Title: Seedcast Bulletin Library
Author: Seedcast.ai
Published: September 10, 2026
Last modified: September 10, 2026
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# Seedcast Bulletin Library
By [Seedcast.ai](https://profiles.wordpress.org/seedcast/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/seedcast-bulletin-library.3.7.0.zip)
* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seedcast-bulletin-library/#description)
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* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seedcast-bulletin-library/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seedcast-bulletin-library/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seedcast-bulletin-library/)
## Description
**Seedcast explains Sunday.**
Every week your church gathers and something happens that is worth keeping. Seedcast
Bulletin Library turns that gathering into a page: the date, the message, the programs
that met, the announcements that mattered that week, and the handouts people took
home. Publish it once and it stays put. The week you are living now quietly becomes
the archive a visitor reads next year.
It answers the question every visitor is already asking before they ever walk through
your doors: what is it actually like to be part of this church?
#### Built for whoever runs the bulletin
Everything happens in the WordPress admin, in plain language. Create a service,
choose the date, and the plugin offers you the programs and announcements that belong
to that week. Click Add and they attach. There is no page builder to learn, no template
to edit and no code to write, and the Services list tells you at a glance which
Sundays are still missing something.
#### What lives on a service page
* **A dated heading**, so every Sunday has its own permanent URL and its own place
in the archive.
* **A featured image or video.** Drop in a YouTube, Vimeo or direct MP4 URL and
the video plays in place of the image. You choose whether the image sits above
the overview, below it, or stays hidden.
* **A service overview** written in the normal WordPress editor. Prefer blocks?
Turn the block editor on for services with one checkbox.
* **Today’s Programs**, each with its time, description, image and optional link.
* **This Week’s Announcements**, laid out as cards with time, location, contact
details and an event link.
* **Today’s Handouts**, printable materials that render as download buttons beside
the program they belong to.
* **A sermon**, when Sermon Library is installed, and any other section a companion
Seedcast plugin contributes.
* **Share buttons** for Facebook, X, LinkedIn, email and copy link.
#### Programs
Programs are the parallel experiences happening at your gathering: Sunday School,
Youth Program, Main Service, Kids Church. Write each one once, with a title, time,
description, image and an optional link to the ministry page on your site. From
then on it is offered to you every week, ready to attach with a single click.
#### Announcements that know which Sunday they belong to
An announcement carries a display period: a start date and either an end date or“
ongoing”. Any Sunday whose week overlaps that range is offered the announcement
automatically, so a notice that runs for six weeks appears on six service pages
without anyone remembering to add it. Each announcement can carry a time, a location,
contact name, email and phone, an event link and its own image, and empty fields
simply disappear from the card.
Contact names autocomplete from a shared contacts list, so the same ministry leader
is spelled and reached the same way everywhere.
#### History that stays true
When you save a service, its announcements, programs and handouts are copied and
frozen into that page. Change a program’s description next spring and last autumn’s
services keep the wording that was actually true that day. When a source has moved
on from a saved copy, the editor shows an “Update” prompt on the affected item so
you can pull the current fields in deliberately, with one click, on the services
where it matters.
#### Structured data for search engines and AI assistants
Every service page emits full JSON-LD: an Event with startDate, datePublished, dateModified,
location and organizer, a nested VideoObject when a service video is set, a subEvent
list built from that day’s Programs, and BreadcrumbList markup. Search engines can
index each Sunday as a distinct event, and AI assistants can answer “what is happening
at this church on Sunday?” from structured, first-party data on your own domain
instead of guessing from a PDF.
#### Settings that keep it yours
* Rename “Service” to Gathering, Meeting or whatever your church actually calls
it, singular and plural.
* Set the archive heading, the intro paragraph and how many services show before
paginating.
* Choose the URL slug before you publish.
* Set a fallback image for services without one of their own.
* Switch off the plugin’s front-end CSS entirely if you would rather style everything
in your theme. The markup and class names stay exactly the same.
* Show or hide the Visitor Card sidebar on service pages.
#### Shortcodes
* `[scbl_services limit="6" columns="3" start_date="2026-01-01"]` a grid of service
cards. Attributes: limit (default 10), columns (1 to 4, default 3), start_date(
YYYY-MM-DD, hides services before that date).
* `[scbl_next_service]` a featured card for the next upcoming service.
* `[scbl_announcements]` currently active announcements as a grid.
* `[seedcast_church_details]` your church name, address, service times, phone,
email and a directions link, all read from one place so a move or a time change
is a single edit.
#### Part of the Seedcast suite
Bulletin Library carries the shared foundation the rest of the Seedcast plugins
build on: one set of church details, one theme token system so everything matches,
a submission engine with spam protection, and a sections filter that lets any Seedcast
plugin add its own content to a service page.
Sermon Library adds sermons that appear on the matching service automatically. Praise
Report, Sing, Help, Hospitality and Visitor Card each contribute their own section.
Install one or install them all: Bulletin Library works on its own, and the service
page grows as you add companions.
#### Privacy
The plugin sends nothing to any external service. Your services, programs, announcements,
handouts and contacts stay in your own WordPress database.
