=== Collapsing Archives ===
Contributors: robfelty
Donate link: http://blog.robfelty.com/wordpress-plugins
Tags: archives
Requires at least: 2.0
Tested up to: 2.3
Stable tag: 0.6.2

This plugin uses Javascript to dynamically expand or collaps the set of
months for each year and posts for each month in the archive listing.

== Description ==

This is a relatively simple plugin that uses Javascript to
make the Archive links in the sidebar collapsable by year.

It is largely based off of the Fancy Archives Plugin by Andrew Rader
 
See the CHANGELOG for more information

== Installation ==

MANUAL INSTALLATION

Unpack the tar contents to wp-content/plugins/ so that the
files are in a collapsArch directory. Now enable the
plugin. To use the plugin, change the following here
appropriate (most likely sidebar.php):

Change From:

    <ul>
     `<?php wp_get_archives(your_options_here); ?>`
    </ul>

To something of the following:
`
    <?php
     if( function_exists('collapsArch') ) {
      collapsArch();
     } else {
      echo "<ul>\n";
      wp_get_archives(your_options_here);
      echo "</ul>\n";
     }
    ?>
`

This way, if you ever disable the plugin, your blog doesn't die.

**Note**: `wp_get_archives` can be substituted for
`wp_list_archives` depending on the design of the theme, so
be sure to edit appropriately. Also, substitute
`your_options_here` with what the appropriate options are
for your theme.

WIDGET INSTALLATION

For those who have widget capabilities, (default in Wordpress 2.3+), installation is easier. 

Unpackage contents to wp-content/plugins/ so that the files are in a collapsCat
directory. There should be 2 new plugins in your Wordpress Admin interface --
Collapsing Archives, and Collapsing Archives Widget. You must enable both
of them, in that order. Then simply go the Presentation > Widgets section and
drag over the Collapsing Archives Widget.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

None yet.

== Screenshots ==

1. available options
2. Collapsing archives with default theme

== Demo ==

I use this plugin in my blog at http://blog.robfelty.com


== OPTIONS AND CONFIGURATIONS ==

Options for Collapsing Archives are found under Options -> Collapsing
Archives. So far, there are the following options:

  * Use chronological or reverse chronological ordering
  * Links point to index.php or archives.php
  * Leave Current Year Expanded by Default
  * Display number of posts in a year
  * Show Month Link
    * Display number of posts in a month
    * Enable month links to expand to show posts
      * Display pages and posts, or just posts
    * Leave Current Month Expanded by Defaul
  * Posts can be displayed with any of the following:
    * Number (ID)
    * Title
    * Comment Count

== CAVEAT ==

This plugin relies on Javascript, but does degrade
gracefully if it is not present/enabled to show all of the
archive links as usual.