=== InkPress ===

Contributors:      inkpresstheme
Tags:              blog, news, two-columns, right-sidebar, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, full-width-template, post-formats, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, block-styles, wide-blocks
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to:      7.0
Requires PHP:      7.4
Stable tag:        2.0.3
License:           GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI:       https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A clean, editorial blog theme for writers, journalists, and content creators.

== Description ==

InkPress is a professional, editorial-quality WordPress blog theme designed for writers, journalists, and content creators who care about typography and readability.

**Features**

* Magazine-style hero banner — large featured post with two secondary slots
* Three archive layouts: Grid (3-column), List (horizontal card), Full Width
* Magazine Home page template — hero banner + per-category post sections
* Full Width page template — no sidebar, centred content
* Responsive right sidebar with Search, Recent Posts, Categories, Tags, and RSS widgets
* Four-column footer with four widget areas
* Sticky header with mobile hamburger menu and slide-down search bar
* Custom logo support
* Custom header image support
* Custom background support
* Featured images with five registered sizes
* Post reading-time estimate
* Author bio box on single posts
* Related posts section (same category, 3 posts)
* Previous / Next post navigation
* Breadcrumb trail on all page types
* Styled threaded comment list and reply form
* Post tag pills
* Numeric pagination
* Block patterns: Hero CTA, Text & Image, Pull Quote
* Block styles: Button Outline, Button Ghost, Image Framed, Separator Accent, Quote Editorial
* Editor stylesheet — editor content matches front-end display
* Responsive embeds support
* Translation-ready — full text domain coverage (text domain: inkpress)
* Google Fonts: Playfair Display (headings), DM Sans (body), JetBrains Mono (code)
* Accessibility: skip link, ARIA landmarks and labels, screen-reader text on icon-only controls
* Built to WordPress coding standards (no inline styles or JavaScript)

== Installation ==

1. In your WordPress admin, go to **Appearance → Themes** and click **Add New**.
2. Click **Upload Theme**, choose the downloaded zip file, and click **Install Now**.
3. Click **Activate**.
4. Go to **Appearance → Menus** to assign menus to the Primary, Footer, and Social Links locations.
5. Go to **Appearance → Widgets** to populate the Main Sidebar and four Footer widget areas.
6. Optionally upload a custom logo at **Appearance → Customize → Site Identity**.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I enable the hero banner? =
The hero banner on the blog index automatically displays your 3 most recent published posts. Assign featured images to posts for the best visual result.

= How do I use the Magazine Home layout? =
Create a new Page, and in the Page Attributes panel select **Magazine Home** as the Template. Then in **Settings → Reading** set that page as your static front page.

= How do I use the Full Width page template? =
Edit any Page and select **Full Width** from the Template drop-down in Page Attributes.

= Where is the newsletter widget? =
The default sidebar provides an RSS subscription link. For email newsletters, install a plugin (for example Mailchimp for WordPress) and add its widget to the Main Sidebar widget area.

= How do I add social icons to the footer? =
Go to **Appearance → Menus**, create a menu, assign it to the **Social Links** location, and add your social profile URLs as Custom Links. The link text is used as the accessible label.

= Is InkPress compatible with WooCommerce? =
InkPress does not include built-in WooCommerce templates. Basic WooCommerce pages will render using WooCommerce's own default styles.

= Is InkPress translation-ready? =
Yes. All user-facing strings are wrapped in gettext functions with the text domain `inkpress`. A `languages/` directory is included for `.po`/`.mo` files.

== Changelog ==

= 2.0.1 =
* Added block patterns: Hero CTA, Text & Image, Pull Quote
* Added block styles: Button Outline, Button Ghost, Image Framed, Separator Accent, Quote Editorial
* Added editor stylesheet (add_editor_style)
* Added responsive-embeds theme support
* Added custom-header theme support
* Added custom-background theme support
* Added .sticky, .bypostauthor, .alignleft, .alignright, .aligncenter, .wp-caption, .wp-caption-text, .gallery-caption CSS classes
* Updated Author URI to https://mnaopu.com

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 2.0.1 =
Adds block patterns, block styles, editor stylesheet, and all recommended WordPress theme CSS classes.

== Credits ==

* **Google Fonts** — Playfair Display, DM Sans, JetBrains Mono
  https://fonts.google.com
  License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 — https://scripts.sil.org/OFL

* Inspired by Underscores (_s) starter theme
  https://underscores.me
  (C) 2012–2024 Automattic, Inc.
  License: GNU General Public License v2 or later

* All code is original and licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later.

== Resources ==

No third-party images are bundled with this theme. The screenshot was created by the theme author and is licensed under GPL v2 or later.
