=== DIGISTARTER ===

Contributors: digistalter
Requires at least: 6.9
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.1.0
License: GNU General Public License v3
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
Tags: full-site-editing, block-patterns, block-styles, style-variations, custom-colors, custom-logo, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, one-column, threaded-comments, translation-ready, wide-blocks, rtl-language-support

A fast-launching block theme with over forty ready-made patterns and six style variations - enough to build almost any page straight out of the box, and easy to extend further through a child theme.

== Description ==

DIGISTARTER is a block theme built to launch fast and build real sites with - not a bare foundation you still have to finish yourself.

It ships everything a block theme needs under the hood: design tokens, a small set of reusable block styles, and a card component shared by the blog, archive and search results. On top of that comes a ready-to-use header and footer, a blog layout with a featured post and a random reading suggestion, an archive and search grid, a single post layout with comments and related posts, and a 404 page.

Over forty section patterns - openers, text, media, pricing, testimonials, statistics, FAQs and more - cover almost any page you would want to build, and six style variations (three corner styles, each in light and dark) let you find a look in minutes.

And if you want something more extravagant, a child theme takes it further: override colours, type or spacing, or add your own patterns, without ever touching a template.

== Installation ==

1. In your site's dashboard go to Appearance > Themes and click Add New.
2. Click Upload Theme, choose the ZIP file and click Install Now.
3. Click Activate.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I change the look? =

Switch between six style variations under Appearance > Editor > Styles - no code required.

To add your own, place a JSON file in a child theme's /styles/ folder (one added directly to this theme would be lost on the next update). Use theme.json as a blueprint: a variation only needs to define what it actually changes.

= How do I build my own design on top of DIGISTARTER? =

Create a child theme with digistarter as its parent. Override colours, type or spacing in your own theme.json, add patterns to your own /patterns/ folder, or swap out a single /inc/ file via the digistarter_modules filter - nothing touches the parent theme, so updates stay safe.

= Why is there no page title on my pages? =

Page templates render the content only, so add a heading as your first block or start with one of the opener patterns. Posts still show their title automatically.

= The images in the patterns look like coloured squares. =

Those are placeholders - select the image block and swap in your own picture. The pattern keeps its proportions.

= How do I add legal links to the footer? =

Activation creates two empty menus, Footer-Menu 1 and Footer-Menu 2. Add your privacy policy, imprint or other required pages to Footer-Menu 2 under Appearance > Editor > Navigation - the footer already links to it.

== Copyright ==

DIGISTARTER WordPress Theme, (C) 2026 DIGISTALTER GmbH
DIGISTARTER is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.

This theme bundles the following third-party resources:

Saira Variable font
Copyright (c) Omnibus-Type
License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1
Source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Saira
Full licence text: assets/fonts/LICENSE.txt

== Changelog ==

= 1.1.0 =
A consistency pass over the whole pattern library, so every pattern behaves like part of one design system across all six style variations.

* Improved: one consistent set of heading sizes, spacing and padding across every pattern
* Fixed: unreadable text and buttons in several colour combinations, especially in the dark style variations
* Fixed: checkboxes no longer turn into circles under "Extra rounded"
* Fixed: a couple of patterns couldn't take on a coloured section style correctly
* New: "Text: centered" pattern - a label, a large statement and a short paragraph
* Removed: two internal demo patterns not meant for building real pages
* Various small layout and colour refinements throughout

= 1.0.6 =
* Fixed: full-width blocks inside a blog post now reach the edge of the page
* Fixed: heading levels on archive and search pages now follow the correct order
* Fixed: an open submenu no longer marks every item as the current page
* Fixed: a menu link to the homepage is now correctly highlighted as active
* Fixed: scroll-linked patterns (sticky quote, text reveal) now work inside a child theme's own scroll container

= 1.0.5 =
* Fixed: post cards with several categories no longer overlap the title below the image

= 1.0.4 =
* Changed: page titles are now always hidden on pages, so opener patterns never end up with a duplicate heading

= 1.0.3 =
* Fixed: posts without a featured image no longer show a broken, floating category label
* Fixed: rounded corners now work correctly on older WordPress versions

= 1.0.2 =
* New: four section styles (On Accent, On Neutral, On Primary, On Secondary) to recolour any pattern in one click
* New: Video Stack opener pattern
* New: Sticky Quote pattern
* New: Text Reveal pattern
* Improved: the text-and-image pattern now also supports video
* Fixed: several colour and contrast issues where a pattern met a coloured section style
* Fixed: the image carousel and its dots now work reliably
* Fixed: pages without their own heading keep a page title
* Changed: several colour variants of the same pattern (CTA banner, pricing, testimonials and more) are now one pattern each, controlled by section styles

= 1.0.1 =
* New patterns: bento feature grid, image carousel, progress bars, menu list, timeline, and more
* Fixed: several small navigation, hover and layout issues

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release: design tokens, block styles, a documented module architecture, over forty section patterns, and three corner styles in light and dark
