=== Author Writer ===
Contributors: ThemesPride
Tags: wide-blocks, block-styles, one-column, two-columns, right-sidebar, left-sidebar, three-columns, four-columns, grid-layout, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-background, custom-menu, custom-logo, editor-style, featured-images, footer-widgets, featured-image-header, full-width-template, translation-ready, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, theme-options, post-formats, threaded-comments, flexible-header, education, news, e-commerce
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 5.6
Stable tag: 4.8.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Author writer is an amazing theme designed for authors, writers, book reviewers, E-book libraries, publishing house, publishing agency, personal blog, book store, and all such related websites.

== Description ==

Author writer is an amazing theme designed for authors, ebook creators, writers, book reviewers, ebook libraries, publishing houses, publishing agencies, personal blogs, book stores, self-publishing platforms, literary agents, manuscript editing services, book clubs, digital publishing, book signings, fiction writing, non-fiction authors, literary awards, book marketing and all related websites focused on writing and journal based content. It is a multi-concept, modern and sophisticated design solution that adapts seamlessly to different creative needs, from a personal writing journal to a news magazine or niche blogging platform. Built for high performance and flexibility, it allows users to shape their site according to personal taste with a clean and professional appearance. The layout is fully responsive and mobile-friendly, ensuring smooth display across all screen sizes and devices. It is translation-ready with RTL support, allowing audiences worldwide to access content in their preferred language. Users can enhance functionality using shortcodes or custom CSS and JavaScript for advanced customization. The structure is SEO-optimized with clean, secure, and well-organized code to support better visibility on search engines. It also works smoothly with popular plugins such as WooCommerce, Yoast, MailChimp and many others, expanding its capabilities for content and marketing needs. Additional features include unlimited sidebars, sticky sidebars, highlighted widgets, multiple pagination styles, custom widgets, one-click demo import, and one-click updates, making it a complete and flexible solution for any writing or journal focused platform.

Installation

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add New' button.
2. Type in Author Writer 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 # for a guide on how to customize this theme.

== Changelog ==

= 0.1 =
	. Initial version released.

= 0.2 =
	. Resolved Underline issue.

= 0.2.1 =
	. Added get started.
	. Updated sub menus.

= 0.2.2 =
	. Added logo resizer.
	. Updated PHP version.

= 0.2.3 =
	. Updated footer link.
	. Updated logo width.
	. Removed unwanted JS.
	. Resolved console error.

= 0.2.4 =
	. Resolved minor error.

= 0.2.5 =
	. Added get-started CSS.
	. Added selective refresh.

= 0.2.6 =
	. Added sticky header.

= 0.2.7 =
	. Added theme documentation in customizer.
	. Updated rtl-support.

= 0.2.8 =
	. Added flexible-header.
	. Changed file name.

= 0.2.9 =
	. Added new font-family.

= 0.3 =
	. Added web-font file.
	. Updated PHP version.
	. Resolve errors.
	. Prefixing the varible.

= 0.3.1 =
	. Added font-family.
	. Resolved minor issue.

= 0.3.2 =
	. Added get-started CSS.
	. Added font size customizer settings.
	. Updated tagline settings.

= 0.3.3 =
	. Added responsive media settings.
	. Added scroll top settings.
	. Added slider button settings.

= 0.3.4 =
	. Added google font licence.

= 0.3.5 =
	. Added customizer toggle button.
	. Updated customizer CSS.
	. Updated PHP version.

= 0.3.6 =
	. Added footer widget background image settings.
	. Resolve themes width error.

= 0.3.7 =
	. Remove superfish menu.
	. Updated menu CSS.
	. Resolve thumbnail issue in debug mode.

= 0.3.8 =
	. Added open in new tab setting in social media.
	. Updated function for footer text.

= 0.3.9 =
	. Added slider background image condition.
	. Added css to response section.    
	. Updated the_date function.
	. Update font max size setting.
	. Updated get_the_excerpt function.    
	. Updated alignwide and alignfull classes.
	. Updated tag cloud css.
	. Resolve menu fallback issue.
	. Resolved post block button issue.
	. Resolved post block gallery issue.
	. Resolved post block cover issue.
	. Resolved pagination style issue.
	. Resolved post layout element issue.

= 0.4 =
	. Added one click theme color.
	. Added preloader color settings.
	. Added footer widget background image settings.
	. Added settings for related product.
	. Added range custom control  control.
	. Updated flexible-header tag.
	. Updated next and previous button css in mobile responsive condition.
	. Updated clearing floats css.
	. Setting menu font Size.
	. Setting menu font width.
	. Setting menu text transform. 
	. Resolved post design category blocks issue.
    
= 0.5 =  
	. Added featured-image-header tag.
	. Added footer widget column setting.
	. updated color option.
	. updated theme sidebar css.  

= 0.6 =
	. Added fontawesome icon settings.
	. Added menu icon.
	. Updated tagline and tittle condition.
	. Updated latest post css.
	. Updated mobile resposive.

