=== Helena ===
Contributors: catchthemes
Tags: one-column, two-columns, three-columns, translation-ready, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, grid-layout, custom-background, custom-header, custom-menu, custom-logo, editor-style, featured-image-header, featured-images, footer-widgets, sticky-post, theme-options, post-formats, threaded-comments, blog, entertainment, photography, 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

Helena is a clean, responsive and incredibly resourceful Business WordPress theme that can adapt to any corporate and blog niche and provide users with an accessible interface.

== Description ==

Helena is a clean, responsive and incredibly resourceful Business WordPress theme that can adapt to any corporate and blog niche and provide users with an accessible interface. If your goal is to build a successful corporate/blog website that is natively responsive, then look no further than Helena. The masonry grid layout provides a clean look, and the beautiful fonts are easy on the eye. Helena provides you with a superior user experience and ultra-easy navigation. Built using the HTML5 and CSS3 codes, it is so stress-free to maneuver around that your clients will be fully satisfied with your website’s utility. The WordPress theme for Corporate and Blogs is viewed beautifully no matter the screen size the viewer chooses to use, all thanks to the Responsive design. You get powerful theme customization options, allowing you to make your theme look just the way you want it to. Keep your website spic and span with the neatly arranged categories, while accentuating your best features, content and posts with the amazing features included. This theme is translation ready. Check out Theme Instructions at https://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/helena/, Support at https://catchthemes.com/support/ and Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/helena/

For more information about Helena please go to https://catchthemes.com/themes/helena/

== Installation ==

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

= Where can I find theme demo? =

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

= More FAQ =

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

== Changelog ==

= 2.0.3 (Released: June 11, 2026) =
* Updated: WordPress 7.0 ready

= 2.0.2 (Released: December 17, 2025) =
* Bug Fixed: Comments Icon broken
* Bug Fixed: Menu dropdwon toggle arrow alignment
* Updated: WordPress 6.9 ready

= 2.0.1 (Released: June 04, 2025) =
* Added: Threads icon

= 2.0 (Released: May 27, 2025) =
* Bug Fixed: Post comments link misalignment caused by floated post date
* Bug Fixed: Theme button arrow alignment
* Replaced: Genericons library to Font Awesome
* Updated: WordPress 6.8 ready

= 1.8.2 (Released: March 05, 2024) =
* Updated: WordPress 6.4 ready

= 1.8.1 (Released: August 16, 2022) =
* Updated: Google Font hosted locally (https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2022/06/18/complying-with-gdpr-when-using-google-fonts/)

= 1.8 (Released: April 29, 2022) =
* Bug Fixed: Category slider default order issue
* Updated: Customizer Sections Update
    * Moved Featured Content inside Theme Options
    * Moved Featured Slider inside Theme Options
    * Moved Header Highlight Content inside Theme Options
    * Moved Hero content inside Theme Options
    * Moved Logo Slider inside Theme Options
    * Moved Portfolio inside Theme Options
    * Moved Promotion Headline inside Theme Options
* Removed: Legacy Support for Custom CSS option

= 1.7 (Released: February 17, 2022) =
* Added: Core Blocks Support
* Bug Fixed: Customizer loading issue on some servers
* Updated: WordPress 5.9 ready
* Removed: jQuery Cycle2 shuffle transition effect

= 1.6 (Released: May 19, 2020) =
* Added: Support for wp_body_open action
* Updated: Metabox UI
* Updated: readme.txt and styles.css file as per new requirement

= 1.5 (Released: October 26, 2018) =
* Added: Core Privacy Policy link support in footer
* Updated: Upgrade to pro button css update
* Updated Content delivered through the_content filter
* Updated: Content type label updated

= 1.4 (Released: April 17, 2018) =
* Bug Fixed: CT: Instagram Widget thumbnail and small image sizes issue
* Bug Fixed: Discarded use of 'create_function'
* Bug Fixed: Design issue with Catch Infinite Scroll plugin
* Bug Fixed: Dark color scheme
* Code Optimization
* Updated: JS compression
* Updated: Masonary JS