## Screenshots
[⌊A published service page: dated heading, featured image or video, the service
overview, the sermon, today's programs with handouts, this week's announcements,
and the visitor card in the sidebar.⌉⌊A published service page: dated heading, featured
image or video, the service overview, the sermon, today's programs with handouts,
this week's announcements, and the visitor card in the sidebar.⌉[
A published service page: dated heading, featured image or video, the service overview,
the sermon, today’s programs with handouts, this week’s announcements, and the visitor
card in the sidebar.
[⌊The Sunday Services archive, with your own heading and intro text above a grid
of every service you have published.⌉⌊The Sunday Services archive, with your own
heading and intro text above a grid of every service you have published.⌉[
The Sunday Services archive, with your own heading and intro text above a grid of
every service you have published.
[⌊Bulletin Library settings: archive display, editor choice, custom labels, URL
slug, fallback image, front-end CSS and the shortcode reference.⌉⌊Bulletin Library
settings: archive display, editor choice, custom labels, URL slug, fallback image,
front-end CSS and the shortcode reference.⌉[
Bulletin Library settings: archive display, editor choice, custom labels, URL slug,
fallback image, front-end CSS and the shortcode reference.
[⌊The Services list, with a "Still missing" column that tells you which Sundays
are complete before a visitor finds out for you.⌉⌊The Services list, with a "Still
missing" column that tells you which Sundays are complete before a visitor finds
out for you.⌉[
The Services list, with a “Still missing” column that tells you which Sundays are
complete before a visitor finds out for you.
[⌊Editing a service: service date, overview, featured image position, service video,
and one-click suggestions for the programs, announcements and handouts that belong
to that week.⌉⌊Editing a service: service date, overview, featured image position,
service video, and one-click suggestions for the programs, announcements and handouts
that belong to that week.⌉[
Editing a service: service date, overview, featured image position, service video,
and one-click suggestions for the programs, announcements and handouts that belong
to that week.
[⌊Programs are written once and reused: Main Service, Kids Church, Kids Huddle,
Abidey Babies.⌉⌊Programs are written once and reused: Main Service, Kids Church,
Kids Huddle, Abidey Babies.⌉[
Programs are written once and reused: Main Service, Kids Church, Kids Huddle, Abidey
Babies.
[⌊Editing a program: description, time, optional link to the ministry page, and
its own image.⌉⌊Editing a program: description, time, optional link to the ministry
page, and its own image.⌉[
Editing a program: description, time, optional link to the ministry page, and its
own image.
[⌊The Announcements list, showing each notice's display period and whether it is
active or still upcoming.⌉⌊The Announcements list, showing each notice's display
period and whether it is active or still upcoming.⌉[
The Announcements list, showing each notice’s display period and whether it is active
or still upcoming.
[⌊Editing an announcement: display period, time, location, contact details that
autocomplete from your contacts list, and an event link.⌉⌊Editing an announcement:
display period, time, location, contact details that autocomplete from your contacts
list, and an event link.⌉[
Editing an announcement: display period, time, location, contact details that autocomplete
from your contacts list, and an event link.
## Installation
1. Upload the plugin files to `/wp-content/plugins/seedcast-bulletin-library/`, or
install through the WordPress plugin screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
3. Visit **Bulletin Library** in the admin sidebar to add your first service.
4. Add your church details under **Seedcast > Church** so the shortcode and the search
engine markup have something to work with.
## FAQ
### Do I need to add code to make this work?
No. Everything is manageable from the WordPress admin. Four shortcodes are available
if you want to embed content on other pages, but nothing requires them.
### Does this replace my existing content?
No. Bulletin Library adds new post types (Services, Programs, Announcements) alongside
your existing content. Your pages and posts are untouched.
### Do I have to re-enter announcements every week?
No. An announcement has a display period, and every Sunday whose week falls inside
that period is offered the announcement in the editor. Attach it with one click,
or leave it off that week if it does not apply.
### What happens to old services when I edit a program or announcement?
Nothing, until you say so. Saved services hold a frozen copy, so history stays accurate.
Where a source has changed, the editor shows an “Update” prompt on that item and
you decide whether to pull the new wording in.
### Can I use the block editor for services?
Yes. Services use the classic editor by default so the service editor stays visually
consistent, and a single checkbox in the settings switches them to the block editor
when you want embeds, columns or richer content in the overview.
### Can I call it something other than “Service”?
Yes. Set your own singular and plural labels in the settings, and the admin menus,
list tables and archive follow along.
### Will it match my theme?
The plugin ships with light, token-based styling that sits comfortably in most themes,
and every colour is driven by a shared token you can override. If you would rather
write the styles yourself, switch the front-end CSS off in the settings and keep
the markup exactly as it is.
### What if I only want the shared infrastructure and not the service pages?
The service pages feature can be turned off from the Bulletin Library dashboard.
The shared infrastructure stays available to the other Seedcast plugins.
### Do I need the other Seedcast plugins?
No. Bulletin Library is complete on its own. Companion plugins add their own sections
to the service page when you install them.
### Does the plugin send data to any external service?
No.
