=== Author Advertising Plugin ===
Contributors: harleyquinedotcom
Donate link: http://www.harleyquine.com/
Tags: widgets, plugin, advertising
Requires at least: 2.3
Tested up to: 2.6
Stable tag: trunk

This plugin allows blog admins to create a revenue sharing program utilising one of the many advertising programs out there i.e Yahoo, Google Adsense, Amazon, Allposters etc. It can also be used as a banner manager, author photo/website widgets.. actually it has about a zillion uses.

== Description ==

This plugin allows blog admins to create a revenue sharing program utilising one of the many advertising programs out there i.e Yahoo, Google Adsense, Amazon, Allposters etc. It can also be used as a banner manager, author photo/website widgets.. actually it has about a zillion uses. Give it a try and lemme know if you use it for anything really groovy.

Read the FAQ Author Advertising Plugin FAQ for more detailed information on how to use this plugin.

Admin has complete control over…
The percentage of author’s ads to admin ad’s.
The user level that an author has to be before they get to participate in the revenue sharing program
Whether to randomise author ads on the front page of the blog.
The page that authors see before entering their publisher id.
Custom fields where you can collect additional information from your authors and display it.
The positioning and content of ads.
Up to three Author Advertising widgets.
Authors publisher ID’s, and other custom information (you can edit and delete an author’s advertising entries)

== Installation ==

1. Upload `author-advertising-plugin.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
1. Modify the settings in Settings > Author Advertising Config

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What if I want to use Adsense as my advertising program? =

You modify the Author Page and let your users know that you're using Adsense. You check one of the custom fields and give it the title of Adsense Slot ID or something similar. Then the author will put their publisher ID and slot ID information into their page. Remember to put your own defaults in the custom default slots so that your own ads show properly.

= Can I use this for more than just advertising? =

Yes you can put any HTML code into the boxes. PHP won't work though. You could use this plugin to insert a widget that displays the author's picture or some other author information. It'll still rotate with your information unless you set your admin percentage to 0% then it'll just be for authors. On the front page if you randomise ads then all of your author's information/picture etc would be rotated.

= Is this plugin compatible with WordPress 2.5?

Yep cos it was made for it. It'll look hideous in older versions. Always upgrade ASAP (although it always takes me a few weeks to upgrade this site anyway :S)