= 1.3.4 (Released: September 18, 2017) =
* Bug Fixed: Footer widget issue showing four columns
* Bug Fixed: Header Image links unnecessary escaping issue
* Code Optimization
* Removed: changelog.txt file and added changelog in readme.txt file

= 1.3.3 (Released: June 12, 2017)=
* Bug Fixed: Wrapper position for opacity

= 1.3.2 =
* Added: Transient flush on save post
* Bug Fixed: Widget layout issue in footer widget area

= 1.3.1 =
* Big Fixed: Excerpt length and text issue

= 1.3 =
* Added: Option to Display all Categories in Customizer
* Bug Fixed: Position of Footer Widget Area
* Code Optimization
* Updated: Theme description and screenshot

= 1.2.3 =
* Bug Fixed: Undefined index warning when saving metabox options
* Bug Fixed: Removed unnecessary layouts from featured content
* Bug Fixed: Removed unnecessary image sizes from single page/post (Featured Image) options

= 1.2.2 =
* Bug Fixed: Featured content default number
* Bug Fixed: Featured content wrapper conditions mismatch
* Updated: Default Page/Post Featured Image Size to Slider size
* Updated: Remove unnecessary image options in Page/Post Featured Image Size and Single Page/Post Image
* Updated: Remove Unnecessary text Permalink to in titles of featured content, slider and other sections

= 1.2.1 =
* Bug Fixed: Function_exists check had non-existent function check in feature-content.php
* Code Optimization
* Updated: Theme tags in styles.css

= 1.2 =
* Updated: Custom CSS to Additional CSS( Core Support ) for WP version 4.7

= 1.1.1 =
* Bug Fixed: post-thumbnails image used in header-highlight-content
* Header Highlight Content number step changed to 1

= 1.1 =
* Removed: update_option for thumbnail image size and added new image sizes as helena-small

= 1.0 =
* Added Featured Slider
* Added Featured Content
* Added Header Highlight Content
* Added Portfolio
* Added Logo Slider
* Added Header Image
* Added Promotion Headline

= 0.1 =
* Initial release

== Copyright ==

Helena WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012-2026 Catchthemes.com
Helena is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3


== Resources ==

* Based on Underscores http://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2015 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* normalize.css http://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) 2012-2015 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
* Genericons https://genericons.com/

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

* Images:
Slider
https://pixabay.com/en/italy-mountains-dawn-daybreak-1587287/
https://unsplash.com/photos/eqsEZNCm4-c

Hero Content
https://unsplash.com/photos/W6sqUYlJRiw

Header Highlight Content
https://pixabay.com/en/girl-lavender-flowers-mov-beauty-1472185/
https://unsplash.com/photos/kGSapVfg8Kw
https://unsplash.com/photos/n13ABwV-Pic

Portfolio
https://unsplash.com/photos/xcC5ozHk_N8
https://unsplash.com/photos/Pn6iimgM-wo
https://unsplash.com/photos/bopC0sTGu-E
https://unsplash.com/photos/WxsjqdcHNzY
https://unsplash.com/photos/w9CKc-BvSrg
https://unsplash.com/photos/rU051J7-jqA
https://unsplash.com/photos/3JZeW3rtg6E
https://unsplash.com/photos/5JU8DScoq_g

Featured Content
https://unsplash.com/photos/0t7PNNZlTC0
https://unsplash.com/photos/oCc_9ptUqSM
https://unsplash.com/photos/EG49vTtKdvI
https://unsplash.com/photos/k8nK8G6bB8A
https://unsplash.com/photos/7bVMdNYzH_8
https://unsplash.com/photos/h34WJ4T9uhw
https://unsplash.com/photos/Xl5N4tcAo8g
https://unsplash.com/photos/bLppF5sbXPo

Header image
https://unsplash.com/photos/p3OzJuT_Dks
