=== Featured Page Widget ===
Contributors: GrandSlambert
Donate link: http://featuredpagewidget.grandslambert.com/donate.html
Tags: widget, page, feature, buttons, links, excerpt
Requires at least: 2.8
Tested up to: 3.0.1
Stable tag: trunk

Allows you to feature pages on your sidebar using an excerpt of the page and a text or image link to the page.

== Description ==

Allows you to feature pages on your sidebar using an excerpt of the page and a text or image link to the page.

* <strong>NEW</strong>: Added support for custom post types.
* <strong>NEW</strong>: Added support for post thumbnails.
* Added an option to set what tags are allowed in excerpts.
* Set up a random featured page by selecting multiple pages on the widget form.
* Added option to hide the widget if only one page is selected and user is viewing that page.
* Allows multiple widgets each featuring a different page.
* Use the page title or enter your own title for each widget.
* Option to link the widget title to the page.
* Uses an excerpt of your page or predefined text stored in the "featured-text" custom field.
* Set a default excerpt length which you can override for each widget.
* Adds a text link under the content, or uses the image in the "featured-link" custom field to link to the page.
* Choose alignment of link text or image in widget.
* Add an image using the "featured-image" custom field and set the alignment in the widget.

== Installation ==

1. Upload `featured-page-widget` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Configure the default settings on the settings panel.
4. Add widgets to your sidebar.

== Changelog ==

= 1.3 - August 1st, 2010 =

* Added the ability to feature any post type, including custom types.
* Added support for post thumbnails on themes that support them.

= 1.2 - January 15th, 2010 =

* Fixed an issue on the Widget Form where defaults were always used.
* Added a "none" option for image alignment.
* Added a setting to allow user to indicate which tags are allowed in excerpts.
* Changed name from "Featured Page Widget" to "Feature Pages" to better fit in menus.
* Add support for language translation.

= 1.1 - December 18th, 2009 =

* Code cleanup and optimization.

= 1.0 - December 17th, 2009 =

* Fixed a bug to allow the plugin to work in Wordpress MU.

= 0.7 - October 19th, 2009 =

* Added a "Random" option by selecting multiple pages on the widget form. Will retain old settings without any updates.
* Added option to hide the widget if only one page is selected and user is viewing that page.
* Cleaned up some extra code left during debugging.

= 0.6 - October 16th, 2009 =

* Added basic instructions in the FAQ section and on the plugin settings page.
* Added the ability to include an image in the widget using custom fields.
* Image alignment and width added to default settings and to individual widget settings.
* Image is linked to the post.

 =0.5 - October 15th, 2009 =

* First release

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.3 =
Adds features from Wordpress 3.0.

= 1.1 =
Not a required upgrade, but more optimized code.

= 1.0 - Decmeber 17th, 2009 =
This version runs on Wordpress MU, no changes for standalone version.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Can I set the text to use in the widget? =

Certainly. By default the plugin will create an excerpt from your page content in the length specified on the widget. However, if you would prefer to write different lead-in text, you can create a custom field with the name "featured-text". The plugin will then use the contents in the value for this custom field for use in the widget.

= Can I use a button or graphic for the post link? =

By default, the plugin uses the text set in the settings for the link in the widget. If you want to use an image instead, you need to create a custom field for the featured page with the name "featued-link" and place the full URL of the image in the value field. Future versions will allow a default image to be used instead of default text.

= How do I add an image to the widget? =

To add an image, you need to edit the page itself, not the widget, and add a cutom field named "featured-image" and place the full URL to the image in the value field.

= Can I have the widget feature a random page? =

As of version 0.7 you can now select multiple pages on the widget form nd the widget will select a random page to feature with each page load. The widget will never display the current page as the featured page unless only one page is featured.

= Where can I get support? =

http://support.grandslambert.com/forum/featured-page-widget

== Screenshots ==