=== NewsCastle ===

Contributors: WPInterface
Tags: custom-background, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready

Requires at least: 5.9
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 5.6
Version: 1.1.7
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Introducing NewsCastle, the ultimate WordPress theme meticulously designed to meet all your website needs with flawless precision. NewsCastle offers an extensive range of features, making it the perfect choice for various online ventures. Explore our comprehensive library of templates, thoughtfully crafted for News sites, Magazine platforms, Blogs, Editorials, and any publishing website you envision. Easily replicate your favorite NewsCastle demo with our user-friendly automatic import feature, streamlining your setup process.

== Copyright ==

NewsCastle WordPress Theme, (C) 2024 WPInterface
NewsCastle 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.

== Description ==

NewsCastle is a modern WordPress theme perfect for viral news portals, magazines, newspapers, personal blogs, and publishing websites. It is fully customizable with widgets and a live customizer editor. The theme also includes multiple custom Elementor addon, providing enhanced design options. Additionally, NewsCastle is fully integrated with the WooCommerce plugin, allowing you to create an amazing shop to sell products directly from your website. With the one-click demo importer, you can quickly set up a professional news site in no time.

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance > Themes and click the Add New button.
2. Click Upload Theme and Choose File, then select the theme's .zip file. Click Install Now.
3. Click Activate to use your new theme right away.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this theme support any plugins? =

NewsCastle includes support for WooCommerce and for Infinite Scroll in Jetpack.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 - September 18, 2024 =
* Initial release

= 1.0.1 - September 23, 2024 =
* Fix   - Footer widget area
* Added - Telegram Icon

= 1.0.2 - September 27, 2024 =
* Fix   - Customizer Dropdown Category Select

= 1.0.3 - October 21, 2024 =
* Fix    - Mobile Menu Options Disable Copyright in Mobile

= 1.0.4 - November 08, 2024 =
* Fix - Corrected numeric pagination display
* Enhancement - NewsBerry: Categories

= 1.0.5 - January 02, 2025 =
* Fix - Widget

= 1.0.6 - February 20, 2025 =
* Fix - Changed default value for date display in widgets.
* Fix: Resolved an issue with the footer URL.

= 1.0.7 - 2025-03-22 =
* Fix    - Resolved issue with the Background Color customizer option not applying correctly.

= 1.0.8 - 2025-04-20 =
* Enhancement -  6.8 compatibility

= 1.0.9 - 2025-05-27 =
* Fix    - number_of_category_to_display

= 1.1.0 - 2025-07-07 =
* Enhancement - Replaced the StumbleUpon icon.

= 1.1.1 - 2025-08-19 =
* Enhancement - Improved CSS

= 1.1.2 - 2025-10-12 =
* Enhancement - Getting Started Notice
* Fix    - Responsive Issue

= 1.1.3 - 2025-12-29 =
* Enhancement - Added compatibility with WordPress 6.9
* Fix - Critical vulnerability in legacy WooCommerce compatibility code by removing unused and insecure AJAX handler (newscastle_woocommerce_add_cart_ajax).
* Fix - Implemented tamper-proof hash verification for the "Load More" pagination AJAX request to prevent query parameter modification.
* Enhancement - Added a loading spinner inside the "Load More" button for better visual feedback.
* Enhancement - Implemented smooth fade-in and slide-up animations for posts loaded via AJAX pagination.

= 1.1.4 - 2026-02-10 =
* Enhancement - Admin Dashboard

= 1.1.5 - 2026-03-25 =
* Fix - Single post meta options "Enable You May Also Like Section" and "Enable More From Author Section" now correctly override the global Customizer setting. Selecting "No" will always hide the section regardless of the Customizer value.

= 1.1.6 - 2026-04-11 =
* Fix - Fixed PHP fatal error triggered by function redeclaration during post loop iteration.
* Enhancement - Refactored Elementor widget base classes to avoid overriding deprecated core WordPress functions.

= 1.1.7 - 2026-05-01 =
* Enhancement - New social media icons and styling support (Substack, Patreon, Slack)
* Fix    - Removed Redundant and obsolete social media icons and their associated CSS (Last.fm, Pocket, Foursquare)

== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2020 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* normalize.css https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) 2012-2018 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
* Breadcrumb Trail https://themehybrid.com/plugins/breadcrumb-trail, (C) 2008 - 2017, Justin Tadlock, [GPLv2 or later](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* Theme Dashboard Page Code from ColorMag Theme By ThemeGrill, We have taken a partial codebase as a base and built ours on its foundation, making significant changes. Not used as is. [GPLv3 or later](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
* Webfont Loader (https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader), (C) 2020 WPTT, MIT License
* Swiper.js (https://github.com/nolimits4web/swiper), (Copyright (c) 2019 Vladimir Kharlampidi, [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)


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