=== Rara Academic ===

Contributors: raratheme
Requires at least: 6.2
Requires PHP: 7.4
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 1.3.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: translation-ready, custom-background, theme-options, custom-menu, custom-logo, post-formats, threaded-comments, blog, two-columns, right-sidebar, footer-widgets, education, e-commerce, one-column, featured-images, full-width-template	

== Description ==

Rara Academic is a professionally designed WordPress theme which is best suited for Education Institution, Schools and Universities. Although developed with Education institutions in mind, this theme is not limited to just educational websites. The theme is flexible enough to be used for business and corporate websites. Theme is highly customizable with layout settings and several other theme options which can be customized by using Powerful Theme Options panel. Rara Academic comes with several features to make user-friendly, interactive and visually stunning website. Such features include custom menu, Call to Action Button, Full width Banner, Testimonial section, Courses section and social media. It has four footer areas and a right sidebar and includes three custom widgets for the recent posts, popular posts, and social media. The theme is SEO friendly with optimized codes, which make it easy for your site to rank on Google and other search engines. The theme is rigorously tested and optimized for speed and faster page load time and has a secure and clean code. The theme is also translation ready. Designed with visitor engagement in mind, Rara Academic helps you to easily and intuitively create professional and appealing websites. Check the demo at https://rarathemes.com/previews/?theme=rara-academic, documentation at https://docs.rarathemes.com/docs/rara-academic/ and get support at https://rarathemes.com/support-ticket/.

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


== Documentations ==

* Setting up the Homepage
    * To set up the homepage you must first create a new page
    * Create a new Page
    * Go to Pages > Add New.
    * Enter the Page Title for the Page
    * You do not require to enter anything in the content section for creating a home page
    * Select the Homepage Template from the Page Attributes section 
    * Click Publish.

* Banner Section
   * Go to Appearance> Customize>Home Page Settings> Banner Section.
   * Check Enable Banner Section for it to appear on Homepage.
   * Choose a post for the banner section.
   * The Featured Image of the selected Post will be displayed as banner Image.
   * The Title of the post will appear as the Banner Title .
   * The excerpt of the post will be displayed as Banner content.
   * Enter Read More Text. 
   * Click Save & Publish.

* Courses Section
    * Go to Appearance> Customize>Home Page Settings> Courses Section.
	* Check Enable Courses Section for it to appear on Homepage.
	* Enter section title and section description.
	* Choose Post One, Post Two, and Post Three   for the section.
	* The Featured Image of the selected Posts will be displayed under the section.
	* The Title of the posts will appear as course title .
	* The excerpt of the posts will be displayed as description for the course.
	* Click Save & Publish.

* Welcome Section
	* Go to Appearance> Customize>Home Page Settings> Welcome Section.
	* Check Enable Welcome Section for it to appear on Homepage.
	* Choose a post for the Welcome section.
	* The Featured Image of the selected Post will be displayed as Welcome Section Image.
	* The Title of the post will appear as the section title .
	* The excerpt of the post will be displayed as section content.
	* Enter Read More Text.
	* Click Save & Publish.

* Services Section
	* Go to Appearance> Customize>Home Page Settings> Services Section.
	* Check Enable Service Section for it to appear on Homepage.
	* Choose Posts for the Services section.
	* The Featured Image of the selected Posts will be displayed under the section as services.
	* The Title of the posts will appear as service title .
	* The content of the posts will be displayed as description for the service.
	* Click Save & Publish.
 
* Notice Section
	* Go to Appearance> Customize>Home Page Settings> Notice Section.
	* Check Enable Notice Section for it to appear on Homepage.
	* Enter section title and section description.
	* Enter Button Label and Button Link.
	* Click Save & Publish.

* Blog  Section
	* Go to Appearance> Customize>Home Page Settings>Blog Section.
	* Check Enable Blog Section for it to appear on Homepage.
	* Enter section title and section description.
	* Click Save & Publish.

* Testimonial Section:
	* Go to Appearance> Customize>Home Page Settings> Testimonial Section.
	* Check Enable Testimonial Section for it to appear on Homepage.
	* Enter Section title.
	* Choose category  for the section.
	* The Featured Image of the Posts of the selected category will be displayed under the section as client image.
	* The Title of the posts under the selected category will appear as client name .
	* The excerpt of the posts of the selected category  will be displayed as designation.
	* The content of the posts of the selected category will be displayed as the testimonial.
	* Click Save & Publish.

* CTA Section
	* Go to Appearance> Customize>Home Page Settings> CTA Section.
	* Check Enable CTA Section for it to appear on Homepage.
	* Enter section title and section description.
	* Enter Button Label and Button Link.
	* Click Save & Publish.

* Breadcrumb Settings
    * Go to Appearance > Customizer > Breadcrumb Settings.
    * Check Enable Breadcrumb
    * Check Show Current, if you wish to display the current Page on the breadcrumb
    * Enter Breadcrumb Home Text
    * Enter Breadcrumb Separator
    * Click Save & Publish.


