updated install instructions

README.md

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ If you are the author of a relevant plugin, or are planning one, contact us to g
 ### 2.5.0 ###
 
 * fixed "flush rewrite rules"
-* nicer admin pages
+* optimized admin pages (still work in progress)
 
 ### 2.4.1 ###
 
@@ -135,3 +135,41 @@ If you are the author of a relevant plugin, or are planning one, contact us to g
 ### 1.0 ###
 
 * initial version
+
+## Installation ##
+
+Follow the normal instructions for [installing WordPress plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins).
+
+### Automatic Plugin Installation ###
+
+To add a WordPress Plugin using the [built-in plugin installer](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Add_New_Plugins):
+
+1. Go to [Plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Plugins) > [Add New](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins_Add_New_Screen).
+1. Type "`ostatus`" into the **Search Plugins** box.
+1. Find the WordPress Plugin you wish to install.
+    1. Click **Details** for more information about the Plugin and instructions you may wish to print or save to help setup the Plugin.
+    1. Click **Install Now** to install the WordPress Plugin.
+1. The resulting installation screen will list the installation as successful or note any problems during the install.
+1. If successful, click **Activate Plugin** to activate it, or **Return to Plugin Installer** for further actions.
+
+### Manual Plugin Installation ###
+
+There are a few cases when manually installing a WordPress Plugin is appropriate.
+
+* If you wish to control the placement and the process of installing a WordPress Plugin.
+* If your server does not permit automatic installation of a WordPress Plugin.
+* If you want to try the [latest development version](https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-ostatus).
+
+Installation of a WordPress Plugin manually requires FTP familiarity and the awareness that you may put your site at risk if you install a WordPress Plugin incompatible with the current version or from an unreliable source.
+
+Backup your site completely before proceeding.
+
+To install a WordPress Plugin manually:
+
+* Download your WordPress Plugin to your desktop.
+    * Download from [the WordPress directory](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ostatus/)
+    * Download from [GitHub](https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-ostatus/releases)
+* If downloaded as a zip archive, extract the Plugin folder to your desktop.
+* With your FTP program, upload the Plugin folder to the `wp-content/plugins` folder in your WordPress directory online.
+* Go to [Plugins screen](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Plugins) and find the newly uploaded Plugin in the list.
+* Click **Activate** to activate it.

languages/ostatus-for-wordpress.pot

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: OStatus 2.5.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: "
 "https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-ostatus\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-10-09 21:12:07+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-10-09 21:29:36+00:00\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"

readme.txt

@@ -135,3 +135,41 @@ If you are the author of a relevant plugin, or are planning one, contact us to g
 = 1.0 =
 
 * initial version
+
+== Installation ==
+
+Follow the normal instructions for [installing WordPress plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins).
+
+= Automatic Plugin Installation =
+
+To add a WordPress Plugin using the [built-in plugin installer](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Add_New_Plugins):
+
+1. Go to [Plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Plugins) > [Add New](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins_Add_New_Screen).
+1. Type "`ostatus`" into the **Search Plugins** box.
+1. Find the WordPress Plugin you wish to install.
+    1. Click **Details** for more information about the Plugin and instructions you may wish to print or save to help setup the Plugin.
+    1. Click **Install Now** to install the WordPress Plugin.
+1. The resulting installation screen will list the installation as successful or note any problems during the install.
+1. If successful, click **Activate Plugin** to activate it, or **Return to Plugin Installer** for further actions.
+
+= Manual Plugin Installation =
+
+There are a few cases when manually installing a WordPress Plugin is appropriate.
+
+* If you wish to control the placement and the process of installing a WordPress Plugin.
+* If your server does not permit automatic installation of a WordPress Plugin.
+* If you want to try the [latest development version](https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-ostatus).
+
+Installation of a WordPress Plugin manually requires FTP familiarity and the awareness that you may put your site at risk if you install a WordPress Plugin incompatible with the current version or from an unreliable source.
+
+Backup your site completely before proceeding.
+
+To install a WordPress Plugin manually:
+
+* Download your WordPress Plugin to your desktop.
+    * Download from [the WordPress directory](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ostatus/)
+    * Download from [GitHub](https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-ostatus/releases)
+* If downloaded as a zip archive, extract the Plugin folder to your desktop.
+* With your FTP program, upload the Plugin folder to the `wp-content/plugins` folder in your WordPress directory online.
+* Go to [Plugins screen](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Plugins) and find the newly uploaded Plugin in the list.
+* Click **Activate** to activate it.