=== Cotton Framework ===
Contributors: w3prodigy
Tags: cotton, framework, ajax, analytics, author, blog, css, editor, google, jquery, mobile, navigation, nofollow, performance, php, plugin, plugins, profile, seo, shortcode, sidebar, simple, style, template, theme, themes, wordpress
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 3.0
Stable tag: 0.1.3

The Cotton Framework provides a Cross-Browser Standards Compliant XHTML / CSS framework.

== Description ==

This is a public beta. 

Cotton Framework comes with a complete XHTML / CSS Theme for designers to style using Child Themes.

* W3C Standards Compliant XHTML and CSS
* Mobile / Handheld device ready
* Print Friendly
* Cross Browser Compliant
* Google Web Site Verification
* Bing Web Site Verification
* Google Analytics Web Property ID Setting
* 7 Standard Widget Areas
* 14 Optional Advanced Widget Areas

= Included Optional Plugins =

* Robots Generator - Improve framework for search engines with a robots file.
* Sitemap Generator - Improve framework for search engines with a sitemap file.
* Mobile Support - Enable support for Mobile / Handheld Browsers.
* Google Hosted AJAX Libraries - Register Google's hosted AJAX Libraries with WordPress.

= Send Us Your Site =

We'd like to see some examples of how the framework is being used. Send your live site examples to w3prodigy at gmail dot com.


= Reporting Issues and Requesting Features =

Please report any issues or feature requests to http://code.google.com/p/cotton-framework/issues/ using your google account.

== Changelog ==

= Version 0.1.3 =

* Resolved issues with Front Page Category functionality.
* Resolved issues for Child Themes.
* Doctype Setting removed, standard is now XHTML 1.0 Transitional for performance optimization. Transitional allows width and height attributes for img tag optimization.
* Added Bing Site Verification to the Settings page.
* Added 10 pixel margin to 'posts' ID.

= Version 0.1.2 =

* Widget Areas changed for better consistency.
* Framework Theme functions file was split into 3 files: functions.php, functions-hooks.php and functions-filters.php
* In-line actions placed in theme files.
* Framework CSS optimized to resolve concerns and various issues. Tiered navigation now functions as designed.
* Revised defined Widget Areas.

= Version 0.1.1 =

* Minor Patch to fix Validation issues.

= Version 0.1 = 

* Initial release


== Installation ==

1. Upload the 'cotton-framework' folder to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

= Creating Your Own Themes =

For more information on WordPress Child Themes, visit http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Child_Themes_style.css

To view the framework theme:
1. Activate the Cotton Framework theme through the 'Appearance' menu in WordPress

To create a theme based on the Cotton Framework, WordPress needs to know that your theme is a Child Theme, place the following in your comment header in your style.css
`Template: cotton-framework`