=== Christmas Bell ===
Contributors: catchthemes
Tags: one-column, two-columns, right-sidebar, flexible-header, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, custom-logo, editor-style, featured-image-header, featured-images, footer-widgets, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready, blog, holiday, portfolio
Requires at least: 5.9
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 5.6
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

A New Multipurpose WordPress theme will give your website a warm and welcoming look and feel of the festival, holiday, Christmas

== Description ==
Christmas Bell - A New Multipurpose WordPress theme will give your website a warm and welcoming look and feel of the festival, holiday, Christmas. Christmas Bell solely focuses on providing your website a festive look with the vibrant color palette. The theme is completely responsive, and your website will look beautiful on all devices. Christmas bell provides you with awesome features such as custom logo, header media option, menus, breadcrumb, featured content, featured slider, hero content, layout options, pagination options, portfolio, service, testimonials, widgets, and more. What else can be better for your visitors than giving your website the Christmassy feel this festive season, right? So, celebrate this Christmas and give your website a fresh welcoming look with our new multipurpose WordPress theme, Christmas Bell. This theme is translation ready. For more details, check out the Theme Instructions at https://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/christmas-bell/ and Support forum at https://catchthemes.com/support-forum/forum/christmas-bell-free/.

For more information about Christmas Bell, please go to https://catchthemes.com/themes/christmas-bell/

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add New' button.
2. Type in Christmas Bell 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/theme-instructions/christmas-bell/ 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/christmas-bell/ in the Theme Instructions Tab.

= Where can I find theme demo? =

You can check our Theme Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/christmas-bell/

= More FAQ =

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

== Changelog ==

= 3.1 (Released: December 14, 2025) =
* Bug Fixed: Deprecated Function WP_Dependencies-add_data() warning after WordPress update 6.9
* Updated: WordPress 6.9 ready

= 3.0 (Released: June 15, 2025) =
* Added: Discord, RSS, Phone, Fetlife, Line, Xing, Telegram, Twitter X, Tiktok, Bluesky, and Threads icons
* Updated: WordPress 6.8 ready

= 2.2.4 (Released: December 09, 2024) =
* Updated: WordPress 6.7 ready

= 2.2.3 (Released: June 13, 2024) =
* Updated: WordPress 6.5 ready

= 2.2.2 (Released: February 16, 2024) ==
* Removed: Depreciated Instagram Feed Plugin recommendation
* Updated: WordPress 6.4 ready

= 2.2.1 (Released: August 03, 2022) =
* Updated: Google Font hosted locally (https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2022/06/18/complying-with-gdpr-when-using-google-fonts/)

= 2.2 (Released: February 10, 2022) =
* Removed: Cycle slider shuffle not compatible with theme check so it has been removed
* Updated: Transition Effect option in Slider
* Updated: WordPress 5.9 ready

= 2.1.2 (Released: December 09, 2021) =
* Bug Fixed: Multi flex-height, changed to flex-height and flex-width
* Removed: Transition Effect JS files

= 2.1.1 (Released: January 24, 2020) =
* Bug Fixed: Multi Category Sanitization issue

= 2.1 (Released: October 04, 2019) =
* Added: Support for wp_body_open action
* Bug Fixed: Excerpt in post single page
* Updated: Editor blocks & Editor styles
* Bug Fixed: Keyboard navigation accessibility issue

= 2.0 (Released: December 26, 2018) =
* Added: Theme support for block styles
* Added: Theme support for full and wide align images
* Added: Theme support for editor styles
* Added: Theme support for responsive embeds
* Added: Theme support for custom editor font sizes
* Added: Theme support for custom color scheme
* Updated: Metabox UI
* Updated: Readme file as per the new requirement

= 1.2 (Released: October 25, 2018) =
* Added: Core Privacy Policy link support in footer
* Bug Fixed: Improper escaping for aria-label on menus
* Bug Fixed: Testimonial Typo corrected
* Removed: Unnecessary codes
* Updated: Upgrade to pro button css update

= 1.1 (Released: March 22, 2018) =
* Bug Fixed: Design issue with Catch Infinite Scroll plugin
* Bug Fixed: Discarded use of 'create_function'
* Code Optimization

= 1.0.2 (Released: January 25, 2018) =
* Bug Fixed: Search box issue in iOS devices
* Bug Fixed: Default Catch Instagram Feed Gallery & Widget plugin style

= 1.0.1 ( Released: December 20, 2017 ) =
* Bug Fixed: Essential Widget featured posts compatibility css
* Bug Fixed: Infinite scroll loading button display
* Bug Fixed: Comment reply text issue

= 1.0 ( Released: December 13, 2017 ) =
* Bug Fixed: Infinite scroll button design issue
* Bug Fixed: Dropcap styling issue in ios devices
* Bug Fixed: Added SVG support for social widget
* Bug Fixed: Escaping issues on Social Widget
* Enhanced: Overall responsive design style

= 0.2 ( Released: December 10, 2017 ) =
* Bug Fixed: Search box issue in iOS devices
* Bug Fixed: Read more HTML structure
* Changed settings: Disable service by default
* Updated: Style to match with pro version color scheme

= 0.1 ( Released: December 6, 2017 ) =
* Initial release

== Copyright ==

Christmas Bell WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012-2025 Catchthemes.com
Christmas Bell is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

== Resources ==
* Based on Underscores http://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2018 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
	Bundled header image
	License: Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license
	Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/young-woman-in-snow-247119/

	Portfolio Images used in screenshot
	https://www.pexels.com/photo/adult-beautiful-blur-celebration-281417/
	https://www.pexels.com/photo/christmas-cold-friends-frosty-269370/
	https://www.pexels.com/photo/cat-under-the-christmas-tree-6279/

* Icons
	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

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