=== SmugMug Photo sidebar widget ===
Tags: SmugMug, WordPress, WordPress Plugin, RSS, widget, images, photos, Flickr, sidebar
Contributors: mproulx
Requires at least: 2.0
Tested up to: 2.2
Stable tag: trunk

== Description ==

The SmugMug Photo Sidebar widget displays a user-selectable number of random photos from one (or several) RSS photo feeds in the sidebar of a Word Press blog.

This plugin requires the installation of the Widgets plugin (available at http://automattic.com/code/widgets/). 


== Installation ==

1. Download and unzip `photo-sidebar-widget.zip`
2. Place `photo_sb.php` in your blog's widgets subdirectory (e.g., `/content/plugins/widgets/`).
3. Activate the plugin from the Plugins tab of your blog's administrative panel. (Make sure that the Sidebar widget is activated as well.)
4. Go to the Sidebar Widgets page from the Presentation tab.
2. Drag the Photos widget onto the sidebar
3. Use the blue 'settings' box (on the widget's "rectangle") to open the settings form
4. Use the form to point to RSS feeds, adjust any of the visual settings to fit your theme and preferences and save the sidebar settings.
5. You should be able to see the sidebar on your front page.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= I installed the plugin but can't see it.  What's wrong? =

If the widget doesn't show up on the Sidebar Widgets page:
* Check to make sure the plugin was uploaded to the widgets subdirectory.
* Check to make sure both the widgets plugin and the photos plugin are activated.

If the widget doesn't appear on the sidebar once the plugin has been added:
* Make sure the plugin has been dragged to the sidebar.
* Be sure to save changes on the plugin page.

If the widget title appears but no photos appear below it:
* Make sure the feed URL is entered correctly in the settings page

= I can't change the settings on the plugin.  What's wrong? =

The popup settings form should work as expected when using Firefox but can be a little touchy when using Internet Explorer or other browsers.  The link to open the form is located on the right side of the rectangle representing the widget.  If it doesn't open when you click, try to click again.

= If the form doesn't work perfectly in some browsers, can we expect the widget to work correctly? =

The widget has been tested on a variety of browsers and platforms and should *display* correctly no matter which browser or operating system your visitors may be using.

= The widget doesn't work with my theme.  How can I fix this? =

This widget has been tested on a number of themes and is compatible with all truly widget-ready themes.  However, certain formatting settings are "locked" in the code.  

The code isn't locked in stone, however.  You may be able to edit the PHP file to adjust things to your particular code.  You may also contact the plugin author for suggestions; these may result in a better plugin in the future.

= What RSS feeds work with this plugin? =

Currently, this plugin supports RSS feeds from SmugMug, Flickr, Gallery2 and Blogger services.

== Homepage ==

[http://www.district30.net/smugmug-photo-sidebar/](http://www.district30.net/smugmug-photo-sidebar/)