=== Button Maker Plugin===
Contributors: colinph970
Donate link: http://pluginhandy.com/donate/
Tags: : button, button generator, buttons, call to action, create button, create buttons in wordpress, wordpress button maker, button maker, create button in wordpress, wordpress button, plugin, short code, short codes, wordpress button generator, wordpress button maker, wordpress button plugin, wp button plugin, wp button maker, wp button maker
Requires at least: 3.2
Tested up to: 4.6
Stable tag:1.4
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

This is a plugin which creates beautiful interactive buttons on a Wordpress post or page. 


== Description ==

A great new button maker for Wordpress - extremely powerful and so simple that anyone can use it to create superb and beautiful interactive buttons on any Wordpress page or post.
Great for creating any type of button including:

* Call to Action
* Navigation Options
* Affiliate Redirects

People love to press buttons just to see what happens!

* No coding knowledge required, simply install the plugin and it does the rest
* Create as many buttons as you want and save them for future use
* Select which buttons you want placing in line across your site from the ones you have saved
* Place buttons in any order you want at the click of a button
* Add and subtract buttons as you wish
* Preview buttons before you place them on you site
* Record post or page impressions and clicks on each button so you can test which works best
* Impressions and clicks can be easily reset to zero to allow repeat testing
* Works with Wordpress 4.1
* 3 types of button shapes
* Color picker, so you can select virtually unlimited color combinations
* Comes with full 5 site licence for up to 5 sites that you personally own


You can read instructions for use at [Using Button Maker](http://pluginhandy.com/how-to-use/)

We’d love to hear your ideas about adding extra features to this plugin. You can request new additional features at [Request Extra Feature](http://pluginhandy.com/contact-us/)

BUTTON MAKER PRO IS NOW AVAILABLE AT [Button Maker Pro](http://pluginhandy.com/buttonmaker/)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAgg6wQ8Vao&feature=youtu.be

== Installation ==

* For automatic installation:
1. Login to your website and go to the Plugins section of your admin panel.
2. Click the Add New button.
3. Under Install Plugins, click the Upload link.
4. Select the plugin zip file from your computer then click the Install Now button.
5. You should see a message stating that the plugin was installed successfully.
6. Click the Activate Plugin link.

* For manual installation:
1. You should have access to the server where WordPress is installed. If you don't, see your system administrator.
2. Copy the plugin zip file up to your server and unzip it somewhere on the file system.
3. Copy the “button maker” folder into the /wp-content/plugins directory of your WordPress installation.
4. Login to your website and go to the Plugins section of your admin panel.
5. Look for “Button Maker” and click Activate.


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

*How do I create a button?

* Once installed you will have the “My Buttons” option on the left hand side in your admin panel:


* If you hover over this you will see two options: “My Buttons” and “Add New Button”
* You will have no buttons created yet so let’s start by clicking on the “Add New Button” option.
* You’ll see several options:

 
* Fill in the options as follows:

1. “Enter Text”  – Enter the text that you wish to see on the button.
2. “Select Font Size” – Select the required font size – I recommend 14px or 16px
3. “Select Font Color” – Select the required font color. Black or white is best depending on the button color.
4. “Select Background Color” – select the color of the button using the color picker.
5. “Select Background Hover Color” – this is the color that the button will exhibit when you hover the cursor above it.
6. “Enter url” – select the url that the user will go to when clicking on the button.
7. “Enter height” – select the height of the button in pixels
8. “Enter width” – select the width of the button in pixels
9. “Select Shape” – click on the radio button for the shape you desire
10. Now click on “Preview” to see what the button will look like. Go back and modify as required.
11. Once you are happy with the buttons appearance click on “Save”

* Repeat the above actions to create and save as many buttons as you want.
* Go back to “My Buttons” on the left side of the admin panel and click on “My Buttons” option.
* You’ll now see a list of buttons.

 
* There are 8 columns:

1. “Show?” – check this to see the button in a particular post or page. THE DEFAULT IS OFF SO IF YOU WISH YOUR BUTTON TO APPEAR IN A POST OR PAGE YOU MUST CHECK THIS!
2. “No.” is simply the number of the button created
3. “Text” is the chosen text which will appear on the button
4. “Clicks” is the number of clicks this button has received since it was installed on a post or page
5. “Impressions” is the number of impressions that the post or page has received
6. “Click rate” is the proportion of clicks to impressions expressed as a percentage
7. “Actions”: there are three possible options:
8. “Edit” allows you to edit the appearance of the button
9. “Delete” will delete that button
10. “Reset the stats” will reset both clicks and impressions to zero
11. “Order” is the order in which you want the buttons to appear across the page – you can change this as required.

* Ensure the “Show?” radio button is checked for each button you want to see on a page or post
* Enter the order of the buttons you want to see on a page or post, from left to right. I recommend three or four in total.
* Click “Save”
* Ok, you are now ready to place the buttons.
* Go to your chosen post or page and ensure your cursor is where you want the buttons to appear.
* Add the following shortcode:

* custom_buttons_shortcode

* YOU MUST ENCLOSE THIS IN SQUARE BRACKETS!

* This must be entered exactly as it appears above. Publish or Update the post/page.

* You can read instructions for use at [Using Button Maker](http://pluginhandy.com/how-to-use/)

* We’d love to hear your ideas about adding extra features to this plugin. You can request new additional features at [Request Extra Feature](http://pluginhandy.com/contact-us/)

* THAT’S IT!

* Now go to the page or post and view your buttons in action!
 
== Screenshots ==
1. Button Maker
2. Button Maker

== Changelog ==

= 1.4 =
* Updated for WP 4.6

= 1.3 =
* Buttons now open links in a new tab or window

= 1.2 =
* Deactivating Button Maker no longer removes the buttons stored in the database


Issue 1.1: Changes made to files to resolve permissions problem when saving buttons.


== Upgrade Notice ==

No major upgrades to date