=== The Writers Blog ===
Contributors: ThemesEye
Tags: left-sidebar, right-sidebar, one-column, two-columns, grid-layout, block-styles, wide-blocks, flexible-header, custom-colors, custom-background, custom-logo, custom-menu, custom-header, editor-style, featured-images, footer-widgets, sticky-post, full-width-template, rtl-language-support, post-formats, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready, blog, portfolio, e-commerce
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.2
Stable tag: 1.1.2
License: GPLv3.0 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Writers Blog WordPress Theme—a perfect choice for authors, journalists, and content creators. Designed to cater to the needs of bloggers, this theme offers a versatile platform to showcase your writing, whether you’re penning essays, crafting articles, or sharing storytelling ideas. Writers Blog brings together the essentials for engaging online journalism and literature.

== Description ==

Writers Blog WordPress Theme—a perfect choice for authors, journalists, and content creators. Designed to cater to the needs of bloggers, this theme offers a versatile platform to showcase your writing, whether you’re penning essays, crafting articles, or sharing storytelling ideas. Writers Blog brings together the essentials for engaging online journalism and literature. Its clean and elegant design ensures that your content takes center stage, whether you're publishing thought-provoking essays, detailed articles, or creative pieces. With a focus on narrative and storytelling, this theme helps highlight your unique voice and style. Features include customizable layouts to suit various writing formats, from traditional blog posts to in-depth articles and essays. The theme supports multiple content types, making it ideal for medium-to-long-form writing and online journals. It’s designed to enhance creativity and streamline the publishing process, ensuring your content is presented professionally. Engage with your readers through a user-friendly interface and responsive design that adapts to any device. The Writers Blog theme is crafted to amplify your ideas and provide a platform where authors and creatives can thrive. Embrace the world of literature and storytelling with a theme that values the art of writing and supports your journey in the realm of online journalism. Whether you're a seasoned author or an aspiring writer, the Writers Blog WordPress Theme is your gateway to a successful blogging experience. Share your narratives, showcase your creativity, and connect with your audience through a professional and engaging online presence.

== Changelog ==

= 0.1 =
* Initial Version Released.

= 0.2 =
* Changed Readme File.
* Added Post format.
* Changed Footer

= 0.3 =
* Added Theme Color option.
* Added POT file.

= 0.3.1 =
* Added typography.
* Updated POT file.
* Resolved theme error.

= 0.3.2 =
* Changed the notice design in dashboard.
* Added skip to content part in the theme.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.3.3 =
* Resolved css customization
* Resolved theme error.

= 0.3.4 =
* Added width layout.
* Updated searchform.
* Changed menu css.
* Added Scroll to top.

= 0.3.5 =
* Added slider content layout option.
* Added slider excerpt length option.
* Added slider image opacity option.

= 0.3.6 =
* Added show/hide options for author, comment, post date and Single Post tags in customizer.
* Added excerpt length option for blog post in customizer.
* Added button text option for blog post in customizer.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.3.7 =
* Resolved css errors.

= 0.3.8 =
* Changed WooCommerce page css.

= 0.3.9 =
* Added Footer widget area setting in cutomizer.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.4 =
* Changes done in comments.php and functions.php files.
* Added Padding and border radius option for button in customizer.

= 0.4.1 =
* Added different option for blog post in customizer.
* Added logo resizer setting in customizer.
* Added enable / disable option for fixed header in customizer.
* Added enable / disable option for preloader in customizer.
* Added preloader Color and Background Color Option in customizer.
* Added different types of preloader.
* Added arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file. 

= 0.4.2 =
* Added settings for page not found page.
* Added enable / disable sidebar, fixed header, top header, scroll to top, slider and slider button options for mobile media in customizer.
* Added show and hide options for slider category, slider title, slider metabox, slider content and slider button.
* Added top and bottom padding option for copyright in customizer.
* Added show / hide options for Logo Site Title and Logo Site Tagline.

