=== ColorMag  ===

Contributors: themegrill
Author: ThemeGrill
Version: 4.2.1
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Requires at least: 5.0
Stable tag: 4.2.1

License: GNU General Public License, version 3 (GPLv3)
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
Tags: one-column, two-columns, right-sidebar, left-sidebar, flexible-header, custom-header, custom-background, custom-menu, custom-colors, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, featured-images, theme-options, post-formats, footer-widgets, blog, e-commerce, news, rtl-language-support

== Description ==
ColorMag is a fast, flexible WordPress theme built for news portals, online magazines, personal blogs, and publishing sites. Trusted by 50,000+ publishers worldwide, it's the #1 news & magazine theme on WordPress.org.

Whether you're launching a breaking news site, a lifestyle magazine, or a niche blog, ColorMag gives you everything you need out of the box — no coding required. It comes with 30+ one-click starter demos for news, health, sports, entertainment, and fashion niches. It integrates deeply with the Magazine Blocks plugin (21+ custom Gutenberg blocks for post layouts), includes built-in ad widget areas for easy monetization, and is optimized for Core Web Vitals and fast load times. Full Gutenberg support, WooCommerce compatibility, RTL and translation ready in 35+ languages, and clean SEO-friendly markup are all included.

Download ColorMag free and get your news or magazine site live in minutes. Checkout our import ready starter sites at: https://themegrilldemos.com/#/themes/colormag

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add New' button.
2. Type in ColorMag in the search form and press the 'Enter' key on your keyboard.
3. Click on the 'Activate' button to use your new theme right away.
4. Go to https://docs.themegrill.com/colormag/ for a guide on how to customize this theme.
5. Navigate to Appearance > Customize in your admin panel and customize to taste.

== Copyright And License ==

External resources linked to the theme.
* Open Sans by Steve Matteson http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Open+Sans
  Apache License, version 2.0

Resources packed within the theme.
* Font Awesome by Dave Gandy http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/
  SIL OFL 1.1 http://scripts.sil.org/OFL.
* Images used in the screenshot are licensed under Creative Commons Zero (CC0):

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* HTML5 Shiv @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
* JQuery Advanced News Ticker 1.0.11 by Valentin Ledrapier(risq) | GPL Licensed
* Stickyjs by Anthony Garand | MIT Licensed
* Magnific-Popup by Dmitry Semenov | MIT Licensed
* FitVids by Chris Coyier and Paravel | WTFPL Licensed
* Bxslider by Steven Wanderski released under the MIT license
* wp-color-picker-alpha by Sergio | GPLv2 Licensed
* SelectWoo by WooCommerce | MIT Licensed
* TGM-Plugin-Activation by Thomas Griffin, Gary Jones, Juliette Reinders Folmer | GPL v2 Licensed
* Other custom js files are our own creation and is licensed under the same license as this theme.

All other resources and theme elements are licensed under the [GNU GPL](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt), version 3 or later.

ColorMag WordPress Theme, Copyright 2015 ThemeGrill
ColorMag is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

== Translations ==
If you've translated this theme into your language, feel free to send the translation over to themegrill@gmail.com
and we will include it within the theme from next version update.

== Changelog ==
= Version 4.2.1 - 2026-07-16 =
* Enhance    - Smoother "scroll to top" animation.
* Enhance    - Faster loading on pages that display random posts.
* Enhance    - The site title show/hide option is now a simple on/off toggle.
* Enhance    - Smoother theme switching on sites with a large number of users.
* Enhance    - Less background work on every page load for better overall speed.
* Enhance    - The search box now responds instantly when you click the search icon.
* Enhance    - General code and build cleanup for easier maintenance and a smaller footprint.
* Enhance    - Pages now load faster by reusing saved styles instead of rebuilding them on every visit.
* Fix      - Welcome notice background color issue.
* Fix      - Changing the Body font size also resized buttons.
* Fix      - Accessible name added to the mobile menu toggle button.
* Fix      - Starter templates redirect now points to the new page slug.
* Fix      - Cart/checkout button misalignment in the in-store section.
* Fix      - Duplicate HTML IDs rendered in both desktop and mobile headers.
* Fix      - Formbricks survey not loading due to conflicting environment IDs.
* Fix      - Monthly cron interval not registered, so font cache cleanup never ran.
* Fix      - Border color issue in the header search input and "search again" field.
* Fix      - UTF-8 BOM in migration files triggering Quirks Mode and dashboard crashes.
* Fix      - MutationObserver cascading re-init causing thousands of slider/ticker re-inits.
* Fix      - Removed dead editor.js enqueue causing a 404 in the Customizer and block editor.
* Fix      - Elementor layout overflow from a global box-sizing reset (now scoped to ColorMag elements).
* Fix      - Search bar on the search results page did not inherit the configured search bar background and text color.
* Fix      - WooCommerce extension styles broke when all WC stylesheets were dequeued (now only conflicting handles removed).

