=== GeneralNews ===

Contributors: afthemes
Requires at least: 4.9
Requires PHP: 5.6
Tested up to: 6.1
Stable tag: 1.0.1
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: news, blog, entertainment, one-column, two-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, custom-background, custom-menu, featured-images, full-width-template, custom-header, translation-ready, theme-options, threaded-comments

General News is a high-quality WordPress theme designed for news, blog, and magazine websites. The theme includes several free demo sites that can be imported with a single click to build a wonderful news portal. The theme is entirely widgetized, allowing users to manage site content through the use of 9+ custom widgets and widget sections. It also has a variety of main banner choices, as well as a light and dark site mode for reading articles and blog entries in style. It also comes with a number of essential customizer options for constructing a visually appealing news site. You can configure it as you see fit before publishing any changes with the live customizer. The RTL supported theme is compatible with Elementor, Gutenberg blocks, and the WooCommerce plugin, allowing you to combine an online store with our newspaper theme. The theme is suitable for use on a news, journal, magazine, publication, or review website, as well as for blogging. It's well-designed to help the website rank better in search engines, and visitors will receive fantastic support from the team if they have any problems utilizing it. Find all demos and documentaion at https://afthemes.com/products/generalnews/

== Copyright ==

This theme, like WordPress, is licensed under the GPL.
Use it to make something cool, have fun, and share what you've learned with others.

General News is based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2017 Automattic, Inc.
Underscores is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.

General News is a child theme of "MoreNews". MoreNews Theme is licensed under the GPL v2. Copyright 2022 AF themes
GeneralNews is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.

== Description ==
 General News is a high-quality WordPress theme designed for news, blog, and magazine websites. The theme includes several free demo sites that can be imported with a single click to build a wonderful news portal. The theme is entirely widgetized, allowing users to manage site content through the use of 9+ custom widgets and widget sections. It also has a variety of main banner choices, as well as a light and dark site mode for reading articles and blog entries in style. It also comes with a number of essential customizer options for constructing a visually appealing news site. You can configure it as you see fit before publishing any changes with the live customizer. The RTL supported theme is compatible with Elementor, Gutenberg blocks, and the WooCommerce plugin, allowing you to combine an online store with our newspaper theme. The theme is suitable for use on a news, journal, magazine, publication, or review website, as well as for blogging. It's well-designed to help the website rank better in search engines, and visitors will receive fantastic support from the team if they have any problems utilizing it. Find all demos and documentaion at https://afthemes.com/products/generalnews/

== 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 theme's .zip file. Click Install Now.
3. Click Activate to use your new theme right away.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this theme support any plugins? =

General News includes support for Infinite Scroll in Jetpack.

== Change-log ==
= 1.0.1 - Jan 27 2022 =
* Anchor link update for excerpt
* Text Domain update

= 1.0.0 - Jan 23 2022 =
* Initial release


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