=== Background Manager ===
Contributors: Myatu
Tags: background, theme, photo, image, rotate, slideshow, random, flickr
Requires at least: 3.2.1
Tested up to: 3.3
Stable tag: 0.9

Display a random image as the website background at each visit or as a timed slideshow, without the need to edit the theme.

== Description ==

Background Manager is a powerful replacement for the default WordPress background manager. It allows you to 
create multiple image sets, from which a random image is selected and displayed as the website background. 
The images can be uploaded from your local computer, select images in your Media Library, or import them from
other plugins and third-party sources.

With an easy to use menu, you can also define how the background image is displayed, such as full-screen (with 
ratio correction), tiled, fixed or scrolling, and define where the image is positioned. 

You also have the ability to add an overlay to the background images, with a choice of various patterns. Of 
course it is also possible to add a color to the background instead (or in addition to) showing background
image.

Where supported, in full-screen mode the the background image is "eased in" when it is ready to be displayed. No
longer will visitors with slower Internet connections have to endure watching a background image load from top 
down.

You can limit the background images to certain parts of WordPress, for example only on the front page or a
full-page post. Individual pages and posts can also override the image set used as the background, which allows
you to have pages or posts with a different background theme.

All this is done without the need to edit the theme or any other files!

= Features =

* Integration with WordPress Media Library
* Full-screen background images
* Full control over position for images in normal display mode (tiling, positioning, scrolling and stretching)
* "Ease in" of a full-screen background image
* Fade effect between different background images displayed
* Multiple _Image Sets_
* User definable image rotation, of 10 seconds upwards.
* Override images displayed in the background per post or page
* Background overlays
* Enable or disable the background on the front page, error pages, etc.
* Optional thumbnail/information tab for the visitor to learn more about the background
* Import from various sources, such as:
   * Flickr
   * NextGEN Gallery Plugin
   * WP Flickr Background Plugin

= License =

[GNU GPL version 3](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)

This product uses the Flickr API but is not endorsed or certified by Flickr.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the contents of the ZIP file to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the __Plugins__ menu in WordPress
1. Access the plugin via __Appearance__ -> __Background__ menu

Additional help is provided via the Help tabs within the plugin

= Requirements =

* PHP version _5.3_ or better
* WordPress version _3.2.1_ or better

A browser with Javascript enabled is highly recommended. This plugin will ___NOT___ work
with PHP versions older than 5.3.

== Screenshots ==

1. A full-screen background behind the TwentyEleven theme, with the a thumbnail preview in the lower-right corner
2. Editing an Image Set within Background Manager

== Changelog ==

= 0.9 =
* Public BETA release of the plugin