= Version 4.2.0 - 2026-06-09 =
* Added    - Redesigned theme dashboard.
* Dev      - Added PHP 8.5 and WordPress 6.8+ compatibility.
* Tweak    - Updated header redirection and upgrade link.
* Tweak    - Added step increments to range slider controls in the Customizer.
* Tweak    - Used theme version instead of timestamp for stylesheet cache-busting.
* Tweak    - Clearer, less technical Customizer labels and refined info-text design.
* Tweak    - Limited builder option database writes to the admin area for better performance.
* Tweak    - Declared GPL-2.0-or-later license for the bundled Customind framework and updated its build.
* Fix      - ColorMag dashboard page issues.
* Fix      - Blog title font size not changing.
* Fix      - WooCommerce checkout layout issue.
* Fix      - Escaped category titles to prevent XSS.
* Fix      - Category title height and scroll gap issues.
* Fix      - H3 and H4 sharing the same default font size (24px).
* Fix      - Escaped news ticker post titles to prevent stored XSS.
* Fix      - PHP warning (foreach() argument) in Elementor widgets.
* Fix      - UI breaking in the color palette dropdown (HEX, RGB, HSL).
* Fix      - Search button color not reflected in the search box dropdown.
* Fix      - Post Elements / Post Meta sorting not working on Single Post.
* Fix      - Image position could not be changed on Single Post and Blog pages.
* Fix      - Block editor not respecting the "Load Google Fonts locally" setting.
* Fix      - Sanitized footer copyright shortcode output to prevent admin-stored XSS.
* Fix      - Social icons (X, Instagram) not displayed with their official brand icons.
* Fix      - Restricted REST API meta auth_callback to the edit_post capability (privilege escalation).

= Version 4.1.2 - 2025-12-18 =
* Added - New combined typography color option in the Typography section, allowing unified color control for text styles.
* Moved  - Relocated Headings color settings (H1–H3) from their previous location into the Typography section for better organization and easier access.
* Update - Introduced a new sortable control for Blog, Single Post, and Search layouts, enabling users to reorder elements more flexibly.
* Moved  - Transferred Elements options inside the Sortable element, grouping related controls together and improving the overall settings structure.
* Fix    - Starter template issue.
* Fix    - Undefined function colormag_fresh_install issue.

= Version 4.1.1 - 2025-09-26 =
* Fix         - Undefined array key "font-family".

= Version 4.1.0 - 2025-09-22 =
* Added - 6 new Typography Presets for font selection.
* Added - Option to add/delete custom color palettes.
* Added - "Header Media" as a top item in the customizer navigation.
* Added - "Site Identity" to the main customizer navigation list.
* Renamed - "Header Builder" to "Header".
* Renamed - "Content" to "Post Content".
* Renamed - "Footer Builder" to "Footer".
* Renamed - "Container" to "Layouts".
* Moved - "Page Element" options to respective menus.
* Moved - "Breadcrumb" to "Additional".
* Moved - "Sticky Header" to "Header".
* Improved - Updated color palette design.
* Improved - Enhanced Color Palette presets.
* Improved - Set default colors for different sections to global colors.
* Improved - Global color handling in preset, color picker, and added tooltips for color name.
* Improved - Separated sidebar layout options into container and sidebar layout.
* Improved - Merged default layout from "Sidebar" and "Container" into "Layouts".
* Improved - Page-specific sidebar and container layout options to respective page in "Post Content"
* Improved - Page setting sidebar and container layout options to respective page
* Improved - Redesigned Post Content blog section with tabbed design and layout options.
* Improved - Enhanced design of presets and tabs in "Page Header".
* Improved - Removed "Sidebar" in Global after moving its contents to respective places.
* Improved - Removed "Page Element" after moving its items to respective places.
* Improved - Removed "Header & Navigation" after moving its items to respective places.

= Version 4.0.20 - 2025-08-12 =
* Update    - Dashboard notice.
* Update    - General security measure.
* Fix       - Footer now stays at the bottom on pages with minimal content.

= Version 4.0.19 - 2025-07-09 =
* Fix       - PHP error.

= Version 4.0.18 - 2025-07-07 =
* Added       - Option to set site title and tagline visibility.
* Added       - New font families in editor typography.

= Version 4.0.17 - 2025-06-09 =
* Fix         - Typography slide issue.
* Fix         - Fontawesome 6 issue.

