=== Plugin Name === Contributors: BenjaminSommer Donate link: Tags: navigation, posts, pages, external resources, linking, network, academic, further reading, references, blogsearch, pingbacks, batch Requires at least: 2.8 Tested up to: 3.0 Stable tag: 1.3.1 Structure and connect posts, pages and external resources (websites, pdf, doc, zip, exe,...). Display as Further Reading. == Description == Netblog is a tool to structure and connect posts, pages and external resources (websites, pdf, doc, zip, exe,...) and display them as Further Reading and References for your visitor. ideal to publish current academic work of a workgroup, to create a knowledge-based website to refer to additional interesting websites, to link to documents in the internet, or just to connect content-related posts, or whatever you want to refer to. **Using** it is quite simple. Go to edit-post / edit-page and look for metabox `Further Reading`. Type in your query and a list of matches is shown below using autocomplete. Click with your mouse on one of the rows and the autocomplete box disappears. The link fades in smoothly below of where you typed your query. **Features** * AJAX to add links immediately to the post/page currently being edited, without reloading * Two integrated widgets: `Referenced By` and `Further Reading` to display the links in the sidebar for the visitor * `Websearch APIs` to look for resources in the World Wide Web. * Incoming links can be displayed, using `Blogsearch` technologies. * `Pingbacks` as remote comments can be automatically displayed in the widget References (see settings). * `Manage External Resources`: list and search links, trash and erase them, check online status, automatically update their titles, perform batch operations **Tip** Move metabox Further Reading below your favorite post editor to see the autocomplete box better. Supported Web browers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or above, Firefox 3 or above. Screenshots at netblog.benjaminsommer.com. == Installation == = Fresh Install = 1. Download the latest stable version of Netblog. 1. Extract the archive to your Wordpress Plugins directory `/wp-content/plugins/` 1. `Activate` the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress. (`DO NOT use Network Activate` at the moment) = Update = 1. `Delete old widgets` from your sidebar 1. `Download` new version files to your previous installation 1. I recommend to make a `backup of your Wordpress database`, since Netblog 1.3 updates its database tables. 1. `Deactivate and Activate` the plugin == Frequently Asked Questions == = How to show the section `Further Reading`? = Go to `Widgets` and drag the widget `Further Reading` into one of the widget areas. If done so and no links will show up, the maximum number of visible links of each link type might be 0. The widget must be displayed on at least one of the types: posts, pages or others. = The public hyperlinks are to too long. What can I do? = Go to Widgets and lower the value `truncate each hyperlink to [] characters`. = How to add an external link? = Go to `Edit Post` and look for the box `Further Reading`. Type in the field below (`Search for resources`) a certain keyword, like `www` or like `http://`, and then type your search query, e.g. `www wordpress plugin netblog`. A list of close matches should appear below. If it does not appear, try one of the supported web browers. = I got the message 'Cannot add link' while trying to add a link = `Deactivate and then activate` the plugin. The Reason: The database tables are not installed properly. This happens as of Wordpress 3.0 with MU enabled, when activating the plugin networkwide (link: 'Network Activate'), because Wordpress 3.0 does not run this feature properly at the moment. = How can I remove a link? = Go to `Edit Post` and in the box `Further Reading`, click on the `x-icon` on the left side of every link. The link disappears apon successful removal. = Missing Links in Widget `Further Reading`? = In the widget Further Reading, besides external resources, posts and pages are listed as soon as they are published. All other types, such as drafts or trashed items are not displayed. When you restore a trashed item, all its previous links will be restored and displayed for the public visitor. = There are no (dynamic) incoming links of the Google Blogsearch! = Your webpage might be new or not quite popular, so that Google Blogsearch has not yet found a foreign website linking to your current webpage. Building an index usually takes a bit of time for Google. Don't stop editing and posting. = In MEL, some invalid links are not marked as offline = If you are using Wordpress on a server behind your ISP, for example, the reason might be that your ISP returns a custom page whenever a URL is not found. == Screenshots == 1. **Overview**: widgets Further Reading and References on the public website. 2. On **edit-post/page**: add content-related resources for each of your posts and pages, just by typing your query in the field `Search for Resources`, e.g. `Image-base` for internal posts and pages, `www graphics animation dreamworks` for resources in the World Wide Web. An autocomplete box will appear, if possible matches were found. 3. Version 1.2: **new pdf-icon** 4. **Manage External Links** (version 1.3) 5. NB-MEL (Manage External Links) is directly integrated in Wordpress 2.8 and above == Changelog == = 1.3 = * New Feature: Manage External Resources (list, trash, erase, restore, check online status, update titles automatically) * Update Database organisation - external resources * Update Autocomplete box: more stable, smooth listing * Update Metabox References - List of links: fade in new links * Bug fixed: IE moving Metabox disappeared * Renamed Widget References to Referenced By = 1.2 = * New Feature: Link to pages within the website * New Feature: Pingbacks * New Feature: Display Widgets on posts, pages and/or any other type. * Revised Widgets settings area: truncate links; maximum number of links for each link type; custom order of link types * Updated Widgets: PDF-Icon for external pdf-file resources in the public area (in the list shown on a post or page) * Updated Widget 'References': Use of icons for external links returned by blogsearch * Updated Admin edit-post/page page: list of links in alphabetical order. First internal links, followed by external links. * Updated Config: constants NETBLOG_BLOGSEARCH_PROVIDER_NAME and NETBLOG_BLOGSEARCH_PROVIDER_URI added * Updated Widget Descriptions * Fix Widgets - List of links: use of an URI indexer to prevent duplicates. == Upgrade Notice == = 1.3 = * New Feature: Manage External Resources * More stable autocomplete box while typing a query * Metabox References: smooth fade in new link * Bug fixed: IE moving Metabox disappered = 1.2 = * A couple of new features, including pingbacks, links to pages * More detailed settings for the widgets * Minor fixes = 1.1 = * First public version