=== Viral News ===
Viral News WordPress Theme, Copyright HashThemes 2026
Viral News is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)

Contributors: hashthemes
Requires at least: 6.3
Tested up to: 7.0
Stable tag: 2.07
Requires PHP: 7.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==
Viral News is a magazine WordPress theme specially focused on a news portal, magazine, newspaper, blog, publishing website. The theme has a clean and minimal design that can be suited for any kind of website. The theme has a repeatable drag and drop news/magazine modules that you can play with to create the layout of your need. There are 10 beautifully designed news/magazine modules to display the various categories of news. The theme has 5 widgets that are specially built for news/magazine websites. Viral News is translation ready, SEO optimized, highly customizable and is compatible with all the major WordPress Plugin. The theme has everything needed to build a complete news, magazine, blog website. 

== 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.

== Changelog ==
= 2.07 - Aug 16, 2026 =
* Free vs Pro comparison rebuilt against Viral Pro 1.6.0 - table of contents, NewsArticle structured data, Google News sitemap, speculative loading, icon and font loading control and print stylesheet added; demo, widget and layout counts corrected - Updated
* Customizer upgrade section now shows the price and licence terms up front with clearer calls to action - Changed
* Upgrade notices checked against the premium theme; claims the free theme already provides have been removed - Fixed
* Sidebar, GDPR & Maintenance, Blog & Archive, Footer, Advertising and WooCommerce upgrade sections added to the customizer - Added
* Upgrade notices added to the Google Fonts, SEO, heading typography and menu typography sections - Added
* Pro layout previews added to the remaining front page sections - Added
* Typography upgrade notice pointed at a section that does not exist, so it never displayed - Fixed
* Upgrade section row layout and admin colour palette - Fixed
* Pro blog and archive layout previews added to the single post settings - Added
* Upgrade feature list expanded with premium features it was not mentioning - Added

= 2.06 - Mar 19, 2025 =
* New Premium demo added

= 2.05 - Jan 18, 2025 =
* Christmas and New Year discount banner removed from welcome page

= 2.04 - Dec 22, 2025 =
* Christmas and New Year discount banner added on welcome page

= 2.02 - Dec 07, 2025 =
* Black Friday discount banner removed from welcome page

= 2.02 - Nov 20, 2025 =
* Black Friday discount banner added on welcome page

= 2.01 - Apr 18, 2025 =
* Notice: Function loadtextdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly - Fixed

= 2.0 - Apr 08, 2025 =
* Unwanted files - Removed
* Screenshot updated

= 1.4.96 - Mar 02, 2025 =
* Missing Text traslation - Fixed

= 1.4.95 - Jan 30, 2025 =
* Christmas & New Year Discount banner removed on welcome page

= 1.4.94 - Dec 23, 2024 =
* Christmas & New Year Discount banner added on welcome page

= 1.4.93 - Nov 22, 2024 =
* Black Friday Discount banner added on welcome page

= 1.4.92 - Nov 13, 2024 =
* Compability fixes with WordPress v6.7

= 1.4.91 - Sep 10, 2024 =
* Welcome Page Fixes
* Formatting

= 1.4.90 - Aug 15, 2024 =
* Excerpt displaying styles fixed

= 1.4.89 - Aug 04, 2024 =
* Code refinement

= 1.4.88 - Jul 21, 2024 =
* Compatibility test with WordPress 6.6

= 1.4.87 - Jul 14, 2024 =
* CSS fixes
* $font_url issue fixed
* New demo added

= 1.4.86 - Jul 09, 2024 =
* CSS fixes
* Return font url bug fixed

= 1.4.85 - Jun 19, 2024 =
* New Demo added
* theme.json file added for block compatibility

= 1.4.84 - May 27, 2024 =
* Elementor Container CSS fixes

= 1.4.83 - Apr 7, 2024 =
* CSS variable error fixed

= 1.4.82 - Mar 26, 2024 =
* CSS update
* Comparison link update on customizer

= 1.4.81 - Jan 10, 2024 =
* Christmas Discount banner removed on welcome page

= 1.4.80 - Dec 20, 2023 =
* Christmas Discount banner added on welcome page

= 1.4.79 - Nov 23, 2023 =
* Free vs Pro text updated in welcome page
* Black Friday Discount offer added

