=== Simple Writer ===
Contributors: themesdna
Tags: one-column, two-columns, right-sidebar, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-logo, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, flexible-header, footer-widgets, full-width-template, rtl-language-support, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready, blog, news, entertainment
Requires at least: 5.3
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.2
Stable tag: 1.0.9
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Simple Writer is clean and modern, minimalist, fully responsive, translation-ready, 2 columns, blogging theme for WordPress.


== Description ==
Simple Writer is clean and modern, minimalist, fully responsive, translation-ready, 2 columns, blogging theme for WordPress. It has Customizer theme options, RTL support, multi-level navigation menu, header image support, full-width page/post templates, sticky menu, sticky right sidebar, 60+ social buttons, 4 columns footer, beautiful post summaries and more. Simple Writer PRO is a feature-rich blogging theme with color and font options, layout options, settings panel for each post/page, thumbnail size options for post summaries, 1-5 columns post summaries, Ajax powered featured posts widget and tabbed widget, about and social widget, custom page/post templates, layout and width options for each post/page, header image support for each post/page, 5 header styles, 1-6 columns footer layout options, built-in post likes and post views, built-in infinite scroll and load more button, 2 menus, 25+ share buttons, related posts on full posts and post summaries, more widget areas and many features. Free version demo: https://demo.themesdna.com/simple-writer/

Theme Link: https://themesdna.com/simple-writer-wordpress-theme/


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How to install the theme =

1.Login in to your WordPress dashboard.
2.Go to "Appearance" -> "Theme" and click on "Add New" button.
3.Click on "Upload Theme" button and choose the theme's zip file you have downloaded.
4.Click on "Install Now" button.
5.Activate the theme.
6.Now go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" to configure theme options.

Alternatively,

1.Login in to your WordPress dashboard.
2.Go to "Appearance" -> "Theme" and click on "Add New" button.
3.Search for "GridView".
4.Click on Install and Activate.

If you need any help, or assistance we'd be happy to help. My email addresss: support@themesdna.com

= How to Regenerate Thumbnails =

"Regenerate Thumbnails" plugin helps you to regenerate your thumbnails to match with this theme.
1.Install and activate the plugin.
2.From the left hand navigation menu, click Tools > Regenerate Thumbnails.
3.On the next screen, click on "Regenerate Thumbnails For All X Attachments" or "Regenerate Thumbnails For The Y Featured Images Only" button.

= How to Add a Numbered Posts Navigation =

This theme uses "WP-PageNavi" plugin to display numbered page navigation of this theme. Just install and activate the plugin.


== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial Release

= 1.0.1 =
* Fixed coding issues.

= 1.0.2 =
* New Customizer options were added.
* Fixed coding issues.

= 1.0.3 =
* Fixed coding issues.

= 1.0.4 =
* Fixed coding issues.

= 1.0.5 =
* Fixed coding issues.
* Customizer updated.

= 1.0.7 =
* Fixed coding issues
* Many improvements

= 1.0.8 =
* Fixed coding issues
* Theme Customizer updated
* Many improvements

= 1.0.9 =
* Cleanup: Removed obsolete IE polyfills (assets/js/html5shiv*.js, assets/js/respond*.js).

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.0.0 =
* This is the initial release.

= 1.0.1 =
* Fixed coding issues.

= 1.0.2 =
* New Customizer options were added.
* Fixed coding issues.

= 1.0.3 =
* Fixed coding issues.

= 1.0.4 =
* Fixed coding issues.

= 1.0.5 =
* Fixed coding issues.
* Customizer updated.

= 1.0.7 =
* Fixed coding issues
* Many improvements

= 1.0.8 =
* Fixed coding issues
* Theme Customizer updated
* Many improvements

= 1.0.9 =
* Cleanup: Removed obsolete IE polyfills (assets/js/html5shiv*.js, assets/js/respond*.js).


== Resources ==

Underscores (_s)
----------------
Simple Writer is based on Underscores starter theme.
Copyright: Automattic, automattic.com
Resource URI: https://github.com/automattic/_s
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
License URI: https://github.com/Automattic/_s/blob/master/LICENSE

Eric Meyer's CSS Reset
----------------------
Resource URI: http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/index.html
License: Public Domain

Normalize.css
-------------
A modern, HTML5-ready alternative to CSS resets.
Copyright: 2012-2015 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal
Resource URI: https://github.com/necolas/normalize.css/
License: MIT
License URI: https://github.com/necolas/normalize.css/blob/master/LICENSE.md

FontAwesome Icons
-----------------
The icon set used in this theme is FontAwesome.
Copyright: Dave Gandy
Resource URI: http://fontawesome.io
License: https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License)

Pridi - Font
--------------
Copyright: Cadson Demak
Resource URL: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Pridi
License: Open Font License
License URI: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL

Oswald - Font
-----------
Copyright: Vernon Adams, Kalapi Gajjar, Cyreal
Resource URL: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Oswald
License: Open Font License
License URI: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL

Merriweather - Font
-----------
Copyright: Sorkin Type
Resource URL: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Merriweather
License: Open Font License
License URI: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL

Frank Ruhl Libre - Font
-----------------------
Copyright: Yanek Iontef
Resource URL: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Frank+Ruhl+Libre
License: Open Font License
License URI: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL

Theia Sticky Sidebar
--------------------
Glues your website's sidebars, making them permanently visible while scrolling.
Copyright: Copyright 2013-2016 WeCodePixels and other contributors
Resource URI: https://github.com/WeCodePixels/theia-sticky-sidebar
License: MIT
License URI: https://github.com/WeCodePixels/theia-sticky-sidebar/blob/master/LICENSE.txt

resizeSensor.js
---------------
Javascript performance friendly element resize detection.
Copyright: Copyright Marc J. Schmidt.
Resource URI: https://github.com/procurios/ResizeSensor
License: MIT
License URI: https://github.com/procurios/ResizeSensor/blob/master/LICENSE

FitVids.js
----------
A lightweight, easy-to-use jQuery plugin for fluid width video embeds.
Copyright: Copyright 2013, Chris Coyier - http://css-tricks.com + Dave Rupert - http://daverupert.com
Resource URI: https://github.com/davatron5000/FitVids.js
License: WTFPL license
License URI: http://www.wtfpl.net/


== Screenshots ==
1. screenshot.png

== Images used in Screenshot of Simple Writer theme: ==
License: CC0 Public Domain license
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Image 1 URL: https://stocksnap.io/photo/green-field-3HTAE1GVDV
Image 2 URL: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/61097


== TRANSLATIONS ==

If you have translated this theme into your language, feel free to send the translation over to support@themesdna.com
We will include it within the theme from next version update.


== Report Bugs / Theme Support ==

Simple Writer is a Brand new theme, and could contain some hidden bugs. So, if you find any please report them at the following URL:

https://themesdna.com/contact/

/*
Simple Writer is a WordPress Theme,
Copyright (C) 2025, ThemesDNA
Simple Writer is distributed under the terms of the GNU/GPLv2 or later

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