=== Auction Bidding  ===
Contributors: VWThemes
Tags: left-sidebar, right-sidebar, one-column, two-columns, three-columns, four-columns, grid-layout, wide-blocks, block-styles, flexible-header, custom-colors, custom-background, custom-logo, custom-menu, custom-header, editor-style, featured-images, footer-widgets, sticky-post, full-width-template, theme-options, translation-ready, threaded-comments, post-formats, rtl-language-support, blog, portfolio, photography 
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.2
Stable tag: 0.8.3
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Auction Bidding is a cutting-edge and feature-rich WordPress theme designed to revolutionise online auction experiences. It is crafted especially for online auctions and biddings. The theme is designed with meticulous attention to detail. It is a professional and high quality theme that combines elegant aesthetics with powerful functionality, delivering a seamless and engaging platform for users to participate in thrilling bidding wars. The Auction Bidding theme comes with a sleek and modern design and sets the stage for a visually stunning auction marketplace. This Auction WordPress theme boasts a responsive layout, ensuring that the bidding process remains accessible and enjoyable across all devices, be it desktop, tablet, or mobile.

== Description ==

Introducing Auction Bidding, an innovative and feature-rich WordPress theme that’s set to transform the online auction landscape. Specifically designed for auction and bidding platforms, this theme reflects a keen attention to detail, ensuring a premium experience for both users and administrators alike. With its stylish and modern design, Auction Bidding creates an inviting and visually appealing auction marketplace. The responsive layout makes it easy for users to engage with the bidding process on any device be it desktop, tablet, or mobile ensuring a smooth and enjoyable experience wherever they are. Navigating through auction listings, placing bids, and tracking the progress of items is effortless thanks to the theme’s intuitive interface. Built on the robust WordPress framework, Auction Bidding offers extensive customization options. Auction administrators can personalize their websites to match their brand’s identity, choosing from a variety of pre-designed templates or using the user-friendly drag-and-drop page builder to create unique layouts. This comprehensive Auction WordPress theme seamlessly incorporates a suite of advanced bidding features that create an exhilarating competitive environment. Features such as bid increments, auto-bidding, and countdown timers keep the excitement alive, while real-time bid notifications and outbid alerts ensure that users stay updated and can quickly reclaim their lead. Auction Bidding is versatile and suitable for a vast array of niches, including fundraising events, charity auctions, art auctions, antique auctions, real estate auctions, government auctions, vehicle auctions, industrial equipment auctions, and collectibles sales, among others.

== Changelog ==

= 0.1 =
* Initial version released.

= 0.2 =
* Resolved PHP issues.

= 0.2.1 =
* Remove add to cart icon and add wishlist on topbar.
* Added product section using ultimate auction WooCommerce plugin.
* Added timer on product section.
* Changed screenshot.
* Changed rtl.css

= 0.2.2 =
* Added get started. 
* Added footer credit link. 
* Added customizer doc link. 
* Added block pattern. 
* Added global color option in customizer.
* Added woocommerce product addon tab in get started. 
* Added css for get started tabs. 
* Added buttons in get started notice. 
* Added recommendation for ecommerce product addons in tgm. 
* Added css for go pro button. 
* Added go pro button in slider, product and footer settings in customizer.
* Added homepage settings panel and others settings panel in customizer.
* Added premium features for every section in customizer.
* Added pro in premium settings.
* Added 404 no result and social icon in other setting.
* Added language folder.

= 0.2.3 =
* Added slider transition speed option in customizer.
* Added slider content layout option in customizer.
* Added slider type option in customizer.
* Added slider image overlay color option in customizer.
* Added slider image opacity option in customizer.
* Added slider height option in customizer.
* Added slider image css.
* Added slider content padding option in customizer.
* Added show/ hide slider arrow option in customizer.
* Added slider next/prev icon change option in customizer.
* Added single product zoom in and slide image option.
* Added single product gallery lightbox option.
* Added tgm license.
* Added show / hide footer option in customizer.
* Added footer background color option in customizer.
* Added footer background image position option in customizer.
* Added footer background image attatchment option in customizer.
* Added footer social icon option in customizer.
* Added footer heading and content alignment option in customizer.
* Added footer top bottom padding option in customizer.
* Added show / hide copyright option in customizer.
* Added copyright background color option in customizer.
* Added copyright font size option in customizer.
* Added scroll to top icon option in customizer.
* Added scroll to top icon font size option in customizer.
* Added scroll to top icon top bottom padding option in customizer.
* Added scroll to top icon width option in customizer.
* Added scroll to top icon height option in customizer.
* Added scroll to top icon border radius option in customizer.
* Resolved header image issue.
* Added header background color option in customizer. 
* Added header image background position option in customizer.
* Added grid layout section in customizer.
* Added grid layout post icons option in customizer.
* Added grid layout  show/hide post date , comment and author option in customizer.
* Added meta separator in the grid layout for the customizer.
* Added excerpt length in the grid layout for the customizer.
* Added language folder.

