=== Aster Storefront ===

Contributors: asterthemes
Tags: one-column, two-columns, grid-layout, custom-background, custom-logo, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, flexible-header, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready, theme-options, sticky-post, footer-widgets, full-width-template, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, e-commerce, blog, portfolio, post-formats, rtl-language-support
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 5.6.3
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

== Description ==

Aster Storefront is a pre-built website template tailored for online stores and e-commerce websites, ideal for anyone looking to launch their online shop quickly. Whether you're selling fashion, electronics, gadgets, or home goods, this responsive design offers a seamless experience for both you and your customers, much like AJAX enhances web applications through seamless data updates. Retail owners can easily create their online store without needing coding knowledge, making it a user-friendly option for businesses in various consumer goods sectors, including apparel, lifestyle, boutiques, and merchandise. The theme features a clean, modern aesthetic that beautifully showcases your products, categories, and promotions. With WooCommerce integration, Aster Storefront transforms your website into a fully functional e-commerce site, facilitating easy management of payment gateways, inventory, and orders. Product pages offer detailed presentations of images, prices, and specifications to enrich the shopping experience. Additionally, the storefront is cross-browser compatible and optimized for all devices, ensuring accessibility on desktops, tablets, and smartphones. Its customization options allow you to align your website’s design with your unique brand identity, whether you operate a small boutique or a larger e-commerce business. With professional support available, establishing your online store is a smooth and hassle-free process. This comprehensive e-commerce solution provides all the necessary tools for succeeding in the competitive online shopping landscape, covering everything from product management to marketing and customer engagement. 


== 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.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this theme support any plugins? =

Yes, the theme is integrated to work with following plugins:
* One Click Demo Import: This plugin is recommended to use for demo importing purpose.
* GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform: This plugin is recommended to use for adding donation forms and accepting donations.
* Contact Form 7: This plugin is recommended to use for contact forms on contact page.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release

= 1.1 =
* Added Getting Started.
* Added premium urls. 

= 1.2 =
* Changed Tagline color.
* Added woocommerce condition in Select category in customizer. 
* Added Footer link.
* Added sticky post css.

= 1.3 =
* Change getting started redirect function.
* Added tagline enable option.
* Added site title enable option.

= 1.4 =
* Added menu css.
* Resolved fallback menu.
* Added general option.
* Enable / Disable option for preloader.
* Updated cart page.
* Updated shop page.
* Updated myaccount page.
* Updated woocommerce css.

= 1.5 =
* Added flexible-header tag.
* Removed woocommerce folder.
* Resolved archive product page sidebar issue.
* Resolved checkout page sidebar issue.
* Added hide featured image setting.
* Added hide post heading setting.
* Added hide post content setting.

= 1.6 =
* Added single post option file.
* Added single post option.
* Added hide single post featured image setting.
* Added hide single post heading setting.
* Added hide single post content setting.
* Added hide single post date setting.
* Added hide single post author setting.
* Added hide single post category setting.
* Added hide single post tags setting.
* Resolved keybord navigation issue.

= 1.7 =
* Added setup steps in dashboard.
* Resolved menu issue.
* Added custom sidebar.

= 1.8 =
* Updated Logo Css.
* Updated Copyright text.
* Updated Latest Post Section.
* Updated Search Latest post layout.
* Updated Footer Widget.
* Added cart page css.
* Added Checkout css.
* Updated Mobile Responsive.
* Addded Search in default Sidebar.

= 1.9 =
* Update topbar css.
* Added Get start notice function.
* Updated 404 page css.

= 2.0 =
* Updated Getstart Function.

= 2.1 =
* Added 404 page settings.
* Update logo css.
* Updated Scroll Top reposnive.
* Updated Top Bar.

= 2.2 =
* Added Footer column settings.
* Update single post.
* Done Prefixing.
* Updated tag css.
* Resolved copyight isue.

= 2.3 =
* Updated getting start function.

= 2.4 =
* Added Icon Changer Settings.
* Added footer background color settings.
* Added footer background image settings.
 
= 2.5 =
* Added Header Layout Setting.
* Added Scroll top position Setting.
* Added Site Title Size Setting.
* Woocommerce depriciated Function resolved.

= 2.6 =
* Added Menu Text Tranform.
* Updated woocommerce css.
* Adjusted the width of the website.
* Updated Getstart Notice function.
* Resolved Menu Issue.

= 2.7 =
* Added 404 Image Setting.
* Added Footer Heading Text transform setting.
* Updated Slider as per screenshot.
* Updated Menu Responsive Css.

= 2.8 =
* Added Default Images in all posts.
* Added sticky header setting.
* Added Pro and free doc links in cutomizer and on get start page.
* Done Prefixing.
* Added Global Sidebar Position Setting 

= 2.9 =
* Added Number of Related Posts to Display Settings.
* Added Typography Settings.
* Rearrange Customizer Settings And Added Separator.
* Added Scroll Top Shape Settings.
* Removed "/" from product and bundle links

= 3.0 =
* Added Post formats tag.
* Added Website Layout & Width control Settings.
* Added CSS for Header.

= 3.1 =
* Added Adjust Sidebar Width Settings.
* Added Blog Content Alignment Settings.
* Added Read More Button in posts.

= 3.2 =
* Added Page Title & settings.
* Updated Footer Column Function & CSS.
* Updated Primary color Setting.
* Added POT file.
* Updated Theme Discription.
* Added Demo Import.

