=== SpeedNews ===
Contributors: WPInterface
Requires at least: 6.7
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.2
Stable tag: 1.0.7
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

SpeedNews is a modern blog and magazine WordPress Theme with a clean, minimal design, suitable for anyone who wants to share their stories about today’s ever-changing technology, the latest breaking news, or the hottest products. It’s a perfect fit for tech news, lifestyle bloggers, health and wellness, business, DIY blogs, photography, personal, affiliate websites, travel guides, and other niche blogs.

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add New' button.
2. Type in SpeedNews in the search form and press the 'Enter' key on your keyboard.
3. Click on the 'Activate' button to use your new theme right away.
4. Navigate to Appearance > Customize in your admin panel and customize to taste.

== Documentation ==

https://docs.wpinterface.com/docs/speednews/

== Copyright ==

SpeedNews WordPress Theme, Copyright 2026 WPInterface
SpeedNews 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.

== Credits ==

SpeedNews bundles the following third-party resources:

TGM-Plugin-Activation, Copyright 2011, Thomas Griffin
License: GPLv2 or later
Source: http://tgmpluginactivation.com

Webfont Loader, Copyright 2020 WPTT,
License: MIT License
Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader

Unless otherwise specified, all the theme files, scripts and images are licensed under GNU General Public License v2 or later

* Dashboard icons (inline SVG in inc/dashboard/class-admin.php) based on Lucide https://lucide.dev, (C) Lucide Contributors, [ISC](https://lucide.dev/license)
== Image Used ==
Theme dashboard images

* inc/dashboard/images/theme-thumb.webp: a resized copy of this theme's screenshot (images credited above).
* inc/dashboard/images/plugin-*.webp: the icons of the recommended plugins, taken from each plugin's page on WordPress.org (https://wordpress.org/plugins/), (C) their respective authors. They are shown only to identify those plugins.


License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/people-crowd-HDS6BBHIRZ
Photo by Ezra Jeffrey on StockSnap

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/blackandwhite-band-E9E65D3D04
Photo by Gonzalo Poblete on StockSnap

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source:https://stocksnap.io/photo/woman-yoga-ZM6UUXW2SB
Photo by Burst on StockSnap

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source:https://stocksnap.io/photo/people-camping-GDVFK3EA45
Photo by Hiking Adventures on StockSnap

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source:https://stocksnap.io/photo/jeep-land-VF3JDJ2ROL
Photo by Nicolas Cool on StockSnap

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source:https://stocksnap.io/photo/people-man-K8IVMXM8A5
Photo by Christopher Burns on StockSnap

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source:https://stocksnap.io/photo/space-rocket-QLXO02GEWL
Photo by SpaceX on StockSnap

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/baseball-sports-JGJ4U7CCBE
Photo by Chanan Greenblatt on StockSnap

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/football-team-FPMLZ0EJJ9
Photo by Geoff Scott on StockSnap

