=== Soldsteps ===
Contributors: ashraf55
Text Domain: soldsteps
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.1.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: blog, portfolio

== Description ==

Soldsteps is a clean and modern WordPress theme designed for bloggers, freelancers, agencies, and small businesses.
It provides a responsive layout, flexible customization via the WordPress Customizer, and multiple layout options for posts and pages.

Built with SEO-friendly markup, translation-ready text, and lightweight code, Soldsteps ensures fast loading speeds and accessibility.
It supports featured images, custom logos, menus, widgets, and threaded comments. With its simple setup and professional appearance, Soldsteps is ideal for personal blogs, portfolios, and business websites.

== Demo / Screenshot Setup ==

The layout shown in the theme screenshot is a demo created using core WordPress features.

To recreate the layout shown in the screenshot:

1. Install and activate the Soldsteps theme.
2. Go to Pages → Add New and create a new page.
3. Use the WordPress block editor to add content such as:
   - Heading blocks
   - Paragraph blocks
   - Button blocks
   - Image blocks (optional placeholder images)
4. Go to Appearance → Customize to adjust:
   - Colors
   - Typography
   - Header and layout options
5. Go to Appearance → Menus, create a menu, and assign it to the Primary Menu location.

No demo content, third-party plugins, or page builders are required to recreate the screenshot layout.

== Installation ==

1. In your WordPress admin panel, navigate to Appearance → Themes and click Add New.
2. Click Upload Theme and choose the `soldsteps.zip` file.
3. Select Install Now and then Activate.
4. Go to Appearance → Customize to configure theme options.

Alternatively:

1. Navigate to Appearance → Themes and click Add New.
2. Search for “Soldsteps.”
3. Click Install and then Activate.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial Release

== Copyright ==
Soldsteps WordPress Theme, Copyright 2025 Ashraf Ali
Soldsteps is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 or later.

This theme is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.

== Third-Party Resources ==

### Google Fonts – Nunito
* License: SIL Open Font License (OFL)
* License URI: https://openfontlicense.org/
* Source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Nunito

### Bootstrap
* Version: 5.3.3
* License: MIT License
* License URI: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE
* Source: https://getbootstrap.com/

### Underscores (_s)
* License: GPLv2 or later
* License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
* Source: https://underscores.me/

### WPTT Webfont Loader
* License: MIT License
* License URI: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader/blob/master/LICENSE
* Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader

== Screenshot ==
screenshot.png displays the Soldsteps theme homepage demo layout.
The screenshot does not include any third-party stock images.

== Image Credits ==
All images used in the screenshot are generic placeholders created for demonstration purposes.
No third-party images are included in the theme package.

== GPL Compatibility Statement ==
All third-party resources included in this theme are GPL-compatible.
This ensures full compliance with WordPress.org Theme Directory requirements.
