=== Skydrive Directlink ===
Contributors: Flarefox
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Tags: skydrive,directlink
Requires at least: 2.7
Tested up to: 2.8
Stable tag: 0.4.13

Auto update the direct link of skydrive file. Using this plugin, you can get a permanent direct link of any skydrive file.

== Description ==

Skydrive is a free excellent net disk. But before download a file, you have to open a download page in skydrive site first. This plugin's purpose is getting direct link of a skydrive file, thus it can be directly downloaded everywhere.

Usage example:

1. In a link: `<a href="[skydrive:http://*****.skydrive.live.com/.../somefile.zip]">somefile.zip</a>`

2. With Audio Player plugin: `[audio:[skydrive:http://*****.skydrive.live.com/.../somemusic.mp3]]`

3. After set a default skydrive url, for example `http://cid-955fceff19f67540.skydrive.live.com/`, you can use `[skydrive:self.aspx/.Public/howdy.txt]` to simplify `[skydrive:http://cid-955fceff19f67540.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/howdy.txt]`.

There are 3 cache modes:

1. no cache. Slow.

2. cache and validate. RECOMMENDED. It keeps accuracy while spends less time.

3. cache only. Not suggested now. However, After I add some functions in the future version, this mode is probably better than `cache and validate`.

* Cache is located in a database table like `wp_skydrive_directlink`. *

Find more information in FAQ section.

If you have any question or suggestion, please response here or mail to flarefox at 163 dot com. That will help me a lot, thank you!

== Installation ==

1. Upload `skydrive-directlink` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Use [skydrive:skydrive file download page url] to get direct link.

== Screenshots ==

1. Option page

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What is direct link? =

When click the link, you can download the file directly, instead of being lead to a download page.

= How does this plugin work? =

It analyzes skydrive download page and get the direct link when a post is load.

= Will it slow down my site ? =

After v0.4.11, links can be cached in a database table, which greatly reduce the load time. 

You can find three cache modes in option page. If cache is disabled, the plugin have to analyze skydrive download page first, which surely needs some time. The time depends on the connecting speed between your host and skydrive site.

== Changelog ==

= 0.4.13 =
* This update is only because Microsoft changed its skydrive page source code.

= 0.4.11 =
* Add a db table to cache links.
* Add three cache modes: no cache, cache and validate, cache only.
* Modify some items in option page. 

= 0.3 =
* Add skydrive load time test in option page.
* Fix some bugs on option page.

= 0.2 =
* Change the main algorithm.

= 0.1 =
* Works on wordpress 2.8 and 2.7.