diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index beb58bd..b25b996 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 x.x:
 
 - added: group tool option to disable The Wire on a group
-- changed: moved chnagelog to CHANGES.txt in preparation for Elgg 1.8
+- changed: moved changelog to CHANGES.txt in preparation for Elgg 1.8
+- chnaged: moved features and todo to README.txt in preparation for Elgg 1.8
 
 1.1.1 (2011-09-16):
 
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..816c2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+= The Wire Tools =
+Extend the functionality of The Wire
+
+== Contents ==
+1. Features
+2. ToDo
+
+== 1. Features ==
+- Wire posts in groups (optional)
+- Notification on mention (user tool setting, default off)
+- Conversations
+- Ajax pagination (more button)
+- Mentions
+- Hashtag support
+- Autocomplete of friends and (recently used) hashtags when composing a wire post
+- Reply page showing conversation
+- Search wire posts
+- Delete action returns to referer page
+- Post action forward to more sane locations
+- Index widget (for use with Widget Manager plugin)
+- Post to the wire widget (index / dashboard) (no entity listing)
+- Extend thewire widget with a post form
+
+== 2. ToDo ==
+- url shortning
+- post thewire on 'enter' in message
+- share on the wire
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/manifest.xml b/manifest.xml
index de44183..5aeb915 100644
--- a/manifest.xml
+++ b/manifest.xml
@@ -7,33 +7,4 @@
 	<field key="copyright" value="(C) ColdTrick 2011" />
 	<field key="licence" value="GNU Public License version 2" />
 	<field key="elgg_version" value="2010071002" />
-</plugin_manifest>
-<!--
-
-==============================
-Features
-==============================
-- Wire posts in groups (optional)
-- Notification on mention (user tool setting, default off)
-- Conversations
-- Ajax pagination (more button)
-- Mentions
-- Hashtag support
-- Autocomplete of friends and (recently used) hashtags when composing a wire post
-- Reply page showing conversation
-- Search wire posts
-- Delete action returns to referer page
-- Post action forward to more sane locations
-- Index widget (for use with Widget Manager plugin)
-- Post to the wire widget (index / dashboard) (no entity listing)
-- Extend thewire widget with a post form
-
-==============================
-ToDo
-==============================
-- url shortning
-- post thewire on 'enter' in message
-- share on the wire
-- group wire tool option
-
--->
\ No newline at end of file
+</plugin_manifest>
\ No newline at end of file