=== BlogMechanics Theme Gallery ===
Contributors: 2jgallery,blogmechanic
Tags: theme,gallery
Requires at least: 2.3
Tested up to: 4.7
Stable tag: 1.3.3

This is a Wordpress theme gallery plugin that allows you to upload/download/manage
any number themes on your blog. 

== Description ==

This is a Wordpress 2.3+ theme gallery plugin that give you easy management
over any number of wordpress themes you would like to showcase on your blog.

Simply past the URL of a theme you would like to add into the admin panel. 

The plugin will download the theme, decode and install it by reading the 
style.css file, and resizing the screenshot.png file. 

Then edit the description of the theme in the database before making it 
available on your website. 

Alternatively, you can add a theme from your harddisk by uploading it in the 
same panel. 



== Installation ==

(1) unzip the bm_themegallery.zip file in /wp-content/plugins/

(2) Active the plugin 

(3) Upload themes into database through Options >> BM Gallery in the Admin panel

(4) Create a place holder page (Write >> Write Page) 

(5) Add a title (for example "BlogMechanics Gallery") 

(6) Add a description (optional) 

(7) Add a "custom" field named "bm_gallery_home" with value "true" 

(8) Publish the page 

(8) Add a link to the newly created gallery page from your blog.


== Requirements == 

(1) This plugin was build and tested on a linux system.

(2) PHP needs to support GD (png) for resizing screenshot.png / jpg files

(3) Your wordpress theme needs to support Widgets. 

== Trouble Shooting ==

(1) The plugin will attempt to create 2 database tables

		 ($table_prefix) bm_gallery   
		 ($table_prefix) bm_gallery_options  

		Make sure your user account has create table privileges
		
(2) The plugin will attempt to create the directory /wp-content/bm_gallery
    for storing the themes.  

(3) Currently hard coded is the "/tmp" directory, used to download uploaded
    themes before storing them into the final directory. If this directory
	 is not available, create another working directory and modify the 
	 BM_GALLERY_TEMP setting in main.php