=== CoverNews Pro ===

Contributors: AF themes, freemius
Tested up to: 6.4
Stable tag: 5.2.3
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: news, blog, entertainment, one-column, two-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, custom-background, custom-menu, featured-images, full-width-template, custom-header, translation-ready, rtl-language-support, theme-options, threaded-comments

A starter theme called CoverNews Pro.

== Copyright ==

This theme, like WordPress, is licensed under the GPL.
Use it to make something cool, have fun, and share what you've learned with others.

CoverNews Pro is based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2017 Automattic, Inc.
Underscores is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.

CoverNews WordPress Theme, Copyright 2018 AF themes
CoverNews is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.

== Description ==
CoverNews Pro is a clean and elegant WordPress theme that is perfect for online blog and magazine. With the help of live customizer options and custom widgets, you can design your website as you like and preview the changes live. This theme is fully responsive that looks beautiful on all the screen sizes from small to large devices. As it includes many useful features that require to build an awesome looking website, you can implement the layout as a personal blog, modern news journals, fashion magazine, travel blogging & magazine, vibrant news sites and more. It is also compatible with RTL language support along with WooCommerce plugin that helps you to integrate an online business with your blog easily. The theme is well optimized that helps to rank your website in the top of search engines and users will get an outstanding support from the team if there will be any difficulties while using the theme. There are six demos available in this theme so choose the one you like and start to build a website. See our demos: https://afthemes.com/products/covernews-pro/#aft-view-starter-sites Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@wpafthemes/ Docs: https://docs.afthemes.com/covernews-pro/

== 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? =

CoverNews includes support for Infinite Scroll in Jetpack.

== Change log ==

= 5.2.3 - Feb 22 2024 =
* Update - Options to show Post Modified Date (Can be changed from Customizer>Theme Options>Global Settings>Post Date Type)
* Update - Icons design improvements
* Update - Top Header improvements
* Update - Block design improvements
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 5.2.2 - Jan 7 2024 =
* Update - Block support for Appearnce Tools
* Update - Block support for Padding
* Update - Block support for Link Color
* Update - Block support for Custom Units
* Update - Block support for Custom Line Height
* Update - Block support for Border
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 5.2.1 - Dec 08 2023 =
* Update - Block design improvements
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 5.2.0 - Dec 06 2023 =
* Update - WP 6.4 Compatibility
* Update - PHP 8 Compatibility
* Update - Icons Improvements
* Update - Block Design Improvements
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 5.1.0 - Sep 25 2023 =
* Update - New google fonts added
* Update - Archive design improvements
* Update - Block design improvements
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 5.0.5 - Jul 05 2023 =
* Update - Freemius security improvements
* Update - Block design improvements
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 5.0.4 - May 23 2023 =
* Update - Block design improvements
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 5.0.3 - Apr 25 2023 =
* Update - Sticky Menu improvements
* Update - Trending Widget improvements
* Update - Author Widget improvements
* Update - Tabbed Widget improvements
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 5.0.2 - Apr 23 2023 =
* Update - Banner on blog optimizations
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 5.0.1 - Apr 21 2023 =
* Update - Scripts optimizations
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 5.0.0 - Apr 21 2023 =
* New - Show/hide Tags on Single Post (Can be changed from Customizer>Theme Options>Single Posts Settings)
* Update - Speed optimizations
* Update - Icons load improvements
* Update - Scripts load improvements
* Update - Post excerpt function improvement
* Update - Read More option for archive added, can be changed from Customize -> Theme Options -> Archive Settings
* Update - Comment Count enabled by default, can be changed from Customize -> Theme Options -> Global Settings 
* Update - Block design improvements
* Update - WordPress 6.2 compatibility
* Update - Image from external sources improvements
* Update - Block design improvements
* Update - Sticky navigation improvement 
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 4.1.0 - Jan 23 2023 =
* New - Banner Trending post by Tag Option Added
* New - Banner Trending post by Comment Option Added
* New - Banner Trending post by View Option Added
* New - Widget Trending post by Tag Option Added
* New - Widget Trending post by Comment Option Added
* New - Widget Trending post by View Option Added
* New - Arabic Google Fonts Option Added
* New - Bengali Google Fonts Option Added
* New - Chinese Google Fonts Option Added
* New - Japanese Google Fonts Option Added
* New - Korean Google Fonts Option Added
* Update - Default date display format is from WordPress settings (Can be changed from Customizer>Theme Options>Gobal Settings)
* Update - Responsive design refinement
* Update - RTL design refinement
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 4.0.0 - Jan 15 2023 =
* New - View count option added
* New - Comment count option added
* Update - Single content boxed gap refinement
* Update - Widgets and Blocks list link hover custom color refinement
* Update - Sidebar on static homepage with default template refinement
* Update - Responsive design refinement
* Update - RTL design refinement
* Fixed - Some styling glitch


= 3.6.0 - Dec 02 2022 =
* New - Tabbed Banner
* New - Slider and Double Grids Banner
* New - Slider and a Grid Banner
* New - Slider and Double Lists Banner
* New - Slider, List, Tabs Banner
* New - Carousel Banner
* New - Full Slider Banner
* New - More Banner Sections Orders
* Update - Grid archive improvements
* Update - Social widget icon improvements
* Update - Dark mode improvements
* Update - Post excerpt improvements
* Update - Main banner improvements
* Fixed - Main Sidebar on blog improvements
* Fixed - Jetpack infinite scroll improvements
* Fixed - WP blocks design improvements
* Fixed - RTL improvements
* Fixed - Some styling glitch
* Update - More stories full width content
* Update - Dark mode and site fooer color correction
* Update - Trending and tab widget design review
* Update - RTL design refinement
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 3.5.0 - Sept 07 2022 =
* New - Mutti-author support
* New - Header site title and ad banner improvements
* Update - Elementor page update
* Update - Promotion space section design review
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 3.2.0 - July 15 2022 =
* New - Freemius dashboard

= 3.1.0 - July 15 2022 =
* New - Improved dashboard with essential links
* Update - WP 6 Compatibility
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 3.0.0 - May 23 2022 =
* New - Post Content image on widgets and banner in case of no featured image
* Update - Block Title design same as widget title improvements
* Update - Widget Media Image width improvements 
* Update - Mobile view large image ratio improvements
* Update - Main Banner Featured post tab view improvements
* Update - widget and block items gap improvements

= 2.6.3 - May 18 2022 =
* Update - Image ratio in all cross platform devices
* Update - Site branding padding on responsive and rtl
* Update - CSS refinement for container bigger devices
* Update - Single col and archive list on primary section improvements
* Update - Responsive improvements
* Update - RTL improvements

= 2.6.2 - March 11 2022 =
* Update - Jetpack infinite scroll compatibility

= 2.6.1 - Feb 25 2022 =
* Update - Security Fix
* Update - WP 5.9 Compatibility

= 2.6.0 - Sep 16 2021 =
* Update - Freemius Integrated

= 2.5.2 - Aug 12 2021 =
* Update - WordPress 5.8 compatibility
* Update - Primary Navigation Direction
* Update - Accessibility improvements
* Update - Navigation and links updated
* Update - Elementor stretch margin css added
* Update - Image height issue

= 2.5.1 - May 25 2021 =
* Update - Style version added for auto cache clear

= 2.5.0 - May 24 2021 =
* Update - Optimized images for lazy loading
* Update - Optimized images sizes
* Update - Optimized responsive design
* Update - Optimized accessibility design
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 2.4.4 - April 21 2021 =
* Fixed - Responsiveness on single column widget
* Fixed - Left sidebar issue for Single post
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 2.4.3 - Feb 18 2021 =
* New - External demos support from AF Companion plugin
* New - Sticky sidebar for other pages
* Fixed - Some styling glitch


= 2.4.2 - Feb 10 2021 =
* New - Multiple breadcrumbs options
* New - Sticky sidebar position
* Fixed - Some styling glitch

= 2.4.1 - Jan 05 2021 =
* Update - Instagram file excluded

= 2.4.0 - Jan 05 2021 =
* Fixed - jQuery Migrate problems on Firefox
* Update - Optimized image size for all sections. Please regenerate your thumbnails in order to see the changes
* Update - Default Widgets value initiated
* Fixes - Some styling glitch

= 2.3.3 - Dec 23 2020 =
* New - 2 new Banner Layouts added.
* Update - Main banner image size updated. Please regenerate your thumbnails in order to get the changes
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.


= 2.3.2 - Dec 11 2020 =
* Update - Compatibility check with WP 5.6.


= 2.3.1 - Oct 11 2020 =
* New - Main banner section order added.
* New - Header image set as background or show full image option added.
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.3.0 - Sept 21 2020 =
* New - Dark Mode Added.
* New - Single Content mode added (Wide/Boxed).
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.2.2 - Sept 09 2020 =
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.2.1 - August 27 2020 =
* Improvements - Menu alignments on rtl languages.
* Improvements - WooCommerce product issues on rtl languages.
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.2.0 - August 04 2020 =
* Improvements - WordPress blocks compatibility.
* Improvements - Single post experiences.
* Improvements - User Accessibility.
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.1.3 - June 13 2020 =
* Updates - Instagram access token field for new Graph API.
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.1.2 - April 19 2020 =
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.1.1 - April 04 2020 =
* Update - Alt tag added for YouTube Video Widget.
* Fixes - Search toggle on iOS devies.

