=== Plugin Name === Contributors: wp-buddy Donate link: http://bit.ly/Wn88bZ Tags: google, google plus, google+, author, google authorship, google plus author, google plus author information, google profile picture, search results Version: 0.7.1 Requires at least: 3.4 Stable tag: 0.7.1 Tested up to: 3.5.1 License: GPLv2 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Replaces the author link with your Google+ Profile Link or adds a special link after every blogpost == Description == I've built another easy and free WordPress plugin. It will help you to integreate a special link into your posts and pages so that Google can match your content with your Google+ Profile. Once this is done your profile picture will appear in Googles search results. Please note: Google says that there is no guarantee that a Rich Snippet will be shown for your page on actual search results. A) Set up authorship by linking your content to your Google+ profile * Create a Google+ Profile (http://plus.google.com) * Follow this link to open your Google+ profile: http://plus.google.com/me * Copy your Profile-URL from the address bar to clipboard * Go to your WordPress Admin Panel and click Users » Your Profile. Paste the above mentioned URL to the field where it says „Google Plus Author Link“. * Click Update Profile. * Repeat the above steps with all the other WordPress authors on your blog. B) Add a reciprocal link back from your profile to the site you just updated * Follow this link to edit the Contributor To section: http://plus.google.com/me/about/edit/co * In the dialog that appears, click Add custom link, and then enter your website URL. * If you want, click the drop-down list to specify who can see the link. * Click Save. C) Test * To see what author data Google can extract from your page, use the Rich Snippet Testing Tool. D) Anything doesn't work out? * Read the [Google+ Authorship FAQ](http://wp-buddy.com/documentations/plugins/google-plus-author-information-in-search-results/faq-about-google-plus-author-information-in-search-results/) here (for the PRO-Version but should help you as well) E) Need more options? * Buy the [extended edition](http://bit.ly/Wn88bZ) of this plugin! F) Need support? * Unfortunately we can not offer support for free plugins. Please [buy the Pro version](http://bit.ly/Wn88bZ) to get support. Thank you! G) Looking for a WordPress Theme which fully supports schema.org microdata? * Check out the [Schema.org WordPress Theme](http://wp-buddy.com/products/themes/schema-org-wordpress-theme/) = If you have any further questions, please = * go to the [support-forum of this plugin](http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/google-author-information-in-search-results-wordpress-plugin). * if you need support by the author of this plugin, please [buy the extended edition](http://bit.ly/Wn88bZ). Thanks very much! == Installation == A) Set up authorship by linking your content to your Google+ profile * Create a Google+ Profile (https://plus.google.com/) * Follow this link to open your Google+ profile: http://plus.google.com/me * Copy your Profile-URL from the address bar to clipboard * Go to your WordPress Admin Panel and click Users » Your Profile. Paste the above mentioned URL to the field where it says „Google Plus Author Link“. * Click Update Profile. * Repeat the above steps with all the other WordPress authors on your blog. B) Add a reciprocal link back from your profile to the site you just updated * Follow this link to edit the Contributor To section: http://plus.google.com/me/about/edit/co * In the dialog that appears, click Add custom link, and then enter your website URL. * If you want, click the drop-down list to specify who can see the link. * Click Save. C) Test * To see what author data Google can extract from your page, use the Rich Snippet Testing Tool. D) Anything doesn't work out? * Read the [Google+ Authorship FAQ](http://wp-buddy.com/documentations/plugins/google-plus-author-information-in-search-results/faq-about-google-plus-author-information-in-search-results/) here (for the PRO-Version but should help you as well) E) Need more options? * Buy the [extended edition](http://bit.ly/Wn88bZ) of this plugin! F) Need support? * Unfortunately we can not offer support for free plugins. Please [buy the Pro version](http://bit.ly/Wn88bZ) to get support. Thank you! G) Looking for a WordPress Theme which fully supports schema.org microdata? * Check out the [Schema.org WordPress Theme](http://wp-buddy.com/products/themes/schema-org-wordpress-theme/) == Frequently Asked Questions == = Any questions? = * Unfortunately we can not offer support for free plugins. Please [buy the Pro version](http://bit.ly/Wn88bZ) to get support. Thank you! * Read the [Google+ Authorship FAQ](http://wp-buddy.com/documentations/plugins/google-plus-author-information-in-search-results/faq-about-google-plus-author-information-in-search-results/) here (for the PRO-Version but should help you as well) * Follow this link to get support by the community: http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/google-author-information-in-search-results-wordpress-plugin == Screenshots == 1. This is how it should look like. == Changelog == = 0.7.1 = * Some bugfixes = 0.7 = * Removed some deprecated WordPress function and replaced it * Added some helpful links; updated these links = 0.6 = * Added the rel="author"-Tag to the link * The help section has been redesigned so that it is now easier to connect the link to the Google+ profile. * Added a help text that indicates that Google does not like hidden links. * The Button to use the "rich snippets testing tool" works again. * A code-improvement prevents WordPress to generate a PHP-Warning when the help text was collapsed. = 0.5 = * Added the possibility to hide the link in RSS Feeds = 0.4 = * All Javascripts will now be loaded via https * The open-in-a-new-window option will no work as expected * Using the WordPress built in metabox-functions to render the settings page = 0.3 = * It's now possible to open the link in a new window (only applied when the link is shown after the content). * It's now possible to customize the links name (only applied when the link is shown after the content). = 0.2 = * Solves the problem that the plugin shows a fatal error during activation (this was because it cannot find the right path) = 0.1 = * The first version == Upgrade Notice == = 0.3 = Possibility to open the link in a new window and customization of link name. = 0.2 = If the plugin shows a fatal error on activation please update. This update will solve this problem.