=== Smart Website Tools by AddThis ===
Contributors: srijith.v, solchea, _mjk_, addthis_paul, abramsm
Tags: AddThis, addtoany, bookmark, bookmarking, email, e-mail, sharing buttons, share, share this, facebook, google+, pinterest, instagram, linkedin, whatsapp, social tools, website tools, twitter, content marketing, recommended content, conversion tool, subscription button, conversion tools, email tools, ecommerce tools, social marketing, personalization tools
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 4.1
Stable tag: 4.0.4

AddThis provides the best sharing, social, recommended content, and conversion tools to help you make 
your website smarter. 

== Description ==

Traditionally known as the “sharing tool”, AddThis has taken website tools to the next level through the creation of recommended content and conversion tools while also streamlining and evolving their suite of social tools, including sharing and following buttons.

**Social Tools:**  Promote your content easily by sharing to over 330 of the most popular social networking and bookmarking sites (like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, WhatsApp, LinkedIn and more). Clean, customizable and simple social buttons are unobtrusive, quick to load and recognized all over the web. 

**Recommended Content Tools:** Keep visitors on your site longer with the use of our recommended content based on what’s trending, giving your user a unique experience and keeps them engaged with your content longer. 

**Conversion Tools:** Reach business goals quickly with the use of our conversion tools, including email subscriptions, event registration and more. 

**Analytics:** Use the AddThis dashboard to find out how your visitors are sharing content, what content is trending, which services visitors for sharing, how many more followers you’ve gotten, and much, much more. 

Many of our tools are free, but Pro users get the benefit of exclusive widgets, including mobile-friendly tools and retina display buttons, priority support and deeper analytics. 

== Installation ==

For an automatic installation through WordPress:

1. Go to the 'Add New' plugins screen in your WordPress admin area
1. Search for 'AddThis'
1. Click 'Install Now' and activate the plugin

For a manual installation via FTP:

1. Upload the addthis folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in your WordPress admin area

To upload the plugin through WordPress, instead of FTP:

1. Upload the downloaded zip file on the 'Add New' plugins screen (see the 'Upload' tab) in your WordPress admin area and activate.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Is AddThis free? =

Many of our tools are free, but Pro users get the benefit of exclusive widgets, including mobile­friendly tools 
and retina icons, priority support and deeper analytics.

= Do I need to create an account? =

Yes. In order to use and manage the AddThis tools you will need to create an account with AddThis. It requires an email address and name, but that's it.

= Is JavaScript required? =

All of the options required through this plugin require javascript.   JavaScript must be enabled. We load the actual interface via JavaScript at run-time, which allows us to upgrade the core functionality of the menu itself automatically everywhere. 

= Why use AddThis? =
1. Ease of use. AddThis is easy to install, customize and localize. We've worked hard to make a suite of simple and beautiful website tools on the internet.
1. Performance. The AddThis menu code is tiny and fast. We constantly optimize its behavior and design to make sharing a snap.
1. Peace of mind. AddThis gathers the best services on the internet so you don't have to, and backs them up with industrial strength analytics, code caching, active tech support and a thriving developer community.
1. Flexibility. AddThis can be customized via API, and served securely via SSL. You can roll your own sharing toolbars with our toolbox. Share just about anything, anywhere ­­ your way. 
1. Global reach. AddThis sends content to 295+ sharing services 60+ languages, to over half a billion unique users in countries all over the world.

= Who else uses AddThis? =
Over 13,000,000 sites have installed AddThis. With over a billion unique users, AddThis is helping share content all over the world, in more than sixty languages.

= What services does AddThis support? =
We currently support over 300 services, from email and blogging platforms to social networks and news aggregators, and we add new services every month. Want to know if your favorite service is supported? This list is accurate up to the minute: <a href="http://www.addthis.com/services">http://www.addthis.com/services</a>.

= How do I remove AddThis from a page =
In the screen options you can enable the AddThis meta box. Check the box and save if you've already published that page or post to disable AddThis on that page or post.

== Screenshots ==

1. Analytics
2. Tool Gallery
3. Customization options

== PHP Version ==

PHP 5+ is preferred; PHP 4 is supported.

