=== Newscrunch ===

Contributors: spicethemes
Requires at least: 4.5
Tested up to: 6.6
Stable tag: 1.7.1
Requires PHP: 5.6
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A Newscrunch theme is a Magazine theme.

== Description ==

Newscrunch is a magazine and blog theme. It is a lightweight, elegant, and fully responsive theme specifically designed for creating magazines, newspapers, editors, blogs, and dynamic news websites. It seamlessly integrates with the Gutenberg block editor, empowering you to effortlessly build your website using intuitive blocks. The theme is highly compatible with popular plugins such as Contact Form 7, Polylang, and WPML, offering expanded functionality. Newscrunch Theme prioritizes user privacy and complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines by refraining from collecting any personal data restricted under GDPR. Additionally, all fonts used in the theme are locally hosted, eliminating the reliance on external resources like Google Fonts. The theme is also schema-ready, enhancing search engine visibility and optimization. With its GDPR compliance, sleek design, and efficient performance, Newscrunch Theme caters to various businesses. It provides a wide range of widgets and sections tailored to specific industries, enabling you to swiftly create a stunning website with beautiful designs. To explore the theme further, feel free to check out our demo at: https://demo-newscrunch.spicethemes.com/demo-one/. For video tutorial visit here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTfjrb24Pq_DeJOZdKEaP3rZPbHuOCLtZ

== 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.

== Keyboard navigation ==

Keyboard navigation is working properly in the forward direction by using the tab key. For the reverse direction, Shift+Tab key is working on all the parent menus and if the dropdown menus are open then it is working on it. The focus is moving back to the parent menu having submenus from the next menu in a reverse direction. The menu that have #, once it is open then dropdown menus are open by using the space key.

== License ==

Newscrunch WordPress Theme, Copyright (C) 2023-2024, spicethemes
Newscrunch WordPress Theme is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

== Changelog ==

@Version 1.7.1
* Updated options page.

@Version 1.7
* Added advertisement feature.

@Version 1.6.8
* Added author bio box.

@Version 1.6.7
* Added Hide/Show comment meta setting for a single post.
* Added single post variations in PRO.

@Version 1.6.6
* Featured video section functionality improvement.
* Removed metabox for feature video section.
* Added youtube video functionality directly from editor.

@Version 1.6.5.1
* Added markup setting for the single post title.

@Version 1.6.5
* Added Gutenberg news business template.
* Added Edit link button for single posts and pages.

@Version 1.6.4
* Added sticky sidebar feature.

@Version 1.6.3.1
* Fixed IPhone & iPad slider responsiveness, Word break issues.

@Version 1.6.3
* Added news highlight appearance setting for page.
* Removed Enable/Disable news highlight setting.

@Version 1.6.2.1
* Added Youtube playlist feature in PRO.
* Added HTML5 support.

@Version 1.6.2
* Updated XML file.

@Version 1.6.1
* Added post format video support.
* Added & corrected translation of the default strings.
* Removed youtube links from featured video customizer section.

@Version 1.6
* Added Blog variations with category page sticky post layout.
* Added post title, description, and category enable/disable settings of the Blog/Archives posts.
* Added default breadcrumb and fixed some issues.
* Added code for the child theme.

@Version 1.5.3.1
* Fixed minor js issue.

@Version 1.5.3
* Implemented banner & news highlight reorder setting in PRO.

@Version 1.5.2
* Improved customizer settings.

@Version 1.5.1
* Added color setting for search icon & light/dark switcher icon.

@Version 1.5
* Added missed section.
* Added read more button in blog template.
* Improve formatting & remove the content overlay from the feature image.

@Version 1.4.1
* Added Setting For Hardcoded Content As Dynamic in PRO.
* Fixed Page Title Issue.

@Version 1.4
* Added image animation & post title hover feature.

@Version 1.3.8
* Added slider animation speed feature in PRO.

@Version 1.3.7
* Added archive page title feature for plus plugin.

@Version 1.3.6
* Fixed category color feature issues.

@Version 1.3.5
* Fixed custom widgets issue.

@Version 1.3.4
* Minified the css.

@Version 1.3.3
* Added date formatting feature.
* Updated font-awesome library.

@Version 1.3.2
* Added post read time & view count feature for plus plugin.

