=== Linnea ===

Contributors: elfiathemes
Tags: blog, one-column, two-columns, custom-colors, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, full-site-editing, block-patterns, block-styles, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, wide-blocks
Requires at least: 6.7
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.1.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

An elegant feminine blog theme with warm cream tones, italic serif headings, and a clean two-column layout.

== Description ==

Linnea is a WordPress block theme designed for lifestyle bloggers, food writers, travel enthusiasts, and creative storytellers. Featuring a warm cream palette, elegant italic Cormorant serif headings, and a clean two-column blog grid.

The design draws inspiration from classic feminine blog aesthetics — a featured posts showcase, an about-the-author intro, a latest stories grid, and newsletter signup sections.

Built entirely with WordPress Full Site Editing — no page builders required.

**Key features:**
* Elegant italic serif typography (Cormorant + Inter)
* Warm cream/beige color palette
* Two-column blog grid
* Featured posts section
* Newsletter signup areas
* Fully responsive design

== Installation ==

1. Go to Appearance > Themes > Add New
2. Upload linnea.zip
3. Activate
4. Go to Appearance > Editor to customize

== Fonts ==

This theme bundles the following fonts, each licensed under the SIL Open Font License, 1.1:

**Cormorant** (Headings)
- Source: Google Fonts (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Cormorant)
- License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1
- License URI: https://scripts.sil.org/OFL

**Inter** (Body text, navigation, buttons)
- Source: Google Fonts (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Inter)
- License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1
- License URI: https://scripts.sil.org/OFL

== Images ==

Bundled image (about-placeholder.jpg), used as the author placeholder in the front-page pattern:
- Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1689882
- License: CC0 Public Domain
- License URI: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Images used only in screenshot.png (not bundled in the theme), all CC0 Public Domain from PxHere:
- https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1689882
- https://pxhere.com/en/photo/666257
- https://pxhere.com/en/photo/31404
- License: CC0 Public Domain
- License URI: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

All other imagery shown in the theme demo (post featured images and thumbnails) is dynamic and supplied by the site owner; it is not bundled with the theme.

== Changelog ==

= 1.1.0 =
* Added "About Linnea" page under Appearance.
* Added dismissible welcome notice in the admin.

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release.

== Copyright ==

Linnea WordPress Theme, (C) 2026
Linnea 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.