== Changelog ==

= 4.0.4 =
* Fixed issues with certain themes using get_the_excerpt method
* Fixed issue with Share layer and Recommended layer showing up in wrong order
* Fixed issue with Recommended layer showing up page title instead of Recommended layer title
* Fixed PHP warnings in Divi theme

= 4.0.3 =
* Removed addthis initialization function (addthis.init()) to avoid javascript error in async mode.
* Added option to show inline sharing buttons on category and archive pages

= 4.0.2 =
* Control inline share buttons for each page/post
* Implemented asynchronous script loading
* Added option to add checkbox to show/hide Addthis sharing buttons in admin post add/edit page. 
* Prevented buttons showing on 404 error pages
* CSS fixes
* Added css classes to prevent inline div from taking extra spaces

= 4.0.1 =
* Frictionless integration with AddThis Dashboard.
* Updated services list in description
* Added new snapshots to give more idea on the new plugin flow
* Minor text changes

= 4.0 =
* Integrated with AddThis Dashboard.
* Managed the plugin in such a way that, tool settings can be controlled from AddThis Dashboard
* Provided options to upgrade to new setup for the existing users

= 3.5.10 =
* Minor bug fix

= 3.5.9 =
* CURL bug fix

= 3.5.8 =
* Resolved conflict with another plugin

= 3.5.7 =
* Minor updates

= 3.5.6 =
* Fix for better analytics

= 3.5.5 =
* Minor bug fixes. 

= 3.5.4 =
* Fixed JS errors in Options page. 

= 3.5.3 =
* Fix for wrong url being shared while using Custom Button option

= 3.5.2 =
* Minor bug fixes.  

= 3.5.1 =
* Reintroduced Custom Button Code box 

= 3.5 =
* Drag and drop customization of buttons
* Better preview of buttons
* Bug fixes

= 3.1 =
* Better support for excerpts
* Internal issues with tw:screenname resolved
* Better JSON validation
* Bug fixes

= 3.0.5 = 
* Bug fixes: Style conflicts resolved

= 3.0.4 = 
* Bug fix: Style conflicts with some themes resolved
* Made friends with WPSupercache 

= 3.0.3 = 
* Bug fix: Style tags are now allowed in Custom Code box.

= 3.0.2 = 
* Bug fix: Conflict with WpSuperCache resolved
* Wordpress 3.5 style conflicts resolved

= 3.0.1 = 
* Bug fix: Issues with usernames/passwords with special characters

= 3.0 =
* UX changes in admin settings
* Credential verification in Admin settings. If AddThis account details are wrong it will be notified to user. 
* Bug fixes

= 2.5.1 =
* Added hashtag support for Twitter
* Conflict removed with <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/addthis-follow/">AddThis Follow</a> and <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/addthis-welcome/">AddThis Welcome Bar</a> Wordpress plugins
* Bug fixes

= 2.5.0 =
* <a href="http://www.addthis.com/blog/2012/09/13/introducing-our-new-sharing-experience">New streamlined and simplified share menu</a>
* Added Instant Share for Facebook and Twitter
* Updated Pinterest support
* Bug fixes

= 2.4.1 =
* Bug fixes

= 2.4.0 =   
* Refactor how we add code to pages which should eliminate how many times it is added
* Numerous Bug Fixes and a few new filters

= 2.3.2 =
* Add opt out for copy tracking 

= 2.3.1 =
* Don't strip pintrest tags from custom buttons

= 2.3.0 =
* Add Google Analytics option
* Update settings interface

= 2.2.2 =
* Fix custom button whitespace saving issue

= 2.2.1 =
* Fix compatability with 3.2
* Fix over agressive regular expression

= 2.2.0 =
* More Customization Option
* optionally shorten urls with one bit.ly account

= 2.1.1 =
* Add +1

= 2.1.0 =
* Add Twitter Template Option
* Add Post Meta Box
* Add top shared/clicked URLS to dashboard
* More Filters

= 2.0.6 =
* define ADDTHIS_NO_NOTICES to prevent admin notices from displaying

= 2.0.5 =
* force service codes to be lowercase
* If opting out of clickback tracking, set config to force opting out

= 2.0.4 = 
* Fix conflict with other plugins
* Prevent button js from appearing in feeds

= 2.0.3 =
* plugin should still work if theme doesn't have wp_head and wp_footer

= 2.0.2 =
* Bug Fixes
* set addthis_exclude custom field to 'true' to not display addthis on that post / page 
* Added additional paramater to 
* Ability to specify custom toolboxes for both above and below
* Added additional paramater to do_action('addthis_widget').  Paramaters are now:
* * url (use get_permalink() if you are calling it inside the loop)
* * title (use the_title() if calling inside the loop)
* * Style (specify the style to display) See $addthis_new_styles for the styles.  may also pass an arra (see addthis_custom_toolbox for array values to pass)



= 2.0.1 =
* Fix theme compatablity issues
* Fix excerpts bug
* Add option to not display on excerpts
* Restore option to customize services
* Add more filters

= 2.0.0 =
* Redesigned Settings page
* Added Share Counter option
* Redesigned Admin Dashboard widget
* Updated sharing widget options
* Updated sidebar widget to extend WP_Widget

= 1.6.7 =
* Using wp_register_sidebar_widget() in WordPress installs that support it