= 3.3 =
* Added Post layout Settings.
* Added Read More Button Settings.
* Updated read more button CSS and added hover effects.
* Added Page Title Height setting.
* Updated Google Fonts Library.

= 3.4 =
* Done Prefixing.
* Done Escapping.
* Added RTL language support Tag.
* Fixed deprecated function error.

= 3.5 =
* Added Different Preloader Styles Settings.
* Added Menu's Font size setting.
* Added Siderbar heading font size setting.
* Added Site logo width setting.
* Updated Checkout page & Customizer CSS.
* Removed Redirection after activating theme.
* Removed Favicon Error From header.php
* Updated Description.

= 3.6 =
* Added Default footer widgets.
* Added separate function file for cutomizer settings.
* Fixed Sidebar heading issue.
* Updated Getstart CSS.
* Updated WordPress verion.
* Added Default Banner Image.
* Fixed Post layout setting.
* Added Account Page CSS.

= 3.7 =
* Added woocommerce settings pannel in customizer.
* Added woocommerce products per row option in customizer.
* Added woocommerce products per page option in customizer.
* Added woocommerce show/hide related products option in customizer.
* Resolved errors for show/hide option.
* Resolved css errors.
* Updated pot file.

= 3.8 =
* Added show/hide comments and time option in blog post section.
* Added show/hide comments and time option in single post section.
* Added copyright alignment option in customizer.
* Update demo import.
* Updated pot file.

= 3.9 =
* Added woocommerce products sale position option in customizer.
* Added featured image dimension option in blog post section.
* Added menu color option in header section.
* Added sub menu color option in header section.
* Updated pot file.

= 4.0 =
* Added show/hide footer option in customizer.
* Added options to change icons for blog post date, author, comments, and time.
* Added footer background attatchment option in customizer.
* Updated pot file.

= 4.1 =
* Added comment title option in single post section.
* Added related post options pannel in customizer.
* Resolved error in function.php
* Tested upto WP v6.8
* Updated pot file.

= 4.2 =
* Added footer widget title alignment option in customizer.
* Added show/hide copyright option in customizer.
* Added preloader background color option in customizer.
* Added preloader background image option in customizer.
* Updated pot file.

= 4.3 =
* Added footer social icons panel in customizer.
* Added show/hide icon in footer social icons.
* Added footer social media links in customizer.
* Added footer social icons changing options.
* Updated pot file.

= 4.4 =
* Resolved minor CSS bugs.

= 4.5 =
* Resolved bugs.

= 4.6 =
* Added demo import button in admin notice.
* Added bundle section in getstarted.
* Added recommendation for urgency and countdown widgets for wooCommerce plugin.

= 4.7 =
* Resolved minor css error.

= 4.8 =
* Resolved minor bugs.

= 4.9 =
* Updated getstarted.
* Removed recommendation for urgency and countdown widgets for wooCommerce plugin.
* Tested upto WP v6.9

= 5.0 =
* Resolved error.

= 5.1 =
* Resolved minor issues.

= 5.2 =
* Fixed global color prefixing.
* Added animation for sidebar and footer.
* Added first capital letter option in blog post setting.
* Resolved errors.
* Updated pot file.

= 5.3 =
* Added on/off setting of animation in customizer.
* Added topbar padding setting in customizer.
* Updated rtl file.
* Updated pot file.

= 5.4 =
* Resolved css error.

= 5.5 =
* Updated Description.

= 5.6 =
* Version Updated.


= 5.6.1 =
* UI and UX Improvements.

= 5.6.2 =
* Refined Layout Sections.

= 5.6.3 =
* Optimized Frontend Performance.
== Images Screenshot ==

[Creative Commons Zero (CC0) License] 
https://pxhere.com/en/license

[Creative Commons Zero (CC0) License] 
https://stocksnap.io/license

Banner
https://stocksnap.io/photo/woman-fashion-UR0XQJ0GZW
https://stocksnap.io/photo/female-portrait-XJ3RBOKBYZ
https://stocksnap.io/photo/woman-golfer-LBCFK9ZXKD

Products
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/527789
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/527810
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/527793
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/527791

https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1236222

== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2020 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* normalize.css https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) 2012-2018 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
* class-tgm-plugin-activation.php https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation [GNU General Public License v2.0]
* Breadcrumb Trail: https://github.com/justintadlock/breadcrumb-trail, [GNU General Public License v2.0]
* Slick: https://github.com/kenwheeler/slick/, (c) 2017 Ken Wheeler, License: MIT license
* Magnific Popup: http://dimsemenov.com/plugins/magnific-popup/, License: MIT license
* Font Awesome Free 5.15.4 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com, License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License)
* Google Fonts: https://fonts.google.com/, License: Apache License, version 2.0
* Web Fonts: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
* TGM, Author: GaryJones, Source: https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation/blob/develop/LICENSE.md ,License: GNU General Public License v2.0
* WOW.js: https://github.com/matthieua/WOW/, (c) 2016 Matthieu Aussaguel, License: GPLv3 https://github.com/matthieua/WOW/blob/master/README.md
* Animate.css: https://github.com/animate-css/animate.css/, (c) 2021 Daniel Eden, License: MIT https://github.com/animate-css/animate.css/blob/main/LICENSE