=== Emerge ===

Contributors: moralthemes
Tags: custom-background, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready, two-columns, right-sidebar, custom-colors, editor-style, footer-widgets, sticky-post, theme-options, blog, portfolio, news
Requires at least: 5.0
Requires PHP: 5.6
Tested up to: 6.7
Stable tag: 1.2.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

Emerge is a clean, responsive theme that is versatile and easy to use. Suitable for both corporate and creative businesses, this elegant design gives you maximum flexibility. If the thought of theme customization makes you nervous, you can rest assured knowing that the customization API integration helps to build pages without even looking at code. The extensive documentation also comes with snapshots and step-by-step instructions so you can get your site set up and running quickly and customized to your exact style. Also the integration with One Click Demo Importer lets you import demos in a jiffy and you can customize the demo data as per your need.

== 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.

== 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 ind [demo] folder.

= Does this theme support any plugins? =
Yes the theme is integrated to work with One Click Demo Import plugin to import demo contents.

== Copyright ==

Emerge WordPress Theme, Copyright 2018 Moral Themes
Emerge 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.

Emerge bundles the following third-party resources:

normalize.css, Copyright 2012-2016 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal
License: MIT
Source: https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/

Packery PACKAGED v2.1.1 Copyright 2016 Metafizzy
License: GPLv3 for open source use
Source: http://packery.metafizzy.co

Bundled hero content image
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1456589

Bundled about image
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1599517

== Changelog ==

= 1.2.0 - April 15, 2025 =
* WP 6.7 compatibility

= 1.1.9 - July 22 2022 =
* Updated Keyboard Navigation
* Load fonts locally
* Tested upto WordPress v6.0
* Few changes in structure for better SEO.
* Fixed link underline issue

= 1.1.8 - Oct 20 2021 =
* Updated blocks and patterns design
* Clear Theme Check & Theme Sniffer error
* Added missing escaping and make translate ready where missing
* Added Contact Form Link on contact section
* Added footer copyright text field
* Update keyboard navigation 

= 1.1.7 - May 8 2020 =
* Updated comment css

= 1.1.6 - Mar 4 2020 =
* Updated visible focus for keyboard navigation

= 1.1.5 - Feb 7 2020 =
* Updated keyboard navigation js

= 1.1.4 - Jan 16 2020 =
* Updated posts navigation design

= 1.1.3 - Dec 30 2019 =
* Updated widget css

= 1.1.2 - Dec 17 2019 =
* Updated minor css

= 1.1.1 - Nov 15 2019 =
* Updated menu design
* Changed screenshot
* Validated and fixed readme file warnings
* Updated site description gaps

= 1.1.0 - Oct 16 2019 =
* Updated minor css

= 1.0.9 - September 23 2019 =
* Added Skip link
* Removed demo content

= 1.0.8 - Dec 24 2018 =
* Updated Gutenberg Blocks and Editor Style css

= 1.0.7 - May 2 2018 =
* Check user capability for empty menu.

= 1.0.6 - April 10 2018 =
* Add Code Attribution for Twentyseventeen

= 1.0.5 - Mar 21 2018 =
* Apply condition while enqueuing admin css
* Remove sand defaults.
* Remove redirection on activation.

= 1.0.4 - Feb 22 2018 =
* Fix welcome page issue.
* Fix 404 page issue.
* Escape URL in searchform.php
* Fix sticky menu on Homepage.
* Fix responsive issue for gallery widget and portfolio section.

= 1.0.3 - Feb 12 2018 =
* Add style for first letter.
* Styleguide design fixing.
* Change hero content text hover color.
* Change archive excerpt length text in customizer.
* Make "Menu" string in header.php translatable.
* Remove commented code inc content-search.php
* Change prefix to emerge.
* Update pot file.
* Update demo data.

= 1.0.2 - Feb 1 2018 =
* Change TGMPA instruction text.
* Fix paragraph gaps in section.
* Adjust image height in about section.
* Update screenshot.png
* Update demo data. 

= 1.0.1 - Jan 31 2018 =
* Fix links and informations on welcome.php
* Change theme slug.
* Update screenshot.
* Add credit for Twenty Seventeen theme too.
* Update pot file.
* Update demo files.

= 1.0.0 - Jan 31 2018 =
* Initial release

== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2017 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* Based on Twenty Seventeen theme http://wordpress.org/themes/twentyseventeen, [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* normalize.css https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) 2012-2016 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
* class-tgm-plugin-activation.php https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation Copyright 2011 Thomas Griffin (thomasgriffinmedia.com) [GPL-2.0+]
* Emerge WordPress Theme incorporates code from Twentyseventeen WordPress Theme, Twenty Seventeen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2016 WordPress.org is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL