=== HitMag Pro ===

Contributors: Pubudu Malalasekara
Requires at least: 4.5
Tested up to: 5.5
Requires PHP: 7.0
Stable tag: 1.3.1
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

HitMag Pro is a flexible and versatile theme perfect for magazines, news sites and blogs. HitMag Pro is the premium version of the HitMag WordPress theme. It lets you organize and present your articles in a smart way with different style widgets on the homepage. Uniquely selectable multiple post layouts and smart customization options make this the perfect choice for any publisher.

== 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.
4. Go to Appearance > Customize to customize your theme.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= 1. How to create the Magazine Homepage? =

Go to Pages > Add New in the WordPress Dashboard
Give it a name whatever you want. eg : Home.
Then from the page attributes options box select the "Magazine Homepage" for Template.
Then Go to Settings > Reading in the WordPress Dashboard and select the option "a static page" which is under the heading “Front Page Displays”.
Then Select the page that you created from the “Front Page” drop down. eg: Home

= 2. How to add a blog post page when magazine homepage is activated? =

Go to Pages > Add New in the WordPress Dashboard
Give it a name whatever you want. eg : Blog.
Then from the page attributes options box select the Template as Default Template.
Then Go to Settings > Reading in the WordPress Dashboard and select the option “A static page” which is under the heading “Front Page Displays”.
Then Select the page that you created from the “Blog Page” drop down . eg: Blog.

= 3. How to make my theme look like the demo? =

First of all create a magazine homepage as described above.
Then Drag and drop HitMag: Magazine Posts ( Style 1 ), HitMag: Magazine Posts ( Style 2 ) and HitMag: Magazine Posts ( Style 3 )
widgets to the "Magazine Homepage" widget area from Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets.

= 4. Does this theme support any plugins? =

Following are the list of supported plugins.
Contact Form 7
Jetpack
Font Awesome 4 Menus

== Changelog ==

= 1.3.1 - Aug 09 2020 =
* HitMag Pro is successfully tested with WordPress 5.5
* Fixed compatibility issue with WordPress 5.5. Adapt customizer color-picker script with latest version of WP 5.5
* Few fixes according to the Theme Review plugin.

= 1.3.0 - April 14 2020 =
* Fix to avoid font awesome font conflicts.
* Renamed theme updater classes.

= 1.2.9 - April 02 2020 =
* Ready theme for the new update system

= 1.2.8 - Sep 02 2019 =
* Added German translation files.
* Added 'no_found_rows' => true parameter for posts widgets to improve performance.
* Modified sharing icons and removed google plus icon.
* Fixed undefined index issue that comes with posts widgets. 
* Fixed customizer "Display Site Title and Tagline" checkbox not working issue.
* Removed unwanted files/translations from integrated kirki plugin.

= 1.2.7 - July 29 2019 =
* Added wp_body_open() function to the header.php.
* Feature: Added Logo Width / Height Controls.

= 1.2.6 - July 23 2019 =
* Feature: Now it is possible to set Header image as Header Background image.

= 1.2.5 - June 17 2019 =
* Changed readme file as per WPTRT requirements.

= 1.2.4 - May 13 2019 =
* Added a color control to change page background color. 
* Added an option to display full content on blog/archive pages.
* Improved starter content.

= 1.2.3 - Feb 25 2019 =
* Added new theme hooks to be used on child themes.
* Improved some stylings.

= 1.2.2 - Jan 02 2019 =
* Added Gutenberg Support.

= 1.2.1 - Nov 13 2018 =
* Added widget post meta details to work with blog post meta control.
 
= 1.2.0 - Oct 07 2018 =
* Changed RTL stylings.
* Changed translation files.
* Fixed the issue that comes when creating child themes. 
* Fixed HitMag Pro layout selection stylings on Gutenberg editor.

= 1.1.9 - Oct 07 2018 =
* Updated Popular Posts, Comments, Tags widget to display only approved comments.
* Used (document).ready() method instead of (window).load() method for slider.
* Used localized date method instead of date. 
* Fixed the layout issue that comes when adding elements inside posts.

= 1.1.8 - July 30 2018 =
* Renamed "sticky posts" widget controls.
* Added a sidebar above the footer.

= 1.1.7 - June 04 2018 =
* Added Elementor page builder support.
* Added Site origin page builder support.
* Added full width page template to be used on page builders.
* Fixed "Read More" button's active state color issue.

= 1.1.6 - May 24 2018 =
* Now HitMag Pro can be updated directly from your dashboard.

= 1.1.5 - May 11 2018 =
* Fixed an escaping issue.

= 1.1.4 - April 23 2018 =
* Fixed extra google fonts loading issue.

= 1.1.3 - April 20 2018 =
* Changed kirki version due to a compatiblity issue on versions < 4.9

= 1.1.2 - April 02 2018 =
* Created a better navigation menu for mobile.
* Added a new menu for footer.
* Updated kirki library.

= 1.1.1 - March 19 2018 =
* Changed few stylings.

= 1.1.0 - March 5 2018 =
* Added search box to the mobile navigation menu.
* Added stylings for default widgets.
* Changed the header sidebar height.
* Added some stylings to WooCommerce.

= 1.0.9 - Feb 27 2018 =
* Added WooCommerce support.

= 1.0.8 - Jan 09 2018 =
* Fine tuned for demo installation.

= 1.0.7 - Jan 08 2018 =
* Added yelp icon.
* Added demo installation method.
* Added few stylings to customizer.
* Fixed a small styling issue in blog posts listing.
* Fixed a small issue in editor stylesheet.

= 1.0.6 - Dec 22 2017 =
* Fixed an issue in sticky sidebar.

= 1.0.5 - Nov 16 2017 =
* Updated the theme to work with WordPress 4.9
* Updated the kirki library integrated with the theme.

= 1.0.4 - Nov 04 2017 =
* Fixed the white space issue on header.
* Added color changing feature to responsive mobile navigations.

= 1.0.3 - Sep 14 2017 = 
* Improved widget ajax pagination.
* Fixed few issues in RTL styles.
* Fixed a plugin conflict with slider.
* Fixed IE 11 menu dropdown icon issue.
* Added styles to Category Widget and Archive Widget.

= 1.0.2 - Aug 28 2017 = 
* Added ajax pagination for widgets.
* Enqueued minified scripts to optimize speed.

= 1.0.1 - Aug 16 2017 =
* Fixed some RTL issues.
* Fixed translation issues.
* Added Jetpack Infinite Scroll support.

= 1.0.0 - Aug 7 2017 =
* Initial release


== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores http://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2016 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* normalize.css http://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) 2012-2016 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

* Kirki by Aristeides Stathopoulos. 
  Kirki is licenced under the terms of the MIT licence - https://github.com/aristath/kirki/blob/master/LICENSE

* FlexSlider by woothemes.
  FlexSlider is Licensed under the GPLv2 license. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

* Magnific Popup by Dmitry Semenov
  Magnific popup is licensed under MIT licence. https://github.com/dimsemenov/Magnific-Popup/blob/master/LICENSE

* HTML5 Shiv @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem 
  MIT/GPL2 Licensed - https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv/blob/master/MIT%20and%20GPL2%20licenses.md

* Lato Font by Łukasz Dziedzic https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lato
  Licensed under Open Font License - http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL_web

* Open Sans Font by Steve Matteson https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Open+Sans
  Licensed under Apache License, version 2.0, http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html

* Ubuntu Font by Dalton Maag https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Ubuntu
  License - http://font.ubuntu.com/ufl/ubuntu-font-licence-1.0.txt

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