= 1.4.78 - Sep 20, 2023 =
* Option to select between posted and updated date added for single and blog page

= 1.4.77 - Sep 03, 2023 =
* Twitter new icon updated

= 1.4.76 - Aug 14, 2023 =
* Compatibility test with WordPress v6.3
* Schema option added

= 1.4.75 - Jul 26, 2023 =
* Support for editor style added

= 1.4.74 - Jun 22, 2023 =
* Front Page Sections Notice added to know its active state

= 1.4.73 - May 31, 2023 =
* Customizer CSS fixed
* Enable front page display bug fixed

= 1.4.72 - May 15, 2023 =
* Customizer Control Refinement

= 1.4.71 - Apr 11, 2023 =
* RTL Ready

= 1.4.70 - Apr 11, 2023 =
* Clear colorpicker preview issue in the typography fixed
* Active callback function added for Hash custom font uploader

= 1.4.69 - Mar 2, 2023 =
* Font Icons - Updated

= 1.4.68 - Feb 23, 2023 =
* pot file - Updated
* Unused file removed

= 1.4.67 - Feb 07, 2023 =
* Customizer - Updated

= 1.4.64 - Jan 12, 2023 =
* New year banner removed

= 1.4.65 - Dec 30, 2022 =
* New year banner added in welcome screen

= 1.4.64 - Dec 11, 2022 =
* Black friday banner removed
* Typography Google fonts list updated

= 1.4.63 - Dec 07, 2022 =
* Customizer panel refinement
* Custom icon added in menu

= 1.4.62 - Nov 21, 2022 =
* Black friday banner added in welcome screen

= 1.4.61 - Nov 3, 2022 =
* Customizer Script updated
* Typography option updated

= 1.4.6 - Oct 16, 2022 =
* Minor security issue fixed

= 1.4.5 - Aug 15, 2022 =
* Review Notice added

= 1.4.4 - Aug 05, 2022 =
* Option to use Google Fonts by downloading locally to comply with GDPR - Added

= 1.4.3 - Jul 03, 2022 =
* Option hide all upgrade text - Added

= 1.4.2 - Jun 2, 2022 =
* Header Search Icon not opening search popup fixed

= 1.4.1 - May 24, 2022 =
* Compatible with AMP plugin

= 1.4.0 - Apr 06, 2022 =
* Option to display featured image in the single post added

= 1.3.9 - Feb 25, 2022 =
* Phone icon not displaying in contact widget fixed
* Unused image size removed
* Category Widget bug fixed when added in footer widget area

= 1.3.8 - Jan 07, 2022 =
* New Year & Christmas discount removed

= 1.3.7 - Dec 21, 2021 =
* New Year & Christmas discount added

= 1.3.6 - Dec 12, 2021 =
* Black Friday discount removed

= 1.3.5 - Nov 25, 2021 =
* Black Friday discount added

= 1.3.3 - Oct 05, 2021 =
* Files optimized
* CSS fixes for Elementor

= 1.3.2 - May 02, 2021 =
* Minor fixes
* Customizer Console error fixed

= 1.2.9 - Mar 17, 2021 =
* Added theme support for Gutenberg blocks and align wide 
* Added display swap in Google Fonts

= 1.2.8 - Dec 16, 2020 =
* New Year Banner Added

= 1.2.8 - Nov 27, 2020 =
* Black Friday Banner Added

= 1.2.6 - Oct 29, 2020 =
* Demos Added

= 1.2.5 - Oct 22, 2020 =
* Minor Fixes

= 1.2.4 - Oct 12, 2020 =
* Refined Demo Importer Added

= 1.2.3 - Oct 06, 2020 =
* Design issue in the footer rating in the admin panel - Fixed

= 1.2.2 - Sep 28, 2020 =
* Select All option not working in WordPress pages fixed

= 1.2.1 - Aug 29, 2020 =
* Added Content Text Color Option

= 1.2.0 - Aug 24, 2020 =
* Priority issue in add_menu_page for welcome page fixed