= 1.6.6 =
* Fixed argument bug in 1.6.5

= 1.6.5 =
* Added support for arbitrary URL and title in template tag as optional parameters
 * i.e., <?php do_action( 'addthis_widget', $url, $title); ?>
 * Can be called, for example, with get_permalink() and the_title() within a post loop, or some other URL if necessary

= 1.6.4 =
* Fixed parse bug with "static" menu option
* Fixed regression of brand option

= 1.6.3 = 
* Added template tags. &lt;?php do_action( 'addthis_widget' ); ?&gt; in your template will print an AddThis button or toolbox, per your configuration.
* Added <a href="http://addthis.com/blog/2010/03/11/clickback-analytics-measure-traffic-back-to-your-site-from-addthis/">clickback</a> tracking.
* Added "Automatic" language option. We'll auto-translate the AddThis button and menu into our supported languages depending on your users' settings.
* Fixed script showing up in some trackback summaries. 

= 1.6.2 =
Fixed name conflict with get_wp_version() (renamed to addthis_get_wp_version()), affecting users with the k2 theme.

= 1.6.1 =
Fixed nondeterministic bug with the_title(), causing the title to occasionally appear in posts.

= 1.6.0 =
* Added <a href="http://addthis.com/toolbox">toolbox</a> support
* Added WPMU support
* For WP 2.7+ only:
 * Added support for displaying basic sharing metrics in the WordPress dashboard
 * Updated settings management to use nonces


== Upgrade Notice ==

= 4.0.4 =
* Fixed issues with certain themes using get_the_excerpt method
* Fixed issue with Share layer and Recommended layer showing up in wrong order
* Fixed issue with Recommended layer showing up page title instead of Recommended layer title
* Fixed PHP warnings in Divi theme

= 4.0.3 =
* Removed addthis initialization function (addthis.init()) to avoid javascript error in async mode.
* Added option to show inline sharing buttons on category and archive pages

= 4.0.2 =
* Control inline share buttons for each page/post
* Implemented asynchronous script loading
* Added option to add checkbox to show/hide Addthis sharing buttons in admin post add/edit page. 
* Prevented buttons showing on 404 error pages
* CSS fixes
* Added css classes to prevent inline div from taking extra spaces

= 4.0.1 =
* Frictionless integration with AddThis Dashboard.
* Updated services list in description
* Added new snapshots to give more idea on the new plugin flow
* Minor text changes

= 4.0 =
* Integrated with AddThis Dashboard.
* Managed the plugin in such a way that, tool settings can be controlled from AddThis Dashboard
* Provided options to upgrade to new setup for the existing users

= 3.5.10 =
* Minor bug fix

= 3.5.9 =
* CURL bug fix

= 3.5.8 =
Minor bug fix

= 3.5.7 =
Minor updates

= 3.5.6 =
Minor updates

= 3.5.5 =
Bug fixes

= 3.5.4 =
Bug fixes

= 3.5.3 =
Fix for wrong url being shared while using Custom Button option

= 3.5.2 = 
Bug fixes. 

= 3.5.1 = 
Reintroduced Custom Button Code box

= 3.5 =
Drag and drop customization of buttons, better preview of buttons

= 3.1 =
Bug fixes, better validations

= 3.0.5 = 
Bug fixes

= 3.0.4 = 
Bug fixes, made WPSupercache friendly

= 3.0.3 = 
Bug fixes.

= 3.0.2 = 
Bug fixes.

= 3.0.1 = 
Bug fixes.

= 3.0 =
Updated UI, AddThis account verification and bug fixes.

= 2.5.1 =
Bug fixes.

= 2.5.0 =
Updated share menu, Instant Share, Pinterest updates and bug fixes.

= 2.4.3 =
Fixed admin console bug for non-administrators.

= 2.4.1 = 
Bug fixes.

= 2.4.0 =
Better performance and improved UI.

= 2.3.2 =
New option for opting out of copy text tracking.

= 2.3.0 = 
Improve the Settings interface and add Google Analytics integration.

= 2.2.1 = 
Add 3.2 compatability.

= 2.2.0 =
More customization options.

= 2.1.0 =
More features, more filters, more social goodness.

= 2.0.5 =
Force service codes to be lowercase and, if opting out of clickback tracking, set config to force opting out.

= 2.0.4 =
Fix conflict with other plugins and other bug fixes.

= 2.0.3 = 
Still work in themes that don't have wp_head and wp_footer.

= 2.0.2 =
Bug fixes, enhanced customization.

= 2.0.1 =
Bug fixes, more filters, small tweak to options.

= 2.0.0 =
More and better options for sharing widgets.  Redesigned analytics dashboard widget and interface.  

