Description
Collect24 Art ID connects your WordPress site to Collect24.art, a global registry that issues a permanent, resolvable C24 Art ID for artworks.
WordPress stays your primary content system. Collect24 never replaces it. You keep creating and editing artworks exactly where you already do — a Post, a Page, a custom post type like “Artwork” or “Portfolio”, or a WooCommerce Product. This plugin maps the fields you choose onto the Collect24 registry schema, registers each artwork once, and then keeps that registration automatically up to date whenever you edit the artwork in WordPress. Unpublishing or deleting the WordPress post never deletes the Collect24 record or its C24 Art ID — the registry entry is designed to persist independently of your website.
This plugin uses an external service
This plugin sends data to, and receives data from, the Collect24.art API (collect24.art), a third-party service operated by Collect24. Only the artwork fields you explicitly map (e.g. title, artist, medium, dimensions, image URLs) plus minimal technical information needed to identify the source (site URL, WordPress post ID, permalink) are sent — never your WordPress user list, customer data, orders, or unrelated site content. Data leaves your server only when you connect an API token and register or sync an artwork; nothing is sent while the plugin is in Mock mode. By connecting an account you agree to Collect24’s own terms:
- Privacy Policy: https://collect24.art/privacy
See docs/API-CONTRACT.md and docs/SECURITY.md inside the plugin for the full technical contract and data-handling notes.
Key features
- Guided onboarding: connect your account, choose which post type holds your artworks, map fields, preview readiness, register in bulk
- Works with Posts, Pages, any custom post type, and WooCommerce Products
- Field mapping from post title/content/excerpt, featured image, custom fields, ACF fields, taxonomies, and WooCommerce product data
- Automatic background sync on save, debounced and retried with backoff — a Collect24 outage never blocks saving a post
- Idempotent registration: re-syncing or double-registering the same post never creates a duplicate Collect24 record
- A per-post sync status panel on the edit screen, plus a site-wide Artworks dashboard and sync log
[collect24_art_id]shortcode and acollect24_get_art_id()template function for themes- A built-in Mock mode that simulates the entire registration flow with no account or network access needed, for evaluating the plugin risk-free
- Extensive developer filters/actions for custom field resolvers and payload shaping
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Installation
- Upload the plugin ZIP via Plugins Add New Upload Plugin, or extract it to
wp-content/plugins/collect24-art-id/. - Activate the plugin.
- Go to Collect24 Onboarding and follow the four steps: Connect, Choose source, Map fields, Preview & Register.
Activation only creates a small sync-log table and a handful of default options — it never modifies existing content, and normal deactivation never removes data.
FAQ
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Does this replace my WordPress content?
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No. WordPress remains the source of truth for your artwork content. Collect24 only stores the registry record and the fields you choose to map.
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What happens if I delete or unpublish an artwork in WordPress?
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The plugin reports a status change to Collect24 (unpublished/removed) — it never deletes the Collect24 record or its C24 Art ID. The registry entry is designed to persist independently of the source website.
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Does this plugin work without a Collect24 account?
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Yes, in Mock mode (the default), so you can try the full onboarding and registration flow before connecting a real account. Registering real artworks requires a Collect24 API token — you can request one from inside the onboarding wizard.
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Does this send my WordPress users, customers, or orders to Collect24?
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No. Only artwork fields you explicitly map, plus minimal technical source information (site URL, post ID, permalink), are ever sent.
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Changelog
1.0.1
- Fix: the sync log modal on the Artworks dashboard was visible on page load instead of staying hidden until opened.
1.0.0
- Initial release: onboarding wizard, field mapping, automatic sync, WooCommerce/ACF support, sync dashboard and log, Mock mode, in-plugin API access requests.