== News Viral  ==
Contributors: piperthemes
Tags: two-columns, right-sidebar,left-sidebar,full-width-template, flexible-header, custom-header, custom-menu, custom-logo, featured-images, footer-widgets, featured-image-header, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready, blog
Requires PHP: 7.4
Requires at least: 5.4
Tested up to: 7.0
Version: 1.3
Stable tag: 1.3
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
Text Domain: news-viral

== Theme Description ==
 News Viral is a free WordPress theme designed and developed especially for news websites. This is a mobile responsive WordPress theme hence your news websites look impressive even in mobile devices.Step by step documentation and dummy data is here: https://docs.fasterthemes.com/news-viral-wordpress-theme/

== Copyright ==
News Viral WordPress Theme, Copyright 2026 fasterthemes.com
News Viral is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

== Installation ==
1. Primary:
 = Login to your wp-admin account and go to Appearance -> Themes.
 = Select "Install" tab and click on the "Upload" link.
 = Select "news-viral.zip" and click on "Install Now" button.
 = In case of errors, use an alternate method.
 
2. Alternate:
 = Unzip the template file (news-viral.zip) that you have downloaded.
 = Upload the entire folder (news-viral) to your server via FTP and place it in the /wp-content/themes/ folder.
 = Do not change the directory name.
 = The template files should be there now: /wp-content/themes/news-viral/index.php (example).
 
3. Log into your WP admin panel and click on "Appearance". Go to "Themes" tab.

4. Now click on "News Viral" to activate the theme.

5. Complete all of the required inputs in the Appearance => Custimize option and click "Save & Publish" to make the changes LIVE.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.3 - 17 August 2026 =
* Maintenance release: fonts bundled locally and updated theme URIs.

== Changelog ==
= 1.3 - 17 August 2026 =
* Theme URI and Author URI updated to fasterthemes.com.
* Google Fonts (Roboto, Barlow Semi Condensed) now bundled locally instead of loaded from a remote host.
* Removed the unused Pro upsell admin page.
* Removed extract() from the four bundled widgets and hardened widget output escaping.
* Hardened escaping in template output.
* Tested up to WordPress 7.0.

== 1.0 (18 Jan 2018) ==
* Theme submitted for review on WordPress.org

== 1.1.0 (23 March 2018) ==
* Widget Added.
* customizer changed.
* Misc changed

== 1.1.1 (17 April 2018) ==
* Responsive Design changed.
* Removed breadcumb.
* Misc changes

== 1.1.2 (23 April 2018) ==
* Misc changes

== 1.1.3 (25 April 2018) ==
* Removed external link.

== 1.1.4 (26 April 2018) ==
* Pro feature Link Added.

== 1.2 (12 July 2022) ==
* Theme Check and compatibility fix with PHP Version 8.1

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== Resources ==
* Barlow Semi Condensed - https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Barlow+Semi+Condensed, MIT 
* Roboto - https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto, MIT 
* bootstrap.js © 2011-2016 Twitter, Inc., MIT Version 3.3.7
* bootstrap.css © 2011-2016 Twitter, Inc., MIT Version 3.3.7
* owl-carousel Licensed under MIT License . (https://github.com/captolia/owlcarousel/blob/master/LICENSE) v2.2.1
* font-awesome.css © @fontawesome, MIT Version 4.6.1
* TGM Plugin Activation ,GNU GPL Version 2.6.1

* https://www.pexels.com/photo/sport-stadium-ball-game-40550/	 © Pexels , CC0
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* https://www.pexels.com/photo/view-of-tourist-resort-338504/ © pexels , CC0
* https://www.pexels.com/photo/active-activity-kayak-kayaking-461595/ © Pexels , CC0
* https://www.pexels.com/photo/activity-bunker-club-course-274262/ © Pexels , CC0

