=== Author information widget ===
Contributors: dhoppe
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Tags: widget, post, page, author, sidebar, meta 
Requires at least: 2.8
Tested up to: 2.9.1
Stable tag: trunk

This Widget shows the "about me" text, gravatar and social network/contact links of an author of your blog.

== Description ==

This Widget shows the "about me" text, gravatar and social network/contact links of an author of your blog.
You can add this widget to sidebars on author relevant sections, i.e. pages, posts or author archives.

The Plugin shows the name of the current author (current is the autor who has written the current page/post or is choosen by "posts by"-URL),
his or her "about me"-description (WP Admin > User > Your profile) and if you check it the plugin can show the authors gravatar, website link,
jabber profile, AOL IM, Yahoo IM and a link to the author archive in this blog.

* The widget is aviable in english.
* Das Widget ist in deutsch verfügbar.
 

== Installation ==

Installation as usual.

1. Unzip and Upload all files to a sub directory in "/wp-content/plugins/".
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
1. Go to your widget admin page and choose a place for your new Author-Info-Widget.
1. You like what you see?

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.4 =
* Code Optimization: Replaced the db query to read authors with a core function.

= 1.0.3 =
* New Feature: You can select any author from the blog which profile should be shown. So you can use this widget in any widget area on your blog.

= 1.0.2 =
* New Feature: You can hide the widget from visitors which are not logged in.

= 1.0.1 =
* Now all the line breaks and paragraphs in the users profile are visible in widget text.

= 1.0 =
* Everything works fine.