=== Halcyon ===

Contributors: raratheme
Requires at least: 4.7
Requires PHP: 5.6
Tested up to: 5.4.2
Stable tag: 1.1.8
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: Blog, Two-columns, right-sidebar, footer-widgets, custom-background, custom-menu, featured-images, post-formats, threaded-comments, translation-ready, full-width-template, theme-options

== Description ==

Halcyon is a modern and clean WordPress theme designed for a blog or a website. The large featured slider with advance slider options makes this theme a great choice for photographers, or any users who want to share their visuals in a bold way. The three footer widget areas offer plenty of space for any secondary information, and striking typography makes the content look stunning. The Theme has a built-in Recent Posts widget, Popular Posts widget, Social Link Widget and Author widget. It features full width page option, SEO friendly structure, custom logo support and social media links. The theme is responsive and scales beautifully with various screen sizes while maintaining the text readability and image quality. The theme is also translation ready. Check the demo at https://rarathemes.com/previews/?theme=halcyon, documentation at https://docs.rarathemes.com/docs/halcyon/, and get support at https://rarathemes.com/support-ticket/.

== Installation ==
        
1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance > Themes and click the Add New button.
2. Click Upload and Choose File, then select the 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

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

Source:
    - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/680903
    - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1133658
    - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1077895
    - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/20117

License: CCO
    - https://pxhere.com/en/license

Other images are self taken or self created and are GPL compatible.

Halcyon bundles the following third-party resources:
    
    * normalize.css, Copyright 2012-2016 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal
        - License: MIT
        - Source: https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/

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

    * Owl-carousel, Copyright 2013-2017 David Deutsch 
        - License : MIT
        - Source  : https://owlcarousel2.github.io/OwlCarousel2

    * Owl Carousel v2 Accessibility Layer, © Geoffrey Roberts 2016
        - License : MIT
        - Source  : https://github.com/rtrvrtg/owlcarousel2-a11ylayer/blob/master/LICENSE

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

Halcyon WordPress Theme, Copyright Rara Theme 2015, rarathemes.com
Halcyon WordPress Theme is distributed under the terms of the GPLv2 or later


*  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 ==
    1.1.8
    * Fixed calendar widget design issue for WordPress 5.4.2
    * Added tested up to and require php in style header
    * Replaced owl-carousel-aria by owlcarousel2-a11ylayer
    * Changed demo link
    * Removed publisher and image from schema function

    1.1.7
    * Fixed site title issue.
    * Fixed author image placement issue.
    * Added fallback svg.
    * Added comment fields as required.

    1.1.6
    * Fixed constant conditional
    * Fixed dropdown menu issue in edge

    1.1.5
    * Added accessibility requirement for Skip Links, Keyboard navigation, Controls and Form labeling..
    * Added Getting started page.
    * Changed Documentation links.

    1.1.4
    * Added wp_body_open action.
    * Remove obstrusive upsell.
    * Validated readme.txt file.
    * Changed raratheme.com to rarathemes.com.

    1.1.3
    * Made footer link no-follow.
    
    1.1.2
    * FontAwesome Updated to 5.6.3.
    * jQuery Sidr replaced by Custom menu.
    * Screenshot Optimized.
    * Links were corrected.

    1.1.1
    * Replaced lightslider with owl-carousel for slider
    * Added minified files for all js and css
    * Added schema for SEO.

    1.1.0
    * Privacy Policy link and WP Comment Cookies Consent features were added after 4.9.6 wp installation.
    * Made theme RTL compatible
    
    1.0.9
    * Change info image and fix minor issues.
    
    1.0.8
    * Removed pro image from the top section of the customizer.
    * Added Information section in customizer.
    
    1.0.7
    * Removed Mean Menu and replaced it with Sidr.
    
    1.0.6
    1.0.5
    * Fix responsive menu issue.
    
    1.0.4    
    1.0.3
    * Fix the issues mentioned in theme trac.
    * Changed the banner slider and made only through sticky post.
    * Also filtered featured post in home page from main query.
    
    1.0.2
    * Remove flicker widget
    * Fixed other issues pointed out in theme review.
    * Change the content width to support content in full width.
    * Added comment template in page.php
    
    1.0.1
    * Added Popular Post and Social Links Widgets.
    * Added ability to add Custom CSS in theme options.
    * Added compatibility for custom logo feature.
    * Updated and integrated new theme tags in style.css