=== The Wordpress Bar ===
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Tags: wordpress bar,wp-bar, wpbar, link bar, diggbar, social bookmarks, digg, twitter, facebook, delicious, stumbleupon, friendfeed
Requires at least: 2.7
Tested up to: 2.8
Stable tag: 0.5.5



== Description ==

Seen the DiggBar on Digg.com?  Add a similar feature to your Wordpress blog by creating a navigation bar for all external links outside of blog.  Also feature social network links such as Facebook, Twitter, Digg, and FriendFeed.

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<b>Features:</b>
<ul>
<li>Feature a "DiggBar like" to all external links</li>
<li>Whitelist domains that you do not want to apply The Wordpress Bar</li>
<li>Give your users up to 16 social network sharing links</li>
<li>Title and Logo branding options for your The Wordpress Bar</li>
<li>Multiple The Wordpress Bar color options</li>
<li>Track stats for how often featured links are viewed by your users</li>
<li>"As Featured In..." - This will list all of the posts that each link is featured in.  Great way to introduce your readers to new articles!</li>
</ul>

== Installation ==

1. Install and activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
2. Update the settings and design of your The Wordpress Bar by going to Settings>The Wordpress Bar.

To make sure the The Wordpress Bar is working, create and publish a post with an external link.  View that post and click on the external link.  You should now be viewing the link with the The Wordpress Bar along the top.

If you have any issues or suggestions for the The Wordpress Bar, please post them here: <a href="http://www.anthonymontalbano.com/software/wordpress/wp-bar/">The Wordpress Bar Support</a>



== Screenshots ==

1. Administrative backend and external link stats
2. Example of the The Wordpress Bar in action

== Changelog ==

= 0.5.5 =
* Redesigned internal variable structure to 1/10th database queries of previous version, which means much faster loading
* FIX: Only applies default settings on new installation. If already installed, leaves the original settings
* Shows site Favicon on the bar to the left of the source title
* Created an external CSS file for bar for cleaner code and faster style changes
* Ellipses title headlines longer than 100 characters
* Paginates and adds sortability to the stats for easier visibility and stat reading
* New option to validate URLs to replace (good to protect integrity of anchor links and relative URLs)

= 0.5.4 =
* Made links in stats clickable
* Removed Pownce (discontinued service) and replaced with FriendFeed
* Option to apply The Wordpress Bar to Blogroll
* Editable "Featured In" Text

= 0.5.3 =
* Fixed URL replacement errors
* Added the "As Featured In" feature
* Shorter URL structure
* Does not apply bar to Sociable links

= 0.5.2 =
* Completely optimized and redesigned code for even faster loading (less queries)
* Default settings optimized
* Ability to delete and clear external link stats
* Redesigned admin menu
* Change plugin name to The Wordpress Bar

= 0.5.0 =
* Updated the default settings to DB
* Add 12 more social network share link options
* Responded to user feedback updating numerous bugs

= 0.4.4 =
* Fixed internal linking issues to image
* Redefined dynamic plugin directories

= 0.4 =
* Initial public release of the WP-Bar