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Author: ThinkAgain

This plugin is an extension for wordpress blogroll. It brings ability to admin to rank links in blogroll depends on the number of comments which made by link owner. Whose link owners with high rank are considered as "Hot friends".Admin can list the specified number of hot friends list into sidebar via function calling or widget on web page.

This plugin provides the following functions:

1. Generate the so-called Hot Friends list (encapsulated in <li></li> tag) via insert <?php hot_friends();?> to theme or simply add hot friends widget to sidebar if theme is widgeted.
2. Insert <?php hot_friends_cloud();?> to theme to display all links in blogroll in cloud shape, very similar to tag cloud.
3. Ability to automatically add commenter to blogroll when his/her comment number over specified number.

Admin can easily configure major options via the hot friends options page under dashboard.

1. Specify the style (link or avatar) and the number of hot friends to display.
2. Specify the way to rank hot friends, e.g, based on period comment number.
3. Ability to configure whether display comment number and description of each link.
4. Ability to customize the output style of hot friends cloud.
5. Ability to specify the links which always be listed in Hot friends.
6. Ability to query the comment number by commenter's name or url.
7. Import / export links to OPML files.

Latest version is 1.4.1 New screenshots added. Click here to see change logs.

Note:

1. Plugin will automatically load language pack according to wordpress language defiend in wp-config.php. Default is english. Available language pack: Chinese, Italian (Gianni), RUSSIAN(www.fatcow.com)..
2. Chinese user please check here for chinese instruction.

Sincerely thanks for advices and support from Gianni, Qiuzhang, ddkk3000, Yacca, Neekey and QiQi.