= 0.2.4 =
* Added function for get started popup in function.php.
* Resolved css error of single post sidebar in responsive media.
* Changed customizer setting name.
* Resolved css error pro setting name in customizer.
* Changed images of block pattern in get started.
* Added css in getstarted.
* Resolved css errors in block pattern.

= 0.2.5 =
* Added blog post layout option in customizer.
* Added blog post date, author ,comment and time icon option in customizer.
* Added blog post featured image border radius option in customizer.
* Added blog post featured image box shadow option in customizer.
* Added blog post featured image dimention option in customizer.
* Added blog post display blog posts option in customizer.
* Added blog post button font size option in customizer.
* Added blog post button border radius option in customizer.
* Added blog post button top bottom padding option in customizer.
* Added blog post button left right padding option in customizer.
* Added blog post button letter spacing option in customizer.
* Added blog post button text transform option in customizer.
* Added related post excerpt length option in customizer.
* Added single post section in customizer.
* Added single post date, autor ,comment and time icon option in customizer.
* Added single post show / hide tag option in customizer.
* Added single post show / hide breadcrumb option in customizer.
* Added single post show / hide category option in customizer.
* Added css for category and breadcrumb.
* Added single post meta seperator option in customizer.
* Added single post comment form width option in customizer.
* Added single post show / hide post navigation option in customizer.
* Added single page breadcrumb option in customizer.
* Resolved css error of single post sidebar in responsive media.
* Added language folder.

= 0.2.6 = 
* Added esc_attr in single-product.php and archive-product.php
* Added vw about us widgets for sidebar.
* Added vw contact us widgets for sidebar.
* Added button text option in grid post.
* Added css for vw about us widgets and vw contact us widgets.
* Added language folder.

= 0.2.7 = 
* Fixed the pagination issue on clearfloat page.
* Resolved blog post meta field seperator error.
* Resolved menu codition issues.
* Added show/ hide pagination option for blog post in customizer.
* Added blog pagination option in customizer.
* Added toggle background color option for responsive section in customizer.
* Added open menu icon option for responsive section in customizer.
* Added close menu icon option for responsive section in customizer.
* Resolved get started issue.
* Added site title and site tagline color option in customizer.
* Added logo width option in customizer.
* Added logo height option in customizer.
* Added logo padding option in customizer.
* Added logo margin option in customizer.
* Added show/ hide site title and show/ hide site tagline option in customizer.
* Added ibtana page template file.

= 0.2.8 = 
* Added single product sidebar layout option in customizer.
* Added shop page product sidebar layout option in customizer.
* Added products left right padding option in customizer.
* Added products top bottom padding option in customizer.
* Added products boxed shadow option in customizer.
* Added products border radius option in customizer.
* Added products button left right padding option in customizer.
* Added products button top bottom padding option in customizer.
* Added products button border radius option in customizer.
* Added products sale badge position option in customizer.
* Added products sale font size option in customizer.
* Added products sale left right padding option in customizer.
* Added products sale top bottom padding option in customizer.
* Added products sale border radius option in customizer.
* Added products show / hide related product option in customizer.
* Added css for pages.
* Resolved css for comment section.
* Added css for comment section.
* Resolved block image page css.
* Resolved block cover page css.
* Resolved block button page css.
* Resolved block gallary page css.
* Remove esc_url in content-page.php.
* Added fonts license information in readme file.
* Resolved error for tag in blog post.
* Added single post navigation text option in customizer.
* Added single post comment title option in customizer.
* Added single post comment button text option in customizer.
* Added preloader background image option in customizer.
* Added language folder. 

= 0.2.9 = 
* Added css for block widgets sidebar.
* Added post navigation text in single post.
* Added post Comment title in single post.
* Added comment button text in single post.
* Resolved layout elements page css.
* Changed homepage image in get started.

= 0.3 = 
* Added excerpt suffix in blog post.
* Added css for blog post pagination.
* Added classes in global color.
* Resolved blog post meta field seperator error in single post and grid layout.
* Added display grid posts option in customizer. 

= 0.3.1 = 
* Added css for grid layout.
* Added css for blog post pagination.
* Changed condition for tagline.
* Added button text for grid layout.
* Added excerpt suffix in grid post.
* Added css for get started in woocommerce products addons tab.
* Added three column and four column sidebar layout option in blog post.
* Added show / hide animation option in general setting.
* Update pot file.

