=== Novo Lite Photography ===
Contributors: promothemes
Requires at least: 6.4
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: photography, portfolio, blog, custom-colors, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, footer-widgets, threaded-comments, translation-ready

A clean, lightweight, dark-styled photography portfolio and blog theme with Customizer options and optional WooCommerce support.

== Description ==

Novo Lite Photography is a free, lightweight theme with a dark, gallery-style look for photographers and creatives who want to showcase a portfolio and write a blog without a page builder or a bundled settings framework. Pick an accent color, a font, and a header layout from the Customizer, then add a "Portfolio Grid" page to display your work: it uses regular posts (optionally in a category you choose) so nothing here depends on a custom post type built into the theme, and it automatically switches to Jetpack's Portfolio content type if you have Jetpack's Portfolio feature active. Sidebar and footer widget areas are ready for any widgets you like. Optional WooCommerce support is included for a simple print shop or product catalog.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this theme require any plugins? =

No. Every feature works with WordPress alone. Jetpack (for the Portfolio content type and social/sharing features) and WooCommerce (for a shop) are both entirely optional.

= How do I build a portfolio page? =

Create a Page, assign it the "Portfolio Grid" template, and choose the source (a category of posts, or Jetpack's Portfolio content type) under Appearance -> Customize -> Portfolio Grid.

= How do I create a private, password-protected gallery? =

Use WordPress's built-in password protection on any post or page (Visibility -> Password Protected in the block editor's Publish panel). No extra plugin or custom post type is needed.

= Where do I change colors, fonts, and the header layout? =

Appearance -> Customize. Accent color lives under "Colors", the font choice under "Typography", and the header layout and logo width under "Header Layout".

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.5 =
* Add a Customizer control for logo width (Header Layout section).
* Fix the header markup so the text site title no longer renders alongside an uploaded image logo.
* Add lightweight, theme-provided styling for Contact Form 7 forms so they match the theme's look without extra plugin CSS.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.0.5 =
Fixes a duplicate site title/logo header issue and adds a logo width control.

== Copyright ==

Novo Lite Photography WordPress Theme, Copyright 2026 Promo Theme
Novo Lite Photography is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.

Novo Lite Photography bundles the following third-party resources:

* Underlying theme structure informed by the WordPress Theme Handbook and the Twenty Twenty-Four default theme, Copyright WordPress.org, License: GNU General Public License v2 or later, Source: https://wordpress.org/themes/twentytwentyfour/
* Montserrat font, Copyright Julieta Ulanovsky, License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1, Source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Montserrat - self-hosted in assets/fonts/, no remote requests are made to fonts.googleapis.com.
* Screenshot photo "Thoughtful Portrait", Copyright Benginur Hajjaj, License: Lummi free license (free for personal and commercial use, no attribution required, https://www.lummi.ai/license), Source: https://www.lummi.ai/photo/thoughtful-portrait-zdziz
* No icon fonts or JavaScript libraries are bundled with this theme; the portfolio grid layout is plain CSS Grid.