= Version 4.0.16 - 2025-06-03 =
* Added       - Option to select widgets post by tags and author.
* Added       - Option to logo size on responsive device.
* Update      - Translation ready for all theme strings.

= Version 4.0.15 - 2025-05-21 =
* Fix         - Starter Template issue.

= Version 4.0.14 - 2025-05-21 =
* Added       - New ColorMag Main demo (https://themegrilldemos.com/colormag/).
* Added       - Option to change full width search width, border width, border color and border radius.
* Added       - Option to change full width search placeholder color.
* Added       - Option to change NewsTicker label in header builder.
* Added       - Option to change NewsTicker link typography in header builder.
* Added       - Option to change Social icon color and style in header builder.
* Added       - Option to enable/disable page header.
* Added       - Option change NewsTicker width in header builder.
* Fix         - Toggle menu issue on customizer.

= Version 4.0.13 - 2025-05-05 =
* Added - Icon size option in random component of header builder.
* Added - Option to change header builder primary menu active background color.
* Fix   - Header builder random component icon hover color issue.
* Fix   - Footer builder copyright component options not working
* Fix   - Footer builder menu 1 component typography option not working in frontend
* Fix   - Footer builder menu 1 component not displayed properly in footer bottom area in frontend
* Fix   - Builder offset area issue.

= Version 4.0.12 - 2025-04-01 =
* Fix         - Mobile view border top color issue.
* Fix         - Embed Block image size issue.
* Update      - Page settings layout.

= Version 4.0.11 - 2025-02-28 =
* Added       - Option to change enable and disable feature image, title, tag and excerpt in Elementor widget.
* Added       - Option to change the footer builder inner layout( Stack and Inline).
* Fix         - Plugin conflict with Classic Widgets.
* Fix         - Option to enable Header Footer builder.

= Version 4.0.10 - 2025-01-06 =
* Added - Option to change single post title typography.
* Fix   - Header media responsive display issue.
* Fix   - News ticker issue in builder.

= Version 4.0.9 - 2024-12-23 =
* Fix - Elementor widget title color and background color issue.
* Fix - Outside container background color issue.

= Version 4.0.8 - 2024-12-19 =
* Update        - Compatibility with Elementor v3.26.
* Fix           - TG: Widget style issue in footer.
* Fix           - Breadcrumb enable issue.

= Version 4.0.7 - 2024-11-22 =
* Fix           - TG: Widget style issue.
* Fix           - Customizer section padding issue.

= Version 4.0.6 - 2024-11-20 =
* Enhancement   - Compatibility with Page Builder by SiteOrigin.
* Fix           - TG: Featured Posts (Style 1) style issue.
* Fix           - Offset background color issue.

= Version 4.0.5 - 2024-11-15 =
* Fix   - WordPress 6.7 customizer css issue.

= Version 4.0.4 - 2024-11-12 =
* Fix - Header media image issue.
* Fix - Logo remove option issue.
* Fix - Search icon color option issue.

= Version - 4.0.3 - 2024-11-11 =
* Fix   - Mobile logo issue.
* Tweak - New image webp image format added.

= Version - 4.0.2 - 2024-10-25 =
* Fix - Open Sans font issue.
* Fix - Customizer CSS issues while using Classic Widget.

= Version - 4.0.1 - 2024-10-23 =
* Fix - Footer responsive issue.

