=== Google+ Interactive Posts Creator === Contributors: pshapiro Donate link: http://blog.paulnshapiro.com/new-google-plus-interactive/ Tags: plugin, google, social, social media, google plus Requires at least: 3.5 Tested up to: 3.5.1 Stable tag: trunk License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Create Google+ Interactive Posts from within Wordpress == Description == This Google+ Interactive Posts Creator offers the opportunity to easily create interactive posts from within the WordPress “Posts” admin page, better enabling engagement for the content you push through the Google+ social platform. The Google+ Interactive Posts Creator posts directly from your WordPress blog, with the Google-approved Call to Action (CTA) button of your choice anchoring the post. And the plugin makes it extremely easy to do so. == Installation == 1. Download the plugin zip. 2. In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins->Add New. 3. Click upload on the top of the page. 4. Browse for the plugin’s zip file that you downloaded locally to your computer. 5. Click “install now”. 6. Click “Activate”. 7. Enable the Google+ API and get your “client id”. It is obtainable from: https://code.google.com/apis/console/. Input your API “client ID” in the form located under Settings->Google+ Interactive Posts Plugin. Click “Update”. 8. Under the Posts page in your WordPress dashboard, there will be a “Create an Interactive Post on Google+” column. You can then click “Create Google+ Post” next to each post. A page will open up guiding you through the process of creating an interactive Google+ post with the various CTAs (call to actions) available. == Frequently asked questions == = A question that someone might have = To come... == Screenshots == 1. [View from Posts Dashboard](http://i2.wp.com/blog.paulnshapiro.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Create-Interactive-Post-Dashboard.png) 2. [Admin settings](http://i2.wp.com/blog.paulnshapiro.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/client-id-wordpress.png) 3. [Generation screen](http://i0.wp.com/blog.paulnshapiro.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/plugin-pop-up.png?resize=400) == Changelog == 1.0.6 Added ability to use the shortcode [interactivebutton] with parameters client_id, prefill_text, cta_label, cta_url, and button_text within posts/pages. Example: [interactivebutton client_id="#######" prefill_text="Prefill text can be *written* here." cta_label="DOWNLOAD" cta_url="http://example.com/cta/destination/" button_text="Share as an Interactive Post on Google+"] 1.0.5 Now work with databases without the wp prefix Added column to static pages 1.0.4 Bug fix for certain themes 1.0.3 Handle WPDB differently in order to meet Wordpress codex guidlines. 1.0.2 Bug fixes 1.0.1 Bug fixes 1.0 First release == Upgrade notice == To come...