(function($) {
	$.fn.easyFade = function(options) {

		// set default options
		var defaults = {
			speed : 1000,
			pause : 2000
		},

		// Take the options that the user selects, and merge them with defaults.
		options = $.extend(defaults, options);
		
		// Needed to fix a tiny bug. If the pause is less than speed, it'll cause a flickr.
		// This will check for that, and if it is smaller, it increases it to just about the options.speed.
		if(options.pause <= options.speed) options.pause = options.speed + 100;
	
		// for each item in the wrapped set
		return this.each(function() {
		
			// cache "this."
			var $this = $(this);
			
			// Wrap "this" in a div with a class of "slider-wrap."
			$this.wrap('<div class="slider-wrap" />');
			
			// Set the width to a really high number. Adjusting the "left" css values, so need to set positioning.
			$this.css({
				'position' : 'relative',
				'padding' : 0
			});

			// Fade the transition
			$this.children().css({
				'width' : $this.children().width(),
				'position' : 'absolute',
				'left' : 0
			});
			
			// reorder elements to fix z-index issue.
			for(var i = $this.children().length, y = 0; i > 0; i--, y++) { 		
				$this.children().eq(y).css('zIndex', i + 99999);
			}	
			
			// Call the fade function. 
			fade();			
			
			function fade() {
				setInterval(function() {
					$this.children(':first').animate({'opacity' : 0}, options.speed, function() {	
						$this
						   .children(':first')
						   .css('opacity', 1) // Return opacity back to 1 for next time.
						   .css('zIndex', $this.children(':last').css('zIndex') - 1) // Reduces z-index by 1 so that it's no longer on top.					
						   .appendTo($this); // move it to the end of the line.
					})
				}, options.pause);
			} // end fade			
		}); // end each		
	} // End plugin. Go eat cake.
})(jQuery);