= Version - 4.0.0 - 2024-10-22 =
* Added       - New Header builder.
* Enhancement - Introduced a new visual Header Builder with drag and drop functionality.
* Added       - Header Builder component - Site Title and Logo.
* Enhancement - Option to change color and typography for Site Title and Logo.
* Enhancement - Option to change enable/disable for Site Title and Logo.
* Added       - Header Builder component - Primary Menu.
* Enhancement - Option to change color, background, padding, margin and typography for primary menu component.
* Enhancement - Option to change sub menu color, background, padding, border etc.
* Added       - Header Builder component - Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary Menu.
* Enhancement - Option to change color and typography for secondary, tertiary and quaternary menu component.
* Enhancement - Option to change sub menu typography.
* Added       - Header Builder component - Button.
* Enhancement - Option to change color, background, padding, border for button.
* Added       - Header Builder component - Search.
* Added       - Option to change search input color text and background color.
* Added       - Option to change search icon color.
* Added       - Header Builder component - HTML 1.
* Added       - Option to change HTML 1  color, link color, font size, margin.
* Added       - Header Builder component - Widget 1 and Widget 2.
* Added       - Option to change Widget 1 and Widget 2 title and content color, link color and typography.
* Added       - Header Builder component - Social.
* Added       - Option to add new social icons.
* Added       - Option to change all header row container width, height, color, background, padding, margin, border etc.
* Enhancement - UI/UX improvement in toggle, select, slider, radio-image, sortable, editor, typography, dimension, navigation and color control.
* Added       - New customizer color Palette.
* Enhancement - Introduced reset to default option in all control.
* Enhancement - Customizer color picker.
* Enhancement - Customizer background control.
* Enhancement - Customizer Typography control.
* Added       - New Footer builder.
* Enhancement - Introduced a new visual Footer Builder with drag and drop functionality.
* Added       - Footer Builder component - HTML 1.
* Added       - Option to change HTML 1 color, link color, font size, margin.
* Added       - Footer Builder component - Widget 1, Widget 2, Widget 3, Widget 4, Widget 5, Widget 6 and Widget 7.
* Added       - Option to change Widgets title and content color, link color and typography.
* Added       - Footer Builder component - Menu 1.
* Added       - Option to change Menu 1 color and typography.
* Added       - Footer Builder component - Social.
* Added       - Option to add new social icons.
* Added       - Footer Builder component - Copyright.
* Added       - Option to change copyright color, link color, typography, margin.
* Added       - Option to change footer column for particular row.
* Added       - Option to change all footer row container width, height, color, background, padding, margin, border etc.

= Version - 3.1.11 - 2024-08-26 =
* Fix - Compatibility of ColorMag with Elementor Pro.
* Fix - Outside container background issue.

= Version - 3.1.10 - 2024-07-23 =
* Feature - Option to change mobile menu color and typography.
* Feature - Option to change mobile sub menu background color and typography.
* Fix     - Header layout 2 style issue.
* Fix     - WordPress 6.6 issue.

= Version - 3.1.9 - 2024-06-27 =
* Option - To change footer column layout.
* Fix - Link post format while using custom primary color.
* Fix - Primary menu background color on responsive device.
* Fix - Post format video URL issue.

= Version - 3.1.8 - 2024-04-25 =
* Fix - `colormag_date_meta_markup` function override.
* Option - To change post date type.

= Version - 3.1.7.1 - 2024-03-20 =
* Fix - TG Advertisement issue.

= Version - 3.1.7 - 2024-03-19 =
* Fix - Page title tag issue.

= Version - 3.1.6 - 2024-03-05 =
* Option - To change sidebar width.
* Fix    - Primary menu background on contained main header.
* Fix    - Post meta categories issue.

= Version - 3.1.5 - 2024-02-20 =
* Option - To change global base color.
* Option - To change global box border color.
* Option - To change global links color.
* Option - To change global body typography.
* Option - To change global headings' typography.
* Option - To change global H1,H2,H3,H4,H5 and H6 typography.
* Option - To change global button color, background, padding and border radius.
* Option - To change site title color and typography.
* Option - To change site tagline color and typography.
* Option - To change main header layout 1 alignment.
* Option - To change main header layout 1 alignment.
* Option - To change primary menu border top width.
* Option - To change main menu typography.
* Option - To change main sub menu typography.
* Option - To change sortable of blog post elements.
* Option - To change blog post title typography.
* Option - To change blog excerpt type.
* Option - To change sortable of single post element.
* Option - To change sortable of post elements.
* Option - To change widget title color.
* Option - To change widget content color.
* Option - To change widget link color.
* Option - To change footer bar style.
* Fix    - PHP error on v7.2.

= Version - 3.1.4 - 2024-01-29 =
* Add - Font awesome V6.2.4 support.
* Fix - Page builder template responsive issue.

= Version - 3.1.3 - 2024-01-19 =
* Enhancement - Theme Dashboard.

= Version - 3.1.2 - 2024-01-15 =
* Enhancement - Overall theme dashboard UI/UX.

= Version - 3.1.1 - 2024-01-11 =
* Tweak - Update screenshot image.

= Version 3.1.0 - 2023-12-27 =
* Fix - Breadcrumb option visible even when disabled.
* Fix - Migration notice issue.

= Version 3.0.9 - 2023-12-13 =
* Fix - Image caption alignment issue in editor.
* Fix - Single post headings tag issue.
* Fix - Page title tag issue.

= Version 3.0.8 - 2023-12-12 =
* Fix - Header background color issue on dark mode.
* Fix - Navigation  post title word break issue.

= Version 3.0.7 - 2023-10-18 =
* Fix - Spacing issue in editor.
* Fix - PHP error on search results page.

= Version 3.0.6 - 2023-09-20 =
* Fix   - Sub menu design issue.
* Added - New Demo (ColorMag 02) - Gutenberg-based WordPress Template Site for Best News Magazine.

