TV Series Manager by Volade
Shows, seasons, episodes — inside WordPress.
TV Series Manager by Volade organizes shows, season guides and episodes: casting lite, shortcode guides — 4 presets, no mandatory external catalog SaaS.
3-step workflow
- 1Open Volade → Series
- 2Apply drama-series, docu-series, anime-catalog or agency-demo
- 3Review seasons / episodes — publish [tsm_show] or [tsm_episode]
Series publishing 2026
IMDb is external — TMDB is API-first — Sheets drift
Publishers want show metadata and episode guides inside WordPress.
TV
Series guides in WP
Shows, seasons, episodes, [tsm_show] / [tsm_episode], 4 presets, JSON export — not IMDb.
Shows
Series · episodes
4
Presets
Guide
[tsm_show] / [tsm_episode]
JSON
Free export
At a glance
IMDb is external, TMDB is API-first, Sheets drift. TV Series Manager by Volade v1.0.0 ships shows, seasons, episodes, four presets (drama-series, docu-series, anime-catalog, agency-demo) and JSON export — free without an account. Not IMDb/TMDB.
Screenshots
Full-page real admin UI — presets, diagnostics and detailed settings.
2026 tooling compare
External databases, or series guides at $0
IMDb is external. TMDB is API-first. Sheets drift.
Free core · 4 presets · shows · JSON export
API / external
Typical catalog stack
$0
TV Series Manager Volade
Why WordPress series sites still juggle spreadsheets
IMDb is external; TMDB is API-first; generic CMSes scatter episode data.
The series catalog problem
Episode guides need structure — not ad hoc pages.
IMDb is external. TMDB is API-first. Sheets drift.
- IMDb / TMDB: not your internal WP editorial layer
- Generic CPTs: no season/episode presets
- Spreadsheets: no front-end shortcode guide
- No CLI / REST for agency media packs
- No light casting metadata layer
- No one-click genre presets
The Volade answer
Shows, seasons, episodes — from wp-admin.
TSM stores show metadata locally, ships episode guides and 4 presets — not IMDb.
- Dashboard Volade → Series
- Shows as streams · episodes as entries
- Season groupings + runtime rollups
- Shortcodes [tsm_show] and [tsm_episode]
- 4 presets: drama-series, docu-series, anime-catalog, agency-demo
- Audit events + JSON export + wp tsm
- REST tsm/v1 when connected
- Metadata only — no video hosting
4 series presets
Drama, docu, anime or agency demo — one click.
Drama series
Serialized drama with episode guides.
drama-seriesDocu series
Documentary runs with topic episodes.
docu-seriesAnime catalog
Anime seasons and numbering patterns.
anime-catalogAgency demo
Client demo show pack.
agency-demo4 catalogue statuses
Active, Paused, Manual and Archived — clear for ops.
Show visible in the catalog.
Temporarily hidden.
Hand-curated entry.
Historical only.
Statuses keep show metadata tidy without a full media ERP.
Same day, a clean episode guide
drama-series preset — seasons and episodes in admin.
Preset
drama-series applied.
Guide
[tsm_show] on a page.
Seasons
Episodes grouped cleanly.
Export
tsm-export.json for backups.
series preview
Drama — 1 show · season guide live
Shows + episodes + JSON export for the team.
Real scenarios
What changes after activation.
Drama archive
Before: Episode list in posts
After: drama-series
Clean guide
Docu publisher
Before: Topic pages drift
After: docu-series
Structured run
Anime fan site
Before: Numbering chaos
After: anime-catalog
Season order
Agency demo
Before: No media client pack
After: agency-demo
Demo ready
What IMDb, TMDB and Sheets alone do not offer
Native episode guides, seasons and shortcodes — in wp-admin, no mandatory external catalog SaaS.
Shows
Series records with metadata.
Episodes
Episode entries with runtime.
Seasons
Group and order episode guides.
Front guide
[tsm_show] / [tsm_episode] shortcodes.
4 presets
drama-series, docu-series, anime-catalog, agency-demo.
Audit trail
Timestamped events on key actions.
WP-CLI + REST
wp tsm · tsm/v1 status / export.
JSON export
Backup guides without external SaaS.
Lite native wp tsm — not IMDb / TMDB / full streaming CMS.
What teams use
July 2026 landscape — WordPress vs external tools.
IMDb
External
Reference database, not your WP catalog CMS.
TMDB
API
Great source API — requires integration work.
Custom post types only
Dev
No ready-made guide UX or presets.
Spreadsheet
Fragile
Season lists drift, no shortcode guide.
Nothing
Blind
No structured show archive.
TV Series Manager by Volade
$0
Shows, [tsm_show], 4 presets, REST + CLI.
Series catalogs × WordPress landscape 2026
IMDb, TMDB, Sheets vs a wp-admin series guide.
IMDb
Reference database.
Limit: External platform, not your CMS.
TMDB
Movie/TV metadata API.
Limit: Integration work required.
Custom post types
Build-it-yourself model.
Limit: No presets or guide UX.
Spreadsheet
Manual season matrix.
Limit: Drift, no front guide.
Wiki pages
Unstructured episode pages.
Limit: No central schema or export.
Do nothing
Loose editorial data.
Limit: No structured archive.
Comparison table — 5 approaches
TSM vs IMDb, TMDB, Spreadsheet and no tool.
| Feature | TSM Volade | IMDb | TMDB | Spreadsheet | Nothing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native WP series guide | |||||
| Shows + seasons + episodes | ~ | ||||
| Front-end shortcode guide | |||||
| Industry presets | |||||
| JSON export + WP-CLI | ~ | ||||
| Data on your server | |||||
| No mandatory external API | |||||
| Typical yearly cost | $0 | $0 | API | Dev | $0 |
Not IMDb/TMDB/full streaming CMS. Metadata only, no video hosting.
Three tiers, one plugin
Shows, guides and JSON export free. Volade account for REST. V+ for multisite rollup.
No account
- Shows & episodes
- Season guides
- 4 presets
- Shortcodes
- JSON export
Volade account
- REST tsm/v1
- Stats
- Remote sync
V+ Premium
- Multisite rollup
- wp tsm network
- Agency media packs
WP-CLI `wp tsm` and REST `tsm/v1` for status, preset, list and export.
WP-CLI
status, preset, list, export — `wp tsm preset drama-series`.
wp tsm status wp tsm preset multi-stream wp tsm export
Multisite
Catalog per site; network presets; rollup on V+.
- Shows per blog
- Consolidated export
- Network presets
Download
Install the ZIP, open Volade → Series, apply drama-series.
ZIP with Volade SDK — Volade → Series.
- 1Plugins → Add New → Upload → ZIP → Activate
- 2Volade → Series
- 3Pick a preset → review episodes → publish [tsm_show]
Series guide live in under 2 minutes
FAQ
IMDb, TMDB, presets, REST, multisite and scope.
No. TV Series Manager is a native WP show catalog and episode guide. Not an external entertainment database.
Free vs V+ Premium
The extension works without an account. V+ unlocks premium on this extension and the full catalog.
| Feature | Free | V+ |
|---|---|---|
| Shows, seasons & episodes | ||
| 4 drama-series / docu-series / anime-catalog / agency-demo presets | ||
| [tsm_show] / [tsm_episode] shortcodes | ||
| Episode guides & free JSON export | ||
| Programmatic tsm/v1/* REST API (connected) | ||
| Network rollup & agency media packs |
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