Goodread

Owned by Gautam Thapar
Last updated: Nov 22, 2015
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Setting up Goodread.

Create a new app.

Before we move to the options we need to create an app on Goodread. Make sure you are logged in to Goodread. Follow the below steps:

  1. Log in to Goodread and visit this link: https://www.goodreads.com/api/keys.
  2. Now you should see the below screen. Fill in the app name, company name (anything) and click "Register App" button.

  3. Copy the 'key'.

Configure the options

Go to 'Dashboard' > 'Buttons X' > 'Settings' and click on 'Social Counters' then open the 'Goodreads' tab. The following options need to be configured to display Goodreads followers count.

  1. Goodreads API Key
    Insert the key you copied / noted previously.
  2. Goodreads User ID
    Your Goodreads User ID is numeric or combination of both. You can get the ID through author's profile page URL.
    1. Through Page URL
      1. Check the image below on how to extract page ID from URL. The text highlighted in the image below is an example of USER ID. For ex: if your page URL is 'https://www.googreads.com/author/show/1077326.J_K_Rowling' then your ID is '1077326.J_K_Rowling'.
  3. That's it! Now save the settings.