= 0.3.2 =
* Resolved documentation link issues.

= 0.3.3 =
* Resolved error in block pattern.
* Resolved sidebar issue in preview.
* Added grid post content option in grid layout.
* Added featured image border radius option in grid layout.
* Added featured image box shadow option in grid layout.
* Update pot file.

= 0.3.4 =
* Resolved font family issue.
* Resolved preview issue.

= 0.3.5 =
* Added css for checkout and cart page.
* Added preview sidebar search, categories.
* Removed redirect notice. 

= 0.3.6 =
* Resolved error in get started.

= 0.3.7 =
* Added css for checkout and cart page for woocommerce.
* Added slider button url option in customizer.
* Added navigation menus font weight option in customizer.
* Added menus color option in customizer.
* Added menus hover color option in customizer.
* Added submenus color option in customizer.
* Added submenus hover color option in customizer.
* Added menus font size option in customizer.
* Added menus text transform option in customizer.
* Update pot file.

= 0.3.8 =
* Resolved search css issue.
* Resolved sidebar css issue.
* Resolved related post css issue.
* Resolved shop page css issue.
* Changed banner json of block pattern.

= 0.3.9 =
* Added default footer for preview.
* Added edit link in blog post.
* Added footer style option in customizer.
* Update pot file.

= 0.4 =
* Added footer heading font size option in customizer.
* Added footer heading letter spacing option in customizer.
* Added footer heading text transform option in customizer.
* Added footer heading font weight option in customizer.
* Update pot file.

= 0.4.1 =
* Resolved product section condition.
* Resolved slider button condition.
* Resolved footer css in tablet responsive media.

= 0.4.2 =
* Changed footer social icon condition.
* Added dropdown category and tag cloud widgets in sidebar for preview.
* Tested upto WP v6.5

= 0.4.3 =
* Updated fontawsome file.
* Added classes in global color for checkout and cart page.
* Updated archive-product.php file.
* Resolved show / hide issue in single product.

= 0.4.4 =
* Updated links of buy now and free url.

= 0.4.5 =
* Added css for cart page.
* Added products per row for WooCommerce Layout.
* Added products per page for WooCommerce Layout.
* Updated pot file.

= 0.4.6 =
* Added tagcloud css for preview sidebar.
* Added css for myaccount address button.

= 0.4.7 =
* Removed ibtana tab in getstarted.

= 0.4.8 =
* Activated the recommended Ibtana plugin.

= 0.4.9 =
* Added three and four post sidebar layout in customizer.
* Added css for WooCommerce navigation.
* Added css for bredcrumbs.
* Added pot file.

= 0.5 =
* Added show / hide topbar in responsive media.
* Updated pot file.
* Tested upto WP v6.6

= 0.5.1 =
* Added theme bundle tab in get started.
* Added show /hide preloader for responsive setting.
* Resolved css error for tagclude in sidebar.
* Resolved error for footer in responsive media.
* Added css for proceed to checkout button in responsive media.
* Updated pot file.

= 0.5.2 =
* Added bradcrumbs alignment option.
* Resolved css error for my account address page.
* Resolved error for single post image.
* Updated pot file.

= 0.5.3 =
* Changed demo link.

= 0.5.5 =
* Added theme bundle link in activation notice.
* Resolved ibtana activation redirection issue in getstarted.
* Added single post image box shadow option.
* Added show /hide featured image option in grid post. 
* Added default footer.
* Updated pot file.

= 0.5.6 =
* Remove ibtana redirection in setup with customizer tab in getstarted.
* Remove block pattern tab,setup with gutunberg tab,woocommerce product addons tab in getstarted.

= 0.5.7 =
* Resolved css error for customizer.
* Resolved translation issue in customizer.php file.
* Updated form-checkout.php
* Tested upto WP v6.7
* Updated pot file.

= 0.5.8 =
* Changed the links for pro sections in customizer.
* Added edit link in single post, related post, grid post and single page.
* Updated pot file.

= 0.5.9 =
* Added show /hide featured image option in related post.
* Added featured image box shadow option in related post.
* Added button text option in related post.
* Added css for return to cart button in checkout page.

= 0.6 =
* Resolved css error for login page.
* Added metafield to related post.
* Resolved css error checkout page buttons in responsive media.
* Added show/hide post date,author,comment and time option in related post setting.
* Added post date,author,comment and time icons change option in related post setting.
* Updated pot file.

= 0.6.1 =
* Added meta separator in related post.
* Updated pot file.

= 0.6.2 =
* Added footer social icon alignment option.
* Resolved error for copyright alignment.

