=== Catalyst Excerpts (Plus) ===
Contributors: surfjam
Donate link: http://wp.me/P1hBKZ-bb
Tags: catalyst, post, excerpts
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 3.2.1
Stable tag: 1.2
License: GPLv2 or later

Catalyst Excerpts (Plus) builds on the Catalyst Excerpts widget for users of the Catalyst framework.

== Description ==

Catalyst Excerpts Plus builds on the Catalyst Excerpts widget with additional features. This is based on the Catalyst Excerpts Widget created by Eric Hamm that comes with the Catalyst Framework. This plugin <strong><em>requires the Catalyst framework</em></strong> in order to work properly. <a href="http://imnotmarvin.com/wordpress-accelerated-catalyst-theme/" target="_blank">Learn more about Catalyst...</a>

Major features include:

* Option to grab a random set of posts based on the other criteria you set previously. (i.e. If you want five post from a specific category, selecting "Random" would grab five random posts from the selected category.)
* Choose to <em>not</em> remove HTML from titles. This allows authors to use HTML in their titles. (Could be a security risk if your authors are not trustworthy!)
* Sort excerpts by hottest or coldest topic. (Posts with most/least comments.)
* Additional thumbnail position control to place thumbnail below excerpt content if desired.
* Display latest tweets (Ignores tweets starting with @)

== Installation ==

Upload the Catalyst Excerpts (Plus) plugin to your blog (or click install), activate it, then look for the Catalyst Excerpts (Plus) widget in your widgets admin area. Place the widget in a widget area and choose the appropriate settings.

That's it, you're done!

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Got a question? =

Go ahead and contact me and I'll do my best to answer it.

== Screenshots ==

1. After activating the plugin, find the widget in your widget admin area.
2. Use the widget's options to setup how the excerpts will be selected and displayed.


== Changelog ==

= 1.0 = 
* Initial public release

= 1.1 = 
* Changed thumbnail options for outside/inside to outside/inside-top/inside-bottom. This way you can control whether the thumbnail displays above the excerpt content or below it.

= 1.2 =
* Fixed issue causing hottest topics option to not show.
* Added option to display coldest topics.
* Added option to display latest tweets.
* Cleans up it's single options setting when deleting the plugin