=== NewsMass ===

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

Requires at least: 5.9
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 5.6
Version: 1.1.8
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

NewsMass is a customizable WordPress theme for news sites, blogs, and magazines, featuring a free custom Elementor addon, one-click demo importer, and full WooCommerce integration for creating an online shop.


== Copyright ==

NewsMass WordPress Theme, (C) 2024 WPInterface
NewsMass 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 ==

NewsMass 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, NewsMass 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? =

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

== Changelog ==

= 1.1.8 - 2026-05-20 =
* 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)

= 1.1.7 - 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.

= 1.1.6 - 2026-03-28 =
* 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.

= 1.1.5 - 2026-02-15 =
* Enhancement - Bluesky and Discord Icon added

= 1.1.4 - 2025-10-31 =
* Enhancement - Improved site performance for better PageSpeed Insights results.

= 1.1.3 - 2025-08-28 =
* Enhancement - Improved CSS

= 1.1.2 - 2025-06-16 =
* Fix    - number_of_category_to_display

= 1.1.1 - 2025-04-28 =
* Enhancement - 6.8 compatibility

= 1.1.0 - 2025-03-31 =
* Fix - Resolved background color
* Enhancement - Date Default value

= 1.0.9 - 2025-02-15 =
* Fix    - Placeholder Image

= 1.0.8 - 2024-12-05 =
* Enhancement - Overall UI/UX improvements of frontend side of the theme

= 1.0.7 - Nov 10, 2024 =
* Enhancement - NewsMass: Advertisements Code
* Enhancement - minified navigation.js
* Enhancement -  Metro Widget
* Improvements - Category Widget
* Tweak - Pagination

= 1.0.6 - Oct 21, 2024 =
* Fix    - Mobile Menu Options Disable Copyright in Mobile

= 1.0.5 - Sep 09, 2024 =
* Category option issue fixed
* Minor design issue fixed

= 1.0.4 - Sep 02, 2024 =
* Fix     - Resolved a design issue with article tiles when a featured image is not present.

= 1.0.3 - Aug 08, 2024 =
* Fix - Categories Widget

= 1.0.2 - July 24, 2024 =
* Feature - One Click Demo Import

= 1.0.1 - July 24, 2024 =
* Fix - Implemented suggested fix from the Theme Review Team regarding the "Admin Dashboard" notification
* Feature - Added NewsMass: Multi Grid Post

= 1.0.0 - July 22, 2024 =
* Initial release

== 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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