= 0.4.3 =
* Added border radius, padding and font size settings for scroll to top.
* Added slider speed, slider height and slider button text settings.
* Added post excerpt indicator options.
* Added post description options.
* Added post pagination options.
* Resolved theme errors.

= 0.4.4 =
* Changed some code.
* Added show / hide related post option, related post title option and related post number option in post settings.
* Added show related post by categories and tags option in post settings.
* Added show / hide option for single post featured image option.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file. 

= 0.4.5 =
* Resolved code errors.

= 0.4.6 =
* Added option for comment form heading.
* Added option for comment submit button text.
* Added width option for comment form.
* Added Meta Box Seperator for single post.
* Added show / hide single post pagination.
* Added Meta Box Seperator for Blog post.
* Added copyright text font size option.
* Changed font awesome license from readme.txt.
* Removed L7 from readme.txt.
* Changed sanitize callback function.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file.

= 0.4.7 =
* Added enable / disable option for related products.
* Added enable / disable option for product border.
* Added top, bottom, left and right padding options for shop page products.
* Added border radius option for shop page products.
* Added box shadow option for shop page products.
* Added top, bottom, left and right padding options for shop page product buttons.
* Added border radius option for shop page product buttons.
* Added change option for no search result title.
* Added change option for no search result content.
* Added background option for footer widget.
* Added image option for footer widget.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file.

= 0.4.8 =
* Added navigation menu font size option.
* Added navigation menu text transform option.
* Added navigation menu font weight option.
* Added site title font size. 
* Changed license version.
* Resolved responsive slider css errors.
* Added background skin options.
* Added post sidebar layout.
* Added page sidebar Layout.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file.

= 0.4.9 =
* Added page sidebar Layout.
* Added block style.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file.

= 0.5 =
* Added wide-blocks tag.
* Resolved translatable errors from customizer.php.
* Resolved escaped errors from color-option.php.
* Done prefixing in customizer.php.
* Changed focus css.

= 0.5.1 =
* Added flexible-header tag.

= 0.5.2 =
* Done Escaping.
* Removed unusable css from style.css. 

= 0.5.3 =
* Added bootstrap classes for margin, padding & text alignment.

= 0.5.4 =
* Done prefixing in getstarted.php file.
* Added text to enqueued files in function.php file.
* Done some changes in custom css.

= 0.5.5 =
* Added bootstrap classes for text-transform.
* Done text underline on an anchor tag.
* Added instagram link option for topbar.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file.

= 0.5.6 =
* Added icon changer options.
* Removed underlined from tags.
* Resolved globar color issue.
* Resolved width layout issue.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file.

= 0.5.7 =
* Added show / hide image overlay slider.
* Added color option for image overlay slider.
* Changed preloader js.
* Changed default setting for preloader and scroll to top.
* Added target="_blank" in free link.
* Added table in get started to link different customizer settings.
* Added updated version of boostrap css and boostrap js.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file.

= 0.5.8 =
* Added Product sale font size settings.
* Added Product sale border radius settings.
* Added Product sale position settings.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file.

= 0.5.9 =
* Added Woocommerce Product Navigation Option.
* Added theme support function for responsive embeds.
* Resolved Css error.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages PO file.

= 0.6 =
* Added enable / disable option for shop page sidebar.
* Added enable / disable option for single product sidebar.
* Resolved global color issues.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages PO file.

= 0.6.1 =
* Added site tagline font size. 
* Added option for blog posts into blocks and without blocks.
* Added top / bottom padding for product sale.
* Added left / right padding for product sale.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file.

= 0.6.2 =
* Added fixed header padding option.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.6.3 =
* Added top and bottom padding settings for slider content.
* Updated arabic, spanish, german, chinese and french languages POT file.

= 0.6.4 =
* Added left and right padding settings for slider content.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.6.5 =
* Added border radius option for featured image.
* Added box shadow option for featured image.

