=== Aster Portfolio ===

Contributors: asterthemes
Tags: one-column, two-columns, three-columns, four-columns, grid-layout, custom-background, custom-logo, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, editor-style, flexible-header, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready, theme-options, sticky-post, footer-widgets, full-width-template, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, blog, photography, portfolio, post-formats, rtl-language-support

Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 1.8.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

== Description ==

Aster Portfolio is a modern and luxurious theme perfect for those looking to create a stunning portfolio website in a bustling city environment. Ideal for creative professionals, designers, developers, freelancers, and digital agencies, it allows you to showcase your work beautifully with elegance and impact. The theme merges a clean and sophisticated aesthetic with essential features tailored for artists, UI/UX designers, graphic designers, photographers, and creative agencies. Its multipurpose design emphasizes projects through interactive elements, smooth animations, and visually engaging sections while keeping the focus firmly on your portfolio. Aster Portfolio ensures a fully responsive, mobile-friendly, and Retina-ready experience on all devices, delivering high-quality visuals and flawless performance. Crafted with optimized code for faster loading speeds, it enhances user experience and boosts search visibility for terms like creative portfolio website, designer portfolio, freelancer portfolio, and agency portfolio. With well-structured sections such as a striking banner, project showcase, team section, testimonials, and strategically positioned call-to-action buttons, it effectively converts visitors into clients. Additional features like contact forms compatible with the Contact Form 7 plugin facilitate inquiries and client communication. With extensive customization options, flexible layouts, social media integration, and translation-ready support, Aster Portfolio provides a seamless and professional platform for building a strong online presence to showcase your creative work beautifully. So, whether you’re operating from a co-working café or your home office, Aster Portfolio caters to all your creative showcasing needs. 

== 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? =

Yes, the theme is integrated to work with following plugins:
* One Click Demo Import: This plugin is recommended to use for demo importing purpose.

Aster Portfolio is based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2020 Automattic, Inc.
Underscores is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0 =
* Initial release

= 1.1 =
* Fixed issues

= 1.2 =
* Added getstart.
* Added footer link.
* Added documentation link in customizer.
* Added demo impoter. 
* Added admin notice.
* Added reset theme settings section panel in customizer.
* Added reset demo import option in customizer.
* Added reset global color option in customizer.
* Added "Pro" link in the relevant section.
* Added no results page panel in customizer.
* Added title option in no results section.
* Added text option in no results section.
* Updated pot file.

= 1.3 =
* Fixed global color prefixing.
* Added animation for blog post and footer.
* Added first capital letter option in blog post setting.
* Resolved css errors.
* Updated pot file.

= 1.4 =
* Added on/off setting of animation in customizer.
* Updated rtl file.
* Updated pot file.

= 1.5 =
* Resolved css error.

= 1.6 =
* Updated description.
* Added progress bar setting in customizer.
* Added product border radius setting in customizer.
* Added hover effect in sidebar widget.
* Added animation on front page and product page.
* Updated rtl file.
* Updated pot file.

= 1.7 =
* Updated Description.

= 1.8 =
* Version Updated.


= 1.8.1 =
* UI and UX Improvements.
== Images Screenshot ==

[Creative Commons Zero (CC0) License]
https://pxhere.com/en/license

Slider:
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/707938
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1183357
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/656755
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/719103
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/264826
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1281517
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1349461
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1590901
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/818343

Services:
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/75726
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1450323
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/796340
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1447921
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1629590
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1629589

== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2020 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)

* normalize.css https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) 2012-2018 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

* Breadcrumb Trail: https://github.com/justintadlock/breadcrumb-trail, [GNU General Public License v2.0], License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html

* Font Awesome Free 5.15.4 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com, License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License)

* Google Fonts: https://fonts.google.com/, License: Apache License, version 2.0 Licence:https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/licensing

* Web Fonts: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader , Licence: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

* WOW.js: https://github.com/matthieua/WOW/, (c) 2016 Matthieu Aussaguel, License: GPLv3 https://github.com/matthieua/WOW/blob/master/README.md

* Animate.css: https://github.com/animate-css/animate.css/, (c) 2021 Daniel Eden, License: MIT https://github.com/animate-css/animate.css/blob/main/LICENSE

* OwlCarousel :https://github.com/OwlCarousel2/OwlCarousel2, Copyright 2013-2017 David Deutsch, https://github.com/OwlCarousel2/OwlCarousel2/blob/develop/LICENSE