## Reviews
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## Contributors & Developers
“Seedcast Bulletin Library” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Seedcast.ai ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/seedcast/)
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## Changelog
#### 3.7.0
* Every setting the shared Seedcast library stores was renamed to a longer, more
distinctive prefix, so it cannot collide with another plugin that happened to
pick the same short one. Your church details, service times, theme and spam settings
are carried across automatically the first time the plugin loads; nothing needs
re-entering.
* Service page sections and the sidebar are now escaped against an allow list on
the way out, instead of being printed as-is. Visitor Card forms and share icons
are unaffected: the list admits the form fields and icons the suite actually
uses, and removes scripts and event handlers.
* Submitted form values are cleaned once, in a single place, before any plugin
sees them. A value containing a backslash is no longer damaged on its way into
the database.
* The church details published for search engines can no longer be broken by a
stray tag in a setting.
#### 3.6.4
* Program handouts strip no longer stretches with empty tan space. Reworked so
the `.scbl-program__inner` area grows (`flex: 1`), pushing the handouts strip
down to the bottom of the card as a compact block that hugs its content.
#### 3.6.3
* Program handouts strip now anchors to the bottom of taller cards in a row (`flex:
auto` on `.scbl-program__handouts`).
#### 3.6.2
* Program body preserves HTML. Save switched from `sanitize_textarea_field` (which
stripped tags) to `wp_kses_post`.
* Persistent “The program has changed” notice fixed. `source_has_changed` now normalises
both sides through `wp_kses_post` so legacy stripped copies re-sync on the first
Update click.
* Program body renders in a `` wrapper with `wpautop` and `do_shortcode`,
so paragraphs and shortcodes both work.
#### 3.6.1
* Handouts styling: bold “Handouts:” label on its own line, pill-shaped download
buttons with accent hover, light-background footer (`--sc-color-bg-subtle`) with
a top border, wrap for multiple handouts.
#### 3.6.0
* Switched service description back to the standard WordPress `post_content` field
with its normal editor. Restored `'editor'` support on the Service CPT and removed
the custom Service Update metabox.
* Description renders below the featured image/video via `the_content()`. Legacy
services stored to `_scbl_service_description` meta fall back automatically.
* Orphan handouts (no linked Program on this service) now render in a standalone“
Handouts” section under Today’s Programs.
#### 3.5.9
* Fixed persistent “The announcement has changed” notice. Save was storing the
submitted (duplicate) image ID as `image_source_id`; now stores the correctly
computed value so `source_has_changed` reports true only when the source has
actually diverged.
* Restored metabox handle-actions (Move up / Move down / Show or hide panel) on
Bulletin Library CPT screens.
#### 3.5.8
* Added `scbl_service_description` to the default metabox order so Today’s Handouts
renders in its intended position.
* Stronger defensive CSS for wp_editor when sites strip parts of wp-admin.css.
#### 3.5.7
* Reverted Handouts save handler to the pre-3.5.4 behaviour that was known to work
in the field.
#### 3.5.4 – 3.5.6
* JS enqueue improvements (media-editor dependency, robust row builder), plain-
textarea test for description rendering, various visual and copy fixes.
#### 3.5.3
* Fixed dead “Choose image” button on Bulletin Settings (settings-page JS enqueue
guard was too tight).
* “Browse Services” restyled as a pill button matching Copy Link; renamed to “Browse
Weekly Services” in 3.5.6.
* Defensive admin CSS scoped to Bulletin Library post types.
#### 3.5.0 – 3.5.2
* Plugin Check pass: prefixed all template globals with `scbl_`. Rebrand to Seedcast
Bulletin Library.
* SEO/AEO schema enrichment: `datePublished`, `dateModified`, nested `VideoObject`,`
subEvent` list built from Programs.
* Accessibility pass: removed redundant `role="main"`, full ARIA combobox for contact
autocomplete.
* Migrated 93 inline `style=` attributes to `assets/css/scbl-admin.css`. Removed
duplicate/unused CSS rules.
* Query efficiency: cache priming (`update_meta_cache`, `_prime_post_caches`) on
program and announcement suggestion queries.
* Security scan clean: all save handlers verified (nonce + capability + per-field
sanitisation).
* Assorted bug fixes: announcement featured image save, image change detection
on copies, JS notice selector after inline-style migration.
#### 3.4.0 – 3.4.3
* Description meta field separated from `post_content` (later reverted in 3.6.0–
see above).
* Visitor Card sidebar integration via the `scbl_service_sidebar_end` action.
* Sidebar column width tuning.
#### 3.3.x
* Announcement, Program, and Handout copy system introduced. Copies freeze when
a service is saved; source-diverged copies show an Update prompt.
#### 3.0.0
* Initial rebrand from Living Bulletin to Seedcast Bulletin Library. Namespace,
constants, post types, meta keys, options, admin menu, filters, CSS classes,
JS filenames, template folder, and text domain all renamed.
## Meta
* Version **3.7.0**
* Last updated **14 hours ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.1**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Tags
* [announcements](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/announcements/)[bulletin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bulletin/)
[church](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/church/)[ministry](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ministry/)
[sermons](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sermons/)
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## Contributors
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