=== Clean Journal ===
Contributors: catchthemes
Tags: one-column, two-columns, three-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, grid-layout, flexible-header, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, custom-logo, editor-style, featured-image-header, featured-images, footer-widgets, full-width-template, post-formats, sticky-post, theme-options,  threaded-comments, translation-ready, blog, news, portfolio
Requires at least: 5.9
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 5.6
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Clean Journal is a Clean Responsive WordPress Theme for bloggers, writers and small businesses. It is based on Catch Base theme

== Description ==

Clean Journal is a Clean Responsive WordPress Theme for bloggers, writers and small businesses. It is based on Catch Base theme which uses HTML5, CSS3 and Responsive design where each element has been carefully configured for perfect display on all devices and platforms. It comes with a wide variety of options so you can modify layout, styling, featured content, promotion headline, featured slider, pagination, icons, menus, breadcrumb, widgets and much more, directly from theme customizer. This theme is translation ready and currently translated in Danish, German, Swedish, Brazilian Portuguese, Lithuanian and Chinese languages. Check out Theme Instructions at https://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/clean-journal/, Support at https://catchthemes.com/support/ and Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/clean-journal/

For more information about Clean Journal please go to https://catchthemes.com/themes/clean-journal/

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add New' button.
2. Type in Clean Journal 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/clean-journal/ 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/clean-journal in the Theme Instructions Tab.

= Where can I find theme demo? =

You can check our Theme Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/clean-journal/

== Support ==

Support: https://catchthemes.com/support/
Support Forum: https://catchthemes.com/support-forum/forum/clean-journal-free/

== Translation ==

Clean Journal theme is translation ready.
Added Translation for Danish by Pernille Kvamsdal (pkvamsdal@outlook.com)
Added Translation for German by Schieferdecker Marc (marc@german-rifle-association.de)
Added Translation for Swedish by Anders Paulcén ( Email: anderspaulcen@gmail.com )
Added Translation for Brazilian Portuguese by Valdir Trombini ( Email: valdir.trombini@gmail.com )
Added Translation for Lithuanian
Added Translation for Chinese by Will (admin@willhut.com)

= Custom Menus =

Clean Journal theme supports two custom menus that is primary and secondary.
To create a custom menu, go to Appearance -> Menus in your dashboard.
For more about custom menu, check out https://catchthemes.com/blog/custom-menus-wordpress-themes/

= Featured Image =

This theme relies heavily on Featured Images. If your post/page is missing a Featured Image, the post image will not show up on homepage, on archived pages and on Featured Page Slider. For more about featured image, check out https://catchthemes.com/blog/videos-blog/video-series-adding-featured-image-wordpress-postpage/

If you are migrating your old site to this new them then you need to regenerate thumbnails. You can do that easily with this plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/. This plugin allows you to regenerate your thumbnails after changing the thumbnail sizes, which occurs by switching from one theme to another.

= Featured Slider =

In Clean Journal Free theme, there is only option to use Featured Page Slider, which is created to highlight your Page in the slider. But pro version has additional option to Featured Post Slider, Featured Category Slider and Featured Image Slider.

To add featured page slider,
1. Create a Page and then add Featured Image to the Page.
2. Go to "Appearance -> Customize -> Featured Slider Options" from your WordPress Dashboard
3. Under Featured Slider Type, you need to select "Featured Page Slider"
4. Then you can change the number of slides and select your pages in "Featured Page #"
4. Finally, click on "Save & Publish"

Note: You can also change Enable Slider, slider effects, delay and length under Featured Slider Settings.

= Social Icons =

Clean Journal has social icons for various social networking sites.
1. Go to "Appearance -> Customize -> Social Links" form your WordPress Dashboard
2. Add in your social profile links and click on "Save & Publish"

Note: By default social links will be added in Header Right Section. You can also add that in your sidebar from "Appearance -> Widgets"

Available icons:
* Bluesky
* Codepen
* Digg
* Dribbble
* Dropbox
* Facebook
* Flickr
* Foursquare
* GitHub
* Google+
* Instagram
* LinkedIn
* Email
* Pinterest
* Pocket
* PollDaddy
* Reddit
* RSS Feed
* Spotify
* StumbleUpon
* TikTok
* Threads
* Tumblr
* Twitch
* Twitter
* X Twitter
* Vimeo
* WordPress
* YouTube

Skype Link:
Skype link can have several formats which are documented below:
Username:
    skype:profile_name?action

    Examples of such actions are
    * call        to call
    * chat        to chat
    * voicemail   to leave a voice mail
    * sendfile    to send a file
    * add         to add to contacts
    * userinfo    to view profile

    E.g: skype:echo123?call
    This will initiate test call use skype usenarme echo123

Number:
    callto://+***********

    E.g: callto://+14044627491
    This will initiate Skype to call phone number 14044627491

= Theme Instructions =

For detail instructions, check out theme instructions page at https://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/clean-journal/

= More FAQ =

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

== Changelog ==

= 3.2 (Released: June 04, 2026) =
* Updated: WordPress 7.0 ready

= 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 18, 2025) =
* Added: Twitter X, TikTok, Bluesky, and Threads icons
* Replaced: Genericons library to Font Awesome
* Updated: WordPress 6.8 ready

= 2.8.3 (Released: August 26, 2024) =
* Added: Support dimension option for blocks
* Updated: WordPress 6.6 ready

= 2.8.2 (Released: February 26, 2024) =
* Updated: WordPress 6.4 ready

= 2.8.1 (Released: August 06, 2022) =
* Updated: Google Font hosted locally (https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2022/06/18/complying-with-gdpr-when-using-google-fonts/)

