=== BlockWP ===

Contributors: candidthemes
Tags: grid-layout, one-column, two-columns, three-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, custom-background, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, footer-widgets, custom-colors, custom-header, editor-style, rtl-language-support, threaded-comments, block-styles, full-width-template, translation-ready, theme-options, blog, news, entertainment
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Tested up to: 7.1
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

BlockWP Gutenberg WordPress Theme. It is compatible with PostX, Ultimate Addons, Kadence Blocks, and other popular Gutenberg blocks. This theme comes with a top header section, featured post, sidebar option, primary color, and many more. You can make your food, business, corporate, fashion, environment blog, etc with BlockWP. Moreover, it has social icons, subscribe button, an off-canvas sidebar, a search icon, a masonry layout, and more. You can select a numeric or default pagination, excerpt length, original or cropped image, go to the top, copyright text, etc. You will get more options in the premium version.  

== 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.

== License ==

License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

BlockWP WordPress Theme, Copyright 2026 Candid Themes
BlockWP is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2

== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2017 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* normalize.css https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) 2012-2016 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
* Font Awesome https://fontawesome.com (version 6.4.2) Font License: SIL OFL 1.1, Icons: CC BY 4.0, Code License: MIT License https://fontawesome.com/license/free
* theia-sticky-sidebar https://github.com/WeCodePixels/theia-sticky-sidebar [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
* BreadcrumbTrail - https://themehybrid.com/plugins/breadcrumb-trail https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html Copyright (c) 2008 - 2015, Justin Tadlock
* Alpha Color https://github.com/WPTT/control-color-alpha MIT License, https://github.com/WPTT/control-color-alpha/blob/master/LICENSE
* TGM Plugin Activation https://tgmpluginactivation.com/ GPL-2.0+, Copyright (c) 2011, Thomas Griffin

== Images License ==
Image for theme screenshot image, Copyright Pxhere
License: Creative Commons CC0 license.
License URI: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/695807

Image for theme screenshot image, Copyright Pxhere 
License: Creative Commons CC0 license.
License URI: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/759752

Image for theme screenshot image, Copyright Pxhere
License: Creative Commons CC0 license.
License URI: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/696966

Image for theme screenshot image, Copyright Pxhere
License: Creative Commons CC0 license.
License URI: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/66904

All other images are self created, Copyright Candid Themes
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Changelog ==
= 1.0.8 - October 12 2026 =
* Tested up to WordPress 7.1
* Updated minimum requirements: WordPress 6.0, PHP 7.4.
* Updated theme version in stylesheets and scripts to prevent caching.
* Fixed X (Twitter) social link color.
* Fixed X (Twitter) icon in RTL.
* Updated copyright date.
* Updated license name, URIs and library credits.
* Fixed Upgrade to Pro button styling in the Customizer.

= 1.0.7 - March 3 2026 =
* Tested up to WordPress 6.9
* Updated requires PHP version increased to 7.0
* Updated license URI.
* Improved comment section link styling.
* Fixed CSS selectors for social media icon(Twitter X) display.
* Updated the Font Awesome version from Font Awesome 4 to Font Awesome 6. 

= 1.0.6 - January 09 2024 =
* Tested with latest WP version

= 1.0.5 - October 03 2022 =
* Added option for footer area 
* Change default email address

= 1.0.4 - October 01 2022 =
* Added upgrade to pro in the customizer
* Fixed minor css issues

= 1.0.3 - September 30 2022 =
* Fixed mobile menu issue

= 1.0.2 - September 30 2022 =
* Added about page
* Added upgrade notice
* Added theme info in the customizer

= 1.0.1 - September 28 2022 =
* Fixed theme URI and Author URI

= 1.0.0 - September 27 2022 =
* Initial Submission