=== Career Consultant ===
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, Portfolio
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 5.6
Stable tag: 3.5
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

The Career Consultant WordPress Theme is a sophisticated and versatile digital solution designed for career coaching, job search assistance, resume writing services, employment consulting, professional development, and talent acquisition. It’s an ideal platform for personal branding experts, Career counseling, Job placement services, Resume editing, Career guidance, Job market analysis, Professional resume writing, Career mentoring, Interview coaching, Personal branding, Executive coaching, Career development programs, Talent management, Workforce planning, Career workshops, Employment advice, Professional networking, Job hunting strategies, Career assessments, HR services, Leadership development, executive coaching, interview preparation services, career transition advice, workforce development, corporate training, and HR consulting. This theme is perfect for showcasing services such as career path planning, LinkedIn profile optimization, soft skills training, career counseling, job market analysis, and vocational guidance. It includes dedicated sections for leadership coaching, career workshops, networking strategies, and employee retention consultancy. Key features of the theme include a user-friendly interface for online course offerings, e-learning modules for career advancement, mentorship program details, and success story highlights. It supports interactive CV and cover letter builders, job application tips, and career event calendars. The Career Consultant theme is SEO-optimized to ensure higher visibility in career advice and consulting-related searches. It offers a smooth integration with professional networking platforms and job portals, enhancing online presence and networking opportunities. This theme includes a Q&A section for career FAQs, a resources library with downloadable materials, and a newsletter subscription option for career tips and updates. Its design is adaptable to various career consultancy niches, such as graduate career advice, sector-specific consulting (like IT or healthcare), and entrepreneurial mentoring. For user engagement, the theme includes an interactive blog and article section for sharing industry insights, market trends, and professional growth strategies. It’s also optimized for mobile devices, ensuring accessibility for clients on-the-go. The Career Consultant WordPress Theme is a comprehensive and professional platform, designed to effectively showcase the expertise and services of career consultants and advisory firms, helping them connect with clients and grow their professional influence.

Installation

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add New' button.
2. Type in Career Consultant 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 ==

= 0.0.1 =
   * Initial version released.

= 0.0.2 =
   * Added echo in slider file.
   * Resolved PHP issue.

= 0.0.3 =
   * Resolved slider PHP issue.
   * Resolved fallback menu issue.

= 0.0.4 =
   * Added get started. 
   * Added theme documentation.
   * Added footer link.
   * Added slider background image condition.
   * Updated the_date function.
   * Updated escaping functions.
   * Updated alignwide and alignfull classes.
   * Added css to response section.
   * Resolve menu fallback issue.
   * Updated tag cloud css.
   * Resolved post block button issue.
   * Resolved post block gallery issue.
   * Resolved post block cover issue.
   * Resolved pagination style issue.
   * Resolved post layout element issue.

= 0.0.5 =
   * Resolved post design category blocks issue.
   * Updated next and previous button css in mobile responsive condition.
   * Updated clearing floats css.
   * Updated flexible-header tag.	
   * Added body layout option in customizer. 
   * Added preloader color settings.
   * Added range custom control.
   * Added menu font Size.
   * Added menu text transform. 
   * Added footer widget background color settings.
   * Added footer widget background image settings.
   * Added scroll to top functionality in the theme in footer.php file.
   * Added title & tagline font-size settings.
   * Added slider button settings.
   * Added settings for related product.
   * Added responsive media settings.
   * Updated get_the_excerpt function.
   * Added one click theme color.
   * Added sticky header.
   * Added customizer toggle button.

= 0.0.6 =
   * Added featured-image-header tag.
   * Added footer widget column setting.
   * Added show hide setting for About Section.
   * Added show hide setting for Contact Form in Slider Section.

= 0.0.7 =
   * Added fontawesome icon settings.
   * Added menu icon.
   * Updated latest post css.  
   * Updated Mobile Responsive.  
    
= 0.0.8 =
   * 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.

= 0.0.9 =
   * Added slider content layout setting.
   * Added default image for single post & pages.
   * Updated image post format code.  
   * Updated 404 page css. 
   * Added Custom Page template.
       
= 1.0.1 =
   * Updated Sticky header.
   * Added default sidebar.
   * Added related posts on single post page.
   * Added Target blank in getstart link.   

= 1.0.2 =
   * 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.

= 1.0.3 =
   * Updated cart and checkout page  css.
   * Updated footer css.
   * Added dismissable function.
   * Updated navigation CSS.
   * Updated single page css.
   
= 1.0.4 =
   * Added related post per page option.
   * Added on/off option for related post in mobile media.
   * Added 404 page settings.
   * Done custom functions variable prefixing.
   * Updated mobile media conditions.

= 1.0.5 =
   * 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.

= 1.0.6 =
   * Added setting for archive post layout.
   * Updated theme sidebar css.
   * Updated Post css.
   * Updated excerpt function.
   * Updated tp color options.
   * Updated single page sidebar.

= 1.0.7 =
   * Resolved bugs.

= 1.0.8 =
   * Added related post heading change setting.
   * Added related post column per row setting.
   * Added woocommerce sale badge position setting.
   * Updated rtl css.
   * Updated footer-widgets.php file. 
   * Updated theme discription.

= 1.0.9 =
   * 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.

= 1.1 =
   * Changed theme links.

= 1.2 =
   * Updated boostrap's CSS and JS.
    * CSS added for container width.
    * Resolved header css error.
    * Resolved home page errors.

= 1.3 =
   * Corrected heading structure.
   * Updated the CSS after correcting the structure of the headings.
   * Done with the clickable phone.
   * Added permalinks.
   * Added hovers to the home page.
   * Updated rtl CSS.
   * 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`.
   * Updated language folder.
   * Resolve logo code errors.
   * Updated WordPress version.

= 1.4 =
   * Enhanced the theme description for better clarity and detail.
   * Updated a global color option.
   * Updated typography.
   * Added the POT file.

= 1.5 =
   * 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.
   * Updated pot file.

= 1.6 =
   * 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.

= 1.7 =
   * 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.

= 1.8 =
   * 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.

= 1.9 =
   * 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.

= 2.0 =
   * 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.

= 2.1 =
    * 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 WordPress version.

= 2.2 =
    * 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 demo import.
    * Implemented proper translation for default values in customizer.php.
    * Added default footer widget.
    * Resolved error from home page css.

= 2.3 =
    * 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.
    * Added show/hide setting for the slider content.

= 2.4 =
    * Added option to set slider height.
    * Resolved css errors.

= 2.5 =
   * Resolved theme css errors.

= 2.6 =  
   * Added option to set slider content length.
    * 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.

= 2.7 =
   * Resolved theme css errors.

= 2.8 =
    * Resolved theme css errors.

= 2.9 =
    * 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. 

= 3.0 =
    * Resolved theme css errors.

= 3.1 =
    * Updated to the latest WordPress version.
    * Added editor styles in theme functions.
    * 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.

= 3.2 =
    * Resolved theme errors.
   
= 3.3 =
    * 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.

= 3.4 =
   * Fixed `career_consultant_scripts()` function:
      - Corrected multiple `wp_add_inline_style()` calls with proper handle and CSS parameters.
      - Removed unused `$career_consultant_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.

= 3.5 =
    * 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.

== Resources ==

Career Consultant WordPress Theme, Copyright 2023 ThemesPride
Career Consultant is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

Career Consultant 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.

Career Consultant 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

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

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/570625

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/595817

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1453389