@Version 1.3.1
* Added related post feature.

@Version 1.3
* Added off-canvas menu in responsive view.
* Fixed some minor issues.

@Version 1.2.2
* Added & updated title attribute values inside the anchor tag.

@Version 1.2.1
* Added post navigation section in single post.
* Added alt attribute for image tag.

@Version 1.2
* Added news highlight filter posts arguments feature.
* Added both sidebar layout for post, page and single post.
* Added layout for the single post.
* Added Left Sidebar option in post meta.
* Added admin notice for updates on admin page. 

@Version 1.1.2
* Added video tutorial link in the customizer and options page.
* Updated copyright text as partial editable.

@Version 1.1.1
* Added premium link in the customizer.
* Fixed the breadcrumb issues.

@Version 1.1
* Added rank math,seo yoast and navxt breadcrumbs feature.
* Added enable/disable setting for breadcrumb.

@Version 1.0
* Changed theme container width.
* Added section width setting for video section.
* Added new header and highlight section design.
* Changed theme default color and custom widget heading design.
* Fixed some issues.

@Version 0.4.1
* Fixed logo issue with the dark layout.

@Version 0.4
* Added banner column reorder feature.

@Version 0.3
* Added RTL.
* Fixed single post minor issue.

@Version 0.2
* Added blog right sidebar template.
* Updated options page & screenshot.
* Fixed banner height issue with logo size.
* Added demo import notification in customizer.

@Version 0.1
* Initial release.

== External resources ==

Font Awesome:
Copyright: (c) Dave Gandy
License: https://fontawesome.com/license/free ( Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License )
Source: https://fontawesome.com

Owl Carousel:
Copyright: (c) David Deutsch
License: MIT license
Source: https://cdnjs.com/libraries/OwlCarousel2/2.2.1

Animate:
Copyright: (c) 2016 Daniel Eden
License: MIT license
Source: http://daneden.me/animate

Theia Sticky Sidebar:
Copyright: (c) 2014 Liviu Cristian Mirea Ghiban
License: MIT license
Source: https://github.com/WeCodePixels/theia-sticky-sidebar

Magnific Popup:
Copyright: (c) 2014-2016 Dmitry Semenov, http://dimsemenov.com
License: MIT license
Source: https://github.com/dimsemenov/Magnific-Popup

Alpha Color Picker Control:
Copyright: (c) 2016 Codeinwp cristian-ungureanu
License: MIT License
Source: https://github.com/Codeinwp/customizer-controls/tree/master/customizer-alpha-color-picker

Customizer Tab Control:
Copyright: (c) 2016 Codeinwp cristian-ungureanu
License: MIT license
Source: https://github.com/Codeinwp/customizer-controls/tree/master/customizer-tabs

Customizer Repeater:
Copyright: (c) 2016 Codeinwp cristian-ungureanu
License: MIT license
Source: https://github.com/Codeinwp/customizer-controls/tree/master/customizer-repeater

Custom Slider, Dropdown Posts, Dropdown Select2, Upsell, Image Radio & Text Radio Button Controls:
Copyright: (c) Anthony Hortin
License: Under GNU General Public License v2.0
Source: https://github.com/maddisondesigns/customizer-custom-controls

Customizer Sortable:
Kirki, Copyright © 2016 Aristeides Stathopoulos
License: MIT License, http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT
Source: https://github.com/aristath/kirki

Customizer Toggle Control:
Copyright: (c) 2016 soderlind
License: Under GNU General Public License v2.0
Source: https://github.com/soderlind/class-customizer-toggle-control

Customizer Notify:
Copyright: (c) Mikesetzer
License: Under GNU General Public License
Source: https://github.com/mikesetzer/origintheme/tree/master/ti-customizer-notify

WPTT Webfont Loader:
Copyright: 2020 Ari Stathopoulos, WordPress Themes Team
License: Distributed under the terms of the MIT License
Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader

Breadcrumb Trail:
Copyright: (c) 2008 – 2017 Justin Tadlock
URL: https://github.com/justintadlock/breadcrumb-trail
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

== Images ==

* Image used in screenshot & mockup, License CC0 Public Domain
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/812469
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/626453
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1611883
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1378105
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/31285

* Images on /assets/images folder
Copyright (C) 2024, spicethemes and available as [GPLv2](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)