=== Quick Post Widget ===
Contributors: inapan
Donate link: http://www.famvanakkeren.nl/downloads/quick-post-widget/
Tags: post, quick, sidebar, frontpage, easy, fast
Requires at least: 2.8
Tested up to: 2.9.1
Stable tag: 1.1

This plugin provides a widget to post directly from the frontpanel of your site without going into the backend.


== Description ==

This plugin provides a widget to post directly from the frontpanel of your site without going into the backend.
Originally developed to enable my 10-year old son to post youtube clips simply by copying and pasting the title and code from youtube and choose a category without having to use the backend of his blog.
But off course the widget can be used for just about anything you want to post quickly.

Features:

* Post directly from the frontpage of your site.
* Input: post-title, post-content and category.
* The post is immediately published.
* The widget only displayes when logged-in and allowed to post.
* When allowed to create a new category, radio buttons are displayed to choose between an existing category and a new category as well as an input box for the name of the new category.
* When a required item remains empty the item-border displayes default red but you can choose other colors (in case you have a red site).
* If for some reason posting is unsuccessfull, for instance when a required field is empty, the widget doesn't lose its values.
* Every widget element can be styled with the stylesheet.
* Almost every widget element can also be styled with the options panel so you won't lose any customizations by upgrading.
* Every options panel element can be styled with the stylesheet.


== Installation ==

1. Download the plugin.
2. Upload the entire `quick-post-widget` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory of your blog.
3. Goto the Plugins section of the WordPress admin and activate the plugin.
4. Goto the Widget tab of the Presentation section and configure the widget.


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Feature requests = 
If you have any feature requests feel free to mail (or use the forum). Suggestions are welcome but I will try to keep the widget as general as possible.

== Screenshots ==

1. Options panel in the widget
2. The actual widget functioning on a site (not allowed to create categories)
3. The actual widget functioning on a site (allowed to create categories)

== Changelog ==

= 1.1 =
* When allowed to create a new category, radio buttons are displayed to choose between an existing category and a new category as well as an input box to type in the name of the new category.
* Built in visual form validation. When a required item remains empty the item-border displayes default red but you can choose other colors (in case you have a red site).
* Corrected and slightly changed stylesheet.

= 1.0 =
* First release

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.1 =
Adds a new feature to create a new category while posting.
Built in visual form validation.
Corrected and slightly changed stylesheet.

= 1.0 =
This is the first release of this plugin, no upgrade necessary.