=== Sarada Lite ===

Contributors: blossomthemes
Requires at least: 6.2
Requires PHP: 7.4
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 1.1.7
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
Tags: blog, one-column, two-columns, right-sidebar, left-sidebar, footer-widgets, custom-background, custom-header, custom-menu, custom-logo, featured-images, threaded-comments, full-width-template, rtl-language-support, translation-ready, theme-options, e-commerce, news

== Description ==
Sarada Lite is an easy to use feminine blog theme for professional bloggers. Be it fashion, travel, lifestyle, beauty or food, this theme highlights your content beautifully. With Sarada Lite, you can pick from unlimited colors and 900+ fonts to give the desired look and feel to your website.  Similarly, you can flaunt your Instagram posts and increase your followers. With the predefined spot for a newsletter, you can build an email list and stay in touch with your visitors. It is also compatible with WooCommerce in case you want to build an online store. Sarada Lite is responsive, SEO-friendly, speed optimized, translation ready, and RTL compatible. Check demo at https://blossomthemes.com/theme-demo/?theme=sarada-lite, read the documentation at https://docs.blossomthemes.com/docs/sarada-lite/, and get support at https://blossomthemes.com/support-ticket/.

== 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.

== Copyright ==

Sarada Lite WordPress Theme, Copyright 2020 blossomthemes.com
Sarada Lite 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.

Sarada Lite bundles the following third-party resources:

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

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

animate.css, Copyright (c) 2017 Daniel Eden
License: MIT
Source: https://github.com/daneden/animate.css

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

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

Selectize, Copyright � 2013�2016 Brian Reavis & Contributors
License: Apache License, Version 2.0
Source: https://github.com/selectize/selectize.js

Sifter, Copyright � 2013�2015 Brian Reavis & Contributors
License: Apache License, Version 2.0
Source: https://github.com/brianreavis/sifter.js/

Microplugin, Copyright � 2013 Brian Reavis & Contributors
License: Apache License, Version 2.0
Source: https://github.com/brianreavis/microplugin.js

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

wow, Copyright (c) 2016 Matthieu Aussaguel
License : GPLv3
Source  : https://github.com/matthieua/WOW

Sarada Lite Theme incorporates code from Kirki, Copyright (c) 2017 Aristeides Stathopoulos
License: https://github.com/aristath/kirki/blob/develop/LICENSE
Source: https://github.com/aristath/kirki

Sarada Lite local fonts feature is based on Webfonts Loader by WordPress Themes Team (WPTT). (https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader)
License: MIT
Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader/blob/master/LICENSE

Some codes are taken from https://blog.josemcastaneda.com/2016/08/08/copy-paste-hurting-theme/

Some codes are taken from Twenty Twenty theme - https://wordpress.org/themes/twentytwenty/

Images used in screenshots.
License: https://stocksnap.io/license, CCO
Source: 
https://stocksnap.io/photo/nature-mountains-8KCJTVYHYF
https://stocksnap.io/photo/woman-crossed-GAXFQX8BXD
https://stocksnap.io/photo/girl-autumn-KVJUCEE9JY
https://stocksnap.io/photo/woman-yoga-L6NEASJCF7

404 Image 
License - https://www.pexels.com/license/, CCO
Source - https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-person-red-white-476/

All other images including icon image used in screenshot and images used in customizer settings are self created and are under the GPL.

== Changelog ==

    1.1.7 - April 03, 2026
        * Update: Updated PHP to 7.4.

    1.1.6 - January 16, 2026
        * Fix: Translation loading early issue has been fixed.
        * Update: Google Fonts Library has been updated.

    1.1.5 - August 28, 2024
        * Update: New dashboard has been implemented for better user experience.
        * Update: Google Fonts Library has been updated.
 
    1.1.4 - February 08, 2024
        * Update: Issue with ajax requests has been fixed.
        
    1.1.3 - February 01, 2024
        * Update: Added nonce to the custom admin notice to avoid CSRF vulnerability.
        * Update: Google Fonts Library has been updated.

    1.1.2 - November 2, 2023
        * Update: Google Fonts Library has been updated.
        * Update: Now users can add Instagram shortcode from any plugins of their choice

    1.1.1 - July 25, 2023
        * Update: Google Fonts Library has been updated.
        * Update: Relevant tags for the theme have been added.

    1.1.0 - November 25, 2022
        * Fixed: TGMPA plugin installation issue for PHP 8.
        * Fixed: Minor bug fixes.
        * Update: Updated google fonts.

    1.0.9 - July 14, 2022
        * Added: feature to load google font locally 

    1.0.8 - February 22, 2022
       * Recommended : AffiliateX plugin

    1.0.7 - July 21, 2021
        * Fixed: jquery deprecated warnings
        * Fixed: single post author issue
        * Added: link underline in post and page
        * Added: feature to enable auto slide for banner section
        * Updated: Google Fonts
        * Removed: block widget for WordPress 5.8 compatibility

    1.0.6 - December 24, 2020
        * Fixed: customizer load issue

    1.0.5 - November 25, 2020
        * Fixed: design issue on content gallery
        * Modified: getting started page URL corrected

    1.0.4 - September 23, 2020
        * Fixed: social media settings icon issue
        * Fixed: slider control value not showing issue
        * Modified: theme homepage link

	1.0.3 - August 13, 2020
    	* Fixed : solved issue of jQuery live function

    1.0.2 - July 15, 2020
    	* Fixed : featured area dsign issue 
    	* Modified : banner button label 

    1.0.1 - July 09, 2020
    	* Fixed : issues listed by org reviewer 

    1.0.0 - May 27, 2020
    	* Initial release