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The plugin links a hidden DIV (layer) with information about the author to any item on a page (i.e. the author’s name or the author’s gravatar image). Once you click the item the hidden div layer will show up, displaying the full name of the author, a bigger version of the gravatar image, the author’s e-mail address and a short description (from the author’s user-profile-page) and a link to the author’s posts-archive. Any other information can be easily added by editing the included php file. It offers a simple and elegant way to show author info.
ADVANCED Author Exposed plugin is an extended version of the original Author Exposed Plugin written by Igor Penjivrag of Color Light Studio (clsigor). For credits and questions regarding the original script please see the link to original’s author’s page (Other Notes).
Advanced Author Exposed solves two problems I had with the original Plugin:
1) AE can now be used multiple times on the same page and the generated code will still validate. 
The original Plugin was meant to be used once per page only. If you used it multiple times within the same page, it would create HTML DIVs that all had the same ID – thus leading to invalid code when testing it with the W3 validator. Advanced AE creates random DIV IDs on the fly, thereby eliminating this problem.
2) Can now be linked to ANY item, image or text 
The original Plugin automatically output the post author’s name as a link and linked the hidden DIV to it. But what if you wanted to link the hidden DIV to something else? I.e. the authors gravatar-image? 
Advanced AE introduces a PHP variable called $the_link_item – which can basically be anything you want – and attaches the hidden DIV to that specified item.
<h3>Documentation</h3>
For questions regarding Advanced Author Exposed please refer and reply to this thread: 
<a href="http://www.jungeroemer.net/2010/05/24/wordpress-plugin-advanced-author-exposed/" rel="nofollow ugc">Junge Roemer – Advanced Author Exposed</a>
The original plugin Author Exposed can be found at <a href="http://colorlightstudio.com/2008/03/14/wordpress-plugin-author-exposed/" rel="nofollow ugc">Color Light Studio</a>

Advanced Author Exposed

The plugin links a hidden DIV (layer) with information about the author to any item on a page.

Valice

Banner alerts are custom alerts to notify your website visitors of promotions, alerts, events, etc. These display at the top of the website until they are dismissed by the visitor. Any new visitor who has not been to the website will see these until they are dismissed.
Banner alerts are configured just like a post or page with support for title, content, and excerpt. The plugin settings allow you to define which parts of the alert to display and whether or not to link to the full post. You can run more than one alert at a time and activate or deactivate as needed.
This plugin is ideal for:
<ul>
<li>Important operational changes</li>
<li>Technical notices</li>
<li>Time-sensitive appeals for donation or action</li>
<li>Terms or agreement changes</li>
<li>Privacy notice acknowledgements</li>
<li>Service outages or maintenance messages</li>
<li>Special offers or promotions</li>
</ul>

Banner Alerts

Provides an easy interface for creating and displaying alerts or notices as a banner on a website

Advanced Author Exposed vs Banner Alerts