=== Private URL ===
Contributors: JamesClarke
Tags: posts, private
Requires at least: 2.3.1
Tested up to: 2.5
Stable tag: 1.0.2

Allows private posts to be shared through a special private url.

== Description ==

Private URL is a plugin for sharing private posts through a special private url which is accessible without requiring readers to register or enter a password.  Private URLs have a structure similar to `/private/293/df8eb1583b052b59e2cafc4327214d0/`.

== Installation ==

1. Upload `private-url.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
1. Configure the plugin in the 'Private URL' menu under 'Settings' in WordPress.
1. Create and save a private post.  A new options panel called 'Private URL' will show the private url for the post.

== Usage ==

When you edit a private post a new options panel will become available called *Private URL*.  This provides the private url and a means for changing the *salt* for the post.  The url is a publicly accessible version of the private post and typically of the form: `/private/293/df8eb1583b052b59e2cafc4327214d0/`

### What is the *salt*? 

The salt is responsible to generating the private url for each post.  It is similar to a passphrase.  By default all posts use the salt provided in the settings page for Private URL.  However, you can specify a post specific salt using the Private URL options panel while editing a post.

Modifying the salt for a post will cause it to have a new private url and the post's old private url will no longer function.  This can be used as a means to *expire* an old private url for the post.  Changing the default salt in the options menu will cause all posts without their own salt to have new private urls.