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2.1

• Added option to set post sort order - ascending, descending, and random
• Added 'no excerpt at all' checkbox option

2.0

• Added BNS_Options_Scripts_and_Styles
• Added inline documentation indicating what conditions will partially collapse the widget options panel
• Added *-toggle variables for collapse effect
• Added code to remove spaces (if used) when multiple categories are chosen
• Added current_theme_supports check for post-thumbnails; no support = no thumbnail options

1.9.3

• Fixed problem with non-existent custom stylesheet (see 1.9.1)

1.9.2

• Added 'offset' option
• Add CSS to set background to none; and width to 100% when shortcode used

1.9.1

• Removed extra slash in wp_enqueue_scripts parameters
• Added 'content_thumb' and 'show_full' to shortcode options - back to beta
• Fixed 404 error when 'bnsft-custom-style.css' is not available

1.9

• released November 2011
• confirmed compatible with WordPress 3.3
• added phpDoc Style documentation
• added i18n support
• added bnsfc-style.css for plugin specific elements
• added wp_link_pages after the_content
• changed code blocks order to more logical sequence
• changed bnsfc_first_words to bnsfc_custom_excerpt (refactored documentation)
• changed options panel width to 200px to fit within Administration Panel Sidebar
• changed bns-cat-class- to bnsfc-cat-class- CSS prefix for category choices for consistency
• corrected documentation typos
• fix 'only_titles' form issue
• minor code and format clean-up
• updated 'readme.txt' Frequently Asked Questions
• updated screenshot image

1.8.5

• released May 2011
• confirmed compatible with WordPress version 3.2
• addressed some minor items in the readme (this file)
• cleaned up some text strings in the code
• minor variable changes - load_bnsfc_widget(), bnsfc_custom_excerpt()

1.8.4 / 1.8.4.1

• released April 2011
• confirmed compatible with WordPress 3.1.1
• added option to use current category of post in single view

1.8.3

• released December 11, 2010
• Confirm compatible with WordPress 3.1 (beta)
• Change 'the_time' to date-format option
• Only show number of comments if not password protected

1.8.2

• released Sept 21, 2010
• added new and improved shortcode functionality - still may be considered beta

1.8.1

• removed shortcode function due to error issues

1.8

• released Sept 19, 2010
• increased minimum required WordPress version to 2.9
• add post_thumbnail support
• added experimental shortcode support - currently best used to generate the only content on a post or page

1.7.2

• released: 29 Aug 2010
• compatibility check for WordPress 3.0.1
• no other modifications

1.7.1

• released: July 5, 2010
• cleaned up code to meet WP Standards
• added wp_reset_query();

1.7

• compatible with WordPress version 3.0
• updated license declaration

1.6.3

• removed the_ID() function as redundant
• added category related span around widget title

1.6.2.3

• compatible with WordPress version 2.9.2
• updated license declaration

1.6.2.2

• clarified the plugin release under a GPL license

1.6.2.1

• compatibility check for 2.9.1 completed

1.6.2

• Total Posts to Display can now exceed the posts_per_page option value.

1.6.1

• Minor correction to variable structure to allow for multiple instances of the plugin with independent post counts

1.6

• added option to display the description for the (first) category choice as taken directly from the Categories panel under Posts in the Dashboard
• wrapped Category Description in its own class: 'bnsfc-cat-desc'
• corrected issue with checkbox not displaying its state correctly
• Updated the screenshot to show the most recent version of the options panel

1.5.1

• modified excerpt function name to make more unique to plugin

1.5

• added option to set the quantity of the first words of the post to display instead of the default excerpt.
• modified description to reflect new functionality
• slightly increased the size of option panel to better display controls

1.4

• added version control compared against $wp_version
• added horizontal rule to option panel for clarity

1.3

• code cleanup and error trapping
• added dynamic reference of maximum posts based on blog Settings | Reading "posts per page"

1.2

• code clean up
• changed the_content(__('Read more ...')) to the_content() as a more "default" version

1.1

• added option for Post Titles only
• added <div style="overflow-x: auto"> wrapper to allow for images wider than the widget area

1.0

• Initial Release.