=== Plugin Name === Contributors: BenjaminSommer Donate link: http://netblog.benjaminsommer.com Tags: navigation, posts, pages, external resources, linking, network, academic, further reading, references, blogsearch, pingbacks Requires at least: 2.8 Tested up to: 3.0 Stable tag: 1.2 Netblog is a tool that structures and connects dozens of posts within a Weblog. == Description == Netblog is a tool that structures and connects dozens of posts within a Weblog. Its purpose is especially for larger Weblogs to `enhance the navigation` between posts, pages and even to an unlimited number of external resources like foreign websites, pdf-files etc. This plug-in uses AJAX to add links immediately to the post currently being edited, without reloading the edit page. Netblog features two widgets for Wordpress, named `References` and `Further Reading` by default with a couple of options how to display the links for the visitors. It uses `websearch APIs` to look for resources in the WWW. Incoming links can be displayed dynamically via Google `Blogsearch` or a different user-defined provider (in XML RSS 2.0 format). In the references section, `pingbacks` may be used to automatically list remote comments. It is ideal to publish current academic work of a workgroup, to create a knowledge-based website to refer to additional interesting websites, to link to documents in the internet, or just to connect content-related posts. Supported Web browers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or above, Firefox 3 or above. Screenshots at netblog.benjaminsommer.com. == Installation == = Fresh Install = 1. Download the latest stable version of Netblog. 1. Extract the archive to your Wordpress Plugins directory `/wp-content/plugins/` 1. `Activate` the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress. (`DO NOT use Network Activate` at the moment) = Update = Make sure both the widgets have been removed from your widgets area before or after the update for the new settings to take affect. == Frequently Asked Questions == = How to show the section `Further Reading`? = Go to `Widgets` and drag the widget `Further Reading` into one of the widget areas. If done so and no links will show up, the maximum number of visible links of each link type might be 0. The widget must be displayed on at least one of the types: posts, pages or others. = The public hyperlinks to too long. What can I do? = Go to Widgets and lower the value `truncate each hyperlink to [] characters`. = How to add an external link? = Go to `Edit Post` and look for the box `Further Reading`. Type in the field below (`Search for resources`) a certain keyword, like `www` or like `http://`, and then type your search query, e.g. `www wordpress plugin netblog`. A list of close matches should appear below. If it does not appear, try one of the supported web browers. = I got the message 'Cannot add link' while trying to add a link = `Deactivate and then activate` the plugin. The Reason: The database tables are not installed properly. This happens as of Wordpress 3.0 with MU enabled, when activating the plugin networkwide (link: 'Network Activate'), because Wordpress 3.0 does not run this feature properly at the moment. = How can I remove a link? = Go to `Edit Post` and in the box `Further Reading`, click on the `x-icon` on the left side of every link. The link disappears apon successful removal. = Missing Links in Widget `Further Reading`? = In the widget Further Reading, besides external resources, posts and pages are listed as soon as they are published. All other types, such as drafts or trashed items are not displayed. When you restore a trashed item, all its previous links will be restored and displayed for the public visitor. = There are no (dynamic) incoming links of the Google Blogsearch! = Your webpage might be new or not quite popular, so that Google Blogsearch has not yet found a foreign website linking to your current webpage. Building an index usually takes a bit of time for Google. Don't stop editing and posting. = In IE, the Metabox Futher Reading disappears upon moving it in the edit page! = Reload the page. Reason: at the moment, this does not work in IE. (I am going to fix this). == Screenshots == 1. **Overview**: widgets Further Reading and References on the public website. 2. On **edit-post/page**: add content-related resources for each of your posts and pages, just by typing your query in the field `Search for Resources`, e.g. `Image-base` for internal posts and pages, `www graphics animation dreamworks` for resources in the World Wide Web. An autocomplete box will appear, if possible matches were found. 3. Version 1.2: **new pdf-icon** == Changelog == = 1.2 = * New Feature: Link to pages within the website * New Feature: Pingbacks * New Feature: Display Widgets on posts, pages and/or any other type. * Revised Widgets settings area: truncate links; maximum number of links for each link type; custom order of link types * Updated Widgets: PDF-Icon for external pdf-file resources in the public area (in the list shown on a post or page) * Updated Widget 'References': Use of icons for external links returned by blogsearch * Updated Admin edit-post/page page: list of links in alphabetical order. First internal links, followed by external links. * Updated Config: constants NETBLOG_BLOGSEARCH_PROVIDER_NAME and NETBLOG_BLOGSEARCH_PROVIDER_URI added * Updated Widget Descriptions * Fix Widgets - List of links: use of an URI indexer to prevent duplicates. == Upgrade Notice == = 1.2 = * A couple of new features, including pingbacks, links to pages and more detailed settings for the widgets = 1.1 = * First public version