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This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload bns-smf-feeds.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate through the 'Plugins' menu.
3. Place the BNS SMF Feeds widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.
4. Set options to personal preferences:

• Widget Title
• Specify the full URL to the SMF Forum (e.g.: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/)
• Choose feed type from drop-down menu (RSS, RSS2, Atom, RDF)
• The default is by recent Topics, or choose to display recent posts
• The default displays all items able to be seen by a "guest".
• Choose specific boards (or categories of boards) to include only.
• Choose the maximum quantity of items to display (varies by SMF user permissions)
• Choose to display the item date and/or item summary

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1. Go to 'Plugins' menu under your Dashboard
2. Click on the 'Add New' link
3. Search for BNS SMF Feeds
4. Install.
5. Activate through the 'Plugins' menu.
6. Place the BNS SMF Feeds widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.
7. Set options to personal preferences:

• Widget Title
• Specify the full URL to the SMF Forum (e.g.: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/)
• Choose feed type from drop-down menu (RSS, RSS2, Atom, RDF)
• The default is by recent Topics, or choose to display recent posts
• The default displays all items able to be seen by a "guest".
• Choose specific boards (or categories of boards) to include only.
• Choose the maximum quantity of items to display (varies by SMF user permissions)
• Choose to display the item date and/or item summary

Reading this article for further assistance: http://wpfirstaid.com/2009/12/plugin-installation/