedback, email approval or PWA flow; existing private PWA scope remains unchanged.
  • Your actual MP3 recordings use your hosting storage; WordPress/PHP upload limits and OpenSSL AES-256-GCM support apply.
  • Sensitive invitation access needs its invitation or approved browser; automatic email approval is lead gating, not verified mailbox ownership.
  • Phone installation requires HTTPS and browser support. Private recordings are not cached for offline listening.
  • The plugin captures feedback; it does not generate narration, add suggested effects or distribute books to retailers.
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Download version
2026.10.12.001
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