== Copyrights and License ==

Unless otherwise specified, all the theme files, scripts and images are licensed under GPLv2 or later


External resources linked to the theme. 

# Images
All images are under Creative Commons Public Domain deed CC0.

Source:
    - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1067919
    - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/721868
    - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/764428
    - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1229843
    - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1293595

License: CC0
    - https://pxhere.com/en/license

# Rara Academic bundles the following third-party resources:

normalize.css, Copyright 2012-2016 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal
License: MIT
Source: https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/

TGMPA, Copyright (c) 2011, Thomas Griffin
License: GPL-2.0+
Source: http://tgmpluginactivation.com/

Font Awesome icons, Copyright Dave Gandy
Icons License: CC BY 4.0 
Fonts License: SIL OFL 1.1 
Source: http://fontawesome.io/

Owl-carousel, Copyright 2013-2017 David Deutsch 
License : MIT
Source  : https://owlcarousel2.github.io/OwlCarousel2

Owl Carousel v2 Accessibility Layer, © Geoffrey Roberts 2016
License : MIT
Source  : https://github.com/rtrvrtg/owlcarousel2-a11ylayer/blob/master/LICENSE

All other resources and theme elements are licensed under the GPLv2 or later


Rara Academic WordPress Theme, Copyright Rara Theme 2017, rarathemes.com
Rara Academic WordPress Theme is distributed under the terms of the GPLv2 or later
Some codes are taken from Twenty Twenty theme - https://wordpress.org/themes/twentytwenty/

*  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.

== Changelog ==

    1.3.4- April 01, 2026
    * Update: Updated PHP to 7.4.

    1.2.3 - February 06, 2026
    * Fix: Security issues to Broken Access Control
    * Fix: Translation loading early issue has been fixed.

    1.2.2 - 08-02-2024
    * Update: Issue with ajax requests has been fixed.

    1.2.1 - 31-01-2024
    * Update: Admin Notice with nonces check.
        
    1.2.0 - 03-08-2022
    * Update: Updated Font Awesome library to version 6.1.1.
    * Update: Load google font locally.
    * Added: Feature to preload and flush the locally loaded google fonts.
    * Added: Tiktok on social settings.
    * Fixed: TGMPA plugin installation issue for php 8.
    * Fixed: Fixed the design of default WP blocks.
    * Removed: Schema function for single post.

    1.1.9
    * Fixed schema issue
    * Fixed menu accessibility
    * Added link underline for page/post
    * Fixed menu design issue on window resize
    * Fixed jQuery deprecated warnings 

    1.1.8
    * Fixed calendar widget design issue for WordPress 5.4.1
    * Fixed site branding design issue
    * Added static page content when homepage sections are disabled
    * Added tested up to and require php in style header
    * Updated breadcrumbs
    * Replaced owl-carousel-aria with owlcarousel2-a11ylayer
    * Changed demo link
    * Removed publisher and image from schema
    
    1.1.7
    * Fixed typo error.
    * Fixed footer menu issue.
    * Update preg replace for telephone to add + sign.
    * Added comment fields as required.
    * Added fallback svg.

    1.1.6
    * Fixed constant conditional & updated plugin recommendation class.
    * Added Hubspot in Getting Started page.
    * Fixed dropdown menu issue for edge.

    1.1.5
    * Added accessibility requirement for Skip Links, Keyboard navigation, Controls and Form labeling..
    * Added Getting started page.
    * Changed Documentation links.

    1.1.4
    * Added wp_body_open action.
    * Removed demo zip file from customizer.
    * Validated readme.txt file.
    * Fontawesome updated.
    * Mobile menu fixed for rtl.
    * Mobile menu updated.
    * Excerpt function revamp.
    * Changed raratheme.com to rarathemes.com.

    1.1.3
    * Made footer link no-follow.
    
    1.1.2
    * Replaced lightslider with owl-carousel for slider
    * Added minified files for all js and css
    * Added schema for SEO

    1.1.1
    * Privacy Policy link and WP Comment Cookies Consent features were added after 4.9.6 wp installation.
    
    1.1.0
    * Download Zip added in the information links in the customizer.
    * Homepage label changed into static front page after wp 4.9.
    * Background color issue fixed.
    * Fixed Minor issues.

    1.0.9
    * Added front-page.php so that home page can be setup without choosing page template.
    * Added Footer settings option on customizer.
    * Made theme RTL Compatible.
    * Fixed design issue on comment section.
    * OK, VK, Xing added social icon list.

    1.0.8
    * Made changes on service section.

    1.0.7
    * Added pro section in customizer 
    
    1.0.6
    * Fixed Minor issues.

    1.0.5
    * Added links for demo, documentation and support in description.

    1.0.4
    * Made theme woocommerce compatible.

    1.0.3
    * Fixed Minor issues.

    1.0.2
    * Fixed some bugs.

    1.0.1
    * Fix design issues.
    * Fix some bugs.
    * Added ability to add Custom CSS in theme options.
    * Updated and integrated new theme tags in style.css 
    
    1.0.0
    * Initial Release