=== Tagspace === Contributors: Kenneth Stein Donate Link: http://www.plexav.com/tagspace-plugin-wordpress/ Tags: Tagspace, tag cloud, tagcloud, 3d, 3-d, menu, categories, category,tag, tags, plexav, postjockey Requires at least: 2.3 Tested up to: 3.2.1 Stable tag: 1.5 License: GPLv2 The Tagspace widget lets visitors browse your blog's categories and tags in a dynamic & engaging 3D environment. == Description == All of your wordpress categories and tags appear to float in the tagspace widget, and they're linked to your corresponding content. Click a Tag & See the Content! 1. PLACE YOUR MOUSE POINTER OVER THE TAGSPACE WINDOW SO IT'S NOT OVER ANY WORDS. 2. CLICK AND HOLD MOUSE BUTTON DOWN TO FLY FORWARD. LET GO TO SLOOOOW DOWN. 3. MOVE THE MOUSE AROUND WHILE HOLDING THE BUTTON DOWN AND SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO CONTROL WHERE YOU GO! 4. FLY AROUND FOR A BIT UNTIL YOU SEE A CATEGORY YOU WANT TO EXPLORE 5. LET GO OF THE BUTTON, MOVE THE MOUSE OVER THE TAG AND CLICK!!! Want your site visitors to stay longer and explore more of your site? Want to make it easier for people to explore your categories and tags and even begin to get a feel for how they relate to each other?? And...do you want to do all this in your sidebar??? Then you want the TagSpace widget. Match TAGSPACE to your site's theme. The widget name, height, width, background color, text color, rollover color, and click color are each configurable via the easy to use Tagspace widget admin panel. Once installed, all changes you make to your site are automatically and immediately reflected in TagSpace. == Installation == Upload the folder "tagspace" into your "wp-content/plugins" directory. Log in to Wordpress Administration area, choose "Plugins" from the main menu, find "Tagspace" and click the "Activate" button. --Configuration-- From the main menu choose "Design->Widgets." Drag the "Tagspace" widget to the preferred position on your sidebar. Click the "Change" button below the widget to display the configuration menu. Complete the configuration menu: 1. Widget Title - You can substitute a different title for Tagspace 2. Widget Height - Specify the height (ex. 220px). 3. Widget Width - Specify the width (ex. 220px). You can specify the background color, category color, tag color, and the rollover color by simply selecting the color you want using the Farbtastic Color Selectors we've provided. Or, if you're comfortable with hexadecimal, just type in the codes for each color into the corresponding selection box. Click 'Save Changes' located below the configuration menu to save your changes. --Uninstallation-- Log in to Wordpress Administration area. Choose "Plugins" from the main menu Find the name of the plugin "Tagspace", and click the "Deactivate" button. If you were using the widget it will no longer appear, so be certain to review your site. Author: Kenneth Stein Author URI: http://www.plexav.com == Frequently Asked Questions == = Which tags does Tagspace show? = Tagspace shows all of your site's category tags. Presently these are the only tags shown. = I had an earlier version that included a nifty color picker, where is it? = The Color Picker is supported in all versions of TagSpace Presently == Screenshots == 1. The widget as it appears on a webpage. Colors are all customizable. 2. The control panel for the widget with easy peasy color selection ==Changelog == = 1.5 = * Include Text Scaling = 1.4 = * Revised the TagSpace to better accomodate a variety of height and width configurations * Refined animation algorithms for smoother motion and less memory intensive operation = 1.3.6 = * Updated Flash App to enable addition of new functions! = 1.3.5 = * Changed Plexav link URL = 1.3 = * Corrected issue in XML generating code for WP 2.8 and up * Improved placement of tags and categories in tagspace widget * Added fading effect to tags and categories = 1.2.1 = * Clean up files for readability = 1.2 = * Updates to work with all Wordpress versions from 2.3 to 3.0.4 * Users with WP 2.8 and later display categories and the top ten tags for each category * Revised tagspace display for WP 2.8 and later = 1.0 = * Updates to work with all Wordpress versions from 2.3 to 3.0.1 = .9.7.0 = * Users with WP 2.8 and later now have tags showing in spaced apart relation to categories - tags appear BELOW categories * Dynamically resize tagspace depending upon the selected height and width of the widget = .9.6.0 = * Added Code to Incorporate Tags in Addition to Categories * Adjust TagSpace dynamically depending upon # of Tags x,y,z parameters * Dynamically Set Alpha Channel depending upon depth of TagSpace * Generate A link to each site using the TagSpace Widget at PLexav.com Links page - http://www.plexav.com/recommended-sites-interesting-people/ = .9.5.0 = * Incorporated the Farbtastic Color Picker for all versions * Fixed autoupdating XML = .9.4.0 = * Separated code for versions of Wordpress earlier than 2.8 * Dynamic sizing of Tag Space dependant upon number of tags * Multi-word tags are dynamically formatted for improved visibility and aesthetic * Code revised for improved performance = .9.3.1 = * Disabled use of Farbtastic Color Picker in the Widget Admin - Buggy * Revise UI Controls = .9.3.0 = * Edited color and size defaults for better fit with sidebars out of the box * Placed some script calls into the footer to avoid conflict with other Ajax plugins * Revised the User Interface in preparation to incorporate TAGS along with the now included CATEGORIES * Changed the presention font for the widget = .9.2.0 = * Modified Controls - Simplified = .9.1.0 = * New Control Schema * Up to slow and Down to speed up * Click once - now it's easy to click again = .9.0.10 = * Widget background is transparent unless a background color is selected * Corrected the hexadecimal code for default background * Resized widget control panel width and css = .9 = * Added instantly updating Tagspace for added or deleted categories * Added instantly updating Tagspace for added or deleted posts * Simplifed serving the Tagspace widget * Included colorpicker for Tag color selection = .8 = * Included Specifying tag color using hexadecimal == License == Copyright (C) 2006-2011 Kenneth L. Stein This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the License. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see , or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA