Smilies Plugin ~ readme / help file

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Big Picture

The Smilies plugin is a renderer will convert text smilies like :) to graphical icons. Optionally, it will also display a toolbar for quick insertion of smilies into a post.

The toolbar, if used, will show up on the top of the sidebar.

Installation & Usage

Installation:
  1. Upload the "smilies_plugin" folder, the one that this file is in, to your /plugins/ folder on your server.
  2. In your admin panel, go to the Global Settings -> Plugins sub-tab.
  3. Click on "Install new" (right side, near top), locate the Smilies plugin, and click "Install" in the "actions" column.
  4. In your admin panel, go to Global Settings -> Plugins -> Smilies to access the plugin's settings.
Usage:
  • Either type something like :) or click on the smiley you want, and there you go!

Settings, Settings, & Settings

Plugin Settings:
  • enable_user: A checkbox that, if checked, allows users to turn off this toolbar. Default is ON (checked).
  • toolbar location: Toolbars can be above or below the post textarea, or on the top of the sidebar. This toolbar will be on the sidebar by default, and this setting lets you move it to somewhere else.
  • render_comments: A checkbox that, if checked, will provide the smilies toolbar to commenters and render them. Default is OFF (unchecked).
  • smiley_list: The list of character string and smiley image name, and optionally a comment. The format is ":) smile.png // comment". To disable a smiley just put a space at the start of it's line.
User Settings:
  • "Smilies" toolbar: If 'enable user option' (above) is checked, each user can un-check this to remove this toolbar. Default is ON (checked).
Blog Settings:
  • This plugin has no blog settings.
Widget Settings:
  • This plugin has no widget settings.

More Info, Credits, & Links

More Info:
  • No additional information provided by the author.
Credits:
  • Thanks to Francois PLANQUE (http://fplanque.net/) and b2evolution (http://b2evolution.net) for initial creation and release of this plugin.
  • Thanks to Topanga (http://www.tenderfeelings.be) for Quam Plures' smiley set.
Links:

Release History:

0.1
initial release (27-Apr-10)