= 0.6.6 =
* Added Copyright Background Color.
* Updated POT file.  

= 0.6.7 =
* Added Single Post Pagination.
* Updated POT file. 

= 0.6.8 =
* Added Single post date, author,comments option for single post settings.
* Updated POT file. 

= 0.6.9 =
* Added post featured image dimention for post settings.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.7 =
* Added web fonts file for font family.
* updated POT file. 

= 0.7.1 =
* Added site title and tagline color.
* Added single post show hide categories.
* Added slider width layout. 

= 0.7.2 =
* Added post image border radius option.
* Added post image shadow option.
* Added single post image border radius option.
* Added single post image shadow option.
* Added body color option. 
* Added body fonts option.
* Added body font size options.
* Added previous navigation text in single post settings.
* Added next navigation text in single post settings.
* Updated POT file. 

= 0.7.3 =
* Added prefixing for variable
* Added load theme textdomain function in function.php
* Added esc_attr for icons
* Added requires at least in style.css
* Changed gpl version in style and readme file
* Removed esc_url from function.php 

= 0.7.4 = 
* Added show / hide single post breadcrumb option.
* Added show / hide single page breadcrumb option.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.7.5 =
* Added logo padding option.
* Added logo margin option.
* Added menu color and menu hover color option.
* Added submenu color and submenu hover color option.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.7.6 = 
* Added enable / disable post comment in single post settings.
* Added content limit in related post settings.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.7.7 = 
* Added scroll to top background color in footer section.
* Added scroll to top color in footer section.
* Added scroll to top background hover color in footer section.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.7.8 =
* Added initial cap in post settings.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.7.9 =
* Added shop page layout.
* Resolved global color issue for breadcrumb.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.8 =
* Added enable / disable footer.
* Replaced esc_html from single-product.php and archive-product.php.
* Fixed issue for woocommerce section.
* Tested upto WP v6.3.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.8.1 =
* Fixed the pagination issue on the clearfloat page.
* Resolved menu condition issues.
* Resolved the blog post title and single post title overflow issues.
* Fixed the issue with page image alignment.
* Fixed the image overrides issue on the cover block post.

= 0.8.2 =
* Added footer background attatchment option in customizer.
* Added footer image position option in customizer.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.8.3 =
* Tested upto WP v6.4.
* Changed site tagline condition.
* Resolved css issue of footer.
* Resolved sidebar issue.
* Resolved preview issue.

= 0.8.4 =
* Changed slider condition for responsive media.
* Added woocommerce css for cart and checkout page.

= 0.8.5 =
* Changed rtl css.
* Resolved issue for social icon.

= 0.8.6 =
* Added single post date icon, author icon, comment icon option for single post settings.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.8.7 =
* Resolved css error for global color.

= 0.8.8 =
* Added copyright text color option in customizer.

= 0.8.9 =
* Update woocommerce.
* Updated fontawesome file.
* Resolved css error for view cart button.
* Added single post time option in single post settings.
* Updated POT file.
* Tested upto WP v6.5.

= 0.9.0 =
* Updated premium features.
* Added button font size customizer setting.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.9.1 =
* Added footer social icons pannel in customizer.
* Added font weight options in button settings.
* Added text transform options in button settings.
* Resolved error in scroll to top.
* Updated POT file.

= 0.9.2 =
* Added show/hide option for Footer social icons.
* Added font size options in footer social icons section.
* Added css for myaccount address button.
* Tested upto WP v6.6
* Updated POT file.

= 0.9.3 =
* Added single post time icon option in single post settings.
* Added post time option in post settings.
* Added post time icon option in post settings.

= 0.9.4 =
* Updated rtl.css
* Updated .pot file.

= 0.9.5 =
* Resolved error for excerpt length in post settings.
* Added option in navigation menus text transform.
* Added footer heading alignment option in footer section.
* Added footer content alignment option in footer section.

