=== PressHangar Starter ===

Contributors: presshangar
Requires at least: 6.5
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.4.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: blog, one-column, two-column, block-patterns, full-site-editing, custom-colors, editor-style, translation-ready

A fast, clean, highly customizable full site editing block theme for affiliate and blog sites.

== Description ==

PressHangar Starter is a lightweight, modern block theme built for full site editing (FSE). It is designed for affiliate and blog sites that need readable long-form articles, ranking and comparison layouts, reviews, and clear calls to action.

The default design is deliberately neutral and easy to re-color for the end user's brand. It uses a system font stack (no bundled or remotely loaded web fonts) for speed and to avoid font licensing concerns.

Features:

* Full site editing with block templates and template parts.
* theme.json (version 3) with a neutral, re-colorable palette, fluid font sizes, and a spacing scale.
* Dark, Warm, and Business style variations, plus genre palettes (Beauty, Card/Finance, Internet, Education).
* Genre hero patterns with bundled, original background images (beauty, card, internet, education, business, blog) shown through core Cover blocks referenced locally via get_theme_file_uri(). All images are the author's own work, licensed GPLv2 or later (see Copyright below). The generic Hero pattern is color-only and adapts to the active style variation.
* Block patterns: Hero (and genre hero variants), Latest Posts Grid, Pros and Cons Comparison, Call To Action Banner, FAQ, Affiliate Disclosure, Ranking Table, Review Box, Services grid, Pricing table, Testimonials, and Contact call to action.
* Optional block styles: Card group and Checklist list.
* Core blocks only. No external HTTP requests, no tracking, no bundled third-party scripts or fonts.
* Translation ready.

== Installation ==

1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
2. Upload the presshangar-starter.zip file and click Install Now.
3. Click Activate.
4. Edit templates and styles under Appearance > Editor.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this theme load any external fonts or scripts? =

No. PressHangar Starter uses a system font stack and only core WordPress blocks and assets. It makes no external HTTP requests.

= Where are the patterns? =

When editing a page or post, open the block inserter and look under the "PressHangar Starter" pattern category.

= How do I change the colors? =

Go to Appearance > Editor > Styles. You can switch between the Default, Dark, and Warm variations, or customize the palette directly.

== Changelog ==

= 1.4.0 =
* Added GEO content patterns for AI search: Conclusion box, Q&A, Sources, Stat callout, and Table with summary (Inserter > Patterns > PressHangar Starter).
* Added a Banner slot pattern (for ad/banner placement) and a Referral button pattern with a disclosure note.
* Ad-safe rendering: ad/embed iframes are no longer lazy-loaded, so ad slots load immediately (images stay lazy).

= 1.3.3 =
* The Background image opacity (%) control now fades ANY site background, whether the image is set in the Site Editor (Styles > Background) or in the Customizer (Background Image). Core does not offer an opacity option in Styles > Background, so this theme adds the slider in the Customizer and applies it to both.
* Restored the Site Editor background support (theme.json settings.background) and the subtle bundled default background, while keeping the Customizer Background Image control. The Customizer default image was removed so a background chosen in Styles is no longer overridden.

= 1.3.2 =
* Enabled the classic Customizer Background Image control (custom-background) so a background image can be chosen from Appearance > Customize > Background Image. The bundled subtle background is used as the default; any image from the Media Library can be selected.
* Added a "Background image opacity (%)" slider in the same Customizer section, so the background can be faded (0-100%) to keep text readable.
* Moved the site background from theme.json to the Customizer (custom-background) so it is fully user-controllable; removed the forced theme.json background.

= 1.3.1 =
* Redesigned the Testimonials pattern: replaced the three-column layout with stacked cards, each showing a silhouette avatar (feminine or masculine) beside the comment and name.
* Added a subtle site-wide background (soft, low-opacity color blobs) via theme.json styles.background, with an optional editor control (settings.background). White content cards and gray sections keep text fully readable.
* Bundled two original silhouette avatar SVGs and one background image; all author's own work, GPLv2 or later.

= 1.3.0 =
* Replaced the placeholder SVG hero art with six original, full-color hero background images (beauty, card, internet, education, business, blog) at 1600x600, saved as optimized WebP (21-46 KB each), shown through core Cover blocks and referenced locally via get_theme_file_uri().
* Genre hero patterns now use a left-aligned layout (Cover contentPosition "center left") so headings sit in the artwork's open space; added a Blog hero pattern.
* The generic Hero pattern is now color-only (no image) and adapts automatically to the active style variation.
* All bundled images are the author's own work, licensed GPLv2 or later; see Copyright.

= 1.2.0 =
* Added genre hero backgrounds: the Hero pattern now uses a core Cover block with a bundled GPL SVG background (assets/hero-affiliate.svg) and a light overlay, plus genre hero variants (Beauty, Card/Finance, Internet, Education, Business) that swap the background image and copy.
* Added a Business style variation and business-oriented patterns: Services/Features grid, Pricing table, Testimonials, and Contact call to action.
* Bundled six original hero background SVGs under assets/, referenced locally via get_theme_file_uri(). No external requests.

= 1.1.0 =
* Added A8-genre style variations (Beauty, Card/Finance, Internet, Education) and Ranking Table + Review Box patterns for affiliate sites.

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release.

== Copyright ==

PressHangar Starter WordPress Theme, (C) 2025 Musubiemu LLC / PressHangar.
PressHangar Starter is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2 or later.

This theme bundles no third-party assets. All code is original and licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later. Fonts are provided by the system font stack and are not bundled with the theme.

The bundled hero background images in the assets/ directory (hero-beauty.webp, hero-card.webp, hero-net.webp, hero-education.webp, hero-business.webp, hero-blog.webp) are original works created by Musubiemu LLC for this theme. They were produced with the help of AI image generation tools and finished by the author, who releases them under the GNU General Public License v2 or later. They contain no third-party artwork, no trademarks, and no identifiable persons, and are referenced only from within the theme via get_theme_file_uri().

The silhouette avatar images (assets/avatar-female.svg, assets/avatar-male.svg) and the site-wide background image (assets/bg-blobs.webp) are original, abstract works created by Musubiemu LLC for this theme, licensed GPLv2 or later. They contain no third-party artwork, no trademarks, and no identifiable persons.

The screenshot.png is an original placeholder created for this theme and is licensed GPLv2 or later.

This program is free software: you can 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 option) any later version.

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.