= Version 3.0.5 - 2023-09-05 =
* Feature - Breadcrumb option.
* Feature - Numbered pagination option.
* Feature - Retina logo option.

= Version 3.0.4 - 2023-08-22 =
* Feature - Primary menu background color option.
* Feature - Primary menu border color option.
* Feature - Main menu color option.
* Feature - Main menu hover color option.
* Feature - Sub menu background color option.
* Feature - Header action icon color option.
* Feature - Mobile menu toggle icon color option.
* Feature - Upper footer widget background color option.
* Feature - Footer copyright content color option.
* Feature - Footer copyright link color option.
* Added   - New Demo (ColorMag NewsHive) - Gutenberg-based WordPress Template Site for Blog, Newspaper & Magazine.

= Version 3.0.3 - 2023-08-15 =
* Feature - Top bar background color option.
* Feature - Main header background color option.
* Feature - Footer column background color option.
* Feature - Container inside background color option.
* Feature - Footer bar background color option.
* Fix     - Footer column design issue.
* Fix     - Navigation menu responsive icon issue.
* Add     - Footer upper column sidebars.
* Added   - New Demo (ColorMag MagazineX) -  Gutenberg-based WordPress Template Site to publish articles for your newspaper, magazine, or blog.

= Version 3.0.2 - 2023-07-19 =
* Fix - Left sidebar content responsive issue.
* Fix - Post Video format play button position issue.

= Version 3.0.1 - 2023-06-20 =
* Fix - Single post navigation width issue.
* Fix - Highlighted post widget clickable issue.
* Fix - Permalink not appearing on comment section.
* Fix - Various design issue in button block.
* Fix - Tag links design issue.

= Version 3.0.0.7 - 2023-06-19 =
* Fix - Word break issue.
* Fix - Featured Category slider issue on refresh.
* Fix - Dashboard notice dismiss button.

= Version 3.0.0.6 - 2023-06-19 =
* Fix - Featured Category Slider not appearing.

= Version 3.0.0.5 - 2023-06-18 =
* Fix - Missing deprecated functions issue.

= Version 3.0.0.4 - 2023-06-17 =
* Fix - Missing commenter author name.
* Fix - Gutenberg editor skin color.
* Fix - Comment & Tag meta missing on post meta section.
* Fix - Dashboard notice dismiss button issue.

= Version 3.0.0.3 - 2023-06-16 =
* Tweak - Minor change.

= Version 3.0.0.2 - 2023-06-16 =
* Tweak - Minor change.

= Version 3.0.0.1 - 2023-06-16 =
* Fix - Footer copyright text issue.

= Version 3.0 - 2023-06-16 =
* Enhancement - Overall UI/UX improvements of frontend side of the theme

* Enhancement - Responsiveness and mobile-first design
* Enhancement - Introduced SVG icons for speed and better design
* Enhancement - Improvements and issues fixes in dark mode design

* Enhancement - Blog, Post content, meta, CTA button
* Fix         - Design issues in post comments section
* Enhancement - Search no result found page design
* Enhancement - Fixed design issues in 404 page and improved for the betterment
* Enhancement - Improved design for forms fields

* Enhancement - Overall layout/design improvement in header area
* Enhancement - Mobile menu design
* Enhancement - Improved header search
* Fix         - News ticker alignment issue in mobile devices
* Fix         - Top bar responsive issues

* Enhancement - Overall layout/design improvement in footer area
* Fix         - Footer area responsive issues

* Enhancement - WordPress default blocks/widgets design
* Enhancement - Improved Block Editor design
* Fix         - Search widget design issue
* Enhancement - ColorMag custom widgets design: consistency, spacing, responsiveness

* Enhancement - Overall accessibility improvements as per WordPress standards
* Enhancement - More accessible styles for links
* Enhancement - Maintained contrast of elements via Color, sizes, spacing
* Enhancement - Attention to typography for readability by applying hierarchy, consistency, and white spaces

* Enhancement - WooCommerce pages design revamp
* Enhancement - Improved product boxes
* Fix         - Various design issues including responsiveness in WooCommerce pages

* Enhancement - Overall UI/UX of customizer controls

* Enhancement - Improved design of icons used in radio image control
* Enhancement - Use toggle control instead of checkboxes
* Enhancement - Introduced unit selector, slider in typography control
* Enhancement - UX improvement in responsive switcher setting
* Enhancement - Use of toogle instead of eye icon inside sortable control
* Enhancement - Use of toggle instead of eye icon inside sortable control
* Enhancement - Introduced unit selector and progress bar indicator in the slider control
* Feature     - Option of unsortable items inside sortable control
* Feature     - Introduced input binding setting in dimension control
* Feature     - Introduced input binding and unit selector setting in dimension control
* Added       - Introduced new subheadings control

