=== Sketchpad ===
Contributors: the BestWebSoft team
Tags: brown, two-columns, right-sidebar, fixed-layout, custom-background, custom-header, featured-images, translation-ready
Requires at least: 3.7
Tested up to: 3.9.1
Stable tag: 1.8
License: GNU General Public License V3
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
Sketchpad WordPress Theme, Copyright 2014 BestWebSoft.com
Sketchpad is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

== Description ==

If you are looking for a great theme to note down your thoughts, experience or best practices, there hardly is a better option that Sketchpad - a convenient all-in-one solution to making your website look stylish and uncluttered at the same time. This theme is designed as a twenty-first-century notepad, combining the traditional elegance of notetaking with a nouveau worldview. This way, any ideas of yours will fit in harmoniously, and your readers will appreciate a polished yet completely unintrusive interface. Sektchpad will be most well-suited for business news, journalist reviews, morning news, personal opinion blogs, event reviews, business ideas, case studies, cuisine, book stores, book reviews and many, many more. Check out Sketchpad at: http://bestwebsoft.com/wordpress_demo_theme/sketchpad/

= Features =

* Cross-browser compatible
* Two-column design
* Fixed-layout
* Translation-ready
* Pagination
* Customizable background and color of site title
* Customizable header image
* Customizable logo and favicon
* Support posts formats
* Main colors: brown

= Translation =

* Russian (ru_RU)

If you would like to create your own language pack or update the existing one, you can send <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress" target="_blank">the text of PO and MO files</a> for <a href="http://support.bestwebsoft.com" target="_blank">BestWebSoft</a> and we'll add it to the plugin. You can download the latest version of the program for work with PO and MO files  <a href="http://www.poedit.net/download.php" target="_blank">Poedit</a>.

= Copyrights for Resources used in this theme =

* External font from Google Webfonts is used in Theme:
  	- Open Sans - http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Open+Sans
      License: Apache License Version 2.0
      Copyright: Steve Matteson, https://profiles.google.com/107777320916704234605/about

* The following js-files from "/js" Folder are used in the Theme:
    - 'pie.htc' in the "ie" folder
      License: Apache License Version 2.0 and GPL Version 3.
      Copyright: Jason Johnston, https://raw.github.com/lojjic/PIE/master/LICENSE-APACHE2.txt
    - 'html5.js':
      License:  MIT/GPL2 Licensed
      Source: https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv
      Copyright: HTML5 Shiv v3.6 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem
    - 'content-height.js'

* The following images are used in the "img" folder in the Sketchpad Theme
    License:  GNU General Public License v2 or later
    Copyright: the Bestwebsoft team, https://github.com/bestwebsoft

== Installation ==

Manual installation:

1. Upload the `Sketchpad` folder to the `/wp-content/themes/` directory

Installation using "Add New Theme"

1. From your Admin UI (Dashboard), use the menu to select Themes -> Add New
2. Search for ‘Sketchpad’
3. Click the 'Install' button to open the theme's repository listing
4. Click the 'Install' button

Activiation and Use

1. Activate the Theme through the 'Themes' menu in WordPress

== Theme Notes ==

= Post Thumbnail Functionality =

To post thumbnails we recommend using the image with width equal to 503px.

= Widgets =

The Theme supports standart Widgets.
By default in the sidebar the following widgets will be displayed: pages.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How can I change the language from English into Russian? =

In the main catalog of your WordPress site find file wp-config.php, open it and change define( ‘WPLANG’, '' ); for define( ‘WPLANG’, ‘ru_RU’ );

= How to use the custom header image? =

You can use the custom header image the following way: from your Admin UI (Dashboard), use the menu to select Appearance -> Header -> Select image -> Browse, and then select Upload. Header images have max size 880px*117px.

= How to use the custom logo and favicon? =

You can use the custom logo and favicon the following way: from your Admin UI (Dashboard), use the menu to select Appearance -> Customize -> Logo & Favicon -> Click on "No image" under the Logo or Favicon -> Click on "select a file" -> Browse your image -> Press Save & Publish.

= Does the theme support widgets? =

Yes, this theme includes widgets. The widget 'pages' is shown by default.

= Does the theme support custom menu? =

Yes, the Theme supports navigation menus, which is located at the top of the page.

= How to add plugins? =

From your Admin Panel, use the menu to select Plugins -> Add New. Search the necessary plugin and click 'Install Now' button. Then activate that plugin through 'Plugins' menu.

== Screenshots ==

1. Theme home page.

== Changelog ==

= V1.8 - 04.08.2014 =
* Bugfix: Minor fixes.

= V1.7 - 12.05.2014 =
* Update: Updated code of output logo & favicon
* Bugfix: Other minor fixes

= V1.6 - 30.04.2014 =
* Update: Disabled custom logo by default
* Update: Disabled custom favicon by default
* Bugfix: Other minor fixes


= V1.5 - 18.04.2014 =
* Bugfix: Display title and tagline was fixed
* Bugfix: Code formatting was fixed
* Update: Display of various posts formats was updated
* NEW: Support for customization logo and favicon was added

= V1.4 - 10.04.2014 =
* Bugfix: Cross-browser compatible was fixed
* Update: Changed Theme name to 'Sketchpad'

= V1.3 - 09.04.2014 =
* NEW: Support for color customization site title was added
* NEW: Support for selecting the format of posts was added
* NEW: Template files formats posts were added
* Bugfix: Css-styles were fixed
* Update: Information in the comments css-files was updated
* Update: Copyright information was updated
* Update: The description of the theme was updated
* Bugfix: Other fixes

= V1.2 - 03.04.2014 =
* Update: Screenshot of theme was updated
* Bugfix: Style of navigation menu was fixed
* Bugfix: Header was fixed
* Bugfix: Display of Featured Image on the pages was fixed
* Bugfix: Display of images on pages was fixed
* Bugfix: Display of galleries pages was fixed
* Update: Footer was updated
* Bugfix: Semantic markup of html5 was fixed
* Bugfix: Code formatting was fixed
* Bugfix: Other fixes

= V1.1 - 28.03.2014 =
* Bugfix: Display of page elements and widgets was fixed
* NEW: Style for the table of special characters was added
* NEW: Support for menu navigation was added
* Bugfix: Code formatting was fixed
* Bugfix: Other fixes

= V1.0 - 21.03.2014 =
* Release date of Sketchpad

== Upgrade Notice ==

= V1.8 - 04.08.2014 =
Bugfix: Minor fixes.

= V1.7 =
Update: Updated code of output logo & favicon. Bugfix: Other minor fixes.

= V1.6 =
Disabled custom logo by default. Disabled custom favicon by default. Other minor fixes.

= V1.5 =
Display title and tagline was fixed. Code formatting was fixed. Display of various posts formats was updated. Support for customization logo and favicon was added.

= V1.4 =
Cross-browser compatible was fixed. Changed Theme name to 'Sketchpad'.

= V1.3 =
Support for color customization site title was added. Support for selecting the format of posts was added. Template files formats posts were added. Css-styles were fixed. Information in the comments css-files was updated. Copyright information was updated. The description of the theme was updated. Other fixes.

= V1.2 =
Screenshot of theme was updated. Style of navigation menu was fixed. Header was fixed. Display of Featured Image on the pages was fixed. Display of images on pages was fixed. Display of galleries pages was fixed. Footer was updated. Semantic markup of html5 was fixed. Code formatting was fixed. Other fixes.

= V1.1 =
Display of page elements and widgets was fixed. Style for the table of special characters was added. Support for menu navigation was added. Code formatting was fixed. Other fixes.

= V1.0 =
Release date of Sketchpad.
