=== Alchemist ===
Contributors: catchthemes
Tags: one-column, two-columns, right-sidebar, custom-background, custom-header, custom-menu, custom-logo, editor-style, featured-images, flexible-header, footer-widgets, microformats, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, threaded-comments, theme-options,  translation-ready, block-styles, wide-blocks, portfolio, blog, photography
Requires at least: 5.9
Requires PHP: 5.6
Tested up to: 7.0
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Alchemist is a free multipurpose corporate WordPress theme for those who’re trying to promote and grow their business online.

== Description ==
 Alchemist is a free multipurpose corporate WordPress theme for those who’re trying to promote and grow their business online. It has been deliberately designed to accommodate the ample requirements of an extremely vast set of different business website archetypes. It has everything to help your company shine in the business field. With the aesthetic look and easy customization options, Alchemist takes your business to new heights. It includes significant features like Featured Content, Featured Slider, Hero Content, Portfolio, Service, Testimonials, and more. All of these features have been added prioritizing businesses of all kind like blogs, corporate websites, and more. It requires absolutely no coding knowledge and only a few clicks in order to achieve professional levels of graphical customization for your business. For technical issues, feel free to contact us in our Support Forum. at https://catchthemes.com/support/ For more information, check out Theme Instructions at https://catchthemes.com/themes/alchemist/#theme-instructions and Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/alchemist/

For more information about Alchemist please go to https://catchthemes.com/themes/alchemist/

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add New' button.
2. Type in Alchemist in the search form and press the 'Enter' key on your keyboard.
3. Click on the 'Activate' button to use your new theme right away.
4. Go to https://catchthemes.com/themes/alchemist/#theme-instructions/ for a guide on how to customize this theme.
5. Navigate to Appearance -> Customize in your admin panel and customize to taste.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this theme support any plugins? =

Theme supports all plugins from catchplugins.com.

= Where can I find theme documentation? =

You can check our Theme Instructions at https://catchthemes.com/themes/alchemist/ in the Theme Instructions Tab.

= Where can I find theme demo? =

You can check our Theme Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/alchemist/

= More FAQ =

For more FAQs, visit https://catchthemes.com/frequently-asked-questions/

== Changelog ==

= 2.2.1 (Released: May 25, 2026) =
* Updated: WordPress 7.0 ready

= 2.2 (Released: December 08, 2025) =
* Bug Fixed: Deprecated Function WP_Dependencies-add_data() warning after WordPress update 6.9
* Updated: WordPress 6.9 ready

= 2.1 (Released: June 21, 2025) =
* Added: Twitter X, Bluesky, Tiktok, Threads, Rss, Phone, Line, Discord, Xing, Fetlife, Etsy, Bandcamp, Apple, Amazon, and Telegram icons

= 2.0.1 (Released: May 21, 2025) =
* Updated: Admin about CSS for changelog
* Updated: WordPress 6.8 ready

= 2.0 (Released: August 28, 2024) =
* Bug Fixed: Escaping author display name
* Updated: WordPress 6.6 ready

= 1.2.5 (Released: June 12, 2024) =
* Removed: Depreciated Instagram Feed Plugin recommendation
* Updated: WordPress 6.5 ready

= 1.2.4 (Released: November 22, 2023) =
* Updated: WordPress 6.4 ready

= 1.2.3 (Released: February 10, 2023) =
* Bug Fixed: Removed unnecessary comment code in custom-header.php

= 1.2.2 (Released: July 06, 2022) =
* Updated: Google Font hosted locally (https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2022/06/18/complying-with-gdpr-when-using-google-fonts/)

= 1.2.1 (Released: February 05, 2022) =
* Bug Fixed: Removed extra ; from block style
* Updated: WordPress 5.9 ready

= 1.2 (Released: February 25, 2021) =
* Bug Fixed: Multi flex-height, changed to flex-height and flex-width
* Bug Fixed: Header Image URL issue
* Bug Fixed: Add underline on the anchor tag
* Updated: Removed social icons from screenshot

= 1.1 (Released: August 06, 2020) =
* Bug Fixed: Theme Check issues
* Updated: Readme
* Updated: Customizer reset button moved to the bottom

= 1.0.3 (Released: March 04, 2020) =
* Bug Fixed: Header media content position issue in IE
* Bug Fixed: Typo in Catch Breadcrumb plugin support

= 1.0.2 (Released: November 15, 2019) =
* Bug Fixed: Multi Category Sanitization issue

= 1.0.1 (Released: August 29, 2019) =
* Bug Fixed: Header Media Sub title not showing in static front page
* Bug Fixed: removing unnecessary closing path in svg-icons.svg file
* Updated: Header Media default image
* Updated: Theme Screenshot

= 1.0 (Released: July 04, 2019) =
* Initial release

== Copyright ==

Alchemist WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012-2026 Catchthemes.com
Alchemist is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

== Resources ==
* Based on Underscores http://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2019 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)

* JS Files
	HTML5 Shiv v3.7.0, Copyright 2014 Alexander Farkas
	License: MIT/GPL2
	Source: https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv

	jQuery Cycle 2, Copyright (c) 2014 M. Alsup
	License: MIT/GPL
    http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle2/

	Fitvids 1.1, Copyright 2013, Chris Coyier
	License: the WTFPL license - http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/
    http://fitvidsjs.com/

	jquery-match-height master by @liabru
	License: MIT
	http://brm.io/jquery-match-height/

* Images
	All images are licensed under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

	Header Image and Screenshot main image
		* https://stocksnap.io/photo/835ZV19SJB
		* https://stocksnap.io/photo/JAECP91UX5
		* https://stocksnap.io/photo/5Y2NI8WIZL

	All other images are self shot image by (CatchThemes.com) and released under same license as theme

* PHP Libraries
	TGM-Plugin-Activation, Copyright (c) 2011, Thomas Griffin
	License: GPL-2.0+
	http://tgmpluginactivation.com/

* Icons
	* svg-icons.svg
		Font Awesome icons, Copyright Dave Gandy
		License: SIL Open Font License, version 1.1.
		Source: http://fontawesome.io/

* PHP files
	WPTT_WebFont_Loader
	License https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
	Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader
