I set off on my entrepreneurial journey in the middle of 2025, and not surprisingly, I was nervous for all the reasons any first-time solo founder would be. To complicate matters, there was a flurry of AI tools entering the market with massive hype around each one’s capabilities. I got caught up in some of it – stuff like “the AI apocalypse is nearing” or “here’s a mega-prompt to turn yourself into your company’s CTO.”
Being a part-time coder, I began working on the early version of eBook Crafter myself, thinking AI would fill in the blanks. It did, to some extent, but I realized one day I couldn’t take chances shipping an MVP built in this manner. The last thing I wanted was endless plugin conflicts linked to poorly written code.
I don’t have a lot of statistics to share from 2025. All I can say is I am happy about the small wins eBook Crafter has garnered during the year – the early adopters who bought subscriptions, the glowing testimonial that adorns eBook Crafter’s homepage, the beta testers who provided great feedback, and the encouraging words from across the WordPress ecosystem.
The Need for a Robust Foundation
I’ve heard advice that marketing is all that matters for a product’s success and code quality can wait. I disagree. Good code and adherence to engineering best practices are necessary for a solid foundation for your product. Marketing will disappoint users if the foundation is shaky.
With this notion in mind, I decided to bring on board seasoned WordPress experts who have worked for the ecosystem’s top agencies, namely 10up (now Fueled), rtCamp, and XWP — Mehul Gohil and Muhammad Muhsin. I am super happy that much of 2025 saw me transform an idea into a robust plugin ready to solve a genuine problem. Building something with a focus on the Block editor is never easy, and I am glad we achieved an early version in 2025.
eBook Crafter seeks to address a gap in the market – that of repurposing content for eBook creation right within the dashboard that feels like home for WordPress users. Those who have used WordPress for a while love solving problems close to their source, and eBook Crafter is no different when in comes to retaining that approach.
Towards the end of 2025, we brought on PhD researcher Moustafa Brahimi to work with us as well. We managed to push key updates for font import and selection, as well as formatting.
Founding Partners Deal
We’ve also started a waitlist for a limited lifetime deal to bring on early adopters. The sale runs from January 10 to 31st, 2026. More details are here: https://ebookcrafter.com/founding-partners-lifetime-deal/
For creators considering eBook production as part of a long-term content strategy, this is an opportunity for you to influence the development roadmap. For the eBook Crafter team, it will provide us with early capital to fund development.
Our Plans for 2026
With a strong foundation already in place, we are looking forward to adding improved formatting options, templates and more output formats like ePub and MOBI. We will also focus on improving reliability and performance, as well as addressing the need to handle edge cases and complex WordPress configurations.
2026 will be a year of course correction for everyone, where reality matters more than hype. Team eBook Crafter will stay close to users to listen to their feedback and continue building.
Thank you to everyone who supported eBook Crafter on our journey so far. I wish you all a great 2026 ahead!
