== Changelog ==

= 1.2.1 - 2026-08-09 =
* Enhancement - Design

= 1.2.0 - 2026-06-16 =
* Enhancement - Improved CSS
* Enhancement - Added compatibility with WordPress 7.0

= 1.1.9 - 2026-05-20 =
* Enhancement - New social media icons and styling support (Substack, Patreon, Slack)
* Fix    - Removed Redundant and obsolete social media icons and their associated CSS (Last.fm, Pocket, Foursquare)

= 1.1.8 - 2026-04-11 =
* Fix - Fixed PHP fatal error triggered by function redeclaration during post loop iteration.
* Enhancement - Refactored Elementor widget base classes to avoid overriding deprecated core WordPress functions.

= 1.1.7 - 2026-03-28 =
* Fix - Single post meta options "Enable You May Also Like Section" and "Enable More From Author Section" now correctly override the global Customizer setting. Selecting "No" will always hide the section regardless of the Customizer value.

= 1.1.6 - 2026-02-15 =
* Enhancement - Improvements to the comments feature
* Added - New Bluesky and Discord icons

= 1.1.5 - 2025-12-30 =
* Enhancement - Added compatibility with WordPress 6.9
* Fix - Critical vulnerability in legacy WooCommerce compatibility code by removing unused and insecure AJAX handler (newsmarks_woocommerce_add_cart_ajax).
* Fix - Implemented tamper-proof hash verification for the "Load More" pagination AJAX request to prevent query parameter modification.
* Enhancement - Added a loading spinner inside the "Load More" button for better visual feedback.
* Enhancement - Implemented smooth fade-in and slide-up animations for posts loaded via AJAX pagination.

= 1.1.4 - 2025-10-12 =
* Enhancement - Getting started

= 1.1.3 - 2025-08-19 =
* Enhancement - Improved CSS

= 1.1.2 - 2025-07-04 =
* Enhancement - Replaced the StumbleUpon icon

= 1.1.1 - 2025-05-25 =
* Fix    - number_of_category_to_display

= 1.1.0 - 2025-04-21 =
* Enhancement -  6.8 compatibility

= 1.0.9 - 2025-03-31 =
* Fix - Resolved background color

= 1.0.8 - 2025-02-22 =
* Enhancement - Added a default value for date display in widgets.
* Fix - Resolved an issue with the footer URL.

= 1.0.7 - 2025-01-15 =
* Fix    - Dashboard Quick Links
* Enhancement - Overall UI/UX improvements of frontend side of the theme

= 1.0.6 - 2024-12-05 =
* Enhancement - Overall UI/UX improvements of frontend side of the theme

= 1.0.5 - 2024-10-30 =
* Fix    - NewsMarks: Categories Widget

= 1.0.4 - 2024-10-21 =
* Fix    - Mobile Menu Options Disable Copyright in Mobile

= 1.0.3 - 2024-09-27 =
* Fix - Category option issue fixed

= 1.0.2 - 2024-09-02 =
* Enhancement - Main Banner
* Fix     - Resolved a design issue with article tiles when a featured image is not present.

= 1.0.1 - 2024-08-08 =
* Added   - Slider Banner
* Fix     - Design Improvements

= 1.0.0 - 2024-07-22 =
* Release - Initial Version