=== Plugin Name ===
Contributors: bforchhammer, pbearne
Donate link:
Tags: Avatar, Author, Editor, Image, Photo, Picture, Profile, Shortcode, Random, Sidebar, Thumbnail, User, Widget, Wpmu
Requires at least: 2.6
Tested up to: 2.7
Stable tag: 0.4

Widget and shortcode for displaying lists of avatars of blog users.


== Description ==

This plugin provides a widget and a [shortcode](http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Bforchhammer/Author_Avatars_ShortCode_Documentation) which allow you to show avatars of blog users.

The widget can be configured to

*   Show a custom title
*   Only show specific user groups and/or hide certain users
*   Limit the number of users shown
*   Change the sort order of users or show in random order
*   Adjust the size of user avatars

The plugin makes use of built in wordpress (core) functions to retrieve user information and get avatars.

The plugin has been developed for wpmu 2.6. and tested on wp 2.6. and wp 2.7.

Planned Features/Ideas:

*   Show users from multiple blogs (wpmu)
*   Any more ideas or suggestions? [tell us about it](mailto:b.forchhammer@mind2.de)!



== Installation ==

1. Upload the `author-avatars` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
1. Enable and configure the widget as usual on the Design / Widgets page.

[Look at this page](http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Bforchhammer/Author_Avatars_ShortCode_Documentation) to find out how to use the [authoravatars] shortcode.

[Changelog](http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Bforchhammer/Author_Avatars_Changelog)

== Screenshots ==

1. Very simple set up of the widget on an empty blog.
2. The Widget configuration panel.
3. Examples of what the [authoravatars] shortcode can do


== Frequently asked questions ==

= Shortcode, huh? =

A shortcode is a tag like <code>[authoravatars]</code> which you can insert into a page or post to display a list of users on that post/page. You can read more about shortcodes in general in the wordpress codex, for example [here](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_the_gallery_shortcode) or [here](http://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode_API).

= How do I use the author avatar shortcode? =

It's simple: just add [authoravatars] into your post and hit save!
There's also a number of [parameters](http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Bforchhammer/Author_Avatars_ShortCode_Documentation) available!