=== ELI's Related Posts Footer Links and Widget === Plugin Name: ELI's Related Posts Footer Links and Widget Plugin URI: http://wordpress.ieonly.com/category/my-plugins/related-posts-widget/ Author: Eli Scheetz Author URI: http://wordpress.ieonly.com/ Contributors: scheeeli Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8VWNB5QEJ55TJ Tags: widget, post, plugin, sidebar, links, list, related posts, footer, tag, tags, category, categories Stable tag: 1.2.01.09 Version: 1.2.01.09 Requires at least: 2.6 Tested up to: 3.3 A Related Post Links Plugin for WordPress that puts a linked list of Posts at the bottom of every post or on the sidebar. You can choose to relate by thier Tags or Categories and the Widget can display the links in a Tree View or as a Simple List. == Description == This is a Related Post Links Plugin for the WordPress. It basically displays links to a given number of Posts that are related to the current single post using any of the Tags (or Categories) you have set. Just turn on the automatic post footer setting or drop the widget on your sidebar. *Note: if you are on a page that shows more than one Post this widget will not be displayed.* Plugin == Installation == 1. Download and unzip the plugin into your WordPress plugins directory (usually `/wp-content/plugins/`). 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in your WordPress Admin. == Frequently Asked Questions == = What do I do after I activate the Plugin? = Turn on Automatic Related Links in the footer of your posts from the RelatedPosts -> Setting menu. or ... Go to the Widgets menu in the WordPress Admin and add the "Related Posts" Widget to your Sidebar or Footer Area. = Why am I not seeing the Widget on my site after I add it to the sidebar? = The Widgets only shows up on pages that contain a single Post unless you are using "Tree View" and uncheck "Only show on pages with a single post". = What if my WordPress Themes does not even show the Sidebar on Single Posts? = You can still use the Widget by adding it to the Footer Area. Or, on pages that have more than one post, You can use the "Tree View" and uncheck "Only show on pages with a single post". == Screenshots == 1. This is the Widget Setting with all it's options showing. 2. This is Settings page from the Admin Menu with Related Posts options. 3. The Related Post Links displayed at the bottom of a post and in the sidebar widget. == Changelog == = 1.2.01.09 = * Fixed the endless loop in the new "Tree View" options on the Widget when displayed on pages with only a single Posts. = 1.2.01.04 = * Added "Tree View" to the Widget options with the ability to show the Widget on pages with multiple Posts. = 1.1.12.11 = * Updated the settings page in the admin and fixed the default settings. = 1.1.12.10 = * Added "Category" as an optional means of relating your posts that are listed at the bottom of every Post. = 1.1.12.09 = * Added the ability to automaticaly put the Related Post Links at the bottom of every post. * Added Settings to the Admin Menu for the automaticaly Related Post Links in the post footer. = 1.1.11.09 = * Updated Admin Menu Icon and removed get_headers call that was sometimes slowing page loads. * Added Plugin Updates section to the right side in the Admin pages. = 1.1.11.05 = * Updated Menu, Logo, and Links on Admin Pages. = 1.1.10.28 = * Styled the Admin pages and added helpful links to the right side. * Added a screenshot of the admin menu to the readme file. = 1.1.10.27 = * Added an Admin Menu for users to view the Readme and License files. = 1.1.10.26 = * Fixed Relateby option of the widget to not get stuck on Categories and still show Post related by Tags. = 1.1.10.25 = * Added a screenshot of the widget to the readme file. = 1.1.10.24 = * Added "Category" to the widget's configuration options as a means of relating your posts. = 1.1.10.22 = * Updated code to cleanup any queries that other plugins left open to fix the problem of getting the wrong Post ID. * Added code to cleanup my own query and restore the original Post ID. * Added Contributors to the readme file for helping me to discover this issue. = 1.1.10.21 = * Updated URIs for plugin's website. * Added "Donate link" to the readme file. = 1.1.10.20 = * Made the widget into a Class to better conform to WordPress coding standards. * Added "Alternative Title" to the widget's configuration options. * Added "Number of Posts to List" to configuration options to set a max count to the list. = 1.1.10.19 = * Small change to the plugin name for better search relevance. * Fixed the "unexpected output" warning during activation. * Updated this readme file with more info about the plugin. = 1.1.10.17 = * First versions uploaded to WordPress. == Upgrade Notice == = 1.2.01.09 = * Fixed the endless loop in the new "Tree View" options on the Widget when displayed on pages with only a single Posts. = 1.2.01.04 = Added "Tree View" to the Widget options with the ability to show the Widget on pages with multiple Posts. = 1.1.12.11 = Updated the settings page in the admin and fixed the default settings. = 1.1.12.10 = Added "Category" as an optional means of relating your posts that are listed at the bottom of every Post. = 1.1.12.09 = Added a Settings page to the Admin Menu with setting for automaticaly listing Related Post Links at the bottom of each Post. = 1.1.11.09 = Updated Admin Menu icon, sped up Admin page loads, and added Update checker. = 1.1.11.05 = Updated Menu, Logo, and Links on Admin Pages. = 1.1.10.28 = Styled the Admin pages and added helpful links to the right side. = 1.1.10.27 = Added an Admin Menu for users to view the Readme and License files. = 1.1.10.26 = Fixed Relateby option of the widget to not get stuck on Categories and still show Post related by Tags. = 1.1.10.25 = Added a screenshot of the widget to the readme file. = 1.1.10.24 = Added "Category" to the widget's configuration options as a means of relating your posts. = 1.1.10.22 = Updated code to fix the problem of getting the wrong Post ID for the current post. = 1.1.10.21 = Updated URIs for plugin's websiteand added "Donate link" to the readme file. = 1.1.10.20 = Added "Alternative Title" and "Number of Posts to List" to the widget's configuration options. = 1.1.10.19 = Fixed the "unexpected output" warning during activation. = 1.1.10.17 = First versions available through WordPress.