=== Blog Essence ===

Contributors: dhrumilk
Tags: blog, news, right-sidebar, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-menu, custom-logo, editor-style, featured-images, full-width-template, sticky-post, theme-options, threaded-comments
Requires PHP: 5.6
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.3
Stable tag: 1.0.5
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php

== Description ==
Ideal for publishers, Blog Essence is a contemporary and incredibly adaptable WordPress theme crafted to revolutionize your website into a dynamic news hub or a lively online magazine. With its polished design and functionality-rich features, Blog Essence is the ultimate solution for bloggers, journalists, news agencies, and anyone seeking to establish a compelling online publication. Blog Essence provides a wide array of layout options, simplifying the process of creating a distinctive and captivating platform. Its responsive design guarantees seamless viewing on any device, while its robust customization capabilities empower you to effortlessly align your website's aesthetics with your brand's identity. Moreover, Blog Essence excels in SEO optimization, ensuring that your content stands out in search engine rankings. With translation-readiness and seamless social media integration, it expands your global outreach. Embark on your path to online publishing success today with Blog Essence.

== Installation ==

1. In your wordpress admin panel, go to Appearance > Themes and click the Add New button.
2. Click Upload Theme and Choose File.
3. Click Activate.

== Copyright ==

Blog Essence WordPress Theme, Copyright © 2023 Dhrumil Kumbhani

Blog Essence is released under the GNU General Public License.

This program is open-source software; you are free to redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License or
(at your discretion) any later version.

This program is distributed with the hope that it will be valuable,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Please consult the
GNU General Public License for more details.

Blog Essence theme used the following third-party resources:


* Bootstrap, Copyright 2011–2021 Twitter
License: MIT
Source: https://getbootstrap.com/

* Font Awesome icons, Copyright Dave Gandy
Icons License: CC BY 4.0 
Fonts License: SIL OFL 1.1 
Source: http://fontawesome.io/

* jquery-ticker, Copyright 2014 Benjamin Harris
License: MIT 
Source: https://github.com/BenjaminRH/jquery-ticker

* Google Fonts
License: SIL Open Font License 
Source: https://scripts.sil.org/ofl


== Screenshot ==

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/20239

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/127474

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release

= 1.0.2 =
* Initial release - updated desgin.

= 1.0.3 =
* Initial release - updated desgin and updated style.css.

= 1.0.4 =
* Initial release - updated image license.

== Credits ==

* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2017 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* TGM-Plugin-Activation 2.6.1 https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation, Copyright (c) 2011, Thomas Griffin., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)