=== ShareThis ===
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Contributors:ShareThis
Requires at least: 1.5
Tested up to: 3.0.1
Stable tag: trunk

Used by 850,000 sites, the ShareThis plugin allows users to share your content through email and 50+ social networks including Facebook and Twitter.

== Description ==

Used by 850,000 sites, the ShareThis plugin allows users to share your content through email and 50+ social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Stumbleupon and Google Buzz.  

- New! New Twitter buttons, counters, and large icon styles.
- New! Registration with ShareThis is now optional for Wordpress users.
- New! Improved analytics include Social Reach, social engagement and more. 
- Widget is now 80% lighter.
- Users can login with Facebook, Twitter, Google or Yahoo! accounts.
- Users can now search for their favorite services.
- ShareThis recommends other hot content on your site, after the share.

To get more information about the ShareThis plugin for WordPress, visit: http://help.sharethis.com/integration/wordpress

You can customize the ShareThis widget on your site and register with ShareThis (registration is optional) to get access to enhanced share related analytics for your site.

== Installation ==

1. Download the plugin archive and expand it (you've likely already done this).
2. Put the 'sharethis.php' file into your wp-content/plugins/ directory.
3. Go to the Plugins page in your WordPress Administration area and click 'Activate' for ShareThis.
4. In the WordPress Administration area, open the ShareThis Options page, and customize the sharing buttons based on your need.

== Stats and Reporting ==

Once you have your ShareThis button set up you can register your domain under your account to receive reporting.

Link to register domains:
http://sharethis.com/account/domains

You can also integrate your ShareThis button with Google Analytics. Visit http://help.sharethis.com/analytics/google-analytics for more information.


== A Little About Us==

At ShareThis, we think sharing should be simple. We help more than 850,000 sites share their content everywhere on the web, increase their social traffic, and know more about their social visitors. We’re used by popular blogs and large publishers alike.

The new ShareThis plugin for Wordpress allows users to share your content through email and 50+ social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Stumbleupon and Google Buzz.   

You can read more about what we do and what we think about the value of sharing at www.sharethis.com or blog.sharethis.com.

== Recent Feature Updates ==

At ShareThis we are always trying to develop a sharing product with our users and publishers needs in mind. We continue to improve the sharing experience to include features that we hope you like. 

In the most recent update we have some great features to share:

-	Simplified Wordpress installation: we now make registration optional and let you configure button options within Wordpress. 
-	More choices & flexibility in layout and styling 
-	Visual customization of sharing buttons through your CSS stylesheet: you control the look & feel of these buttons in your own domain
-	Native look and usage of the new Twitter button and Facebook button.
-	New Social Reach button styles: this lets you show your visitors how popular your content is. Social Reach measures the social impact of your content by combining outbound sharing and inbound visits from friends on social networks. See example screenshots in the updated documentation.

Some of our prior updates are below, with the promise of many more to come!

-	The widget is now 80% lighter for the fastest sharing out there!
-	Users can log in with Facebook, Twitter, Google or Yahoo! accounts
-	Saves recently shared to contacts
-	Users can now search for their favorite services 
-	ShareThis recommends other hot content on your site

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

Check out our support area at http://help.sharethis.com and our Wordpress customization area here: http://help.sharethis.com/integration/wordpress

Still got questions? If you need technical help, check out the support info below or email us at support@sharethis.com.



== Support ==

Have questions or suggestions for us? Perhaps it's already answered or being discussed in the ShareThis forums or on ShareThis Support:

http://forums.sharethis.com

http://help.sharethis.com/integration/wordpress

If you would like to contact the support team via email you can reach us at:
 
support@sharethis.com

== Screenshots ==
Check out some screenshots of our new widget in action!

1. A view of the classic ShareThis button on your posts
2. An example of large social icons on your posts
3. An example of small social buttons
4. An example of social reach buttons with counts in horizontal, compact layout
5. An example of social reach buttons with vertical layout for counts
6. A view of the widget when a user clicks or mouses over it
7. Sample tracking reports available to registered ShareThis publishers