LT Novel
Novelist and book theme for Elementor: your new novel's jacket laid flat across the home page, the first page set as a book page, your backlist as spines to scale, events, book clubs and a page for every book.
Key features
- The jacket, laid flatThe home page lays your new novel's dust jacket flat: synopsis and buy buttons on the front flap, praise and ISBN on the back, the spine at its real width and your note on the back flap.
- The first page, as printedAn excerpt section set like a book page, with a running head, the chapter title, indented paragraphs and the folio.
- Your backlist on a shelfEvery book as a spine drawn to scale, as thick as its page count and as tall as its edition, each one linking to its own page.
- A page for every bookFront cover and flap in the book's own jacket colour, the facts from the back, formats with example prices, where to buy and where it is set.
- Series, events and book clubsA series in reading order with a three-level Books menu, dated event rows, book club questions, workshops and press bios to copy.
- Free Elementor and a ready formEvery page is built with free Elementor widgets on Hello Elementor, with an 'Event, book club or rights enquiry' form made with the free WPForms Lite plugin. Fonts are bundled: no Google Fonts requests.
Let an AI assistant do the routine work
You can ask an AI assistant such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to change texts, add pages or check your set-up, as our block themes already allow. Here is what this template gives you for that.
- AI kit Included with Pro Unlimited A file that explains the template to your AI assistant, ready prompts for common edits, and a checker that reports mistakes before you publish.
- AI help in ticket support Available now with Pro Open a ticket and you get an instant AI-drafted answer; a person from our team follows up. Ticket support
Compatibility and requirements
| Platform | WordPress 6.6 or newer (tested with 7.1) |
|---|---|
| Page builder | Elementor, free version (tested with 4.3); Elementor Pro not needed |
| Parent theme | Hello Elementor (free, from WordPress.org) |
| PHP | 7.4 or newer (tested with 8.3 and 8.4) |
| Contact form | WPForms Lite (free) |
| Fonts | Cuprum, Neuton, bundled (no Google Fonts requests) |
| Licence | Free: any site, credit stays. Pro Standard: one website. Pro Unlimited: unlimited websites. |
| Help | Documentation, ticket support, install service |
Questions
Do I need Elementor Pro?
No. LT Novel uses only the free Elementor plugin and the free Hello Elementor theme. The header and footer are part of the theme, so you do not need Theme Builder.
Can I use my real cover image?
Yes. The covers are drawn with Elementor containers in your book's colour, so they work without artwork; you can place your cover image inside the front cover panel or replace the drawing with it.
How do I add a book to the shelf?
Duplicate a spine in Elementor, change the title and link, and set its classes: lt-mm-N for the spine width in millimetres (pages x 0.07), lt-trim-hb or lt-trim-pb for the height, and a jacket colour. The AI kit's safe edit tool can do it for you.
Does it sell books?
The theme has no shop. Buy buttons link to the bookshops and stores you choose, and signed copies can go through a local bookshop.
What is the difference between Free and Pro?
Free has the design, header and footer, the About and Contact pages and the blog. Pro adds the home page with the jacket and the shelf, the Books, Events and book pages, sample posts, one-click demo import, credit removal, updates and support. Pro Unlimited adds the AI kit.
I have the old LT Novel. Is this an update?
It is a new version 2.0 with a new design, built for free Elementor. Your current site keeps working; install 2.0 on a new site or a staging copy and import the demo there.
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