=== Recommended Reading: Google Reader Shared ===
Contributors: Jacob M Goldman (C. Murray Consulting)
Donate link: http://www.cmurrayconsulting.com
Tags: google, reader, shared, recommended, blogs
Requires at least: 2.7
Tested up to: 2.7.1
Stable tag: 1.02

Recommended Reading pulls in your Google Reader shared items. Includes easy configuration and widget support.

== Description ==

"Recommended Reading: Google Reader Shared" gets the shared items from your Google Reader account.

Want to easily share posts you recommend from other blogs? Want to share selected posts from your business partners' news 
feeds or friends' blogs? The "Recommended Reading" plug in is the easy way to do it! All you need is a free Google
Reader account.

It includes a built in configuration panel inside the WordPress "settings" panel. From this panel you can control:

1. Your Google Reader ID... or look it up dynamically with your Google username and password!
2. Number of posts to show.
3. Format of post dates (or hide dates).
4. Option to show the source blog with link.
5. How many characters from the post's content or summary to show (including all, or none).

Sidebar widget support is included.

Precise CSS classes throughout output (with common WordPress conventions) allows granular control over look within templates.

Future planned include caching and greater (traditional) control over output (title_li, before, etc).


== Installation ==

1. Upload the folder `recommended_reading` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Configure the plugin by going to the "Rec. Reading" menu item under "Settings"
4a. Widget users can add it to the sidebar by going to the "Widgets" menu item under "Appearance"
4b. Output the list anywhere in your template by calling the function: "google_reader_shared()"

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I set up a Google Reader account? =

Everything you need to know: http://reader.google.com

= How do I share posts? =

Click the "Share" button at the bottom of any post inside Google Reader.

= Do I need to be at my computer to update my recommended reading? =

Nope! Since the plug in gets posts from the Google Reader shared feed, you can update your website's / blog's feed
from any Google Reader interface that supports shared items. Google has a free mobile version of Google Reader...
recommend items from your mobile phone! http://www.google.com/reader/m 

== Screenshots ==

1. Sceenshot of output, using widget.
2. Screenshot of configuration panel.

== Arbitrary section ==

v1.01
Added "Quick Set" option to display settings
Vastly improved handling of ID validation
Fixed source post links

v1.02
Fixed description of "Trim Post Content"
Option for opening links in a new window
Improved output error checking for config saved with invalid feed ID
JavaScript and PHP code optimizations throughout