=== Local Business Directory ===

Contributors: revolutionwp
Tags: one-column, two-columns, three-columns, four-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, grid-layout, full-width-template, wide-blocks, editor-style, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-logo, custom-menu, sticky-post, featured-images, footer-widgets, flexible-header, post-formats, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready, rtl-language-support, blog, portfolio, e-commerce
Requires at least: 5.5
Requires PHP: 7.2
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 1.4.8
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

The Local Business Directory is a multipurpose, modern, and elegant design solution crafted to help communities highlight and promote local businesses with ease. Whether you’re building a local business directory, restaurant directory, doctor directory, lawyer directory, real estate agent directory, freelancer directory, salon directory, tutor listing, service provider directory, shop directory, travel directory, tourism guide, hotel directory, automotive directory, professional listing, or event directory, this theme also works perfectly for fitness center directory, pet services directory, wedding services directory, cleaning services directory, and sports club directory, offering a minimal, sophisticated, and clean layout that ensures businesses are showcased beautifully. Built on Bootstrap, it’s responsive, retina-ready, mobile-friendly, and optimized for performance, ensuring seamless viewing across all devices. With clean and secure code, SEO-friendly structure, faster page load time, schema markup support, and compatibility with the popular plugin GeoDirectory, the theme ensures an efficient and smooth user experience while allowing precise location-based business listings. The layout is interactive and animated, capturing user attention while remaining user-friendly. Designed for developers, listing site owners, and business aggregators alike, it comes with powerful customization options including shortcodes, banner sections, Google Maps integration, and a Call to Action (CTA) button to drive engagement. Highlight your team with a dedicated Team section, build trust through a testimonial section, and connect with your audience through integrated social sharing. What makes this theme truly local directory-friendly is its ability to categorize, filter, and promote local listings across sectors like healthcare, education, hospitality, wellness, real estate, entertainment, retail, and services. It’s translation-ready, RTL-compatible, and offers multilingual support, providing a luxurious, stunning aesthetic that complements both small and upscale directories. Whether launching a neighborhood guide, community marketplace, classified ads portal, or a professional directory platform, this theme provides all the tools needed for a polished, scalable, and fully-functional local business hub that connects vendors and customers effortlessly.

== License ===

License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Local Business Directory WordPress Theme, Copyright 2025 Revolution WP
Local Business Directory is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2

== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2017 Automattic, Inc., [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)
* Font Awesome
Font Awesome 6.5.2 by @davegandy - http://fontawesome.io - @fontawesome
License - Font: SIL OFL 1.1, CSS: MIT License(https://fontawesome.com/license/free)
Source: http://fontawesome.io
* Webfonts Loader
https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader
License: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader/blob/master/LICENSE
* Owl Carousel v2.3.4 Copyright 2013-2018 David Deutsch
Licensed under: SEE LICENSE IN https://github.com/OwlCarousel2/OwlCarousel2/blob/master/LICENSE
Source: https://github.com/OwlCarousel2/OwlCarousel2/
* Google Fonts  
Archivo
- License: [Google Fonts Licensing](https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/licensing)  
- Source: [Archivo on Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Archivo)

== Fonts Used ==

The following fonts are loaded from Google Fonts (https://fonts.google.com/) and are licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1 (https://scripts.sil.org/OFL).

- Bad Script – © Mikhail Sharanda
- Roboto – © Google
- Playfair Display – © Claus Eggers Sørensen
- Open Sans – © Steve Matteson
- Lobster – © Pablo Impallari
- Merriweather – © Eben Sorkin
- Oswald – © Vernon Adams
- Raleway – © Matt McInerney
- Poppins – © Indian Type Foundry
- Lato – © Łukasz Dziedzic
- Source Sans Pro – © Paul D. Hunt
- Quicksand – © Andrew Paglinawan
- Nunito – © Vernon Adams
- Montserrat – © Julieta Ulanovsky
- Roboto Condensed – © Google
- Playfair Display SC – © Claus Eggers Sørensen
- Alegreya – © Juan Pablo Alperin
- Fira Sans – © Mozilla

These fonts are free to use and redistribute under the terms of the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

== Images License ==
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License: Creative Commons CC0 license.
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== Changelog ==
* 1.0.0 - 18 July 2025
	- First Version Upload

* 1.1 - July 30 2025
	- Added get started.
	- Added footer link.

* 1.2 - August 07 2025
	- Updated Description.

* 1.3 - August 13 2025
	- Added Demo Import.
	- Added New Notice Function.

* 1.4 - August 27 2025
	- Added Tags.

* 1.4.1 - September 01 2025
	- Changes Done.

* 1.4.2 - September 09 2025
	- New Description Added.

* 1.4.3 - October 01 2025
	- Updated Description.

* 1.4.4 - October 25 2025
	- Done prefixing in custom.js.
	- Updated CSS.
	- Added Enable/Disable Pagination Setting.
	- Added Select Pagination Type Setting.

* 1.4.5 - October 31 2025
	- Minor bug fixes.

* 1.4.6 - December 1 2025
    - Resolved CSS Error.

* 1.4.7 - December 31 2025
	- Minor Bugs Fixes.

* 1.4.8 - February 11 2026
	- Updated font family library.
	- Added Enable/Disable Comments Setting.
	- Added More Fonts licence in readme.
	- Updated WordPress Version.
