=== GridSoul ===
Contributors: themesdna
Tags: grid-layout, 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, portfolio, block-styles
Requires at least: 5.3
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.2
Stable tag: 1.0.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

GridSoul is clean and elegant, responsive and mobile friendly, masonry grid WordPress theme for blogs, portfolios, and gallery websites.


== Description ==
GridSoul is clean and elegant, responsive and mobile friendly, masonry grid WordPress theme for blogs, portfolios, and gallery websites. GridSoul has numerous theme options, featured posts slider, 3 columns posts grid, sticky header and sticky sidebar, header menu, right sidebar, 3 columns footer, custom page templates, RTL language support, 60+ social buttons and more. GridSoul PRO version has colors and fonts options, 1-10 columns posts grids, 2 grid types(masonry or pure CSS), 10+ thumbnail sizes and custom thumbnail size support for grids, 3 featured posts widgets(grid/list/tabbed), featured news ticker, more options for slider, custom content between grid posts, 10+ layout styles(with width options) for singular/non-singular pages, 10+ custom page/post templates, 2 header layouts, width/layout-style/header-style/header-image/footer-style options for each post/page, settings panel for each post/page, post likes and post views, infinite-scroll or load-more feature, about and social widget, related posts, 25+ share buttons, 1-6 columns support for footer area, more widget areas and many useful features. Free version demo: https://demo.themesdna.com/gridsoul/

Theme Link: https://themesdna.com/gridsoul-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 "GridSoul".
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 =
* New options added
* Many improvements
* Fixed coding issues

= 1.0.2 =
* Fixed coding issues
* Theme Customizer updated
* Many improvements

= 1.0.4 =
* 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 =
* New options added
* Many improvements
* Fixed coding issues

= 1.0.2 =
* Fixed coding issues
* Theme Customizer updated
* Many improvements

= 1.0.4 =
* Cleanup: Removed obsolete IE polyfills (assets/js/html5shiv*.js, assets/js/respond*.js).


== Resources ==

Underscores (_s)
----------------
GridSoul 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)

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/

jQuery.Marquee
--------------
jQuery plugin to scroll the text like the old traditional marquee.
Copyright (c) 2017 Aamir Afridi http://www.aamirafridi.com
Resource URI: https://github.com/aamirafridi/jQuery.Marquee
License: MIT
License URI: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

Owl Carousel 2
--------------
Touch enabled jQuery plugin that lets you create a beautiful, responsive carousel slider.
Copyright: Copyright David Deutsch
Resource URI: https://github.com/OwlCarousel2/OwlCarousel2
License: MIT
License URI: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT


== Screenshots ==
1. screenshot.png

== Images used in Screenshot of GridSoul theme: ==
Image 1 for theme screenshot, Credit pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1670752

Image 2 for theme screenshot, Credit pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1177669

Image 3 for theme screenshot, Credit pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Source: https://pxhere.com/de/photo/745644

Image 4 for theme screenshot, Credit pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/860498

Image 5 for theme screenshot, Credit pxhere.com
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1404692


== 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 ==

GridSoul 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/

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Copyright (C) 2025, ThemesDNA
GridSoul is distributed under the terms of the GNU/GPLv2 or later

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