* Enhancement - Refactored options arrangements for better user experience
* Enhancement - Consistency on layout and style options
* Enhancement - Updated strings used for customizer options for clarity

* Enhancement - Better file/folder organization
* Tweak       - Improved Coding Standards
* Tweak       - PHP OOP way code implementation

* Enhancement - Mobile-first CSS
* Enhancement - Proper CSS Reusability implementation for less code
* Enhancement - Use of CSS flex/grid properties instead of float
* Enhancement - Use of CSS variables
* Enhancement - Overall CSS transition on events

= Version - 2.1.8 - 2023-01-11 =
* Fix - PHP error.

= Version - 2.1.7 - 2023-01-09 =
* Fix - PHP error.

= Version - 2.1.6 - 2023-01-04 =
* Integration - Magazine Blocks plugin.
* Tweak       - Improvements on page builder template.
* Fix         - Logo alignment issue in header clean layout.
* Fix         - Alignment issue in header classic layout.

= Version - 2.1.5 - 2022-11-17 =
* Fix - Primary menu expanded by default when responsive menu is enabled.
* Fix - Primary menu hover color issue.
* Fix - Top header enlarge issue on page load.
* Fix - Primary menu not centered while 3rd header style.

= Version - 2.1.4 - 2022-10-18 =
* Improvements - Header top bar design and CSS code refactor.

= Version - 2.1.3 - 2022-06-22 =
* Tweak - Load default fonts locally.

= Version - 2.1.2 - 2022-04-20 =
* Fix - Option for hiding blog/static page on front page not working on certain condition.
* Fix - Featured image not showing in a single post on certain condition.

= Version - 2.1.1 - 2022-03-25 =
* Fix - Elementor\Scheme_Color is deprecated.
* Fix - _register_controls is deprecated.
* Fix - Color opacity option in customizer not working properly.

= Version - 2.1.0 - 2021-09-06 =
* Fix - Dropdown issue in widgets.
* Fix - Background color customizer option not working properly.

= Version - 2.0.9 - 2021-08-03 =
* Fix - Font display swap property and value for google fonts.

= Version - 2.0.8 - 2021-05-27 =
* Tweak - Update screenshot image.
* Tweak - Update screenshot image source link.

= Version - 2.0.7 - 2021-05-12 =
* Fix - Elementor's Text Editor widget's font size overridden by theme.

= Version - 2.0.6 - 2021-03-31 =
* Enhancement - Social Icons control.

= Version - 2.0.5.1 - 2021-02-25 =
* Tweak - Fix URL of welcome banner image.

= Version - 2.0.5 - 2021-02-24 =
* Tweak - Update screenshot image.

= Version - 2.0.4 -2020-12-16 =
* Tweak - Update footer credit link with `rel="nofollow"` attributes.
* Fix   - jQuery deprecated message in some of the theme custom JS files

= Version - 2.0.3 -2020-10-21 =
* Enhancement - Customizer design.

= Version - 2.0.2 -2020-09-28 =
* Fix - Search form result display for specific language when using Polylang plugin.
* Fix - Alpha color selector design issue on custom customize controls.

= Version - 2.0.1 -2020-09-16 =
* Tweak - Updated `Tested up to` to 5.5
* Fix - Link in slider not working on certain devices in Chrome

= Version - 2.0.0.3 -2020-08-19 =
* Fix - Primary color issue for read more button
* Fix - Primary color issue for header style 3 menu border

= Version - 2.0.0.2 -2020-08-18 =
* Fix - Primary color issue

= Version - 2.0.0.1 -2020-08-18 =
* Fix - PHP syntax error

= Version - 2.0.0 -2020-08-18 =
* Refactor  - Customize controls.
* Refactor  - Customizer sections and options.
* Remove    - TGMPA library to recommend plugins
* Deprecate - Demo config via theme.

= Version - 1.5.1 -2020-08-08 =
* Enhancement - Links CSS transition.
* Remove      - Unused codes.

= Version - 1.5.0 -2020-07-20 =
* Fix - Mobile sub toggle icon color and bg color conflict while opening two submenu at once.
* Enhance - Post `Read more` CTA UI.

= Version - 1.4.9 -2020-06-05 =
* Fix - Responsive video embeds.

= Version - 1.4.8 -2020-05-27 =
* Tweak       - Enhance customizer upsell section.
* Enhancement - Gutenberg compatibility

= Version 1.4.7 -2020-05-22 =
* Add   - Required header fields: `Tested up to` and `Requires PHP` in style.css.
* Fix   - Theme name and version in the admin dashboard while child theme active.
* Tweak - Add and improve theme-related notices.