= 1.1.9 - August 22 2020 =
* Minor issue fixes

= 1.1.8 - August 02 2020 =
* Recommended plugins image added statically

= 1.1.7 - July 30 2020 =
* Added Template for Pagebuilder
* Added Sidebar Option along with option to hide title in posts and pages
* Elegant Icon replaced with Material Design Icon

= 1.1.6 - July 16 2020 =
* Sticky post showing in Personal Info and Timeline widget fixed

= 1.1.5 - July 11 2020 =
* Fontawesome conflict fixed by replacing it with Elegant Icons

= 1.1.4 - July 08 2020 =
* New Demo Added

= 1.1.3 - July 02 2020 =
* New Elementor Demos
* Other minor fixes

= 1.1.2 - June 26 2020 =
* Added sidebar option for post and pages via metabox

= 1.1.1 - June 16 2020 =
* Search button added in mobile menu
* Navigation toggle button color appearing black in the dark header fixed
* Mobile Menu glitch fixed

= 1.1.0 - June 4 2020 =
* Small issue in customizer.php file fixed

= 1.0.9 - May 18 2020 =
* Typo fix in customizer panel

= 1.0.8 - May 14 2020 =
* Minor CSS fixes

= 1.0.7 - May 07 2020 =
* Upload Theme button not working in theme page fixed
* New demos added

= 1.0.6 - May 01 2020 =
* Refinement in codes
* Upgrade text added

= 1.0.5 - Apr 26 2020 =
* Welcome Page and Demo Importer option added

= 1.0 - Feb 04 2020 =
* Initial release

== Resources ==
* Underscores - (C) 2012-2015 Automattic, Inc. 
* Source: http://underscores.me/
* License: GPLv2 or later 
* License Url: https://github.com/Automattic/_s/blob/master/LICENSE

* normalize.css - (C) 2012-2015 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal 
* Source: http://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/
* License: The MIT License (MIT)
* License Url: https://github.com/necolas/normalize.css/blob/master/LICENSE.md

* jQuery OwlCarousel - Copyright 2013-2018 David Deutsch
* Source: https://owlcarousel2.github.io/OwlCarousel2/
* License: The MIT License (MIT) 
* License Url: https://github.com/OwlCarousel2/OwlCarousel2

* Elegant Icons
* Source: https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/resources/elegant-icon-font
* License: MIT License
* License Url: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

* Theia Sticky Sidebar - Copyright 2013-2016 WeCodePixels and other contributors
* Source: https://github.com/WeCodePixels/theia-sticky-sidebar
* License: The MIT License (MIT)  
* License Url: https://github.com/WeCodePixels/theia-sticky-sidebar/blob/master/LICENSE.txt

* jQuery Superfish Menu Plugin - Copyright (c) 2013 Joel Birch
* Source: https://plugins.jquery.com/superfish/
* License: The MIT License (MIT)
* License Url: https://plugins.jquery.com/superfish/

* The Pro Upsell customizer control - Copyright (c) 2016 Justin Tadlock
* Source: https://github.com/justintadlock/trt-customizer-pro
* License: GNU GPL, version 2 or later
* License Url: https://github.com/justintadlock/trt-customizer-pro/blob/master/license.md

* Image for theme screenshot, Copyright Cristian Ungureanu
* License: Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license
* Source: https://mystock.themeisle.com/photo/protest/
* License Url: https://mystock.themeisle.com/license/

* Image for theme screenshot, Copyright Cristian Ungureanu
* License: Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license
* Source: https://mystock.themeisle.com/photo/gift-shop-in-punjim/
* License Url: https://mystock.themeisle.com/license/

* Image for theme screenshot, Copyright Andrei Stoiculescu
* License: Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license
* Source: https://mystock.themeisle.com/photo/people-taking-a-pedalo-boat-for-a-run/
* License Url: https://mystock.themeisle.com/license/

* Image for theme screenshot, Copyright Cristian Ungureanu
* License: Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license
* Source: https://mystock.themeisle.com/photo/tourists-admiring-colorful-buildings-in-copenhagen/
* License Url: https://mystock.themeisle.com/license/

* Image for theme screenshot, Copyright Cristian Ungureanu
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* Source: https://mystock.themeisle.com/photo/mobile-crane/
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