=== Iris - AI Homepage, Chatbot Site Assistant ===
Contributors: zephyrwp
Requires at least: 6.4
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.0
Stable tag: 1.1.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

Iris - AI Homepage, Chatbot Site Assistant Theme is a modern, performance-focused WordPress block theme designed specifically for websites using the plugin "Iris AI – AI Homepage, Chatbot Site Assistant".It provides a fully optimized layout and ready-made design patterns that highlight the power of AI-driven customer support, intelligent content assistance, and real-time visitor engagement.Whether you’re building a business website, SaaS landing page, personal brand, or knowledge platform, the IrisAI Theme gives you a professional foundation to showcase your content and activate AI features without writing a single line of code.

== Changelog ==
= 1.1.0 =
* Modern visual refresh — antialiased type, balanced heading wrap, branded selection color, accessible focus rings.
* Updated the default typography from Inter/Cardo to the locally bundled Jost variable font for both body copy and headings, including italic and weights from 100–900.
* New block styles: `Iris gradient` + `Iris outline` buttons, `Iris card` + `Iris glass` group surfaces, `Iris cards` columns.
* Animated underlines on body links, lift-on-hover for post cards, modern soft shadows on images and cards.
* New "Nova" style variation — dark surface with vivid Iris gradients (aurora, sunset, ocean).
* New "Mono" style variation — minimalist editorial look with Cardo italic headings.
* Custom scrollbar in the brand palette, branded animated nav underlines, gentle entrance animation for post content.
* Updated global theme settings and front-end styles for more consistent spacing, typography, controls, and responsive layouts.
* Respects `prefers-reduced-motion`.
* New "Iris" style variation (blue/violet gradient matched to the brand palette).
* Added the previously-referenced patterns `three-columns-of-services` and `clients-section` as local files.
* New Iris-AI pattern category registered (via the Iris Theme Kit plugin) for AI-aware sections.
* New Customizer toggles: header "Ask Iris" CTA, footer AI tagline.
* Added Iris Theme Kit to the recommended companion plugins.
* Improved Iris AI detection for plugin and shortcode-based installations.
* Companion Iris Theme Kit plugin now ships Gutenberg blocks and block-hook auto-placements when active alongside this theme.

= 1.0.3 =
* Initial release

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.1.0 =
Adds locally bundled Jost typography, new style variations and block styles, accessibility improvements, responsive polish, Iris Theme Kit integration, AI-aware patterns, and Customizer controls. Recommended for all sites using the Iris AI theme.


== Copyright ==
Iris - AI Homepage, Chatbot Site Assistant, Copyright 2025 zephyrwp
Iris - AI Homepage, Chatbot Site Assistant is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

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.



This theme bundles the following third-party resources:

== Third Party Plugin ==

This theme includes the following third-party plugin:

1. TGM Plugin Activation (TGMPA)
   License: GPL-2.0-or-later
   License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
   Source: https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation


=== Fonts ===

Cardo Font
Copyright (c) 2002-2011, David J. Perry (hospes02@scholarsfonts.net)
License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1, https://opensource.org/licenses/OFL-1.1
Source: http://scholarsfonts.net

Instrument Sans Font
Copyright 2022 The Instrument Sans Project Authors.
License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1, https://opensource.org/licenses/OFL-1.1
Source: https://github.com/Instrument/instrument-sans

Inter Font
Copyright 2020 The Inter Project Authors.
License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1, https://opensource.org/licenses/OFL-1.1
Source: https://github.com/rsms/inter

Jost Font
Copyright 2020 The Jost Project Authors.
License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1, https://opensource.org/licenses/OFL-1.1
Source: https://github.com/indestructible-type/Jost

=== Images ===

 

License: UNICODE LICENSE V3 https://www.unicode.org/license.txt
icon-message.webp

License: Creative Commons ( CC0 ) License.
Custom wave SVG used in the theme is created by the theme author and released under GPL-2.0-or-later License.
iris-wave.svg
