=== Remove Image Links ===
Plugin URI: http://stevehardsoft.com/remove-image-links-wordpress-plugin/
Contributors: SteveHardSoft, bitacre
Tags: remove,link,links,image,picture,automatic,filter
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 4.4
Stable tag: 1.2.1
License: GPLv2
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-2.0.html


When this plugin is activated:
1) The link field for new images being inserted is blank by default.
2) The link code in existing posts and pages is not deleted but it is not outputted, meaning that readers can no longer click on the images.
3) Links to web pages or documents from images are not affected.

== Description ==
Right now, all over the internet there are people clicking on images on WordPress sites for no purpose. Why?

As a mouse cursor passes over an image, they see a hand cursor, indicating that the image is a link to something. On clicking, to their surprise, all they see is an image of the image... They then need to use the browsers back button to return to the web page.

This is NOT a good user experience because it undermines the convention that clickable images are real links. There may also be negative implications for search engine optimization (SEO).

== Installation ==
1. Download the latest zip file and extract the `remove-image-links` directory.
2. Upload this directory inside your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
3. Activate 'Remove Image Links' on the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
4. Optionally, click 'Settings' under the plugin name to change its settings.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= Why does this happen? =
This occurs because, by default, when an image is added to a post or a page from the media library, WordPress adds a link to an image itself if the writer forgets (or does not know about) the need to click the No Link button at the time of insertion.

== Changelog ==
= 1.2.1 =
* Pointless update for WordPress 4.4

= 1.2 =
* Added requested text

= 1.1 =
* Fixed Linkss typo

= 1.0 =
* Cleaned up code and commenting.
* Added options page and menu items.
* Changed license to CC-BY 2.5.

= 0.2.1 =
* Actually fixed closing link tag not being removed.

= 0.2 =
* Fixed closing link tag not being removed.

= 0.1 =
* First released version. 
* There may still be bugs, but I can't find any. 

== Upgrade Notice ==
= 1.2.1 =
Pointless update. Happy New Year.

= 1.2 =
Additional documentation.

= 1.1 =
Cosmetic upgrade.

= 1.0 =
Finished version.

= 0.2.1 =
Critical upgrade, actually fixes non-critical failure to strip closing anchor tag bug.

= 0.2 =
Recommended upgrade, fixes non-critical failure to strip closing anchor tag bug.

= 0.1 =
First release, no upgrade notice (included to make the WordPress readme.txt validator happy).

== Readme Generator ==
* This plugin's readme.txt file was generated by the [bitacre Readme Generator](http://shinraholdings.com/tools/readme-gen/) for WordPress Plugins.

== Support ==
* [shinrawebholdings@gmail.com](mailto:plugins@shinraholdings.com)
