=== Plugin Name ===
Contributors: danielpataki
Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=info%40sebvandijk%2enl&lc=NL&item_name=developR&item_number=wp&currency_code=EUR&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted
Tags: Authors, list, widget, gravatar, posts
Requires at least: 3.1
Tested up to: 3.5.1
Stable tag: 4.3

A highly customizable widget that sums the top authors on your blog.

== Description ==

This plugins allows you to easily sum the most contributing authors on your site.<br />
It is highlty customizable, it's posible to to customize your own HTML output. <br />
Customize the tag before and after the list (for example a custom class). <br />
Add a gravatar to your list<br />
set the size of your gravatars<br />
Option to exclude administrator users<br />

== Installation ==

1. Upload `top-authors` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 
1. OR search for Top-authors in WP-admin > Plugins > Add New
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Go to Appearance and drag the top-authors to a sidebar
4. Setup the widget! and have fun.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Please send me a question by mail.

I'll give you the answer

== Screenshots ==

1. Example 1: without gravatar
2. Example 2: use only gravatar thumbnails
3. Example 3: Gravatar and text
4. Widget settings. in this case the settings of Example 2, note the exclude administrator checkbox


== Changelog ==
= 0.5.7 =
* Tested up to WP 3.5.1
* Added CPT type support and option in widget (check settings to turn on or off) - user request (realtega). Please feedback via: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-support-1)
* Pages will never be counted
 

= 0.5.6 =
* Tested with WP 3.5
* Added author id function on request of Gornahoor %author_id% will be the author ID
* Added author id link (non permalink) %link_author_id% will be www.linktoblog.com?author=1

= 0.5.5 =
* WP 3.3.1 update.
* Replaced deprecated function (now useing get_users)
* Fixed all notices when wp-debug is on. 

= 0.5.4 =
* Fixed error when wordpress is installed outside of wp directory // thanks Crhis Nolan

= 0.5.3 =
* Tested WP3.1, no big changes.

= 0.5.2 =
* Nickname support
* Display name support
* Custom slug support (when using a plugin to rewrite author slug)
* Custom author link after slug (choose between username | nickname | display name)

= 0.5.1 =
* New feature to exclude authors with 0 posts (Thanks paul for request)

= 0.5 =
* New feature requested by vectorism (thank you): Exclude administrator users from the list.
	Exclude function get information from wp_capabilities or blog_capabilities. If it's not working on your blog, please contact me.
	
= 0.4.2 =
* bugfix sorting thanx Yusuf Savci for reporting!

= 0.4.1 =
* Replaced deprecated fuction (http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_usernumposts) with count_many_users_posts
* Did some underwater code improvements.
* Added feedback link in widget, to get u guys involved :)

= 0.4 =
* Small bugfix in html template.
* added gravatar support
* added custom before and after the list tags 

= 0.3.1 =
* readme.txt updated

= 0.3 =
* Cleaner and more effective PHP code
* Added templating / self html support
* Replaced space in author name by dash so the link is more WP friendly

= 0.2 =
* Check if input is nummeric and between 1 and 99 

= 0.1 =
* Initial release

	
== Upgrade Notice ==
= 0.5.2 = 
* New features like display and nickname support

= 0.5 =
* This update will add the option to exclude administrator users

= 0.4.1 =
* Important update: widget was using deprecated function that maybe will be removed by Wordpress.

= 0.4 =
* This update contains new features as: Gravatar support and control over the begin and end tag.