= Version - 1.4.6 - 2020-04-17 =
* Added - New Demo (ColorMag Wild Magazine) - Engage the nature lovers to your wildlife magazine website with this ColorMag demo.
* Added - New Demo (ColorMag Entertainment News) - Use this ColorMag demo to provide entertaining information on your news website.
* Tweak - Notice adjustment with respect to WordPress admin notices guideline

= Version - 1.4.5 - 2020-02-28 =
* Tweak -Refactor theme page according to WordPress theme guidelines.

= Version - 1.4.4 - 2020-02-19 =
* Tweak - Minor Enhancement.

= Version - 1.4.3 - 2020-01-22 =
* Added - New Demo (ColorMag Top Magazine) - Start working on your awesome online magazine with this ColorMag demo.
* Tweak - Modify menu CSS for keyboard accessibility.
* Tweak - Modify self hosted Header Video CSS to align center.
* Tweak - Deprecate Custom CSS customize option provided via theme

= Version - 1.4.2 - 2019-07-29 =
* Fix   - Random posts and Search icon position in menu.
* Fix   - Comment form boxes design.
* Fix   - User consent design for comment form.
* Fix   - Published and Updated class for Google Structured Data.
* Fix   - Featured Posts widget image margin when used with Elementor.
* Fix   - Featured image alignment on featured posts widget for RTL support.
* Tweak - CSS change for Elementor Block Elements.
* Tweak - Update `screen-reader-text` CSS.
* Tweak - Added `skip-link` to content area.
* Tweak - Autofocus on search field for click on search icon toggle button in menu.
* Tweak - Remove display of `Comments Off` message, if comment is off within featured posts widget.

= Version 1.4.1 - 2019-07-12 =
* Remove - Removed dashboard message to align with the theme review guidelines

= Version 1.4.0 - 2019-07-11 =
* Tweak - Added `wp_body_open` function to support WordPress 5.2 `wp_body_open` hook.
* Tweak - Added message to make user aware while installing and activating the ThemeGrill demo importer plugin.

= Version 1.3.9 - 2019-05-21 =
* Update - FitVids to 1.2.0
* Tweak  - Add review notice message.

= Version 1.3.8 - 2019-03-26 =
* Fix - Upload Theme button not working

= Version 1.3.7 - 2019-03-19 =
* Tweak  - Remove import button from site library for pro themes.
* Update - BxSlider to 4.2.15

= Version 1.3.6 - 2019-03-01 =
* Tweak - Added site library and demo import process in About ColorMag page.
* Tweak - Modify pingback url autodiscovery for single posts, pages, or attachments.
* Tweak - separate customize control class via different file.

= Version 1.3.5 - 2019-01-16 =
* Update - StickyJS library to 1.0.4
* Update - Magnific Popup library to 1.1.0

= Version 1.3.4 - 2018-12-07 =
* Recommend - Zakra Gutenberg ready theme
* Fix       - Gallery padding for Gutenberg
* Tweak     - Utilize single custom JS file for required theme JS settings.

= Version 1.3.3 - 2018-11-19 =
* Added - Gutenberg compatibility

= Version 1.3.2 - 2018-10-04 =
* Remove - Backward compatible for favicon
* Remove - Backward compatible for header logo

= Version 1.3.1 - 2018-08-31 =
* Update - Upsell link

= Version 1.3.0 - 2018-08-29 =
* Fix - Menu toggle tag
* Fix - Image upload issue in advertisement widgets for customizer option

= Version 1.2.9 - 2018-05-24 =
* Feature - Added option to display social link in header, footer or both header and footer location

= Version 1.2.8 - 2018-05-09 =
* Feature - Added featured image disable option for single post page
* Feature - Added featured image display option for single page

= Version 1.2.7 - 2018-4-20 =
* Tweaks - Remove translations from social icons display

= Version 1.2.6 - 2018-03-20 =
* Fix - Slider anchors unclickable in Firefox browsers versioned 59+.

= Version 1.2.5 - 2018-03-15 =
* Fix - Flex issue on safari

= Version 1.2.4 - 2018-02-27 =
* Fix    - Header layout ( Main Header Area Display ) design issue
* Fix    - Touchscreen submenu double click issue in small devices
* Tweaks - Introduce customizer live preview and selective refresh feature.

