=== WP SIMILE Timeline ===
Contributors: freshlabs
Tags: api, widget, visualization, javascript, simile, timeline, time, mit
Requires at least: 2.3
Tested up to: 2.6
Stable tag: 0.33a

Integrates the SIMILE Timeline into WordPress and provides an option interface for the various timeline settings.

== Description ==
This plugin integrates the [SIMILE Timeline](http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/ "SIMILE Timeline at SIMILE Labs") into WordPress and provides an option interface for the various timeline settings.
Developed by SIMILE Labs the Timeline is a DHTML-based ajaxy widget for visualizing time-based events. 

Features:

*   Include individual categories to be display in the timeline
*   Customize colors for timeline bands and categories
*   Supports multiple instances on different pages by using a template tag
*   Display individual icons or images with custom fields

== Installation ==

1. Unpack the ZIP-archive
2. Copy or upload the folder `simile-timeline` to the `/wp-content/plugins/`directory
3. Activate the plugin through the WordPress plugins page
4. Include `<?php stl_simile_timeline(); ?>` or the quicktag <!--similetimeline--> in your page or post
5. Specify the page ID of the page where you included the Timeline on the Options > SIMILE Timeline page
	This will output the necessary JavaScript and CSS in the HTML head
	(Set this value to 0 to include the Timeline script on all pages)
6. Enable categories on the Timeline options page

== Custom Fields ==

You may provide an individual icon or image for a post that shows on the timeline.
Add a custom field with the key **timeline_icon** or **timeline_image** in your write interface.