Title: Read a little for WooCommerce
Author: coderalamin
Published: <strong>October 6, 2024</strong>
Last modified: April 27, 2025

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# Read a little for WooCommerce

 By [coderalamin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coderalamin/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/read-little.1.1.3.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/read-little/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/read-little/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/read-little/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/read-little/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/read-little/)

## Description

**Read a Little for WooCommerce** enhances your WooCommerce store by adding a ‘Read
a Little’ button to product pages, specifically designed for books and file-based
content. This feature allows your customers to preview PDFs, Word documents, Excel
files, and PowerPoint presentations directly on the product page using Google Docs
Viewer.

### Key Features

 * Display previews for PDF files, Excel files, PowerPoint presentations, and Word
   documents.
 * Add the ‘Read a Little’ button to showcase book previews or related content.
 * Use a simple shortcode `[read_little_button]` to insert the preview button anywhere
   on your product pages.
 * Seamless integration with WooCommerce.
 * Easily customizable button and file preview styling from the plugin settings.

### License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 (or later) license. See the [GNU General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
for more details.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * **Plugin Settings Page** – Full control over style and button placement.
 * [[
 * **Product Edit Screen** – Upload PDFs, Excel, and Word documents.
 * [[
 * **Read Little Button** – Displays on single product pages.
 * [[
 * **Sample Content Popup** – Sample documents displayed in a modal popup.

## Installation

#### Plugin Installation Method:

 1. Go to the WordPress dashboard.
 2. Navigate to **Plugins > Add New**.
 3. Search for **“Read a Little for WooCommerce”**.
 4. Click the **Install** button.
 5. After installation, click **Activate** to activate the plugin.

#### Installation via Zip file:

 1. Download the **Read a Little for WooCommerce** plugin zip file.
 2. Go to **Dashboard > Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugins**.
 3. Select the `read-a-little.zip` file and proceed to install.
 4. Activate the plugin.

#### Plugin Configuration:

 1. Go to the WooCommerce product edit screen to add file previews for your products.
 2. Navigate to the plugin settings page to customize button position, file types, 
    and effects.

## FAQ

### Can I customize the button style?

 * Yes, the plugin allows you to customize button styles and positioning through
   the WordPress admin settings.

### Will this plugin work with my theme?

 * The plugin is designed to work with most WooCommerce-compatible themes. Custom
   themes may require additional styling adjustments.

### Can I use a shortcode to place the “Read a Little” button?

 * Yes, you can use the `[read_little_button]` shortcode to display the button. 
   If no parameters are provided, the button will use the default files linked to
   the product.

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Does not support PDF](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-support-pdf-2/)󠁿

 [jurgis001](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jurgis001/) February 6, 2025 1 reply

Works fine with images, but there is no way to add a PDF.

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## Contributors & Developers

“Read a little for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ coderalamin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coderalamin/)

[Translate “Read a little for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/read-little)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/read-little/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/read-little/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/read-little/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/read-little/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.0

 * Added: Support for previewing PDF, Excel, and Word document files.
 * Introduced: `[read_little_button]` shortcode for flexible placement.
 * Fixed: Margin issue after image previews.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release with basic features and button customization options.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.3**
 *  Last updated **11 months ago**
 *  Active installations **20+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/read-little/)
 * Tags
 * [read](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/read/)[woocommerce](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/read-little/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ coderalamin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coderalamin/)

## Support

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