=== Hardware Store Hub ===
Contributors: ThemesPride
Tags: wide-blocks, block-styles, one-column, two-columns, right-sidebar, left-sidebar, three-columns, four-columns, grid-layout, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-background, custom-menu, custom-logo, editor-style, featured-images, footer-widgets, featured-image-header, full-width-template, translation-ready, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, theme-options, post-formats, threaded-comments, flexible-header, entertainment, news, e-commerce
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 5.6
Stable tag: 4.3.3
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Hardware Store is a versatile and feature-rich website template designed to cater specifically to hardware stores, home improvement centers, and DIY retailers. 

== Description ==

Hardware Store is a versatile and feature-rich website template crafted to serve hardware stores, tool shops, building material suppliers, and businesses offering home renovation supplies, DIY projects, paint supplies, garden tools, plumbing and electrical supplies, home maintenance products, power tools, hand tools, hardware accessories, and even specialized categories like engineered and hardwoods flooring solutions. This template delivers a visually engaging and highly functional platform that helps businesses establish a strong online presence and connect effectively with their target audience. Designed with user convenience in mind, it simplifies website creation and management, making it accessible even for users with minimal technical expertise, while offering flexible customization options that allow store owners to align their website with their brand identity. Its responsive design ensures seamless performance across desktops, tablets, and smartphones, enhancing user experience and accessibility. With multiple layout options, it adapts effortlessly to showcase diverse product ranges including construction materials, lighting fixtures, storage solutions, outdoor hardware, safety gear, and home improvement services. The template also integrates essential business features such as product catalogs, smooth online ordering and checkout systems, inventory management, customer reviews, and contact forms, while built-in SEO capabilities improve search engine rankings, helping attract organic traffic from customers searching for hardware products, including premium engineered and hardwoods materials.

Installation

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add New' button.
2. Type in Hardware Store Hub 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 # for a guide on how to customize this theme.

== Changelog ==

= 0.1 =
	* Initial version released.

= 0.2 =
  * Added get started.
  * Added footer link.
  * Added responsive media section.
  * Added slider button settings.
  * Added scroll Top settings.
  * Updated site title & description settings.
  * Updated next and previous button css in mobile responsive condition.
  * Added preloader color settings.
  * Added Related product setting.
  * Updated Tag.
  * Added range custom control.
  * Added menu font Size setting.
  * Added menu text transform setting.
  * Updated Theme color options.
  * Added footer bg color setting. 
  * Added footer bg image setting. 
  * Added featured-image-header.
  * Added footer column setting.
  * Added rtl-language support tag.

= 0.3 =
  * Updated tagline and tittle condition.
  * Added menu icon.
  * Updated latest post responsive css.

= 0.4 =
  * Added sortable control.
  * Added meta order setting.
  * Added setting for single post layout.
  * Added four-column, three-column condition in content.php file.
  * Added permalink to slider heading.
  * Updated menu font size setting.
  * Updated customizer.
  * Updated Responsive css.
  * Updated mobile width theme width options.
  * Updated grid layout css. 
  * Updated single post page tag css.

= 0.5 =
  * Added slider content layout setting.
  * Added default image for single post & pages.
  * Updated image post format code.  
  * Updated 404 page css. 

= 0.6 =
  * Added Custom Page template.
  * Added default sidebar.
  * Added related posts on single post page.
  * Added Target blank in getstart link.

= 0.7 =
  * Resolve bugs.
  * Updated content-galery file.
  * Added show hide setting for recent post.
  * Added show hide setting for comment form.
  * Added category list on single post page.
  * Added category meta for post.

= 0.8 =
  * Updated cart and checkout page  css.
  * Updated footer css.
  * Added dismissable function.
  * Updated navigation CSS.
  * Updated single page css.

= 0.9 =
  * Added related post per page option.
  * Added on/off option for related post in mobile media.
  * Added 404 page settings.
  * Done custom functions variable prefixing.
  * Updated mobile media conditions.

= 1.0 =
  * Updated admin.js file.
  * Removed unused js from custom.js file.
  * Removed Onclick function from about-theme.php file
  * Added setting to change font style.

= 1.1 =
  * Added setting for archive post layout.
  * Updated theme sidebar css.
  * Updated Post css.
  * Updated excerpt function.
  * Updated tp color options.
  * Updated single page sidebar.