= 0.6.3 =
* Added demo import.
* Fixed a issue related to early textdomain loading.
* Added show/hide footer social icons option. 
* Tested upto WP v6.8
* Updated pot file.

= 0.6.4 =
* Updated coupen code.
* Updated activation notice.
* Added blog post image hover effect.
* Added scroll top icon hover effect.

= 0.6.5 =
* Added show/hide sticky copyright option.
* Added footer social icons font size option.

= 0.6.6 =
* Resolved minor css error.

= 0.6.7 =
* Updated fontawesome file.
* Added animations to sidebar,footer and related post.
* Added hover effect to shop page img.

= 0.6.8 =
* Resolved minor css error.

= 0.6.9 =
* Resolved minor bugs.

= 0.7 =
* Add sticky Sidebar.
* Resolved css responsive.

= 0.7.1 =
* Fixed layout issues.

= 0.7.2 =
* Added first capital letter option in blog post setting.
* Added border option to blog post.
* Added show /hide blog page border,border color and border width setting.
* Changed category text styling in single post.

= 0.7.3 =
* Resolved css errors.

= 0.7.4 =
* Tested Upto 6.9.
* Changed bundle count.
* Resolved activation notice dismiss issue.
* Resolved css error.
* Added menu on demo import.
* fetching post on blog menu and fetching products on shop menu.
* Updated pot file.

= 0.7.5 =
* Resolved minor bug.

= 0.7.6 =
* Added hover effect options for single post featured image.
* Updated rtl css file.
* Updated pot file.
* Resolved getstarted error.
* Resolved css error in notice responsive
* Updated tgm plugin activation file.

= 0.7.7 =
* Added progress bar setting in customizer.
* Added hover effect and animation on single post and shop page.
* Updated pot file.
* Updated rtl file.

= 0.8.0 =
* Resolved css error.

= 0.8.1 =
* Added font weight button setting in customizer.
* Added button hover effect setting in customizer.
* Added live demo buttom in customizer.
* Fixed activation notice display issue.
* Updated homepage settings label.
* Changed the bundle price.
* Updated pot file.

= 0.8.2 =
* Changed Description.
* Added bundle image in customizer.

= 0.8.3 =
* Remove bundle banner.

== Resources ==

Auction Bidding WordPress Theme, Copyright 2023 VWThemes
Auction Bidding is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.

Theme is Built using the following resource bundles.

= Bootstrap =
* Mark Otto
* copyright 2011-2020, Mark Otto
* https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/releases/download/v5.0.1/bootstrap-5.0.1-dist.zip
* License: Code released under the MIT License.
* https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE

= Font-Awesome =
* Dave gandy
* Copyright (c) 2025 Fonticons, Inc. Dave gandy
* https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome
* License: Icons: CC BY 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
* https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/6.x/LICENSE.txt

= Customizer Pro =
* Justin Tadlock
* Copyright 2016, Justin Tadlock
* https://github.com/justintadlock/trt-customizer-pro.git
* License: GNU General Public License v2.0
* http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html

= Superfish =
* Joeldbirch
* Copyright 2013, Justin Tadlock
* https://github.com/joeldbirch/superfish.git
* License: Free to use and abuse under the MIT license. v1.7.9
* https://github.com/joeldbirch/superfish/blob/master/MIT-LICENSE.txt

= WOW JS =
* Matthieu Aussaguel
* Copyright 2016, Matthieu Aussaguel
* https://github.com/matthieua/WOW
* License: GPLv3
* https://github.com/matthieua/WOW/blob/master/README.md

= Animate CSS =
* Daniel Eden
* Copyright 2021 Daniel Eden
* https://github.com/animate-css/animate.css
* License: 2.1
* https://github.com/animate-css/animate.css/blob/main/LICENSE

= Typography =
* Justin Tadlock
* Copyright 2015, Justin Tadlock
* https://github.com/justintadlock/customizer-typography.git
* License: GNU General Public License v2.0
* https://github.com/justintadlock/customizer-typography/blob/master/license.md

= Webfonts Loader =
* https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader
* License: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader/blob/master/LICENSE

= TGMPA =
* GaryJones Copyright (C) 1989, 1991
* https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation/blob/develop/LICENSE.md
* License: GNU General Public License v2.0

== Fonts ==
* Montserrat *
* Source : https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Montserrat?query=Montserrat

= PxHere Images =
* License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) 
* Source: https://pxhere.com/en/license

Slider Image 
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1119894

Service Image
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/7250

Service Image
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/953769

Service Image
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1426875

* All the icons taken from genericons licensed under GPL License.
http://genericons.com/

== Theme Documentation == 

Documentation : https://preview.vwthemesdemo.com/docs/free-auction-bidding/