=== Plugin Name ===
Contributors: hawkwood
Tags: authors, recent, posts, widget
Donate link: http://www.hawkwood.com/wp-donate.php
Requires at least: 2.2
Tested up to: 2.5
Stable tag: trunk

This sidebar widget provides a list of authors, with options including showing recent posts by that author.

== Description ==

This sidebar widget provides a list of authors, with options including showing recent posts by that author. This is based on the plugins [WP-Authors](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-authors/) and [Recent Posts](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/recent-posts/).

The options are as follows:

Title: - Like most widgets, there is an option for a custom title.

Show post counts - Shows the total post count next to the authors name.

Number of recent posts to show: - When greater than 0, a sublist is displayed under an author's name with up to the set number of posts.

Show full names - Displays the authors first and last name instead of their chosen public name.

Hide empty authors - If an author has no posts, then they are not shown in the sidebar.

Exclude admin - Hides the admin from being shown in the sidebar.

== Installation ==

1. Ensure that your theme is [widget-ready](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_List/Widget-ready).
1. Ensure you are running WordPress-2.2 or later. 
1. Upload `recent-by-author.php`  to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
1. Go to the 'Design' menu, click on 'Widgets', and add the 'Recent By Author' widget to the sidebar.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

== Screenshots ==

1. This is the admin box in widgets, showing the options.

== Version History ==

* 1.1.0 - Hides subscribers from list when empty authors are showing
* 1.0.0 - Initial release