=== Navid ===
Contributors: wpmatcha
Tags: blog, magazine, news, one-column, two-columns, custom-colors, custom-logo, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready, wide-blocks
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.8
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Navid WordPress Theme, Copyright 2026 WPMatcha.
Navid is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.

A modern editorial WordPress theme with cinematic layouts, dark mode, and refined typography.

== Description ==

Navid is a modern, blazing-fast magazine and blog WordPress theme crafted for publishers, editors, and daily news portals. Whether you are running a personal tech blog, a lifestyle magazine, or a heavy-content newspaper, Navid delivers a premium reading experience. It features a cinematic hero section, a beautiful dark mode, sticky headers, a dynamic bento box grid, and a classic marquee news ticker. Built with SEO and core web vitals in mind, it provides the perfect typography and layout to keep readers engaged. Navid is highly customizable and works seamlessly with popular page builders like Elementor, as well as Gutenberg block libraries like Kadence Blocks and Spectra. Perfect for daily journalism, creative portfolios, review sites, and modern editorial platforms.

**Key Features:**

* **Cinematic Hero Section** - Beautiful featured post highlights with parallax depth
* **Bento Grid Layout** - Modern, asymmetrical grid layouts for your latest stories
* **Scrolling Marquee** - Eye-catching trending post ticker with smooth infinite scroll
* **Dark Mode** - Elegant built-in dark/light mode toggle
* **Top Bar** - Configurable info bar with social links, tagline, and date display
* **Color Palettes** - Visual swatch-based color system with curated presets
* **Dynamic Category Colors** - Unique color-coded pills for each post category
* **Customizer Options** - Deep controls for colors, layouts, and typography
* **Fast Loading** - Extremely lightweight, zero jQuery, and optimized for core web vitals
* **Translation Ready** - Fully translatable and RTL language support
* **Responsive Design** - Pixel-perfect scaling from mobile phones to 4K desktop screens
* **WooCommerce Compatible** - Ready for online stores

**Perfect For:**

* Editorial magazines and online publications
* Lifestyle and wellness blogs
* Tech and business news sites
* Creative writers and storytellers

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add New' button.
2. Click 'Upload Theme' and choose the navid.zip file.
3. Click on the 'Activate' button to use your new theme right away.
4. Navigate to Appearance > Customize in your admin panel to configure your hero section, color palette, and top bar.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Is this theme good for a daily newspaper or news portal? =
Yes! Navid was specifically built to handle high-volume publishing, making it the perfect newspaper theme for daily news, journalism, and editorial magazines.

= Does it work with Elementor and Kadence Blocks? =
Absolutely. Navid is a highly versatile blog theme that integrates perfectly with Elementor, Kadence Blocks, Spectra, and other popular site builders.

= How do I set up the hero section? =

Go to Appearance > Customize > Hero Section. You can set a custom title, subtitle, and featured image. The hero automatically displays your latest featured post.

= Can I customize the color palette? =

Yes! Go to Appearance > Customize > Colors & Style and choose from curated palette presets (Sage, Ocean, Rose, Midnight, etc.) or set a custom primary color.

= How do I enable the Top Bar? =

The top bar is enabled by default. You can configure it in Appearance > Customize > Top Bar with custom tagline text, social media URLs, and an optional date display.

= Is the theme translation ready? =

Yes, Navid is 100% translation ready and localized for global audiences.

= What's the difference between Navid (Free) and Navid Pro? =

Navid Free includes:
- Core cinematic hero section and bento layouts
- Dark mode toggle and color palettes
- Top bar with social integrations
- Deep customizer color controls

Navid Pro (Coming Soon) unlocks:
- Advanced Layouts & 1-Click Demo Importer
- WooCommerce deep integrations
- Infinite scroll / Ajax loading
- Premium widgets and custom post layouts
- Native newsletter platform API integrations

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.9 =
* Feature: Added Drag & Drop Sortable Frontpage Sections
* Feature: Added Header Subscribe Button with target toggle
* Feature: Added CSS Page Preloader option
* Feature: Added Reading Progress Bar option for single posts
* Fix: Global button shapes now correctly apply across the site
* Fix: Header Subscribe button hover visibility on dark headers

= 1.0.8 =
* Fix: Added is_admin() guard to excerpt_length and excerpt_more filters
* Fix: Mobile menu keyboard focus trap (Tab/Shift+Tab cycling, Escape to close)
* Fix: Hamburger icon toggles to close (✕) icon when mobile menu is open
* Fix: Solid header background on transparent header when mobile menu opens
* Tweak: Updated tested up to WordPress 7.0

= 1.0.3 =
* Feature: Added unified premium Theme Dashboard interface
* Feature: Added silent AJAX background installer for companion plugins
* Feature: Refined Starter Sites integration with tall thumbnail hover-scroll
* Tweak: Improved UI of Customizer plugin notification

= 1.0.2 =
* Removed hardcoded in-feed author card and trending fallback in favor of matcha-extra widgets
* Added Matcha Extra companion plugin support for Navid theme
* Editorial Team and Trending Now widgets now provided via matcha-extra plugin
* No custom widget code in theme — fully compliant with WordPress.org guidelines
* Added editorial-team-btn CSS with rounded pill style matching hero CTA

= 1.0.1 =
* Fixed footer widget area not rendering on frontend
* Fixed dropdown chevron visibility on transparent header
* Fixed SVG viewBox attribute casing in customizer controls
* Smart Editor's Picks progress bar with segmented static mode
* Hero default source changed to latest post for better first activation
* Removed missing interlude.jpg fallback (404 fix)
* Escaped footer copyright date output
* Footer widget columns setting now applies correctly

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release

== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* normalize.css https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

== Resources ==

All bundled resources are properly licensed and credited:

=== Images ===

* screenshot.png
  The main theme screenshot is a composite of the following images:
  - Hero: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1709520
  - Post thumbnail 1: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1709714
  - Post thumbnail 2: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1709720
  - Trending thumbnail 1: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1709714
  - Trending thumbnail 2: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1709716
  - Trending thumbnail 3: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1709720
  - Author tiny: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/676595
  - License for all screenshot images: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero - Public Domain)

* assets/images/hero-navid.jpg
  - Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1709520
  - License: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero - Public Domain)

* assets/images/about-navid.jpg
  - Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/568959
  - License: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero - Public Domain)

* assets/images/404-navid.jpg
  - Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1083663
  - License: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero - Public Domain)

=== Third-Party Libraries ===
* SwiperJS 11.0.0 - https://swiperjs.com (MIT License)
* Phosphor Icons 2.0.3 - https://phosphoricons.com (MIT License)
* WPTT WebFont Loader - https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader (MIT License)

=== Fonts ===
* Playfair Display - https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playfair+Display
  - License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1 (https://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
* Inter - https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Inter
  - License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1 (https://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
* All other fonts fetched via Google Fonts through the theme Customizer are licensed under the SIL Open Font License, 1.1.