= 2.1.0 - March 08 2020 =
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.0.9 - March 01 2020 =
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.0.8 - Feb 28 2020 =
* Fixes - Top Bar Date.

= 2.0.7 - Feb 15 2020 =
* Updates - News search fields schema.
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.0.6 - Jan 22 2020 =
* Updates - Breadcrumbs schema.
* Updates - Top Header date format to default WP Settings.
* Fixes - IE/Edge dropdown glitch.
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.0.5 - Sept 10 2019 =
* Fixes - Optimized posts query

= 2.0.4 - July 17 2019 =
* Fixes - Link color styling glitch.
* New - WPGlobous Compatibility for title

= 2.0.3 - June 27 2019 =
* New - Gutenberg Compatibility
* New - Link Color
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 2.0.2 - May 19 2019 =
* New - RTL Language Support

= 2.0.1 - April 20 2019 =
* New - Toggle Featured Image in Single Post has been facilitated

= 2.0.0 - March 06 2019 =
* Fixes - Latest Posts number issue

= 1.1.9 - March 02 2019 =
* New - New Main Navigation Color option added.
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 1.1.8 - Feb 26 2019 =
* New - New layout added for Youtube Video Slider.
* New - Social icons added.
* Fixes - Some styling glitch.

= 1.1.7 - Jan 29 2019 =
* New - Disable Sticky Header option added.
* New - Social icons added.
* Fixes - Category Color 1 glitch.

= 1.1.6 - Jan 13 2018 =
* New - Main Banner Layout "Slider and Trending" has been introduced.
* New - Flash News marquee direction option (Left to Right or Right to Left) has been added.
* New - Date format option (WordPress Default or Theme Format) has been facilitated.
* New - Excerpt option (WordPress Default or Trimmed Content) has been facilitated.
* Footer Background Color option updated.

= 1.1.5 - Dec 10 2018 =
* Default Primary Color value updated

= 1.1.4 - Dec 10 2018 =
* bbPress search functionality updated

= 1.1.3 - Dec 06 2018 =
* Caption display functionality for single post's featured image has been added

= 1.1.2 - Nov 14 2018 =
* Fixed some design glitch
* Separated advertisement widget and the banner
* Instagram section update


= 1.1.1 - Nov 08 2018 =
* New category color option added
* Fixed some design glitch

= 1.1.0 - Oct 30 2018 =
* Fixed some design glitch

= 1.0.9 - Oct 16 2018 =
* Fixed some design glitch
* Heading texts updated for Latest Posts
* Fixed some responsive design glitch

= 1.0.8 - Sept 22 2018 =
* Option added to enable/disable sticky behavior for Frontpage Sidebar

= 1.0.7 - Sept 09 2018 =
* Fixed sticky nav issue on some devices
* Fixed Tabbed widget's active panel issue

= 1.0.5 - Aug 28 2018 =
* Fixed layout design glitch for some devices

= 1.0.4 - Aug 24 2018 =
* Fixed some design glitch
* Fixed tgmpa glitch

= 1.0.3 - Aug 19 2018 =
* Fixed YouTube Video Slider issue

= 1.0.2 - Aug 18 2018 =
* Fixed some design glitch

= 1.0.1 - Aug 10 2018 =
* Elementor support release

= 1.0.0 - Aug 08 2018 =
* initial release


== Credits ==

Underscores:
Author: 2012-2015 Automattic
Source: http://underscores.me
License: GPL v2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)

normalize:
Author: 2012-2015 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal
Source: http://necolas.github.io/normalize.css
License: [MIT/GPL2 Licensed](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

html5shiv:
Author: 2014 Alexander Farkas (aFarkas)
Source: https://github.com/afarkas/html5shiv
License: [MIT/GPL2 Licensed](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

Bootstrap:
Author: Twitter
URL: http://getbootstrap.com
License: Licensed under the MIT license

Font Awesome:
Author: Dave Gandy
URL: http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL
License: Licensed under SIL Open Font License (OFL) and MIT License

slick carousel:
Author: Ken Wheeler
URL: https://github.com/kenwheeler/slick
License: Licensed under the MIT license

jquery-match-height:
Author: liabru
URL: http://brm.io/jquery-match-height/
License: MIT

jQuery.marquee:
Author: Aamir Afridi
URL:  http://aamirafridi.com/jquery/jquery-marquee-plugin
License: MIT

Breadcrumb Trail:
Author: Justin Tadlock
URL:  https://github.com/justintadlock/breadcrumb-trail/blob/master/breadcrumb-trail.php
License: GPLv2 or later

TGM-Plugin-Activation:
Author: Thomas Griffin (thomasgriffinmedia.com)
URL:  https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation
License: GNU General Public License, version 2


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