=== Graceful Pixel Blog ===

Contributors: aslamnaik
Requires at least: 5.3
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 5.6
Stable tag: 1.0.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: blog, one-column, two-columns, three-columns, right-sidebar, custom-menu, custom-logo, featured-images, footer-widgets, theme-options

== Description ==

Graceful Pixel Blog theme is a clean, modern, and elegant free WordPress theme crafted for bloggers, creators, and content-focused websites. Perfect for niches like fashion, lifestyle, travel, tech, health, beauty, and online magazines, it features a visually appealing layout with a highlighted featured post section, organized content blocks, and a stylish sidebar for better content discovery. Designed with simplicity and readability in mind, Graceful Pixel Blog theme offers a fully responsive and Retina-ready layout, ensuring your website looks stunning on all devices. The intuitive navigation, minimal typography, and balanced spacing create a smooth and engaging user experience. The theme is lightweight, SEO-optimized, and easy to customize, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced users. It also supports WooCommerce integration for creating an online store and includes RTL support for broader accessibility. Whether you're building a personal blog or a professional content platform, Graceful Pixel Blog theme provides a polished, performance-focused foundation to showcase your content beautifully.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How to install Graceful Pixel Blog theme =
1. Login your WordPress dashboard.
2. Go to "Appearance" -> "Theme" and click on "Add New" button.
3. Click on "Upload Theme" button and choose the theme's zip file you have downloaded.
4. Click on "Install Now" button.
5. Activate the theme.
6. Now go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" to configure theme options.

== Copyright ==

Graceful WordPress Theme, Copyright 2026 Optima Themes
Graceful is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
Graceful Pixel Blog is a child theme of Graceful and as such uses the same opensource projects as its parent theme.

== Credits ==
Open Sans Font
Copyright 2020 The Open Sans Project Authors
License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1
Source: https://github.com/googlefonts/opensans

Webfont Loader
Copyright (c) 2020 WPTT
License: Licensed under the MIT license
Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader

== Images Used ==
Image 1(top thumbnail) and Image 7(sidebar) - Credit (Curtis Mac Newton)
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://stocksnap.io/license
https://stocksnap.io/photo/brooklybridge-running-X2Q7LBUF6U

Image 2(top thumbnail), Image 3(slider) and Image 8(sidebar) - Credit (Brooke Lark)
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://stocksnap.io/license
https://stocksnap.io/photo/camera-lens-BZQ2IP6MCC

Image 4(slider author thumbnail) and Image 9(sidebar) - Credit (Kristin Hardwick)
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://stocksnap.io/license
https://stocksnap.io/photo/woman-business-LERRJPTMHP

Image 5(sidebar) and Image 10(bottom) - Credit (Fabrizio Verrecchia)
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://stocksnap.io/license
https://stocksnap.io/photo/mountain-highland-26GGJEWDZR

Image 6(sidebar) - Credit (Beauty and Fashion)
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://stocksnap.io/license
https://stocksnap.io/photo/cozy-home-XUO7YAX9BO

== Changelog ==


= 1.0.2 =
* CSS updated

= 1.0.1 =
* Fixed: Keyboard focus visibility on featured images by adjusting container overflow property
* Fixed: Placeholder images now keyboard accessible with proper link wrapping
* Fixed: Dynamic CSS implementation using wp_add_inline_style()
* Fixed: All inline JavaScript moved to external pixel-scripts.js and properly enqueued

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release