=== OATS Nova ===

Contributors: oatsafricatechsupport
Tags: full-site-editing, block-patterns, custom-colors, custom-menu, editor-style, full-width-template, threaded-comments, translation-ready, wide-blocks
Requires at least: 6.4
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.2.5
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Editorial, storytelling-first full-site editing block theme built for slow, multi-sensory brands.

== Description ==

OATS Nova is an editorial, storytelling-first FSE block theme. It works fully on its own using core
WordPress blocks. For richer layouts (hero, product card, journal grid, testimonials, team grid, and more),
the recommended (optional) "OATS Africa FSE Theme Blocks" companion plugin adds custom blocks, and the theme
pairs with WooCommerce for simple product display.

Without the companion plugin, every pattern and template automatically falls back to an equivalent layout built
from core blocks (Cover, Columns, Media & Text, Details, Quote, Buttons). Nothing is left blank or shows a
"missing block" message.

The Single Product template and its pattern are only registered while WooCommerce is active, where they use the
standard WooCommerce product blocks. Without WooCommerce they do not exist and no WooCommerce block is output.

== Installation ==

1. (Recommended) Install and activate the "OATS Africa FSE Theme Blocks" companion plugin — it provides the
   enhanced custom blocks used by this theme's patterns and product template. The theme works without it.
2. In your WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
3. Select the theme zip file and click Install Now.
4. Activate the theme.
5. Use the Site Editor (Appearance > Editor) to customize templates, template parts, and styles.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this theme require any plugins? =

No. The "OATS Africa FSE Theme Blocks" companion plugin is recommended, not required. Without it, the theme's
patterns and templates render with core-block equivalents. WooCommerce is also optional; without it the
Single Product template is not registered at all.

= Where do I find the demo page layouts? =

Patterns are available in the block inserter under the "Nova" and "Nova Page Sections" pattern categories
and can be used to quickly assemble Home, About, Shop, Contact, and other page types.

== Changelog ==

= 1.2.5 =
* The Single Product template and its pattern are now only available when WooCommerce is active; no WooCommerce blocks are output without it.
* Footer credit is now a single link to the Author URI.
* Replaced screenshot.jpg with a capture of the theme as installed.
* Added a placeholder logo to the header and footer, and credited every bundled image.
* The home page now ships with CC0 photographs from the WordPress Photo Directory (credited below) instead of SVG placeholders.
* Redesigned the default home page (hero, trust strip, Shop by Story, Our Collections, Favorites, testimonials, pillars and call to action) and switched the palette to charcoal, cream and deep red with a dark header and footer.
* The header menu now uses the Page List block, and footer links no longer point to pages that may not exist.
* Fixed theme spacing sizes being overridden by the WordPress defaults.

= 1.2.4 =
* Updated the copyright notice to the standard "Copyright (C)" format in style.css, readme.txt and functions.php.
* Replaced the invalid "block-themes" tag with "full-site-editing".
* Added license.txt with the theme copyright notice and the full GPLv2 text.

= 1.2.3 =
* Added a copyright/license notice to functions.php (Theme Check flagged its absence from the theme's PHP files).
* Compressed screenshot.jpg to reduce file size without changing its 1200x900 dimensions.
* Bumped Tested up to 7.1.

= 1.2.2 =
* Companion plugin is now recommended, not required; all patterns and the single product template degrade gracefully to core blocks / standard WooCommerce blocks.
* Header and footer now use core Site Title, Navigation and Pattern blocks instead of hardcoded HTML.
* Added the Comments block to the single post template.
* Removed database writes on init; the admin notice script is now enqueued as a file.

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release.

== Credits ==

* Cormorant Garamond font by Catharine Leigh Schmidt, bundled locally, licensed under the SIL Open
  Font License, 1.1 — https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Cormorant+Garamond
* Inter font by Rasmus Andersson, bundled locally, licensed under the SIL Open Font License, 1.1 —
  https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Inter
* The SVG placeholder graphics in assets/images/placeholders are original geometric graphics created
  for this theme and are released under the same license as the theme (GPLv2 or later).
* logo-mark.png (placeholder logo) and hero-cinematic.jpg (hero photograph) in assets/images/placeholders
  are original works, Copyright (C) 2026 OATS Technologies Africa, released under the same license as the
  theme (GPLv2 or later).
* The other photographs in assets/images/placeholders are from the WordPress Photo Directory and are licensed
  CC0 1.0 Universal (public domain) — https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  * founder-note.jpg — photo by Bigul Malayi — https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/5236a3e416/
  * scent-blue-hour.jpg — photo by Swetha B Chandran — https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/6486aa50ad/
  * scent-bare-touch.jpg — photo by Bigul Malayi — https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/49167d5c54/
  * scent-soft-ground.jpg — photo by Bigul Malayi — https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/5146a36cae/
  * gift-set-callout.jpg — photo by Toukir Hossain — https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/53365787e6/
  * quote-feature-bg.jpg — photo by raivenra — https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/5566870b8c/
  * story-slow-mornings.jpg — photo by Tilak Bahadur Karki — https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/4016a0c06d/
  * story-evening-rituals.jpg — photo by Ajit KC — https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/568698dfd5/
  * story-botanical-blends.jpg — photo by Bigul Malayi — https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/5726ac2962/
  * story-gifting.jpg — photo by Bigul Malayi — https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/77469cc18a/

== Copyright ==

OATS Nova WordPress Theme, Copyright (C) 2026 OATS Technologies Africa
OATS Nova is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 (or later).