= 1.2 =
  * Added related post heading change setting.
  * Added related post column per row setting.
  * Added woocommerce sale badge position setting.
  * Updated rtl css.
  * Updated footer-widgets.php file. 

= 1.3 =
  * Added menu font weight setting.
  * Added default image for every section.
  * Updated theme global color.
  * Added bundle tab in getstart.
  * Removed related post meta.
  * Updated related post css.
  * Did variable prefixing.

= 1.4 =
  * Changed theme links.

= 1.5 =
  * Updated the WordPress version.
  * Updated boostrap's CSS and JS.
  * CSS added for container width.
  * Resolved header css error.
  * Resolved home page errors.

= 1.6 =
  * Corrected heading structure.
  * Updated the CSS after correcting the structure of the headings.
  * Added permalinks.
  * Added hovers to the home page.
  * Updated rtl CSS.

= 1.7 =
  * Added language folder.
  * Resolved logo code errors.
  * Updated WordPress version.

= 1.8 =
  * Enhanced right-to-left (RTL) support for better localization.
  * Updated search styling for improved user experience.
  * Resolved minor CSS error.
  * Updated the POT file.

= 1.9 =
  * Enhanced the theme description for better clarity and detail.
  * Added a global color option.
  * Updated typography.
  * Updated the POT file.

= 2.0 =
  * Added option to set border-radius for post images.
  * Added option to adjust post image height.
  * Added option to adjust post image width.
  * Fixed header image display issue on mobile devices.
  * Added CSS for balanced text wrapping in content and headings.
  * Added option to customize logo title color.
  * Updated pot file.

= 2.1 =
  * Added settings to customize the 404 page title.
  * Added settings to customize the 404 page text.
  * Resolved CSS issues on the 404 page and the "no results found" search page.
  * Added a color setting for the site tagline.
  * Added settings to customize the title on the "no results found" search page.
  * Added settings to customize the text on the "no results found" search page.
  * Resolved CSS issues on the 404 page and the "no results found" search page.
  * Updated the POT file for translation.

= 2.2 =
  * Added a setting to customize the footer widget title font size.
  * Added a setting to customize the footer widget title color.
  * Added a setting to adjust the footer copyright padding.
  * Added a setting to customize the footer copyright font size.
  * Added a setting to customize the footer copyright text color.
  * Fixed an issue with the Customizer buttons.
  * Updated woocommerce templates files.
  * Changed header banner image.
  * Made the post date, author, category, and comment clickable, linking to their respective archive pages.
  * Removed the border from the single post page and single page.
  * Removed the double border from the blog post and sidebar.
  * Added CSS styling for block widgets in the footer and sidebar.
  * Updated the POT file to include the latest strings for translation.

= 2.3 =
  * Updated woocommerce templates file.
  * Changed header banner image.
  * Made the post date, author, category, and comment clickable, linking to their respective archive pages.
  * Removed the border from the single post page and single page.
  * Removed the double border from the blog post and sidebar.
  * Added CSS styling for block widgets in the footer and sidebar.
  * Changed theme bundle count in Get Started.
  * Fixed errors related to Customizer buttons.
  * Fixed errors in single post meta fields.
  * Fixed errors in link functionality.
  * Added documentation link in customizer.
  * Added demo import.

= 2.4 =
  * Redesigned sidebar widget layout for improved appearance.
  * Updated post box design layout.
  * Enhanced footer widget design.
  * Updated Font Awesome library to the latest version.
  * Added an option to align copyright text in the footer.
  * Added a customizable header banner height option.
  * Added a customizable header banner position option.
  * Added a customizable show/ hide Header banner Image Parallax.
  * Resolved return to top css errors.
  * Improved accessibility for underline issue in anchor links.
  * Updated global color css.
  * Updated RTL CSS for better compatibility.

= 2.5 =
  * Added a setting to change the blog page title.
  * Added a setting to change the banner title color.
  * Added a setting to change the banner title font size.
  * Added a banner to the 404 page.
  * Added a setting to customize the menu color.
  * Updated 404 page css.
  * Separated the footer copyright and footer widgets section in the Customizer.

