=== KBucket Topic Curation ===
Contributors: bodhisatva
Donate link: http://optimalaccess.com
Tags: content curation, content marketing, lists, directories, curation tool, lead generation, inbound marketing
Requires at least: 4.0
Tested up to: 4.5
Stable tag: 4.5.3
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

KBucket let’s you organize articles and links around categories as curated collections. Links are shared to drive traffic to your site.

== Description ==

The KBucket plugin is a place for curators to share their own editorialized research in context.  Each KBucket page (K stands for Knowledge) can store and share hundreds of links that are easily navigable through topic, author and publisher tags.

The curation happens in our powerful browser extension tool, Kauthor.  Kauthor lets you pin and group your sources of information (both URL’s and RSS feeds) and curate and save links in multiple curation folders with simple drag and drop move.

KBucket pages are powerful vehicles for promoting your brand and driving targeted traffic to your site. 

[youtube https://youtu.be/zhz3Vz9HWE0]

Here are some of the applications of your KBucket pages.

1. Inbound Marketing:  Each curated link can be shared to drive traffic back to your site
2. SEO: KBucket pages are optimized for search engines with micro tags
3. Influencer marketing: Publishers can engage influencers whose links they have curated 
4. Employee Advocacy: You manage the links that employees share online
5. Newsletters: Each channel in KBucket has a custom RSS link that can be used to drive your newsletters.

To learn more about these topics visit our blog post below.
http://blog.optimalaccess.com/blog/kbucket-plugin-for-wordpress-is-a-powerful-content-marketing-solution


== Installation ==

Install like most other plugins. 

1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. From the KBucket --> Home menu under “Getting Started” follow the link in the first line to  register ad get your API key
4. Get your API key from your new profile page (The free version lets you display 10 articles per channel)
5. Enter your API key in the settings tab
6. Go to your Pages section of the Dashboard and select the KBucket page for edit
7. Add this page to your desired menu and change the name and url of the page as you wish
8. Go to the Appearance Widgets menu and add the KBucket tags to the "KBucket Sidebar"
9. Download Kauthor from http://optimalaccess.com
10.To learn about Kauthor visit our forums  - (https://optimalaccess.com/forums/forum/tutorial-lessons/)
11. To learn how to create and export your curated research see this video
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/158996915]
12. To upload your curated page go to the “upload KBucket” tab in your plugin and upload the file.


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

We have 2 forums on our site.  One for Kauthor and one for KBucket.

https://optimalaccess.com/forums/

== Screenshots ==

Here are 2 examples of KBucket Pages on our site and one of our clients
https://optimalaccess.com/kbucket/
http://johnmanley.net/news

== Changelog ==

= 2.3.8 =
First official public release