= Version 1.2.3 - 2017-12-12 =
* Added   - Scrollbar for fixed better responsive menu if overflow.
* Tweaks  - Touch screen accessible submenu
* Feature - Added Elementor plugin support
* Feature - Added Block widgets for use within Elementor plugin
* Feature - Added Grid widgets for use within Elementor plugin

= Version 1.2.2 - 2017-10-16 =
* Feature - Added header variation options
* Feature - Added footer variation options

= Version 1.2.1 - 2017-08-31 =
* Tweaks  - Updated BxSlider to version 4.2.12
* Tweaks  - WooCommerce sidebar layout now utilizes the same sidebar area provided via the theme by default
* Tweaks  - Image alt text added to the advertisement widgets provided via this theme
* Tweaks  - Introduce selective refresh for site title and description
* Feature - Added theme starter content introduced in WordPress 4.7

= Version 1.2.0 - 2017-04-27 =
* Feature - Added option to display the date in header set via WordPress date setting
* Tweaks  - Add theme support for WooCommerce 3.0's new gallery feature
* Tweaks  - Updated FontAwesome icons to version 4.7.0
* Fix     - Search results page design

= Version 1.1.9 - 2017-03-03 =
* Tweaks - Updated BxSlider to version 4.2.10
* Tweaks - Add support for customize selective refresh widgets
* Tweaks - Add TGMPA to recommend ThemeGrill Demo Importer plugin

= Version 1.1.8 - 2017-01-16 =
* Feature - Added new responsive menu design.
* Added   - RTL Language support.
* Added   - Support for Video Headers introduced in WordPress 4.7.

= Version 1.1.7 - 2016-12-09 =
* Feature - Migrated the Custom Logo from theme options to the Site Logo in Site Identity section

= Version 1.1.6 - 2016-12-08 =
* Feature - Added the Custom Site Logo feature introduced in WordPress 4.5
* Feature - Added support for Site Icon introduced in WordPress 4.3
* Feature - Added compatibility for ThemeGrill Demo Importer plugin
* Feature - Migrated the Custom CSS code added in theme settings to Additional CSS section introduced in WordPress 4.7

= Version 1.1.5 - 2016-09-02 =
* Tweaks - Removed Portugese (Brazil) language file as 100% translation now available at wordpress.org
* Tweaks - Removed Russian language file as 100% translation now available at wordpress.org
* Tweaks - Enhancement for the media uploader scripts used in widgets.

= Version 1.1.4 =
* Tweaks - Updated theme tags as per new introduced tags.
* Tweaks - Introduced welcome page for theme.

= Version 1.1.3 =
* Theme information is properly organized in Customize panel.
* Theme is now compatible with WooCommerce.

= Version 1.1.2 =
* Updated FontAwesome icons to version 4.5.0
* Content width is now adjusted according to the layout chooded.

= Version 1.1.1 =
* Language POT file updated
* SEO optimization

= Version 1.1 =
* Added rel="nofollow" on the Advertisement widgets.
* Updated FontAwesome icons to the latest version 4.4.0
* Updated HTML5Shiv script to the latest version 3.7.3

= Version 1.0.9 =
* Minor CSS Bug Fix
* Russian language file added. Thanks to Mr. Ardizan Натяжные потолки for providing the language files.
* Spanish language file added. Thanks to Mr. Anel Pérez Pérez & Melchor Sánchez for providing the language files.

= Version 1.0.8 =
* WordPress default gallery alignment issue fixed. Also, responsiveness adjustment done for WordPress default gallery.

= Version 1.0.7 =
* Removed deprecated function for WP_Widget class and used the __construct() instead as per WordPress 4.3
* Date translation issue fixed.

= Version 1.0.6 =
* Norwegian language file added. Thanks to Mr. Clay Kristoffer Gressli for providing the language files.

= Version 1.0.5 =
* Brazilian Portuguese language file added. Thanks to Mr. Clay Zeballos for providing the language files.
* TG: Featured Posts widget title changed to TG: Featured Posts(Style 1)
 and TG: Featured Posts Vertical widget title to TG: Featured Posts(Style 2)
* Added the update class for Google Structured Data.
* Added HTML5 Markup theme support

= Version 1.0.4 =
* Fixed reset query for breaking news and random post
* Default layout set as Right Sidebar for the front page
* Updated Stickyjs to v1.0.2
* Few styling and other adjustments

= Version 1.0.3 =
* Removed TG: Videos widget
* Styling adjustment for search results page
* Responsive styling adjustment for posts in archive page and search page
* Option to hide Blog Posts/static Page from front page added
* Pot file updated.
* Screenshot changed.

= Version 1.0.2 =
* Added the prefix for the hook in the header.php
* Enqueued the script used in post-format.php

= Version 1.0.1 =
* Responsiveness added.
* All refinements and adjustments.

= Version 1.0 =
* All brand new.
