=== gPress ===
Contributors: Mark Smalley and Jimmy Ngu (via PressBuddies.com)
Tags: geotagging, geo-tagging, geo, layers, location based services, lbs, gpress, gmaps, google maps, google, maps, map, mapping
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 3.0
Stable tag: 0.1.7
Donate link: http://pressbuddies.com/sponsorships/

gPress adds new geo-relevant layers to the press platforms so you can geo-tag your surroundings or develop your own location-based services...

== Description ==

gPress adds new geo-relevant layers to WordPress, allowing you to create your own location-based services or to keep track of your own personal geo-tagged journies. Share places with friends and family using native WordPress controls that utilizes custom post types.

At present, we are in an EXTREME state of BETA-NESS, but the future of gPress is one where you can develop your own completely customizable, fully-interactive and entirely immersive geo-relevant social-layers using combinations of movements, actions and consequences whilst geo-tagging, trailing and interacting with locations, people and objects. Create new geo-relevant states of social-roleplay by defining language and lingo, customizing context and integration with other social-networks.

However, again, be warned that in its present state, gPress is only capable of adding, editing and viewing Places, but is presented as a proof of concept – where its lead developers are working on this in the very little spare personal time they have left at the end of each day, but do have a plan, do have a roadmap and know what they need to do, so please be patient as we continue working towards the future.

For more information and the latest gPress news, please visit us at [PressBuddies](http://pressbuddies.com/projects/geopress/)

== Installation ==

Upload the gPress plugin and activate it - job done!

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Why does nothing happen after I activate the plugin...? =

gPress will only work with WordPress 3.0 (tested on rc3 or more), and once activated, the only new addition you will see at this point is the new places tab in the administrative back-end, right below the Posts tab and above the Media tab. If you activate gPress on anything less than WP 3.0, this additional tab will not show-up.

= Do I need to apply for a Google Maps API Key...? =

Since gPress uses Google Maps API 3 it does NOT require an API key.

== Screenshots ==

1. This is a demonstration of the administrative panel for adding new places...
2. This is the public end-view for a place, as seen in the Twenty Ten theme...

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 0.1.4 =
gPress is an extremely early BETA stage of development, which makes frequent upgrades essential...

== Changelog ==

= 0.1.7 =
* FIXED - Place Type Pages and Place Tag Pages (Multiple Maps on Same Page)

= 0.1.6 =
* Optimised CSS for Map Pages

= 0.1.5 =
* Optimised images to reduce plugin size
* Improved trim_me function for place descriptions

= 0.1.4 =
* Important CSS Changes to Places (Public View)
* Moved Place Types and Tags into InfoBox Associated with Place

= 0.1.3 =
* MAJOR Improvement to Non-WP 3.0+ Activations - Preventing Errors by Skipping ALL Functionality
* gpress-core/meta/places.php - Created accurate character count for future Twitter intgeration
* gpress.php - Added IF / ELSE to check version number and if less than WP 3.0, the plugin will not do anything
* GENERAL Improvements to Styling of Places UI (Back-End)

= 0.1.2 =
* gpress-maps.php - Improved functionality for handling empty descriptions, images, or both
* gpress-maps.php - Better styling of images and descriptions based on mapCanvas width()

= 0.1.1 =
* CSS fixes only...

= 0.1 =
* This was our initial commit...

== The Neverending Roadmap ==

gPress will ultimately consist of several CORE modules and also be Buddypress compatible, but for now, with the limited free time and resources we have to work on this personal project, we are focusing on the following key-components:

== Completed Already ==
1. Places - Add / Edit / View
2. Place Types / Tags - Add / Edit / View

== Highest Priority - planned for gPress v0.2+ ==
2. Develop the gPress Options Page
3. Places Widget (Multiple Places within one Map)
4. Improve Places Category / Tag Pages (with options for Multiple Places within one Map)
5. GeoRSS (Add Places to RSS Feed with geoRSS Support)
6. Native Geolocation (Must WORK in Conjunction or Include Geolocation)
7. Social-Media Integration (GET and PUSH Functionality for Twitter, Foursquare and Facebook)

== Future Modules Include - gPress v0.3+ ==
1. Movements (move with linear, non-linear and stealth motion)
2. Actions (interact with locations, people and objects)
3. Consequences (customise the way things interact with each other)
3. Markers (leave references points, check-points and crumbs)
4. Locations (places can be public, private or communal)
5. People (relationships with acquaintences, strangers and characters)
6. Objects (collect and trade rewards, commodities and equipment)

== gPress v1+ ==
1. Launch standalone website promoting gPress
2. Start developing web-service for hosted gPress installs
3. Develop gPress plugin and API frameworks
4. Develop method for networking different geo-environments