=== Virtual Sidebar ===
CONTRIBUTORS: athenaofdelphi
TAGS: virtual, sidebar, widget, multiple, short, code, shortcode, post
REQUIRES AT LEAST: 3.0.1
TESTED UP TO: 3.9
STABLE TAG: 0.1.2
DONATE LINK: http://athena.outer-reaches.com/wiki/doku.php?id=donate

The Virtual Sidebar plugin allows you to create 'virtual' sidebars that can have their content inserted into posts using shortcodes.

== Description ==

Virtual Sidebar is a plugin by Christina Louise Warne (aka. AthenaOfDelphi).  It is designed to allow users to include widgets in post content by way of 'virtual' sidebars.  Each virtual sidebar can have widgets added to it using the widget manager and can then be included in a post using the short code [vs id="<VSID>"].

For detailed information about this plugin and how it works, check out it's wiki page at [Athena's Wiki](http://athena.outer-reaches.com/wiki/doku.php?id=projects:wpvs:home).

== Installation ==

Installing this plugin, is just like installing any other WordPress plugin.

1. Download Virtual Sidebar
2. Extract the `/virtual-sidebar/` folder from the archive
3. Upload this folder to `../wp-contents/plugins/`
4. Activate the plugin in *Dashboard > Plugins*
5. Customize from the *Plugins > Virtual Siderbar* menu

For more information about plugins and installing them, please review the [managing plugins](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins "Installing Plugins - WordPress Codex") section of the WordPress Codex.

== Changelog ==

= 0.1.2 =
* Updated to reflect compatibility with WordPress 3.5

= 0.1.1 =
* Original release

== License ==

Virtual Siderbar, a plugin for WordPress, (C) 2010-12 by Christina Louise Warne, is licensed under the [GNU General Public License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html "GNU General Public License").

Virtual Sidebar 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, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

Virtual Sidebar 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 Virtual Sidebar. If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ "GNU General Public Licenses").

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What does this plugin do? =

Virtual Sidebar allows you to create sidebars that can contain widgets.  These sidebars can then be inserted into posts/pages using a simple shortcode.

== Screenshots ==

1. Virtual sidebar configuration options