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

DevotePress is a clean, simple and elegant free multipurpose magazine and blog WordPress theme that is extremely responsive and flexible to customize

== Description ==
DevotePress is a clean, simple and elegant free multipurpose magazine and blog WordPress theme that is extremely responsive and flexible to customize. Our online media portal, DevotePress is actually what inspired us to craft the theme of the same name. This online publication covers everything and anything related to WordPress. The theme provides a clean layout making your website eye-pleasing and visually aesthetic. DevotePress makes your voice loud and clear over the crowd of howling news crews online, with a clean, polished user interface with tons of customization options. It comes with features like Featured Content, Portfolio, News Ticker, Services, Testimonial, and more. All of these features are sure to lift your blog up and make it exclusive. DevotePress is a combination of simplicity, clarity, and ease of access, everything that a visitor would want from a decent magazine or blog. To top it all, the theme is translation ready. For any technical issue, please post in our support forum at https://catchthemes.com/support/ For more information, check out Theme Instructions at https://catchthemes.com/themes/devotepress/#theme-instructions and Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/devotepress/

For more information about DevotePress please go to https://catchthemes.com/themes/devotepress/

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add New' button.
2. Type in DevotePress 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/themes/devotepress/#theme-instructions/ 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/devotepress/ in the Theme Instructions Tab.

= Where can I find theme demo? =

You can check our Theme Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/devotepress/

= More FAQ =

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

== Copyright ==

DevotePress WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012-2026 Catchthemes.com
DevotePress is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

== Resources ==
* Based on Underscores http://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2019 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)

DevotePress Theme bundles the following third-party resources:

CSS and JS Files
	HTML5 Shiv v3.7.0, Copyright 2014 Alexander Farkas
	License: MIT/GPL2
	Source: https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv

	Owl Carousel v2.3.4, Copyright 2013-2018 David Deutsch
	Licensed: SEE LICENSE IN https://github.com/OwlCarousel2/OwlCarousel2/blob/master/LICENSE
	Source: https://owlcarousel2.github.io/OwlCarousel2/

	animate.css, Copyright (c) 2018 Daniel Eden
	Licensed under the MIT license - http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
	Source: http://daneden.me/animate

	jquery-match-height master by @liabru
	License: MIT
	http://brm.io/jquery-match-height/

Images
	All images are licensed under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

	Header Image
	* https://stocksnap.io/photo/UNZLODI6GR

	Screenshot main image
	* https://stocksnap.io/photo/7GXMY2JMR4
	* https://stocksnap.io/photo/0SHBIHYBNJ
	* https://stocksnap.io/photo/FCUDWWBKFV

	* https://stocksnap.io/photo/Y5OWUE5TW7
	* https://stocksnap.io/photo/WVKCUPH3RC
	* https://stocksnap.io/photo/SCKPLSLSRJ
	* https://stocksnap.io/photo/UNZLODI6GR

PHP Libraries
	TGM-Plugin-Activation, Copyright (c) 2011, Thomas Griffin
	License: GPL-2.0+
	http://tgmpluginactivation.com/

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

== Changelog ==

= 2.1 (Released: June 04, 2026) =
* Updated: WordPress 7.0 ready

= 2.0.1 (Released: December 15, 2025) =
* Bug Fixed: Deprecated Function WP_Dependencies-add_data() warning after WordPress update 6.9
* Updated: WordPress 6.9 ready

= 2.0 (Released: August 21, 2025) =
* Added: TikTok, Twitter X, Bluesky, Bandcamp, Threads, Tel, Xing, Fetlife, Etsy and Telegram icons
* Updated: WordPress 6.8 ready

= 1.2.7 (Released: June 13, 2024) =
* Updated: WordPress 6.5 ready

= 1.2.6 (Released: March 08, 2024) =
* Updated: WordPress 6.4 ready

= 1.2.5 (Released: October 04, 2023) =
* Bug Fixed: Removed unnecessary comment code in custom-header.php
* Updated: WordPress 6.3 ready

= 1.2.4 (Released: August 14, 2022) =
* Updated: Google Font hosted locally (https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2022/06/18/complying-with-gdpr-when-using-google-fonts/)

= 1.2.3 (Released: February 14, 2022) =
* Updated: WordPress 5.9 ready

= 1.2.2 (Released: December 09, 2021) =
* Bug Fixed: Removed extra ; from function.js script

= 1.2.1 (Released: January 08, 2021) =
* Bug Fixed: Header Image issue
* Bug Fixed: Multi flex-height, changed to flex-height and flex-width

= 1.2 (Released: September 30, 2020) =
* Bug Fixed: JS error
* Bug Fixed: Theme Check issues
* Bug Fixed: Instagram widget area position

= 1.1.4 (Released: January 17, 2020) =
* Replaced: Theme name reference devotepress to DevotePress
* Updated: Customizer reset button moved to the bottom

= 1.1.3 (Released: November 15, 2019) =
* Bug Fixed: Multi Category Sanitization issue
* Bug Fixed: Removing extra closing symbol in svg-icons.svg file

= 1.1.2 (Released: August 12, 2019) =
* Bug Fixed: Code tag font-size issue fixed in editor-style
* Bug Fixed: JS masonry unnecessary codes removed
* Bug Fixed: Advertisement image alignment issue
* Bug Fixed: Recent blog and site title spacing issue
* Bug Fixed: Navigation active color issue
* Bug Fixed: CSS update
* Bug Fixed: Keyboard navigation accessibility issue

= 1.1 (Released: June 14, 2019) =
* Added: German translation de_DE.po and de_DE.mo (By Frank Zoechling)
* Updated: Animation for social icons in footer and widgets
* Updated: Line height of headings in blog and slider
* Bug Fixed: News ticker border issue in mobile
* Bug Fixed: Header top date border issue
* Bug Fixed: Footer Instagram title issue

= 1.0.1 (Released: April 27, 2019) =
* Removed: Unnecessary file color-scheme.php
* Updated: Link Style
* Updated: Colors
* Updated: Matchheight JS
* Updated: Header Top Styles
* Updated: Truncate news ticker for more than 8 words

= 1.0 (Released: April 26, 2019) =
* Initial release
