=== Business Networking Conference ===

Contributors: themeignite
Requires at least: 5.0
Requires PHP: 7.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Stable tag: 1.9
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: one-column, two-columns, three-columns, four-columns, right-sidebar, left-sidebar, custom-background, custom-menu, featured-images, featured-image-header, post-formats, flexible-header, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, theme-options, footer-widgets, blog, full-width-template, custom-logo, custom-colors, education, portfolio

== Description ==

The Business Networking Conference Theme is a sophisticated, multipurpose solution crafted for hosting and promoting business conferences, corporate events, and professional summits. Designed specifically for industry conferences, networking events, and trade shows, this theme provides an elegant platform for event organizers and corporate brands. Whether you’re hosting an entrepreneurship conference, a leadership summit, a B2B conference, or a startup expo, this theme helps you showcase keynote speeches, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and networking meetups with style. Its clean, responsive design and high-resolution visuals ensure that every detail—from registration forms to sponsor banners—looks professional across all devices. Integrated with social media, email marketing platforms, and event management tools like The Events Calendar plugin, the theme boosts engagement and enhances the overall experience for attendees, investors, and speakers. It is ideal for organizing investor meetings, corporate workshops, executive forums, digital transformation events, and startup funding summits. Its customizable layouts, speaker profile sections, interactive agenda timelines, and built-in SEO optimization features make it easy to promote your event and reach a global audience. Additionally, it supports essential features such as contact forms, real-time event updates, RSVP functionality, countdown timers, live chat integration, and sponsor highlight sections—ensuring seamless communication and interaction throughout the event. With its intuitive interface and robust functionality, this theme is the ideal choice for companies, event planners, or organizations seeking to host impactful business networking events, boost attendee participation, build professional connections, and create a lasting impression in the corporate world.

== Installation ==
        
1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance > Themes and click the Add New button.
2. Click Upload Theme and Choose File, then select the business-networking-conference theme's .zip file. Click Install Now.
3. Click Activate to use your new theme right away

== Copyrights and License ==

Unless otherwise specified, all the theme files, scripts and images are licensed under GPLv2 or later

External resources linked to the theme.

# Images
All images are under Creative Commons Public Domain deed CC0.

Source:

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/349010

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1576809

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/655321

# Business Networking Conference bundles the following third-party resources:

 * normalize.css, Copyright 2012-2016 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal
    - License: https://github.com/necolas/normalize.css/blob/master/LICENSE.md
    - Source: https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/

  * Font Awesome icons, Copyright Dave Gandy
    - Icons License: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/6.x/LICENSE.txt
    - Fonts License: SIL OFL 1.1
    - Source: http://fontawesome.io/

  * Owl Carousel v2.3.4 Copyright 2013-2018 David Deutsch
    - Licensed under: SEE LICENSE IN https://github.com/OwlCarousel2/OwlCarousel2/blob/master/LICENSE
    - Source URL: https://owlcarousel2.github.io/OwlCarousel2/

  * Bootstrap v5.1.3 (https://getbootstrap.com) Copyright 2011-2021 The Bootstrap Authors
    - Copyright 2011-2021 Twitter, Inc.
    - Licensed under MIT (https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE)

  *Webfonts Loader
    - Business Networking Conference local fonts feature is based on Webfonts Loader by WordPress Themes Team (WPTT). (https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader)
    - License: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader/blob/master/LICENSE
    - Source: https://github.com/WPTT/webfont-loader

All other resources and theme elements are licensed under the GPLv2 or later

Business Networking Conference WordPress Theme, Copyright themeignite 2025, themeignite.com
Business Networking Conference WordPress Theme is distributed under the terms of the GPLv2 or later
Some codes are taken from Twenty Twenty theme - https://wordpress.org/themes/twentytwenty/

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

== Changelog ==

  1.0
  * Initial Release

  1.1
  * Added wp_add_inline_style in functions. 

  1.2
  * Added pro details.

  1.3
  * Added sidebar CSS.
  * Updated typography in theme.
  * Updated font awesome. 
  * Updated functions in theme.

  1.4
  * Added Demo Importer.

  1.5
  * Resolve notice issue.
  * Changes in customizer.

  1.6
  * Added global color.

  1.7
  * Added footer background attatchment in customizer.
  * Added scroll to top button shape in customizer.
  * Added menu item hover style in customizer.

  1.8
  * Updated description.

  1.9
  * Fixed footer copyright settings.
  * Resolved css error in submenu.
  * Resolved css error in getstarted.
  * Changed header image.
  * Updated fontawesome.
  * Update .pot file