=== Plugin Name ===
Contributors: benbalter
Donate link: http://ben.balter.com/donate/
Tags: emphasis, highlight, nyt, new york times, permalinks, journalism
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 3.3
Stable tag: 0.7

One-click implementation of the New York Times open-source emphasis script for highlighting and permalinking text.

== Description ==

One-click implementation of the [New York Times open-source emphasis script](http://open.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/emphasis-update-and-source/) which allows users to highlight and link to specific text within an article or post.

In their own words:
> Emphasis provides dynamic paragraph-specific anchor links and 
> the ability to highlight text in a document, all of which is 
> made available in the URL hash so it can be emailed, bookmarked, or shared.

The plugin allows for permalinking and highlighting of text on a paragraph and sentence level. No need to set anything up. Just install, tap shift twice, and start highlighting.

See [The New York Times](http://open.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/emphasis-update-and-source/) for syntax more information on general usage.

Questions, comments, suggestions? Please leave them on the [WP Emphasis Plugin page](http://ben.balter.com/2011/01/11/wordpress-emphasis-plugin/).

*Enjoy using WP Emphasis? Feel free to [make a small donation](http://ben.balter.com/donate/) to support the software’s continued development.*

== Installation ==

Install. That's it. No settings. No fuss.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I use it? =

Once installed, simply navigate to any page and double tap shift to get activate the plugin. For a more detailed explanation, see [The New York Times writeup](http://open.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/emphasis-update-and-source/).

== Changelog ==

= 0.7 =
* Removed unnecessary database call on page load

= 0.6 =
* Removed prototype support
* Default paragraph selector now works with most installs
* Updated Emphasis code to latest version

= 0.5 =
* Made jQuery the default build
* Updated source from community fork with bug fixes, better Internet Explorer compatibility

= 0.4 =
* Updated jQuery to port with performance improvements

= 0.3 = 
* Ported to jQuery and added toggle under the readings settings page (default is native prototype build)

= 0.2 =
* Added support for SCRIPT_DEBUG (includes non-minified source)
* Moved action from init hook to wp_enqueue_script hook

= 0.1 =
* Initial release