SwipeComic is a modern comic reader plugin for WordPress designed for webcomic creators. It provides a streamlined workflow for managing comic episodes with powerful image handling and flexible display options.
Core Features:
- Custom post type for comic episodes with classic editor support
- A custom series taxonomy for organizing episodes
- Clean, SEO-friendly URLs (e.g., /series-name/episode-name/)
- PhotoSwipe 5 integration for immersive comic viewing
- Touch-optimized swipe navigation with pinch-to-zoom
- Drag-and-drop image gallery with reordering
- Per-image zoom and pan settings with inheritance
- Series cover images and logos with positioning
- Episode ordering within series via drag-and-drop
- Automatic episode navigation (previous/next)
- Series archive pages with episode listings
- Optimized image handling (preserves originals, generates only needed thumbnails)
Reader Features:
- PhotoSwipe 5 lightbox viewer with smooth transitions
- Touch gestures: swipe left/right, pinch-to-zoom, drag-to-pan
- Keyboard navigation: arrow keys, Escape, Home, End
- Automatic episode transitions at boundaries
- Drag hint for wide images (shows once per slide)
- Series logo overlay with configurable positioning
- Mobile-optimized controls and touch targets
- Loading indicators and error handling
- Responsive design for mobile, tablet, and desktop
Admin Features:
- Intuitive episode editor with image gallery meta box
- Episode cover image support for better thumbnails
- Per-image settings modal for zoom/pan overrides
- Episode settings with episode number and defaults
- Series management with cover images and logos
- Drag-and-drop episode reordering within series
- Custom admin columns showing series, episode number, and image count
- Global plugin settings for defaults and optimization
URL Structure:
- Episodes:
/series-slug/episode-slug/or/comic/episode-slug/when episode doesn’t belong to any series - Series archives:
/series/series-slug/ - Configurable URL prefix (default: “comic”) can be left empty for cleaner URLs (can degrade the site performance so please use with caution)
Image Handling:
- Upload multiple images per episode
- Optional episode cover image for archive thumbnails
- Drag-and-drop reordering
- Per-image zoom settings (fit, vertical fill, or custom percentage)
- Per-image pan settings (left, center, right, or custom coordinates)
- Settings inheritance from episode defaults to global defaults
- Optimized thumbnail generation (400px default, configurable)
- Original images preserved for frontend display