= 2.8 (Released: February 10, 2022) =
* Optimized: Compress screenshot image
* Updated: WordPress 5.9 ready

= 2.7.1 (Released: April 28, 2021) =
* Updated: Images and screenshot
* Removed: jquery.cycle2.shuffle.min.js and jquery.cycle2.shuffle.js files

= 2.7 (Released: April 28, 2021) =
* Added: Core Blocks Support
* Bug Fixed: Added underline on the anchor tag
* Bug Fixed: Site title font issue
* Removed: Cycle slider shuffle not compatible with theme check so it has been removed

= 2.6 (Released: May 18, 2020) =
* Added: Support for wp_body_open action
* Bug Fixed: Updated Content delivered through the_content filter
* Bug Fixed: Keyboard navigation accessibility issue
* Bug Fixed: Keyboard navigation js issue
* Bug Fixed: Escaping issues
* Bug Fixed: Google Fonts issue
* Updated: Content type label updated
* Updated: Metabox UI
* Updated: Readme file as per the new requirement
* Updated: Upgrade to pro button CSS

= 2.5 (Released: July 09, 2018) =
* Added: Core Privacy Policy link support in footer
* Bug Fixed: Design issue with Catch Infinite Scroll plugin
* Bug Fixed: Layout Options default layout option text
* JS compression update

= 2.4 (Released: October 15, 2017) =
* Major Update: Enhanced HTML structure
* Code optimization
* Removed: changelog.txt file and added changelog in readme.txt file

= 2.3 (Released: June 08, 2017) =
* Added: Option to Display all Categories in Customizer
* Added Chinese translation zh-cn.po and zh-cn.mo
* Code Optimization
* Compatible with WordPress 4.8
* Removed: Backward compatibility functions

= 2.2 =
* Updated: HTML Shiv script loading
* Updated: Upgrade Button in customizer with respect to trt decision
* Updated: Custom CSS to Additional CSS( Core Support ) for WP version 4.7
* Code Optimization

= 2.1 =
* Added: Lithuanian translation lt_LT.po and lt_LT.mo
* Updated: Reset all settings compatibility with WordPress v4.6
* Updated: Used the_archive_title() and the_archive_description() in archive.php

= 2.0 =
* Added Swedish translation sv_SE.po and sv_SE.mo
* Added Brazilian Portuguese translation pt_BR.po and pt_BR.mo
* Bug Fixed: `sprintf() too few arguments` issue on other languages

= 1.2.1 =
* Bug Fixed: White space issue
* Updated: All catchthemes.com link to ssl

= 1.2 =
* Added: German translation de_DE.po and de_DE.mo
* Updated: Sidr menu script to version 2.1.1.1
* Updated: Meta viewport for better responsive support
* Updated: Content Width Implementation
* Updated: Theme Layout retrieval via function
* Updated: Favicon and Web Clip Migration to Site Icon( Core Support )
* Updated: Logo to Custom Logo( Core Support ) for WP version 4.5

= 1.1 =
* Added: Danish translation da_DK.po and da_DK.mo
* Added: Disable scrollup option
* Bug Fixed: Script handles
* Bug Fixed: Genericons issue with To Top plugin

= 1.0.1 =
* Bug Fixed: Header Top message now only shown to logged in users with ability to edit theme options
* Bug Fixed: Header Top mobile menu anchor issue in toggle
* Bug Fixed: Header layout issue in iPhone4 landscape view

= 1.0 =
* Added: Social Icons for Phone, Handset, Cart, Cloud, Link( Custom Link )
* Bug Fixed: Breadcrumb css issue in IE 11
* Bug Fixed: Featured Slider Transition Effect Not Updating
* Bug Fixed: Text Domain in style.css
* Bug Fixed: Custom Social Icon Link not saving due to sanitization issues
* Bug Fixed: No sidebar ( Content Width ) layout issue in mobile devices ( Reported by LiminalLLC )
* Enhanced: Used antispambot() function on emails output on social icons
* Updated Genericons to 3.4.1
* Updated Jetpack Scroll Pagination Option to enable infinite scroll in Reading Settings

= 0.4 =
* Updated screenshot
* relaced journal-customizer-custom-scripts.min.js with clean-journal-customizer-custom-scripts.min.js

= 0.3 =
* Updated screenshot
* Initial Release in Catchthemes.com

= 0.2 =
* Submitted to WordPress.org

= 0.1 =
* Theme Completed

== Copyright ==

Clean Journal WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012-2026 Catchthemes.com
Clean Journal 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)

* Clean Journal is based on Catch Base theme https://catchthemes.com/themes/catch-base/

* Images
    Images used are released under the CC0 license
    1. Header Image - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1575311
    2. Slider 1 - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1434235
    3. Slider 2 - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/856355
    4. Featured Content Image 1 - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1575311
    5. Featured Content Image 2 - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/809688
    6. Featured Content Image 3 - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/764913
    7. Featured Content Image 4 - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/500239
    8. All other images are self shot image by (CatchThemes.com)

* Font Icons
	Font Awesome Free is free, open source, and GPL friendly.
    Copyright (c) 2024 Fonticons, Inc. (https://fontawesome.com)
    with Reserved Font Name: "Font Awesome".
    Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1 License
    https://fontawesome.com

* JS Files
    HTML5-Shiv is Licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses
    https://github.com/afarkas/html5shiv

    jQuery Cycle 2 is Licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses
    http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle2/

    fitvids is Licensed under the  WTFPL license
    http://fitvidsjs.com/

    Sidr is Licensed under the MIT License
    https://github.com/artberri/sidr

* PHP files
    WPTT_WebFont_Loader
    License https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
    Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader
