=== Aak ===

Contributors: nalam
Tags: blog, news, education, custom-logo, one-column, two-columns, grid-layout, right-sidebar, custom-background, custom-header, custom-menu, featured-image-header, featured-images, flexible-header, full-width-template, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, block-styles
Requires PHP: 5.6
Requires at least: 4.7
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 1.2.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php

== Description ==
AAK is a modern, fast-loading WordPress theme designed for 2025 with stunning gradient designs, smooth animations, and mobile-first responsive layouts. Perfect for blogs, magazines, news sites, business websites, online stores, and portfolios. Features beautiful card-based layouts, enhanced search functionality, and improved comment systems.

Fully compatible with Gutenberg block editor, WooCommerce, popular page builders (Elementor, Beaver Builder), and SEO plugins. Includes Google Fonts API v2 integration, multiple header/footer options, advanced theme customizer, and accessibility-focused design. Translation ready and optimized for performance with lightweight CSS and SEO-friendly markup.

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance > Themes and click the Add New button.
2. Click Upload Theme and Choose File, then select the theme's .zip file. Click Install Now.
3. Click Activate to use your new theme right away.

== Copyright ==

Aak WordPress Theme, Copyright 2020 Noor alam
Aak is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

Aak theme used the following third-party resources:

normalize.css, Copyright 2012-2016 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal
License: MIT
Source: https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/

* Bootstrap, Copyright 2011–2020 the Bootstrap Authors and Twitter, Inc.
License: MIT
Source: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap

* Font Awesome icons, Copyright Dave Gandy
Icons License: CC BY 4.0 
Fonts License: SIL OFL 1.1 
Source: http://fontawesome.io/




== Screenshot ==

Image for theme screenshot, self created
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)

* Header image 
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source:https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1327741

* Screenshot blog image one
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source:https://pxhere.com/en/photo/450225

* Screenshot blog image two
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source:https://pxhere.com/en/photo/893145

* Screenshot blog image three
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source:https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1159485

* Screenshot post image Five
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1588439


== Changelog ==

= 1.2.0 - November 5 2025 =
* 🎨 Major UI/UX Improvements
  - Updated Google Fonts to API v2 with font-display: swap for better performance
  - Enhanced logo styling with gradient text effects and hover animations
  - Modernized header and navigation menu design with pill-shaped buttons
  - Added smooth animations and cubic-bezier transitions throughout
  - Implemented modern card-based design for blog posts with hover effects

* 🔧 Form & Input Enhancements
  - Completely redesigned form elements (buttons, inputs, selects, textareas)
  - Added modern rounded corners and gradient button styling
  - Implemented ripple effects and micro-animations
  - Enhanced focus states and accessibility features
  - Added input validation styling with error/success states

* 📱 Responsive & Navigation Updates
  - Limited page walker to maximum 7 page links for better UX
  - Enhanced mobile menu with gradient styling
  - Improved search bar design with pill-shaped buttons
  - Added staggered menu item animations on page load
  - Implemented sticky header ready styling with backdrop blur

* 🎯 Blog & Content Improvements
  - Redesigned blog grid with modern card layouts and hover animations
  - Enhanced sidebar widgets with card-based design and hover effects
  - Updated pagination with modern button styling and active states
  - Improved post navigation (previous/next) with gradient hover effects
  - Enhanced entry footer (categories/tags) with pill-shaped design

* 💬 Comments System Overhaul
  - Complete comments area redesign with modern card layout
  - Added threaded comment styling with visual hierarchy
  - Enhanced comment form with improved input styling
  - Implemented reply button animations and hover effects
  - Added avatar styling with brand-colored borders

* 🎨 Design System Updates
  - Established consistent color scheme using #ec2b8c brand color
  - Implemented unified shadow system throughout theme
  - Added gradient backgrounds and hover states
  - Enhanced typography with better font weights and spacing
  - Improved visual hierarchy and readability

* ⚡ Performance & Code Quality
  - Optimized CSS for better performance
  - Added proper focus indicators for accessibility
  - Implemented modern CSS Grid and Flexbox layouts
  - Enhanced code organization and maintainability
  - Added comprehensive animation system

= 1.1.9 =
* Sanitize all output
* Added masnory in grid
* excerpt length reduced

= 1.1.6 =
* sidebar Widget sticky feature added 
* Removed some extra margin
* Search bar style added


= 1.1.5 =
* input style added
* New style added for site title
* Tested with Wp 6.2

= 1.1.4 =
* Grid Masnory issue fixed
* New style added for Grid style

= 1.1.1 - Nov 16 2021 =
* Mobile Menu issue fixed

= 1.1.0 - Nov 15 2021 =
* Header logo style fixed
* Fixed Some php error

= 1.0.8 - Jan 13 2021 =
* Added header container
= 1.0.7 - Jan 13 2021 =
* Changed screenshot
* Header text font size change
* tested with WordPress 5.6

= 1.0.6 - November 25 2020 =
* Fixed classic blog style
* Fixed category page style issue
* Fixed search page style issue

= 1.0.5 - October 21 2020 =
* Widget style issue fixed
* Footer item added

= 1.0.4 - October 21 2020 =
* Menu responsive issue fixed
* Added masnory grid for grid blog
* Added shadow in the grid blog

= 1.0.3 - October 14 2020 =
* Added style for grid blog layout
* Added theme information
* Added theme doc

= 1.0.2 - October 9 2020 =
* Added top menu and top menu opitons
* Added two diffrent menu style
* Added diffrent menu logo position
* Added theme typography
* Added posts sidebar and container
* Added page sidebar and container
* Added  opitons and color for footer top
* Added opitons and color for footer bottom

= 1.0.1 - October 5 2020 =
* Removed 2nd argument from load_theme_textdomain function
* Added license information class-aak-walker-page.php, class-walker-nav-menu.php, Bootstrap
= 1.0 - September 10 2020 =
* Initial release


== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2017 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* TGM-Plugin-Activation 2.6.1 https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation, Copyright (c) 2011, Thomas Griffin., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* normalize.css https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) 2012-2016 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
* class-walker-nav-menu.php modified from WordPress core by me and the code distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
* class-aak-walker-page.php modified from twentytwenty WordPress Theme, Twenty Twenty WordPress Theme, Copyright 2019-2020 WordPress.org is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
* Aak WordPress Theme incorporates code from twentytwenty WordPress Theme, Twenty Twenty WordPress Theme, Copyright 2019-2020 WordPress.org is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

