=== Follow ===
Contributors: TheAdityaJain
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Tags: Follow, Follow Button, Subscribe, Subscribe Button, Follow Button for Wordpress.org users, Aditya, Aditya Jain, Follow button for non Wordpress.com users
Requires at least: 3.1
Tested up to: 3.3.1
Plugin Version: 10.0.6
Stable Tag: 10.0.6

Adds a Follow button at the right bottom corner of your WP.ORG site. The same Follow Button Which appears on every WP.COM Blog 

== Description ==

This is very simple plugin which adds the very famous Wordpress.Com follow button which appears on every Wordpress.Com blogs at the right bottom corner to Wordpress.ORG Sites.
The Plugin also has a built in subscription management system which makes it something more than just a plugin 

Visit My blog  at http://adityajain.name for experiencing a fully functional Follow plugin.

This version (10.0.6) removes four (2) internal bugs and resolves the problem of star.png not displaying when WordPress Directory is not the same as Home URL.

Tweet <a href="http://twitter.com/TheAdityaJain">@TheAdityaJain</a> or visit <a href="http://forum.adityajain.name">My Community Discussion Forum at http://forum.adityajain.name</a> if you face any problem or require any kind of support.

<strong>If your Blog or Website is powered by <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack">Jetpack</a> you must use <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/follow-button-for-jetpack">Follow Button for Jetpack Plugin</a> instead of this Plugin</strong>

== Installation ==

NOTE: If you use any other subscription managment plugin you can import the subscribers list as csv file to the inbuilt subscription manager of this plugin

Install the plugin (Search for "Follow" from the "Add Plugin" section" OR Manually download and upload and install the plugin)


Activating the FOLLOW PLUGIN:
  1. Installing and Activate Follow Plugin

  2. Create a WordPress Page Called Subscribe THE URL ADDRESS OF THE PAGE MUST BE - "<your site address>/subscribe"   

  3. Open the subscribe page (Editor) Click the “S2" button on the QuickBar to automatically insert the Subscription Form. (see screenshot-3)

  4. Go to Follow Plugin Menu (Listed Below the Settings Menu of Wordpress) and then go to Settings>>Appearance and follow as written red letters.


If you want to hide the Subscribe page go to WordPress DashBoard>>>>Pages>>>All Pages>>>Edit Subscribe Page>>>Uncheck the Show this page in navigation menu to hide the page
See Screenshot 4 for illustration.

For any other problems or questions tweet <a href="http://twitter.com/TheAdityaJain">@TheAdityaJain</a> or contact me at my website <a href="http://www.adityajain.name">www.adityajain.name</a>

You can also visit <a href="http://forum.adityajain.name">My Community Discussion Forum at http://forum.adityajain.name</a>

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= 1. What is Follow? =
Follow is just a simple plugin which adds a follow button on Wordpress.org site.(the follow button which wordpress.com users have)

= 2. Why Follow? =
Well, the answer is very simple. I and many of the Wordpress.org users(may be you too) are jealous of the follow button that appears on 
right bottom of all wordpress.com users. And I think why Wordpress.org users must be deprived from it.Thats It! 

= 3. I followed all instructions but when users subscribe to my blog via follow button it shows 404 error and page not found? =
This is because you have not made the Subscribe Page with permalink as "<your blog url address>/subscribe"
See Screenschot 3 and Installation Instructions No. 2 and 3

= 4. How can I hide the Subscribe Page? =
If you want to hide the Subscribe page go to WordPress DashBoard>>>>Pages>>>All Pages>>>Edit Subscribe Page>>>Uncheck the Show this page in navigation menu to hide the page.
See Screenshot 4 for illustration

You can also tweet  <a href="http://twitter.com/TheAdityaJain">@TheAdityaJain</a>  or visit <a href="http://forum.adityajain.name">My Community Discussion Forum at http://forum.adityajain.name</a> for any more questions.

== Screenshots ==

1. Follow Button at my blogs right bottom corner (closed).
2. Follow Button at my blogs right bottom corner (opened).
3. Creating a wordpress page titled "Subscribe".
4. The Checkbox (checked by default) which will hide Subscribe page on unchecking.

== Video ==

Video Tutorial on Installing Follow Plugin on WordPress.Org powered self hosted blogs/websites.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ4-EcYSs8s]

The tutorial covered :

*Installing & Activating Follow Plugin.
*Creating Subscribe Page.
*Changing permalink of Subscribe page to <blog url address>/subscribe
*Inserting S2 Button.
*Hiding Subscribe page from navigation menu.

== Changelog ==

= 10.0.1 =
Initial Release
= 10.0.2 =
Removed 9 Bugs which caused Fatal Error appear on Plugins Page.
= 10.0.3 =
Removed 3 Bugs and removes "Plugin by" to comply with the WordPress Plugin Standards.
= 10.0.4 =
Adds an option to hide the Subscribe page.
= 10.0.5 =
Removed 4 internal bugs
= 10.0.6 =
Removed four (2) internal bugs and Solved the problem of "star.png" not displaying when WordPress Directory is not the same as Home URL.