=== Cool Blog ===

Contributors: adorethemes
Tags: custom-background, custom-header, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, footer-widgets, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, blog, one-column, portfolio, photography, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Stable tag: 1.0.4
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

== Description ==

Cool Blog theme is a minimal, lightweight and customizer based WordPress theme for creating beautiful fast loading and accessible websites and also a new generation clean design blog theme. This theme is perfect for a fashion blog, lifestyle blog, travel blog, food blog, photography blog, and many more. It is designed and developed primarily to create professional blogging websites. It is a simple, easy-to-use, modern and creative, user-friendly WordPress theme. It’s ideal for all personal or professional lifestyle bloggers who are looking for stylish designs for their websites. Cool Blog is mobile-friendly, cross-browser compatible. Regardless of the different mobile devices, computers, and screen sizes, it looks great on all of them. We can also use the theme to create blogs in any language because it is translation-ready. Overall, Cool Blog offers almost everything required to build a unique and engaging blog website. Live preview : https://demo.adorethemes.com/cool-blog/

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance > Themes and click the Add New button.
2. Click Upload Theme and Choose File, then select the theme's .zip file. Click Install Now.
3. Click Activate to use your new theme right away.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this theme support any plugins? =

The theme is integrated to work with following plugins:
* One Click Demo Import: This plugin is recommended to use for demo importing purpose.
* Contact Form 7: This plugin is recommended to use for contact forms on contact page.

== How does the demo importer works? ==
Just install the recommended plugin i.e. One Click Demo Import when the theme is activated and then go to Appearance->Import demo data. From there, select the demo files to be uploaded which is included with the theme itself in [demo] folder.

== Copyright ==

Cool Blog WordPress Theme, Copyright 2022 Adore Themes

Cool Blog bundles the following third-party resources:

Slick 1.8.1 Copyright (c) Ken Wheeler
License: MIT license.
Source: https://github.com/kenwheeler/slick/

Font Awesome Free 6.4.2 by @fontawesome
Licenses: MIT License
Source: https://fontawesome.com/license/free

Webfonts Loader Copyright (c) 2020 WPTT
Licenses: MIT License
Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader

== Images Copyright ==

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1625615

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/84907

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/24299

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1073399

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.4 - May 29 2025 =
* Tested up to WordPress 6.8
* Updated Required PHP to 7.4

= 1.0.3 - October 16 2024 =
* Updated fontawesome social icons
* Minified js and css
* Tested up to WordPress 6.6

= 1.0.2 - September 15 2022 =
* Added priority on customizer section

= 1.0.1 - August 28 2022 =
* Added Scroll on effect on homepage
* Sanitized updated safe values to be saved

= 1.0.0 - August 22 2022 =
* Initial release

== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2020 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* normalize.css https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) 2012-2018 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
* class-breadcrumb-trail.php https://github.com/justintadlock/breadcrumb-trail, (C) 2008-2017 Justin Tadlock, [ GNU GPL, version 2 or later]
* class-tgm-plugin-activation.php https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation [GNU General Public License v2.0]
* Customizer Pro https://github.com/justintadlock/trt-customizer-pro 2016 © Justin Tadlock. [GNU General Public License v2.0]
