=== SOPA Blackout Plugin === Contributors: Chris Tidd, cgrymala, benwb Donate link: http://www.sopawpblackout.com/ Tags: soap, blackout, pipa, censorship, sopa Requires at least: 2.0.2 Tested up to: 3.3.1 Stable tag: 1.0.3 This plugin allows you to set SOPA blackout dates for your WordPress website. SEO friendly plus easy options to configure how often it's shown. == Description == This plugin allows you to set SOPA blackout dates for your WordPress website, as well as a variety of options on who the anti-SOPA is shown too. You can have it shown instead of your site for any visitor, you can only show it the first time then let your visitors continue to the site, plus a lot more. This plugin is SEO friendly with temporary redirects being used. By default, this plugin will automatically redirect visitors from your site's home page to a "Stop SOPA" message on Jan. 18 and 23, 2012. After the visitor has seen the Stop SOPA message, they will be able to continue to your site and will not see the message again during that browser session. There are a number of options available to customize the way the plugin behaves: 1. Blackout Dates - if you would like to change the dates on which the Stop SOPA message is displayed, you can enter a comma-separated list of dates (in YYYY-MM-DD format) 2. Remove backlinks to plugin sponsors - the default configuration of the Stop SOPA message displays a link to the 3 contributors/sponsors of this plugin. You can disable those by checking this box 3. Show the SOPA message to visitors the first time they visit your site, no matter which page they land on? - By default, only the front page and the posts page redirect visitors to the SOPA message. If you check this box, all pages will redirect the first time they visit your site. 4. Don't allow visitors to view the regular site when the SOPA message is active: - With the default configuration, this plugin sets a session cookie when a visitor sees the SOPA message, so that they won't see the message again until they close their browser. If you check this option, they will see the message every time they visit one of the affected pages, no matter how many times they've already seen it. 5. Link to the following page with the "Continue to site" link - If the "Continue to site" link is displayed on the SOPA page (in certain configurations, it won't be), you can choose which page on your site that link leads to (for instance, if you have the plugin configured not to set a cookie, then you should point visitors to a page other than your home page, since they won't see your site if they try to visit the home page). 6. Use the following page for the SOPA message: - By default, the plugin redirects to the actual PHP file that displays the SOPA message. You can choose to create a new page in WordPress to display the SOPA message, or choose to display the SOPA message in place of one of your existing pages. When you deactivate this plugin, all of its settings will be removed. In addition, if you chose to create a new page, this plugin will automatically delete that page. == Installation == To install the plugin: 1. Upload the files in the zip to the to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 3. Under Settings / SOPA Options you can configure the options for the plugin. == Frequently Asked Questions == Q. Are the redirects used SEO friendly? A. Yes they are temporary and SEO friendly. Q. Can I see an example of what the SOPA page looks like? A. You bet! Take a look here for a demo http://www.wpsopaplugin.com/stop-sopa/ == Screenshots == 1. To view a screenshot of the admin panel please see: http://www.sopawpblackout.com/wordpress-plugin-for-sopa-protest/ == Changelog == = 1.0.3 = * Added i18n to the Stop SOPA message page * Removed logos from footer * Removed Site5 link and replaced with link to BWB * Added nofollow to footer sponsor links = 1.0.2 = * Changed the link location for "Get the WordPress plugin" on the blackout page == Upgrade Notice == = 1.0.3 = Removed logos from footer. = 1.0 = * Round 1 launch.