= 0.9.6 =
* Added edit link in blog posts.
* Resolved escaping issue.
* Resolved css error in customizer.
* Tested upto WP v6.7
* Updated .pot file.

= 0.9.7 =
* Added content and image option in post layout option setting.
* Resolved error for sidebar in grid layout.
* Added css for category in single post.

= 0.9.8 =
* Added footer social icon colour setting in customizer.
* Added image hide/show  in related post settings.
* Added image shadow effect in related post settings.
* Added single post sidebar layout option in sidebar settings.

= 0.9.9 =
* Added single post image dimension settings.  
* Added footer top bottom padding settings.
* Added menu item hover style settings.
* Tested upto WP v6.8
* Updated POT file.

= 1.0 =
* Added grid post content type option. 
* Added navigation menu font weight option. 
* Added related post button text option.
* Added upgrade to pro button.
* Updated POT file.

= 1.0.1 = 
* Added css for single post image and blog post image.
* Resolved issue of blog post images customizer settings being applied to related posts.
* Resolved css error in my account page addresses button.
* Resolved css error in cart page.
* Added grid post metabox info setting.
* Added footer heading text transform setting.
* Added post button hover effect setting in button options.
* Added hover effect in sidebar content.

= 1.0.2 =
* updated get started.
* Updated activation notice.
* updated woocommrce.
* Reolved css in blog post.
* Updated POT file.

= 1.0.3 =
* Fixed bugs.

= 1.0.4 =
* Added related post meta info.
* Added footer heading font size.
* Updated fontawesome.
* Fixed bugs.

= 1.0.5 =
* Fixed minor errors.

= 1.0.7 =
* Resolved minor css error.

= 1.0.8 =
* Fixed minor errors.

= 1.0.9 =
* Fixed minor errors.

= 1.1.0 =
* Version Updated.


= 1.1.1 =
* Responsive Design Improvements.

= 1.1.2 =
* Optimized Theme Assets.
== Resources ==

The Writers Blog WordPress Theme, Copyright 2019 ThemesEye
The Writers Blog 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 3 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.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see . http://www.gnu.org/licenses/

The Writers Blog WordPress Theme is derived from Twenty Seventeen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2016 WordPress.org
Twenty Seventeen WordPress Theme is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

The Writers Blog bundles the following third-party resources:

** Bootstrap 
    - Mark Otto
    - copyright 2011-2021, Mark Otto
    - https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/releases/download/v5.0.0/bootstrap-5.0.0-dist.zip
    - License: Code released under the MIT License.
    - https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE

** Font-Awesome 
    - Dave Gandy
    - Copyright 2025 Fonticons, Dave Gandy
    - https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome.git
    - License: Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License
    - https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/6.x/LICENSE.txt

** Customizer Pro 
    - Justin Tadlock
    - Copyright 2016, Justin Tadlock
    - https://github.com/justintadlock/trt-customizer-pro.git
    - License: GNU General Public License v3.0
    - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-3.0.html

** HTML5  
    - Alexander Farkas (aFarkas)
    - Copyright 2014 Alexander Farkas
    - https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv
    - License: MIT/GPL2
    - https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv/blob/master/
    MIT%20and%20GPL2%20licenses.md

** Webfonts Loader 
    - https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader
    - License: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader/blob/master/LICENSE

** Stocksnap Images
    License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
    Source: https://stocksnap.io/license

    Slider Image, Copyright Artificial Photography
    License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
    Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/KJ9ZK1L8WS

    Blog Image, Copyright Tanja Heffner
    License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
    Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/8AYJY0K62O

    Section Image, Copyright Jakob Owens
    License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
    Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/TBZL54J4MZ

    Category Image, Copyright THE 5TH
    License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
    Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/FA3K1F7T7Y

    Gallery Image, Copyright Bruce Mars
    License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
    Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/RMOCSAQNUG