=== Drop Shadow Boxes === Contributors: stevehenty Donate link: http://www.stevenhenty.com/products/wordpress-plugins/donate Tags: drop shadow,box shadow,perspective,raised,curl,lifted Requires at least: 3.0 Tested up to: 3.4.1 Stable tag: 1.4 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Provides an easy way to highlight important content on your posts and pages inside a box with a drop shadow. == Description == Drop Shadow Boxes provides an easy way to highlight important content on your posts, pages and widget areas. Personalise the box with drop shadow effects like raised, lifted and perspective and choose whether the box has an inside shadow, outside shadow and rounded corners. The plugin includes a widget and shortcode builder with a preview so you can test your box before adding it. The shadows will display correctly on most browsers - some older versions of Internet Explorer may not display the shadows - but they will display the box with the content so nothing will be missing on the page. Please see the following page for examples to see how it performs on your browser: http://www.stevenhenty.com/products/wordpress-plugins/drop-shadow-boxes/examples/ If you like it please give it a rating ;) = Instructions = The plugin itself doesn't require any configuration. There isn't a setting page. You can access the widget from the Widgets dashboard page - drag, drop and configure as you would any other widget. The shortcode builder allows you to add Drop Shadow Boxes to posts and pages. You can access from the media toolbar while you're editing the post/page by clicking on the box icon next to the upload/insert media button. = Shortcode Reference = If you prefer not to use the shortcode builder, or if you'd like to modify an existing drop shadow box here's the shortcode reference guide. Example usage: [dropshadowbox]your content[/dropshadowbox] [dropshadowbox align="left"]your content[/dropshadowbox] [dropshadowbox effect="raised"]your content[/dropshadowbox] [dropshadowbox effect="horizontal-curve-bottom" rounded_corners="false"]your content[/dropshadowbox] Shortcode Attributes: align = [left/right/center/none] default: "none" width = [width plus units e.g. "250px" or "50%"] default: "300px" height = [width plus units e.g. "250px"] default: "auto" background_color = [colour code or name e.g. "#A8A8A8" or "blue"] default:"#ffffff" border_width = [width in pixels] default "2" border_color = [colour code or name e.g. "#A8A8A8" or "blue"] default:"#dddddd" rounded_corners = [true/false] default: "true" inside_shadow = [true/false] default: "true" outside_shadow = [true/false] default: "true" effect_shadow_color = [red/green/blue/yellow/white] default: gray (known issue: this color option will not worrk for the effect "raised") effect = [name of the effect] default: "lifted-both" Possible vlaues for the effect attribute: lifted-left lifted-right lifted-both curled perspective-left perspective-right raised vertical-curve-left vertical-curve-both horizontal-curve-bottom horizontal-curve-both = Language Versions = Drop Shadow Boxes is currently available in English and Spanish (es_ES). The shortcode builder will automatically switch to Spanish if your WordPress installation is in Spanish (es_ES). If you'd like to contribute other languages please get in touch with me here: http://www.stevenhenty.com/contact/ You'll find the .po file in the plugin root. = Support = If you find any that needs fixing, or if you have any ideas for improvements, please get in touch: http://www.stevenhenty.com/contact/ Please also get in touch if you're using the latest version of your browser but the shadows are not displaying. == Installation == 1. Download the zipped file. 1. Extract and upload the contents of the folder to /wp-contents/plugins/ folder 1. Go to the Plugin management page of WordPress admin section and enable the 'Drop Shadow Boxes' plugin == Frequently Asked Questions == = Will the shadows work in all browser? = It will work on the latest versions of all browsers. Some older browsers may not display the shadows - but they will display the box with the content. Please see the following page for examples to see how it performs on your browser: http://www.stevenhenty.com/products/wordpress-plugins/drop-shadow-boxes/examples/ = How do I open the shortcode builder? = While you're editing a post or page you can open the shortcode builder by clicking on the box icon next to the upload media button above the toolbar. = How do I add links and other formatting inside the box? = Once you've added the shortcode to the page/post you can edit the contents just like any other content. = How do two or more boxes side by side? = Align the second box left. = Will it work on a dark background? = Yes, you'll just need to set the effect_shadow_color shortcode attribute to "white". = Can I edit the shadow effect? = The shortcode offers quite a few options. If you need further customisation you'll need to override the css classes in your theme (usually style.css). = Will the css file be loaded on all pages or only when it's needed? = The css file will only be loaded when it's needed - when there's a [dropshadowbox] shortcode on the page or post. = Are images used to display the shadows? = No. It uses CSS3 only. == Screenshots == Please see the following page for examples to see how it performs on your browser: http://www.stevenhenty.com/products/wordpress-plugins/drop-shadow-boxes/examples/ 1. Example boxes 2. Shortcode builder 3. Widget options == ChangeLog == = 1.4 = 1. added shortcode attribute effect_shadow_color 1. fixed alignment to allow boxes to sit side by side 1. fixed plugin URI to point directly to the plugin page = 1.3 = 1. added compatibility with the Ultimatum theme 1. fixed the rendering of the perspective-left effect 1. fixed the colour picker on the widget which failed to open on page load = 1.2.3 = Fixed an issue that affected the display of the widget in some themes = 1.2.2 = Fixed an issue that affected the creation of new pages and posts = 1.2.1 = Fixed an issue that affected the editing of pages and posts = 1.2 = 1. added height attribute and options in the widget and shortcode builder 1. added background color attribute and options in the widget and shortcode builder 1. added color pickers = 1.1 = added height attibute = 1.0 = Version 1.0 release = 0.3 = Added a widget = 0.2 = * A couple of new effects, some fixes and now also available in Spanish. = 0.1 = * Initial beta release. == Upgrade Notice == = 1.4 = 1. added shortcode attribute effect_color 1. fixed alignment to allow boxes to sit side by side = 1.3 = 1. added compatibility with the Ultimatum theme 1. fixed the rendering of the perspective-left effect 1. fixed the colour picker on the widget which failed to open on page load = 1.2.3 = Fixed an issue that affected the display of the widget in some themes = 1.2.2 = Fixed an issue that affected the creation of new pages and posts = 1.2.1 = Fixed an issue that affected the editing of pages and posts = 1.2 = 1. added height attribute and options in the widget and shortcode builder 1. added background color attribute and options in the widget and shortcode builder 1. added color pickers = 1.1 = added height attibute = 1.0 = Various bug fixes = 0.3 = Added a widget = 0.2 = A couple of new effects, some fixes and now also available in Spanish.