=== Plugin Name === Contributors: roohit Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7137089 Tags: highlight, button, viral, widget, social-bookmark, social-network, web-design, design, blog, blogger, addthis, sharethis, addtoany, highlighter, tool, tools, site-builder, bookmarking, social, social bookmarking, bookmark, bookmarks, sharing, share, saving, save, Post, posts, page, pages, images, image, admin, statistics, stats, links, plugin, widgets, im, e-mail, email, seo, buttons, delicious, google, digg, reddit, facebook, myspace, twitter, stumbleupon, technorati, wpmu, mixx, sociable, addtoany, add, any, sidebar, comments, rss Stable tag: 3.3.2 Enables visitors to make colored-highlights on your webpage & EASILY save/share their highlights Facebook, Twitter... 100+ such sites! == Description == Anyone can make `highlights on any part of your web page` and **automatically tweet** them. (Auto includes a **Tiny URL** to your page with the highlights.) 1. **No Signup** needed by anyone. 1. **No Download** needed by anyone. 1. Absolutely *FREE* **To Try it:** 1. [On this page itself](http://go.roohit.com), or on any other webpage **type roohit.com/ before the URL** address (e.g. [http://roohit.com/google.com](http://roohit.com/google.com '')) and your mouse cursor instantly changes into a highlighter pen. We recommend you [get a button](http://roohit.com/site/1click.php 'Hassle free') so you don't have to type each time. 1. Select any text, it gets *highlighted* in color. - Post it to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace or **any social network** - along with a customisable auto-generated tinyURL - for others to see the same page *still highlighted.* (Yes, it **works instantly for everyone!** Try it!! ) - Optionally mouse over the highlight to make Comments, add Tags, keep it Private etc... **Makes Your Web-Site/Blog VERY Viral!** == Installation == **For your WordPress website:** 1. Upload the `instant-web-highlighter` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress ENJOY! **For your computer:** 1. We recommend you [**get a button**](http://roohit.com/site/1click.php 'Hassle free') so you can **HIGHLIGHT ANY WEBSITE** (No signup, No Download necessary.) - Or just **type `roohit.com/` before any URL** address (e.g. [http://roohit.com/google.com](http://roohit.com/google.com '')) and your mouse cursor instantly changes into a highlighter pen. == Frequently Asked Questions == = What is a MicroBookmark? = Just like a bookmark takes you to a web-page, a MicroBookmark **takes you directly to a part of the page**, and it is already highlighted! (Power users can think of it as reader defined anchor tags) = Why MicroShare? = Because it saves time, and quickly & easily draws attention to **the most important part of your web page** while still maintaining the context and credibility intact. = What do you mean MicroSave? = When someone highlights a part of a page, it is **automatically saved** for the user. = Why use this? = It's all done **automatically**, users don't have to copy-and-paste parts of the page to their email, and/or a link to the page in order to call attention to just a portion of the page. = What platforms are supported other than WordPress? = You can **add a highlighter to any webpage**: on your **blog**, on your **website**, in your **forums** postings, in your **classifieds** listings, on your **Profile** Page, in **comments** you make anywhere on the Internet... [Learn more.](http://roohit.com/site/buttons.php) == Screenshots == 1. **This is what the default highlighter button looks like.** 1. **Example of a WordPress page with highlighter on it.** 1. **This is what a Highlighted page looks like** (visitors can pick the color of the highlighter pen to be any color.) 1. Some of the **many actions users can take upon highlighting** == Changelog == = 3.3 = Temporarily disabled alerting new users = 3.2.1 = Minor cleanup for the presentation of the pen as a sidebar widget = 3.2 = Better compatibility with tweet-highlights plugin, and made user-setting more intelligent = 3.0 = * Notify new users = 2.8 = * Do not diplay the Highlighter button once the user has clicked the pen embedded on the page. = 2.7 = * Corrected the code that displays the pen as a widget = 2.5 = * Added the option so bloggers can customize the colors for the Hover box * Better quality buttons = 2.0 = * Changed buttons to pen look * Changed settings page to be called `Instant Highlighter` = 1.6.20 = * Changed readme back to an older version alongwith minor changes = 1.6.10 = * Added label before the button, fixed button alignment, 2 more buttons = 1.6.9 = * Added a big button as the default button = 1.6.8 = * Revised the Description section of the ReadMe file = 1.6.7 = * Made it so that Highlighter goes to the specific posting rather than the referring page itself. = 1.4 = * Added logic for hoverBox to be displayed consistently. = 1.3.2 = * FIXED the issue where it seemed like some sites did not finish loading. = 1.3 = * Added the option to display a box when the user mouses over the highlighter button. Admins can go to Settings to turn this feature on/off. = 1.2 = * Added the option to add the Highlighter Button as a sidebar widget as well. = 1.1 = * Given that "Settings" page was added, deemed it worthy of a minor revision, so bumped to revision 1.1 = 1.0.3 = * Added "Settings" so users can pick the style of the button they want. = 1.0.2 = * Changed the default button look and added 8 more button looks = 1.0.1 = * Highlighter is very stable. * Initial version of the WordPress plugin. = 0.5 = * Never publicly released. == My Highlights Ticker (MicroBlog) == Make sure to [add the "My Highlights" widget](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/autopublish "Add it to your WordPress") to your WordPress site for FREE. Highlights/comments you make on other websites, are **instantly & automatically posted to your blog/site** alongwith a link back to the original highlighted article. Completely customize the colors, size, look & feel to match that of your own website. == Tweet Highlights directly to Twitter == Also check out [Tweet Highlights plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tweet-highlights/ "Add it to your WordPress"): enables your users to easily promote your site! - anyone can highlight any part of the web page and automatically post their highlights to Twitter - automatically adds a Tiny URL back to yor site, that remembers the highlights - drives a lot more traffic back to your site. **Very Viral**, cuts through information overload.