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/847946
Photo by pxhere

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.7 - 2026-10-15 =
* Enhancement - New theme dashboard (Appearance › SpeedNews) with a setup checklist that follows your site's progress, Customizer shortcuts, a Recommended tab for WPInterface services, plugins and themes, and a Help & support tab.
* Enhancement - Welcome notice on the Dashboard and Themes screens that installs the recommended plugins (WPInterface Add-ons, One Click Demo Import, Kirki, Meta Box and WP-PageNavi) in one click and links to the dashboard. It replaces the Pro upgrade notice that appeared on every admin screen.
* Enhancement - The Recommended tab can list every WPInterface theme from WordPress.org. The list loads only when you click "Show all WPInterface themes", is cached for 12 hours, and screenshots load lazily.
* Enhancement - "Upgrade to Pro" button in the dashboard header.
* Enhancement - The Overview tab shows animated previews of SpeedNews Pro's accessibility toolbar (with a demo you can try) and of the SEO plugin included with Pro. They use HTML and CSS only (no images or external requests), pause when off screen and stay still for users who prefer reduced motion.
* Enhancement - "What's new" changelog panel opens from the dashboard header, with colour-coded labels for security updates, new features, enhancements, improvements and fixes.
* Fix - Header Text Color in the Customizer now has a default (white, the site title colour), so "Default" restores it instead of leaving an empty field.
* Enhancement - Faster loading: the theme's own stylesheets and scripts now load as minified files, with right-to-left versions for RTL languages. With SCRIPT_DEBUG on, the readable files load instead.
* Fix - In right-to-left languages the Address Info, Author Info, Call to Action, Categories, Mailchimp Form, Multi Layout, Social Media and Tab Posts widgets lost their styles, because their RTL stylesheets were missing.
* Fix - The menu bar no longer jumps or flickers while scrolling: on wide screens it now slides away while you scroll down and back in while you scroll up, and keeps its place in the page so the content below stays still.
* Fix - Removed a debug message the header script wrote to the browser console on every scroll.
* Enhancement - Faster first paint: the web fonts' CSS is printed inline instead of loaded as a separate stylesheet, responsive.css is now part of style.css, and the theme's scripts no longer require jQuery Migrate.
* Enhancement - Faster loading: the theme no longer uses jQuery, so WordPress loads it only when a plugin needs it. Owl Carousel is replaced by a lighter built-in carousel for the highlight row, gallery posts and the Posts Carousel and Posts Slider widgets: it swipes like the rest of the page, keeps the same layout and arrows, and the widgets now run right to left in RTL languages too.
* Tweak - Posts Carousel widget: it shows only as many posts as fit its own width (about 200px each), so in a sidebar or a footer column it shows one post at a time with its arrows and dots instead of squeezing every column in. "Number of posts to show" is now at least 2.
* Fix - The highlight carousel no longer pushes the page down when it starts (it is laid out the same way while it loads).
* Fix - Accessibility: carousel arrows and dots have names, the main content is a <main> landmark, post image links next to the post title are skipped by keyboard and screen readers, links in hidden ticker items are out of the tab order, and footer credit links are underlined.
* Tweak - The default accent colour is a darker cyan (#007888), so white text on accent buttons and accent-coloured links have enough contrast (4.5:1). An accent chosen in the Customizer is kept; the header, footer and dark-mode cyan are unchanged.
* Tweak - Body text (#666) and footer text (#999) default colours now have enough contrast with their backgrounds. Colours chosen in the Customizer are kept.
* Tweak - Dashboard and notice styles and scripts load only on the screens that use them, without jQuery.
* Tweak - Readme credits for the dashboard images and icons.
* Enhancement - Starter sites tab in the theme dashboard: import a ready-made SpeedNews design (demo posts, pages, menus, widgets and Customizer settings) in one click, or preview it first. The starter sites come from WPInterface Add-ons and import through One Click Demo Import. The tab also shows the SpeedNews Pro starter site with a preview and an upgrade link.
* Enhancement - WPInterface Add-ons and One Click Demo Import are now recommended plugins, on the dashboard's Recommended tab, in the welcome notice and in the plugin install notice. They are installed only when you ask.
* Tweak - Once the recommended plugins are installed, the welcome notice links to the starter sites.

= 1.0.6 - 2026-10-15 =
* Fix - The Header Sponsored Content widget area description is now translatable.
* Fix - Enabling "Frontpage: After Post" widgets no longer registers an extra, unused "Frontpage FullWidth Bottom" widget area.
* Fix - The translation template (POT) was missing 85 strings; it is now regenerated from the theme code.

= 1.0.5 - 2026-09-04 =
* Enhancement - Added compatibility with WordPress 7.1

= 1.0.4 - 2026-08-09 =
* Enhancement - editor.css

= 1.0.3 - 2026-06-05 =
* Enhancement - Improved CSS

= 1.0.2 - 2026-05-22 =
* Added compatibility check for version 7.0
* Fixed responsive layout issue in the SpeedNews: List Posts widget

= 1.0.1 - 2026-02-23 =
* Responsive fixes

= 1.0.0 - 2026-02-23 =
* Initial release