= 0.7 =
	. Added sortable control.
	. Added meta order setting.
	. Added setting for single post layout.
	. Added four-column, three-column condition in content.php file.
	. Added permalink to slider heading.
	. Updated menu font size setting.
	. Updated customizer.
	. Updated Responsive css.
	. Updated mobile width theme width options.
	. Updated grid layout css. 
	. Updated single post page tag css. 
 
= 0.8 =
	. Added slider content layout setting.
	. Added default image for single post & pages.
	. Added Custom Page template.
	. Added default sidebar.
	. Added related posts on single post page.
	. Added Target blank in getstart link.
	. Updated image post format code.  
	. Updated 404 page css. 
	. Updated  Sticky header.

= 0.9 =
	. Resolve bugs.
	. Updated content-galery file.
	. Added show hide setting for recent post.
	. Added show hide setting for comment form.
	. Added category list on single post page.
	. Added category meta for post.

= 1.1 =
	. Updated cart and checkout page  css.
	. Updated footer css.
	. Added dismissable function.
	. Updated navigation CSS.
	. Updated single page css.
	. Added related post per page option.
	. Added 404 page settings.
	. Done custom functions variable prefixing.

= 1.2 =
	. Updated admin.js file.
	. Removed unused js from custom.js file.
	. Removed Onclick function from about-theme.php file
	. Added setting to change font style.

= 1.3 =
	. Added setting for archive post layout.
	. Updated theme sidebar css.
	. Updated Post css.
	. Updated excerpt function.
	. Updated tp color options.
	. Updated single page sidebar.

= 1.4 =
	. Resolved bug.

= 2.0 =
	. Added slider height.
   	. Changed font size for post meta and sidebar.
	. Added related post heading change setting.
	. Added related post column per row setting.
	. Added woocommerce sale badge position setting.
	. Updated footer-widgets.php file. 
	. Added menu font weight setting.
	. Added default image for every section.
	. Updated theme global color.
	. Added bundle tab in getstart.
	. Removed related post meta.
	. Updated related post css.
	. Did variable prefixing.

= 2.1 =
    * Updated free page link.
    * Updated premium page link.
    * Updated lite doc URL.
    * Updated Demo URL.
    * Updated Bundle URL.

= 2.2 =
	* Updated WordPress version.
	* Updated boostrap's CSS and JS.
    * CSS added for container width.
    * Resolved header css error.
    * Resolved home page errors.
    * Fixed responsive errors.

= 2.3 =
	* Corrected heading structure.
	* Updated the CSS after correcting the structure of the headings.
	* Added permalinks.
	* Added hovers to the home page.
	* Updated rtl CSS.

= 2.4 =
	* Corrected translation and escaping functions for comments title in `comments.php`.
	* Ensured proper translation and escaping in footer site info in `template-parts/footer/site-info.php`.
	* Resolve logo code errors.
	* Updated WordPress version.
	* Added language folder.

= 2.5 =
	* Enhanced the theme description for better clarity and detail.
    * Updated a global color option.
    * Updated typography.
    * Updated the POT file.

= 2.6 =
	* Added option to set border-radius for post images.
	* Added option to adjust post image height.
	* Added option to adjust post image width.
	* Fixed header image display issue on mobile devices.
	* Added CSS for balanced text wrapping in content and headings.
	* Added option to customize logo title color.
    * Added POT file.

= 2.7 =
	* Implemented one-click demo import functionality.
	* Added settings to customize the 404 page title.
	* Added settings to customize the 404 page text.
	* Resolved CSS issues on the 404 page and the "no results found" search page.
	* Added a color setting for the site tagline.
	* Added settings to customize the title on the "no results found" search page.
	* Added settings to customize the text on the "no results found" search page.
	* Resolved CSS issues on the 404 page and the "no results found" search page.
	* Updated the POT file for translation.

= 2.8 =
	* Added a setting to customize the footer widget title font size.
	* Added a setting to customize the footer widget title color.
	* Added a setting to adjust the footer copyright padding.
	* Added a setting to customize the footer copyright font size.
	* Added a setting to customize the footer copyright text color.
	* Fixed an issue with the Customizer buttons.
	* Updated woocommerce templates files.
	* Updated the POT file to include the latest strings for translation.

= 2.9 =
	* Updated woocommerce templates files.
	* Changed header banner image.
	* Made the post date, author, category, and comment clickable, linking to their respective archive pages.
	* Removed the border from the single post page and single page.
	* Removed the double border from the blog post and sidebar.
	* Added CSS styling for block widgets in the footer and sidebar.
	* Changed theme bundle count in Get Started.
	* Fixed errors related to Customizer buttons.
	* Fixed errors in single post meta fields.
	* Fixed errors in link functionality.
	* Updated CSS for the documentation link in the Customizer.

