=== YD Recent Posts Widget ===
Contributors: ydubois
Donate link: http://www.yann.com/
Tags: widget, recent posts, thumbnail, image, cache, tags
Requires at least: 2.3.0
Tested up to: 2.7.1
Stable tag: trunk

This Wordpress plugin installs a new sidebar widget that can display the recent posts with automatic thumbnail images.

== Description ==

This Wordpress plugin installs a new sidebar widget that can display the recent posts with automatic thumbnail images. 
You can choose to list all recent posts, or only list recent posts marked with a specific tag.
You can display a different selection on the home page and on other pages.
It is highly customizable allowing different settings on the home page and other blog pages. 
It uses cache to avoid multiple database query.
It has its own widget control pannel and admin options page.
It is fully internationalized.
Base package includes .pot file for translation and English and French versions.

*En Français :*
Ce plug-in Wordpress installe un nouveau widget dans votre barre latérale qui peut afficher les billets récents assortis automatiquement d'une image vignette.
Vous pouvez choisir de lister tous les billets récents, ou de seulement lister ceux qui sont marqués d'un tag précis.
Vous pouvez afficher une sélection distincte sur la page d'accueil et sur les autres pages.
Le plug-in est entièrement paramétrable, autorisant des réglages différents entre la page d'accueil et les autres pages du blog.
Il utilise un système de cache pour éviter les requêtes de base de données redondantes.
Il a son propre panneau de contrôle et sa page d'option dans l'administration.
Il est entièrement internationalisé.
La distribution standard inclut le fichier de traduction .pot et les versions française et anglaise.

== Installation ==

1. Unzip yd-recent-posts-widget.zip
1. Upload the `yd-recent-posts-widget` directory and all its contents into the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
1. Use the widget admin page to add the widget to one of your sidebars and configure it
1. Use the option 'YDRecentPosts' admin page to clear the cache when you make changes.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Where should I ask questions? =

http://www.yann.com/wp-plugins/yd-recent-posts-widget
Use comments.

== Screenshots ==

1. An example of the sidebar widget in action
2. Another example of the recent post list rendering
3. The widget control pannel in Wordpress 2.3
4. The widget options admin page in Wordpress 2.7

== Widget control pannel ==

The widget has its own control pannel for setting-up its look and feel. You can administer it from the widgets admin page.
Remember to clear the cache when you make changes, if you want to see them right away (see hereunder).

== Widget options page ==

Use the widget's own option page to clear the cache.
Otherwise, the cache expires only when content is added to the blog.

== Revisions ==

0.2. The cache did not always expire when new content was added -> Fixed.
0.2. I18n + .PO file + French .MO file.
0.3. Made date display and format optional.
0.4. Now Initializes / resets default options properly
0.4. Now gets default date format from WP options
0.4. Bugfix: in WP2.7 the widget was called when in admin mode, giving strange results
0.4. Created/Added a default thumbnail image + set it as default during init

== To Do ==

Actually generate the thumbnail image files with the right format (using GD when available).