=== Sportsx ===

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: 1.2.1
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

SportsX is a dynamic and visually appealing WordPress theme tailored for sports enthusiasts, bloggers, and publishers. It features a sleek, modern design that emphasizes high-impact images and bold text, making it ideal for presenting the latest sports news, scores, and detailed analysis in a captivating way. The theme offers customizable features, allowing you to easily adjust layouts and styles to suit your needs. Interactive galleries bring your content to life, while seamless social media integration ensures your posts reach a wider audience. Whether you’re focusing on major professional leagues or local sports events, SportsX provides a robust platform to engage and inform your readers, creating an immersive and enjoyable browsing experience.

== Copyright ==

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

Sportsx 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, Sportsx 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? =

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

== Changelog ==

= 1.2.1 - 2026-06-08 =
* Enhancement - Added compatibility with WordPress 7.0
* Enhancement - Improved CSS

= 1.2.0 - 2026-05-01 =
* 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)

= 1.1.9 - 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.

= 1.1.8 - 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.

= 1.1.7 - 2026-02-09 =
* Enhancement - Admin Dashboard

= 1.1.6 - 2025-12-28 =
* Enhancement - Added compatibility with WordPress 6.9
* Fix - Critical vulnerability in legacy WooCommerce compatibility code by removing unused and insecure AJAX handler (sportsx_woocommerce_add_cart_ajax).
* Fix - Implemented tamper-proof hash verification for the "Load More" pagination AJAX request to prevent query parameter modification.
* Enhancement - Added a loading spinner inside the "Load More" button for better visual feedback.
* Enhancement - Implemented smooth fade-in and slide-up animations for posts loaded via AJAX pagination.

= 1.1.5 - 2025-11-01 =
* Enhancement - Improved site performance for better PageSpeed Insights results.

= 1.1.4 - 2025-09-15 =
* Enhancement - Streamlined Getting Started button and improved recommended plugin installation
* Fix – Corrected typo

= 1.1.3 - 2025-08-19 =
* Enhancement - Improved CSS

= 1.1.2 - 2025-07-08 =
* Enhancement - Replaced the StumbleUpon icon.

= 1.1.1 - 2025-05-25 =
* Fix    - number_of_category_to_display

= 1.1.0 - 2025-04-04 =
* Enhancement - Design

= 1.0.9 - 2025-03-23 =
* Fix    - Resolved issue with the Background Color customizer option not applying correctly.

= 1.0.8 - 2025-02-14 =
* Fix    - Placeholder image
* Fix    - Admin Dashboard URL

= 1.0.7 - 2024-10-30 =
* Fix    - Sportsx: Categories Widget

= 1.0.6 - 2024-10-21 =
* Fix    - Mobile Menu Options Disable Copyright in Mobile

= 1.0.5 - 2024-10-17 =
* Fix - Minor design issue

= 1.0.4 - 2024-09-29 =
* Fix - Category option issue fixed
* Fix - Minor design issue fixed

= 1.0.3 - 2024-09-03 =
* Fix - Blog Title
* Enhancement - Design

= 1.0.2 - 2024-08-25 =
* Fix - Resolved the issue with enabling/disabling the popular section.

= 1.0.1 - 2024-08-14 =
* Enhancement - Screenshot.
* Fix    - Corrected the slider design issue when the featured image is not set.

= 1.0.0 - 2024-08-08 =
* Release - Initial Version

== 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)


== Image Used ==
Image for theme screenshot

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