= 2.6 =
    * Resolved responsive header banner image error.
    * Added opacity setting for the header banner.
    * Added show/hide option for the header image overlay.
    * Added header image overlay color setting.
    * Added blog page description setting.
    * Added show/hide option for the blog description on mobile devices.

= 2.7 =
  * Updated the WordPress version.
  * Combined all enqueue scripts and styles into a single function in functions.php.
  * Made changes in the custom-header.php file.
  * Prefixed functions properly in the wptt-webfont-loader.php file.
  * Implemented proper translation for default values in customizer.php.
  * Added default footer widget.
  * Resolved error from demo content.

= 2.8 =
  * Added "Pro" link in the relevant section.
  * Improved styling for the "Get Started" button.
  * Added time meta display on the blog post page.
  * Added show/hide setting for the slider title.
  * Added show/hide setting for the slider content.
  * Changed excerpt function name.

= 2.9 =
  * Added option to set slider height.
  * Added responsive slider height settings.

= 3.0 =
  * Resolved css errors.

= 3.1 =  
  * Added option to set slider content length.
  * Resolved error related to the responsive footer widget.
  * Added option to show/hide capital letters on the blog page.
  * Added zoom effect on menu item hover.
  * Changed get started css.

= 3.2 =
  * Resolved css errors.

= 3.3 =
    * Resolved theme css errors.

= 3.4 =
  * Added post meta order option for single post display.
  * Added option to customize the date icon in single posts.
  * Added option to customize the author icon in single posts.
  * Added option to customize the comment icon in single posts.
  * Added option to customize the category icon in single posts.
  * Added option to customize the time icon in single posts.    

= 3.5 =
  * Resolved theme css errors.

= 3.6 =
  * Updated to the latest WordPress version.
  * Added editor styles in theme functions.
  * Added setting to change footer widget title text transform.
  * Added setting to change footer widget title font weight.
  * Added setting to change footer widget position.

= 3.7 =
    * Resolved theme css errors.

= 3.8 =
    * Updated the Get Started button text.
    * Resolved an issue where tab loading was taking too much time.
    * Reorganized section layout by moving content below and placing tabs above.
    * Added three action buttons after successful demo import.
    * Fixed issues with the top notice buttons so the notice is permanently dismissed after closing.

= 3.9 =
    * Fixed `hardware_store_hub_scripts()` function:
      - Corrected multiple `wp_add_inline_style()` calls with proper handle and CSS parameters.
      - Removed unused `$hardware_store_hub_menu_font_family` variable.
    * Removed multiple stray closing `div` tags causing unbalanced structure.
    * Resolved get started css errors.
    * Added font weight setting for copyright text.

= 4.0 =
    * Added sale badges position setting shift to woocommer option section.
    * Added padding controls for top/bottom positions of product sale badges.
    * Added padding controls for left/right positions of product sale badges.
    * Added font size control for product sale badges.
    * Added border radius control for product sale badges.

= 4.1 =
    * Updated fontawesome-all.css.
    * Fixed responsive CSS issues.
    * Resolved menu CSS errors.
    * Corrected homepage CSS errors.

= 4.2 =    
  * Updated theme content.

= 4.3 =    
  * Resolved theme css erros.


= 4.3.1 =
* Fixed Styling Issues.

= 4.3.2 =
* Improved Responsive Design.

= 4.3.3 =
* UI and UX Improvements.
== Resources ==

Hardware Store Hub WordPress Theme, Copyright 2023 ThemesPride
Hardware Store Hub is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

Hardware Store Hub WordPress Theme is derived from Twenty Seventeen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2016 WordPress.org
Twenty Seventeen 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.

Hardware Store Hub bundles the following third-party resources:

CSS bootstrap.css
License: bootstrap is licensed under the MIT License
Source: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE

JS bootstrap.js
License: bootstrap is licensed under the MIT License
Source: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE

Font Awesome icons, Copyright Dave Gandy
License: Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License
Source: http://fontawesome.io/

Webfonts Loader
License: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader/blob/master/LICENSE
Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader

TGMPA, GaryJones Copyright (C) 1989, 1991
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Source: https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation/blob/develop/LICENSE.md

Pxhere Images
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1213117

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1248781

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1260640

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/666646

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/720761

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/198137
