=== WordPress Admin Bar ===
Contributors: Viper007Bond
Donate link: http://www.viper007bond.com/donate/
Tags: admin, bar
Requires at least: 2.0
Stable tag: trunk

An upload-and-activate plugin that creates an admin bar at the top of your site like the one at WordPress.com.

== Description ==

Ever seen the admin bar located on [WordPress.com](http://wordpress.com/) and wanted it on your own site? Well, this plugin is what you need then.

It replicates all of the menu links in your normal admin area at the top of your main site for logged in users (i.e. you). You can go right to the "Write Post" or manage options pages in one click from anywhere on your blog. No more having to go to your dashboard first.

== Installation ==

###Upgrading From A Previous Version###

To upgrade from a previous version of this plugin, delete the entire folder and files from the previous version of the plugin and then follow the installation instructions below.

###Installing The Plugin###

Extract all files from the ZIP file, making sure to keep the file structure intact, and then upload the plugin's folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.

This should result in the following file structure:

`- wp-content
    - plugins
        - wordpress-admin-bar
            | readme.txt
            | screenshot1.png
            | wordpress-admin-bar.css
            | wordpress-admin-bar.js
            | wordpress-admin-bar.php
            - images
                | bullet_arrow_down.gif
                | wpabar_bkg.png`

Then just visit your admin area and activate the plugin.

**See Also:** ["Installing Plugins" article on the WP Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins)

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= It's not working! =

If it's not working for you, first try switching to the default WordPress theme. If that makes it show up, then you know it's an issue with your regular theme.

To fix this, you will need to open your theme's `footer.php` file and add the following somewhere (right before `</body>`) should probably do:

`<?php wp_footer(); ?>`

== Screenshots ==

1. The admin bar in action

== Planned Features ==

Eventually, I'd like to add an options page which would allow you to hide certain menu items if you don't want to use them.

Currently, a seperate plugin is required to do this via the `wpabar_menuitems` and `wpabar_submenuitems` filters.

== ChangeLog ==

**Version 2.0.3**

* Added a tweak to put parathensis around the comments in moderation count in WordPress 2.5.
* Some CSS, image, and code improvements.

**Version 2.0.2**

* Need to include_once() rather than include() to avoid having all menu items being listed twice in the admin area if this plugin is enabled there. Props Nigel Kane.

**Version 2.0.1**

* Support added for using this plugin in your admin area. Just edit the plugin file and uncomment the two hooks as described in the file.

**Version 2.0.0**

* Plugin renamed to "WordPress Admin Bar" to avoid any confusion that this plugin is officially related to WordPress.com.
* Complete recode from scratch. Everything is dynamic now and pulled directly from the regular admin area.

**Version 1.0.3**

* Support for Democracy added as well as the upcoming WordPress v2.1.

**Version 1.0.2**

* Support for more plugins added, including Akismet (thanks Paul for reminding me).

**Version 1.0.1**

* All CSS declarations in the CSS file are now marked as !important to make sure to overwrite your theme’s declarations and make the admin bar display correctly.

**Version 1.0.0**

* Initial release.