=== Blogmentor - Blog Layouts for Elementor ===
Contributors: auburnforest, techeshta, alkesh7, vastarpara
Tags: elementor blog addon, blog module, elementor, elementor addon, post showcase module
Requires at least: 4.4
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.6.2
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Add beautifully designed, customizable blog grids, masonry, and metro layouts to any page using the Elementor page builder — no coding required.

== Description ==

Blogmentor is an elementor add-on to showcase your WordPress posts in beautiful way. This is an simple and flexible way to decorate your WordPress posts with the help of Elementor page builder.

[View Demo](https://elementor.auburnforest.com/blogmentor/)

### 3 Blog Posts Layouts

We have designed 3 of the most useful blog layouts to climb the top of your design capabilities.

1. [Grid Layout](https://elementor.auburnforest.com/blogmentor/grid-layout/) - 2 different styles available
2. [Masonry Layout](https://elementor.auburnforest.com/blogmentor/masonry-layout/) - 2 different styles available
3. [Metro Layout](https://elementor.auburnforest.com/blogmentor/metro-layout/) - 1 style available
4. Many more coming soon ...

### Documentation and Support

- If you have any more questions, visit our support on the [Plugin's Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blogmentor).

*Note:* This plugin is a widget of [Elementor Page Builder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/) and will only work with Elementor Page Builder installed.

### Like Blogmentor Plugin?

- Don't forget to rate us on [WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blogmentor/reviews/?rate=5#new-post) :)


== Installation ==

1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress


== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= Can I add multiple Blogmentor with single page? =
Yes, you can. Blogmentor plugin gives you the ability to add **multiple Blog Posts on same page**. You just need to drag and drop that module multiple times and select different post styles whatever you want.

=  Can I change color or customize post style as per my wish? =
Yes, You can customize it. We provided all possible options in backend to update it from default blog posts widget options.


== Screenshots ==

1. Grid Layout - Style 1
2. Grid Layout - Style 2
3. Masonry Layout - Style 1
4. Masonry Layout - Style 2
5. Metro Layout - Style 1

== Credits ==

This plugin bundles a minified build of [Font Awesome Free](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome) v7.3.1 (icons: CC BY 4.0, fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, code: MIT License). Full source and build tools are maintained at the linked repository.

== Changelog ==

= 1.6.2 =
Release Date: August 21st, 2026

* [Updated] Latest WordPress 7.1 compatibility check
* Verified against a full PHPCS/WPCS scan (WordPress, WordPress-Extra, WordPress-Docs standards) and WordPress.org Plugin Check with zero findings beyond this readme update

= 1.6.1 =
Release Date: August 7th, 2026

* [Changed] Raised minimum required PHP version to 7.4, matching WordPress core's own minimum as of WordPress 7.0
* [Changed] Updated bundled Font Awesome from v5.2.0 to v7.3.1 (solid icon set only)
* [Security] Removed a direct link to the 5-star filtered reviews page in the admin review-request notice, per WordPress.org guidelines
* [Fixed] Synced the plugin header name with the readme.txt listing title
* [Fixed] Corrected readme.txt "Tested up to" to a major.minor version
* [Fixed] Prefixed all global constants, functions, and template-local variables with `blogmentor_`/`BLOGMENTOR_` (previously `bm_`/`BM_`) to avoid naming collisions with other plugins
* [Fixed] Prefixed all registered/enqueued style and script handles with `blogmentor-` to avoid collisions with other plugins/themes
* [Fixed] Made "Summary" / "Full Text" post content feed options translatable
* [Fixed] Replaced blank/placeholder ("Cherry plant") image alt text with a meaningful, translatable "Default Post Image" description
* [Improved] Coding standards cleanup: normalized CRLF line endings to LF across 8 files (PHPCS/WPCS)
* [Improved] Regenerated languages/blogmentor.pot translation template

= 1.6 =
Release Date: August 5th, 2026

* [Updated] Latest WordPress 7.0.2 compatibility check
* [Security] Escaped all dynamic output and hardened translation function usage
* [Fixed] Removed deprecated load_plugin_textdomain() calls (WordPress.org auto-loads translations since 4.6)
* [Improved] Coding standards cleanup (WordPress Coding Standards / PHPCS)

= 1.5 =
Release Date: October 5th, 2023

* [Updated] Latest WordPress 6.3.1 compatibility Check

= 1.4 =
Release Date: December 8th, 2022

* [Updated] Latest WordPress 6.1 compatibility Check

= 1.3 =
Release Date: May 25th, 2022

* [Updated] Latest WordPress 6.0 compatibility Check

= 1.2 =
Release Date: September 7th, 2021

* [Updated] Latest WordPress 5.8 compatibility Check

= 1.1 =
Release Date: August 16th, 2020

* [Updated] Latest WordPress compatibility Check

= 1.0 =
Release Date: October 3rd, 2019

* Initial release on WordPress.org. Enjoy!
