=== XWidgets ===
Contributors: bankofcanada, bboudreau
Tags: xwidgets, widget, sidebar, CMS, page, post, template, theme, content
Requires at least: 2.8.4
Tested up to: 2.9
Stable tag: 2.0.1

Gives you the ability to configure widgets on a per page basis.

== Description ==

**XWidgets makes building a Multiple Column Site easy, by leveraging the Core Widget Features.**

= Features =

 * Add widgets to single page and single post.
 * Inherit widgets from a parent page.
 * Use global widgets (or not) when the page or post don't have any widgets.
 
= Tips =

 * Customize your pages further by using the [PBox](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pbox/) plugin to add highly customizable content widgets to your page sidebars.
 * Visit [Smashing Magazine - Advanced Power Tips For WordPress Template Developers](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/11/25/advanced-power-tips-for-wordpress-template-developers/) for ideas about Multiple Column Content Techniques.
 
= Future Plans =

 * Add Widgets to Taxonomies (Categories, Tags, ...)
 * Improve support for Custom Types

== Installation ==

1. Upload the XWidgets plugin to your blog
1. Activate it
1. Add a sidebar to the single.php and page.php template files
1. Start adding Widgets to your posts and pages.
1. Have Fun!

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How to use global widgets when the page or post doesn't have widgets? =

Go to the XWidgets Settings page via the Settings Menu and Select *Use global widgets - When no widgets on page*.

= Where is it used? =

 * Canada Saving Bonds
 * Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada - Coming Soon

= What are you doing to the database? =

We only use the postmeta and option table - **No Column added** and **No Table added**.

= What is under the hood?  =

We intercept calls trying to get the sidebars_widgets option and the call to get the widgets option, to use the postmeta table instead of the option table when not using the global widgets.

= How to contribute?  =

Coming Soon

== Screenshots ==

 1. The XWidget Interface
 1. Access the XWidgets interface from the post/page list
 1. Inheriting from a parent page
 1. The Result

== Changelog ==

= 2.0 =

 * First public release
 * Relying on the core Widgets.php interface
 * Started adding support for Custom Types and Taxonomies
 * Now Supporting WP 2.8 Widgets