=== Minimalistic Event Manager ===
Contributors: de-ce, tar.gz
Donate link: https://flattr.com/thing/972318/
Tags: dates, events, time
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 4.1
Stable tag: 1.0.7
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A simple and flexible solution for managing event dates.

== Description ==

This plugin (MEM or Minimalistic Event Manager) is intended for theme authors and developers who want a simple, robust and flexible solution for managing event dates. 

The MEM plugin offers a clean interface that allows to add _event dates_ (start dates, end dates, repeating dates) to _posts_ (and to any custom post type).

= The main features =

- Event dates can be attached to any post type: Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types... (optionally, they can be restricted to specific content types).
- Event dates can be of three types: start dates, end dates, repeating dates.
- There is no mandatory date format: Time, Day, and Month are optional. An event date could be "January 2046", or just "2046".

= What the plugin doesn’t do =

The MEM plugin works as a simple interface for entering those dates into custom fields, but it won’t do anything on the public side of your theme. What happens with the dates on the front-end is entirely up to you! You must decide how to display the dates, and you will have to edit your theme files for that…

If you aren’t sure how to achieve this, [our wiki](https://github.com/ms-studio/minimalistic-event-manager/wiki) will provide a collection of examples to get you started.

= Technical implementation =

Technically, the MEM plugin stores the dates as ordinary Custom Fields, in a _machine-readable_ format (such as "2012-11-23 13:37"). This gives you absolute freedom for displaying your events in your theme:

- You can query for specific date ranges by using the meta_key / meta_compare parameters.
- You can use the php `date` function to display the date in any possible manner (or `date_i18n` for proper localization).

= Plugin options =

The plugin has two settings that can be modified with a few lines in your `functions.php` file:

- You can limit it to specific post types.
- You can use an "alpha" mode, which gives you a blank input field for each date. This can be useful if you need to enter dates that don’t fit the predefined format.

See the online documentation for the full instructions.

= Links =

[**Documentation**](https://github.com/ms-studio/minimalistic-event-manager/wiki)

= Credits =

- **Concept and maintenance** [ms-studio.net](http://ms-studio.net)
- **Development**: [Dream Production](http://dreamproduction.net/)

== Installation ==

1. Upload the plugin to your plugins directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

For more detailed instructions, see [Installing Plugins](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins).

After activating the plugin, refer to the [wiki](https://github.com/ms-studio/minimalistic-event-manager/wiki) for further instructions.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= There are hundreds of plugins doing exactly this — why a new one? =

All the date management plugins we tested are more complicated than needed. We tried many of them. We believe that our concept is more simple, more robust and more flexible. :) 

= Is the plugin localized? =

Yes it is! For now, it supports English, French and German. Since the interface uses about 4 words, it's not much work to translate it for other languages.

= Can I find you on GitHub? =

Of course, here: [https://github.com/ms-studio/minimalistic-event-manager/](https://github.com/ms-studio/minimalistic-event-manager/) 

== Screenshots ==

1. The initial state, no dates are set yet.
2. The start date is being entered.
3. An event with start date, repeating twice.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.7 =

* do not load the widget code if PHP is lower than 5.3. 

= 1.0.6 =

* version bump (fixing an issue in 1.0.5 where the funtions directory wasn't included).

= 1.0.5 =

* adding a widget to display a list of events on the frontend.
* adding a function that facilitates custom display of event information.

= 1.0.4 =
* adapting to post-MP6 dashboard design
* removing 32-characters limitation when using "alpha" mode
* adding some date format translation strings, useful when using [the mem-extras](https://github.com/ms-studio/mem-extras)

= 1.0.3 =
* uses the icon font of MP6 if available

= 1.0.2 =
* improves css to adhere to MP6
* fixes a php error visible in debug mode
* fixes a js error, props to @Dan2k3k4

= 1.0.1 =
* fixes activation error on some older php versions

= 1.0 =
* initial public release