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Other Notes

This plugin has grown a lot since the start but it should be mentioned that it was built upon the neat little plugin Skype Button v2.01 by Anti Veeranna. Many thanks!

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

Support

Post your questions on WordPress Support » Skype Online Status or go for Live Support via Skype Chat to the Support section on the Skype Online Status Options page after installation.

What's New

Since version 1.1 there have been some major changes to the layout of the 'Options > Skype Status' page. Documentation has been much extended.

And some new features:

• internationalization
• widgetized!
• extra button templates
• a 'Reset options' button to revert to original settings and a 'Remove' button to completely clear the plugin settings from your database
• a quicktag and rte button to display a Skype Status button in posts and page content!
• editable template
• language switch for Skype default status texts
• Download Skype Now! link (replaceable with your own referral link since version 2.6)

Since version 2.6.3 there are unlimited customizable Skype Status Widgets available :) Since version 2.6.4 there is internationalization... Anyone who wants to contribute, please consider doing a translation :)

Wish List

For version 3 and beyond :)

• More translations! Read translation instructions (also included in the latest package) for more info.
• Skypecasts widgets !
• Skype-like button theme wizard...
• Upload your own button/template files
• integration with WP user system (skype field on the Profile page, ++)
• Get XML online status (and local time, possible?)

Bugs

Please report anything you find on WordPress Support » Skype Online Status

When reporting bugs, please describe as carefully as possible and provide information like the version number of the plugin, WordPress and - if relevant - server security settings, PHP and MySQL version. Provide as much related info as you can, so we can reproduce the error... And fix it :)

Known issues

• The javascript provided by Skype that detects whether Skype is installed (client side), does not work properly on Linux. It defaults to displaying a download popup even if Skype is installed on the visitors computer after the Skype button is clicked. Hopefully, Skype will fix this some day :/