=== Social News ===

Contributors: adorethemes
Tags: custom-background, custom-header, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, footer-widgets, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, blog, one-column, portfolio, photography, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 1.0.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

== Description ==

Social News is a modern, fast, and responsive WordPress theme ideal for news, magazine, blog, and review websites. It features a sleek, professional design with an easy setup using a pre-built demo. Fully widgetized and customizable via the live customizer, it ensures smooth performance across all devices. With clean, SEO-optimized, and secure code, the theme offers fast loading, better visibility, and an effortless user experience. Live preview : https://demo.adorethemes.com/social-news/

== 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? =

The theme is integrated to work with following plugins:
* One Click Demo Import: This plugin is recommended to use for demo importing purpose.
* Contact Form 7: This plugin is recommended to use for contact forms on contact page.

== How does the demo importer works? ==
Just install the recommended plugin i.e. One Click Demo Import when the theme is activated and then go to Appearance->Import demo data. From there, select the demo files to be uploaded which is included with the theme itself in [demo] folder.

== Copyright ==

Social News WordPress Theme, Copyright 2026 Adore Themes

Social News bundles the following third-party resources:

Slick 1.8.1 Copyright (c) Ken Wheeler
License: MIT license.
Source: https://github.com/kenwheeler/slick/

Font Awesome Free 6.4.2 by @fontawesome
Licenses: MIT License
Source: https://fontawesome.com/license/free

EndlessRiver v 2.0.0 Copyright (c) Tony Samperi
Licenses: MIT License
Source: https://github.com/tonysamperi/endless-river#license

Webfonts Loader Copyright (c) 2020 WPTT
Licenses: MIT License
Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader

== Images Copyright ==

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/704302

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/495369

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1172925

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1000451

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/608309

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/835816

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/575698

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 - January 05 2026 =
* Initial release

== 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)
* class-breadcrumb-trail.php https://github.com/justintadlock/breadcrumb-trail, (C) 2008-2017 Justin Tadlock, [ GNU GPL, version 2 or later]
* class-tgm-plugin-activation.php https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation [GNU General Public License v2.0]
* Customizer Pro https://github.com/justintadlock/trt-customizer-pro 2016 © Justin Tadlock. [GNU General Public License v2.0]
    