= 3.0 =
	* Redesigned sidebar widget layout for improved appearance.
	* Updated post box design layout.
	* Enhanced footer widget design.
	* Updated Font Awesome library to the latest version.
	* Added an option to align copyright text in the footer.
	* Added a customizable header banner height option.
	* Added a customizable header banner position option.
	* Added a customizable show/ hide Header banner Image Parallax.
	* Resolved return to top css errors.
	* Improved accessibility for underline issue in anchor links.
	* Updated global color css.
	* Changed theme bundle count.
	* Updated RTL CSS for better compatibility.

= 3.1 =
    * Added a setting to change the blog page title.
    * Added a setting to change the banner title color.
    * Added a setting to change the banner title font size.
    * Added a banner to the 404 page.
    * Added a setting to customize the menu color.
    * Updated 404 page css.
    * Separated the footer copyright and footer widgets section in the Customizer.

= 3.2 =
    * Resolved responsive header banner image error.
    * Added opacity setting for the header banner.
    * Added show/hide option for the header image overlay.
    * Added header image overlay color setting.
    * Added blog page description setting.
    * Added show/hide option for the blog description on mobile devices.
    * Updated the WordPress version.
    * Combined all enqueue scripts and styles into a single function in functions.php.
    * Made changes in the custom-header.php file.
    * Prefixed functions properly in the wptt-webfont-loader.php file.
    * Added a preloader during demo content installation.
    * Implemented proper translation for default values in customizer.php.
    * Updated global color css.
    * Added default footer widget.
    * Resolved error from home page css.

= 3.3 =
    * Added "Pro" link in the relevant section.
    * Improved styling for the "Get Started" button.
    * Adjusted footer heading font size for 768px screen width.
    * Added time meta display on the blog post page.
    * Added show/hide setting for the slider title.

= 3.4 =
    * Added option to set slider height.
    * Added responsive slider height settings.
    * Added option to show/hide slider overlay opacity.
    * Added option to set background color for slider overlay opacity.
    * Added slider opacity option.

= 3.5 =
	* Fixed bugs.

= 3.6 =  
    * Resolved error related to the responsive footer widget.
    * Added option to show/hide capital letters on the blog page.
    * Added zoom effect on menu item hover.
    * Changed get started css.

= 3.7 =
	* Resolved theme css errors.

= 3.8 =
	* Resolved theme css errors.

= 3.9 =
	* Resolved theme css errors.

= 4.0 =
    * Added post meta order option for single post display.
    * Added option to customize the date icon in single posts.
    * Added option to customize the author icon in single posts.
    * Added option to customize the comment icon in single posts.
    * Added option to customize the category icon in single posts.
    * Added option to customize the time icon in single posts.
    * Resolved theme error.
    
= 4.1 =
	* Resolved theme css errors.

= 4.2 =
	* Added setting to change footer widget title text transform.
    * Added setting to change footer widget title font weight.
    * Added setting to change footer widget position.
    * Updated the Get Started button text.
    * Resolved an issue where tab loading was taking too much time.
    * Reorganized section layout by moving content below and placing tabs above.
    * Added three action buttons after successful demo import.
    * Fixed issues with the top notice buttons so the notice is permanently dismissed after closing.

= 4.3 =
    * Fixed `author_writer_scripts()` function:
      - Corrected multiple `wp_add_inline_style()` calls with proper handle and CSS parameters.
      - Removed unused `$author_writer_menu_font_family` variable.
    * Removed multiple stray closing `div` tags causing unbalanced structure.
    * Resolved get started css errors.
    * Added font weight setting for copyright text.

= 4.4 =
    * Added sale badges position setting shift to woocommer option section.
    * Added padding controls for top/bottom positions of product sale badges.
    * Added padding controls for left/right positions of product sale badges.
    * Added font size control for product sale badges.
    * Added border radius control for product sale badges.

= 4.5 =
    * Updated fontawesome-all.css.
    * Fixed responsive CSS issues.
    * Resolved menu CSS errors.
    * Corrected homepage CSS errors.

= 4.6 =
    * Added show/hide setting for slider section animation effect.
    * Added show/hide setting for about section animation effect
    * Added show/hide setting for footer section animation effect.

= 4.7 =    
	* Updated theme content.

= 4.8 =    
   * Resolved the Get Started notice CSS issue.
   * Resolved the Get Started button CSS issues.
   * Updated the WordPress version.


= 4.8.1 =
* Fixed Styling Issues.
== Resources ==

Author Writer WordPress Theme, Copyright 2022 ThemesPride
Author Writer is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

Author Writer WordPress Theme is derived from Twenty Seventeen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2016 WordPress.org
Twenty Seventeen 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.

Author Writer bundles the following third-party resources:

CSS bootstrap.css
License: bootstrap is licensed under the MIT License
Source: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE

JS bootstrap.js
License: bootstrap is licensed under the MIT License
Source: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE

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

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

Google Web Fonts
Licenses: Manrope is an open-source modern sans-serif font family,
Source: https://github.com/sharanda/manrope

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

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

Stocksnap Images
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://stocksnap.io/license

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/203672

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/204543

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/197541

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/littleblackbook-pink-PF3QF43DKH

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/inspirational-word-J6HOEYMPTF