=== WP Socializer ===
Contributors: Aakash Chakravarthy
Author URI: http://www.aakashweb.com/
Plugin URI: http://www.aakashweb.com/wordpress-plugins/wp-socializer/
Tags: social, social bookmarking, bookmarks, bookmarking, bookmarks menu, share, sharing, search, rss, post, posts, plugin, seo, page, pages, google, excerpt, content, bookmark, button, technorati, e-mail, email, gmail, Facebook, twitter, retweet, myspace, diigo, delicious, digg, buzz, linkedin, google buzz, yahoo, reddit, dzone, Sphinn, addthis, template, socializer, sociable, wp, wordpress, sexy bookmarks
Donate Link: http://bit.ly/wpsrDonate
Requires at least: 2.8
Tested up to: 3.3.x
Stable tag: 2.4

Super Cool Plugin for inserting all kinds of Social Bookmarking & Sharing buttons. Has customizable Floating Share Bar, Widgets, Shortcodes also.

== Description ==

WP Socializer is an advanced plugin for inserting all kinds of Social bookmarking & sharing buttons. It has super cool features to insert the buttons into posts, sidebar. It also has Floating sharebar.

= Notable features =

* Insert all kinds of social buttons in posts & pages.
* **Floating share bar** (both horizontal & vertical)
* Has Shortcodes for all buttons.
* Widgets for inserting FB like box & G+ badges in sidebar.
* Template functions are available for advanced placements.

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= Buttons available =

Using WP Socializer, you can insert all these buttons into your site. These buttons can be inserted easily in any desired way. There is no fixed way as other plugins do.

* *107* Social bookmarking buttons (in both 16px and 32px)
* All kinds of Addthis buttons.
* All kinds of Sharethis buttons.
* Facebook like buttons.
* Google +1 buttons.
* Pinterest buttons.
* 3 Kinds of retweet buttons.
* ... and all kinds of Digg, LinkedIn, Reddit & StumbleUpon buttons

= Screenshots =

Check out the screenshots of the plugin to get the idea of how the plugin looks and works.

[**Plugin screenshots**](http://www.aakashweb.com/wordpress-plugins/wp-socializer/#screenshots)

= More features =

The social buttons can be inserted above or below posts easily. There are no fixed placements. There is a template feature, which allows to insert the buttons in **any** desired way.

Automatic adjustments are made to display the buttons in feeds. Custom buttons can also be added. Bit.ly integration is also available. Button scripts are optimized for site performance.

Exclude the social buttons in specific pages. Insert the social buttons easily in Widgets using the [HTML Javascript Plugin](html-javascript-adder "A plugin for adding advanced html, text widgets in the sidebar").

= Reference links =
For more information on the plugin, you can use the below links.

[**Homepage**](http://www.aakashweb.com/wordpress-plugins/wp-socializer/) - [**Support Forum**](http://www.aakashweb.com/forum/) - [**Donate**](http://bit.ly/wpsrDonate "If you like this plugin, then just a make a small donation for this plugins's hard work.")

* [Template function reference](http://www.aakashweb.com/docs/wp-socializer-docs/function-reference/).
* [Manual placement](http://www.aakashweb.com/docs/wp-socializer-docs/manual-placement/).

== Installation ==

1. Upload `wp-socializer` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress
1. Go to the WP Socializer Admin Page.
1. Customize the settings.
1. Use the corresponding button code in the placement template.
1. That's all. Enjoy !

[Documentation](http://www.aakashweb.com/docs/wp-socializer-docs/)

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

Frequently Asked Questions can be seen [here](http://www.aakashweb.com/faqs/wordpress-plugins/wp-socializer/).

For custom placement in theme files and posts, check out the following documentations

* [Template function reference](http://www.aakashweb.com/docs/wp-socializer-docs/function-reference/).
* [Manual placement](http://www.aakashweb.com/docs/wp-socializer-docs/manual-placement/).

== Screenshots ==

1. A post showing Social bookmarking and sharing buttons added with WP Socializer plugin.
2. Another example showing the buttons in action.
3. Addthis and Sharethis buttons inserted in a post.
4. A Floating Share Bar created using WP Socializer in action.
5. A dark theme of the floating share bar.
6. The horizontal mode of the floating share bar.
7. The dark theme of the share bar.
8. The admin UI showing the buttons inserted into the posts.
9. The social bookmarking buttons selection page.
10. The floating share bar settings page.
11. Facebook like and Google+ widgets added using the WP Socializer plugin.

[More Screenshots](http://www.aakashweb.com/wordpress-plugins/wp-socializer/#screenshots)

== Changelog ==

= 2.4 =
* Admin UI is completely changed as per users request.
* Floating share buttons are added.
* Added a new social bookmarking buttons: Google+, Pinterest & OkNotizie
* Pinterest button automatically recognizes the first image in the post.
* Send button is included in Facebook.
* Embed codes are updated for Facebook and StumbleUpon.
* Removed Google Buzz completely.
* Removed the "Retweet" (the unofficial button offered by retweet.com) service.
* Two old inbuilt templates are removed and two new templates are added.
* Lots and lots of bugs are fixed.
* Email button problem is fixed.
* Old translations (German & Chinese) are removed.

= 2.3 = 
* Facebook like box, Google + badge widget is included.
* LinkedIn buttons are added.
* Google Buzz is removed.
* Templates are updated.
* Option to change the `rel="nofollow"` attribute.
* Minor admin UI changes and improvements.

= 2.2 =
* Conflict with the tinyMCE editor fixed.
* A "WP Socializer" button is added to the visual editing and code editing toolbar for inserting social buttons into posts easily.

= 2.1 =
* Admin Blank page error fixed in Firefox 3.6.x
* Encoded title fix for Sharethis buttons.
* Social buttons `max-width` bug fixed for IE 8.
* Fixed broken link in the admin bar.
* Updated the AW updates the notification widget.
* Added useful notices and informaion bars to the administration page for beginners.

= 2.0 =
* Core code completely re-written for future supports and advancements.
* Additional social bookmarking buttons are added.
* Addthis buttons are updated and new type of buttons are available.
* Sharethis buttons are introduced.
* Twitter’s Official button is added.
* Facebook like button code is updated.
* Google +1 button, StumbleUpon, Reddit buttons are added.
* Adminitration page completely redesiged.
* Inbuilt menus are added for inserting buttons into template.
* One-click templates are introduced.
* Shortcodes feature is introduced.
* and more..

= 1.0 =
* Initial Version

== Upgrade Notice ==

Version 2.4 is a recommended upgrade to get all the latest social bookmarking and sharing buttons avaialble in the Internet. Various bugs are fixed and the admin UI is completely changed for easy use.

== Credits ==

* Full interface and coding by [Aakash Chakravarthy](http://www.aakashweb.com/)
* Social buttons list taken from the old sociable plugin and updates are added by the author.