=== Cool Timeline ===
Contributors:narinder-singh
Donate link: http://www.cooltimeline.com
Tags:timeline plugin, cool timeline, timeline pro, timeline, ultimate timeline, history timeline, achievements timeline, animated timeline, company timeline, biography, events timeline, life achievements, lifestream, log, our story, personal timeline, responsive timeline, simple timeline, story, story timeline, timeline, timeline for wordpress, timelines, wordPress timeline plugin, storyline, wp timeline
Requires at least: 3.9
Stable tag:1.1.4
Tested up to:4.6.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Cool Timeline plugin creates responsive vertical history timeline automatically in chronological order based on the year and date of your posts.


== Description ==
Cool Timeline is a responsive WordPress pure HTML & CSS <strong>Timeline Plugin</strong> that allows you to create beautiful vertical <strong>history timeline</strong>. You simply create posts, set images and date then Cool Timeline will automatically populate these posts in chronological order, based on the year and date. You can easily show timeline on any page of your website using shorcode - <strong>[cool-timeline]</strong>


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Check <strong>Timeline</strong> PRO Demo:- <a href="http://www.cooltimeline.com">http://www.cooltimeline.com</a>
</blockquote>

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Check <strong>Timeline</strong> Free Demo:- <a href="http://free.cooltimeline.com">http://free.cooltimeline.com</a>
</blockquote>


<h4>Cool Timeline Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Create histroy timeline</li>
<li>Specify timeline title</li>
<li>Specify story background custom colors</li>
<li>Specify year circle custom color</li>
<li>You can specify different colors for story posts title</li>
<li>Show read more button for full story page</li>
<li>Easy to use shortcode to place the cool timeline wherever your heart desires ( [cool-timeline] )</li>
<li>TinyMCE button to generate the shortcode</li>
<li>Responsive and mobile ready timeline</li>
</ul>


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Cool timeline free version has many limitations so we created a pro version of this plugin - <strong>Cool Timeline Pro</strong>

<h4>Cool Timeline Pro Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Create multiple timeline stories</li>
<li>Historical dates - (starting from 1000)</li>
<li>Multiple timeline skins (light, dark & multicolor)</li>
<li>Create horizontal timeline</li>
<li>Multiple Layouts (One side , both side).</li>
<li>Add icons inside timeline</li>
<li>Beautiful <strong>timeline</strong> scrolling navigation</li>
<li>Add slider & video inside timeline</li>
<li>Stories category management</li>
<li>Story single page</li>
<li>Cool animation effects</li>
<li>Show stories in ASC/DESC order</li>
<li>Advanced style options</li>
</ul>
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<h4>Cool Timeline plugin can be used to create</h4>
<ul>
<li>Awesome Company Story Timeline</li>
<li>Process Timeline</li>
<li>Cool History Timeline</li>
<li>Program History</li>
<li>Your Company Storyline</li>
<li>Events Timeline</li>
<li>Life Stories/Timeline</li>
<li>Life Achievements</li>
<li>Personal Timeline</li>
</ul>

<blockquote>
Buy Cool Timeline Pro:- <a href="https://codecanyon.net/item/cool-timeline-pro-wordpress-responsive-timeline-plugin/17046256?ref=CoolHappy">https://codecanyon.net/item/cool-timeline-pro-wordpress-responsive-timeline-plugin/17046256?ref=CoolHappy</a>
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"In creation of Cool Timeline free version, we are also thankful to Timeline Express plugin creators. Some of our short-code generator code was inspired by Timeline Express ( https://wordpress.org/plugins/timeline-express/ ), But we have modified this code after version 1.1.4"
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== Installation ==

There are 3 ways to install Cool Timeline inside your wordpress website.

1. Automatically install our plugin via Wordpress admin panel:- Just go to Plugins > Click Add New & search 'Cool Timeline' at here > Here you will find our plugin > Now click on install button > After this you will see a activate button > Just activate it to use Cool Timeline inside your website

2. Install via Zip file:- In this method first you need to download our plugin from wordpress plugins directory. Go to https://wordpress.org/plugins/cool-timeline/ & Download Cool Timeline. After this inside your WP-admin panel click on Plugins > Add New > Upload Button. Now choose the plugin zip file that you just downloaded from wordpress plugins directory & activate it.

3. Install plugin via FTP:- In this method you also first need to download plugin zip file from wordpress plugins directory. After this open your FTP manager and Go to > wp-content/plugins folder. Here you need to upload extracted version of plugin.(please remember don't upload zip file directly at here) After this you can activate plugin from wp-admin panel plugins page.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==


= Can I choose any historical date/year? =
Year starts from 1970 in free version but in pro version you can choose any historical year from 1000 to 2050 for creating a story inside Cool Timeline.

= Can I see online demo? =

Yes, Check free version demo at - http://free.cooltimeline.com
For Pro demo please check - www.cooltimeline.com/#cool-demos


== Screenshots ==
1. Cool timeline frontend view.
2. Cool timeline story elements.
3. Cool timeline story creation screen with instructions.
4. Cool timeline general settings section.
5. Cool timeline PRO features.
6. Cool timeline PRO Single Sided.
7. Cool timeline PRO Horizontal view.

== Changelog ==
= 1.1.4 =
* Enhancement:Added new shortcode generator.
= 1.1.3 =
* Enhancement: Plugin documentation, demo and screenshots.

= 1.1.2 =
* Fixed:Cannot load cool_timeline_page. 
* Fixed:Unable to access plugin settings page when you have mentioned  define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS',true); contant in wp-config file.
* Fixed:IE-11 images issue. 
* Enhancement:Migrates google fonts from http to https. 

= 1.1.1 =
* Fixed:Minor bug fixings.

= 1.1 =
* Enhancement:Responsive styles
* Fixed:Read more priority issue
* Removed:background image options.
* Fixed:Options panel color options default value issue.
* Enhancement:Enhancement of all labels.
* Fixed:Minor bug fixings.

= 1.0.9 =
* Removed:bootstrap.css styles.
* Added:Independent styles.
* Added:future Posts feature.
* Fixed:Fixed css overriding issues.
* Enhancement:removed extra div's.
= 1.0.8 =
* Added:Added options in settings panel to Enable/Disable stories date.
* Added:Main title alignments options in option panel.
* Fixed:Fixed read more overriding issue.
* Enhancement:included ctl_styles and bootstrap styles only on timeline page.

= 1.0.7 =
* Fixed:Minor Fixes.

= 1.0.6 =
* Fixed:Date issues
* Fixed:styles settings issue
* Fixed:Minor css issues.
* Enhancement:included styles only on timeline page.

= 1.0.5 =
* Removed:Removed bootflat.css file.
* Fixed:css issue resolved
= 1.0.4 =
* Added:Stoires description type short/Full(with HTML) in option panel.
* Fixed:Typography issues.
* Fixed:Minor css issues.
* Fixed:Minor images size issues.
= 1.0.3 =
* Fixed:stories date issue resolved.
* Fixed:background color issue resolved.
* Fixed:minor javascript bug removed.
= 1.0.2 =
* Minor bug fixes.
= 1.0.1 =
* Added Stories order option in settings panel for post order by(Ascending ,Descending)
* improved short description content.
* updated icons.
= 1.0 =
* Initial Release.