=== Twenty Sixteen ===
Contributors: wordpressdotorg
Requires at least: 4.4
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 5.2.4
Version: 3.7
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: one-column, two-columns, right-sidebar, accessibility-ready, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, flexible-header, microformats, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, blog, block-patterns

== Description ==
Twenty Sixteen is a modernized take on an ever-popular WordPress layout — the horizontal masthead with an optional right sidebar that works perfectly for blogs and websites. It has custom color options with beautiful default color schemes, a harmonious fluid grid using a mobile-first approach, and impeccable polish in every detail. Twenty Sixteen will make your WordPress look beautiful everywhere.

* Mobile-first, Responsive Layout
* Custom Colors
* Custom Header
* Social Links
* Post Formats
* The GPL v2.0 or later license. :) Use it to make something cool.

For more information about Twenty Sixteen please go to https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen/.

== Installation ==

1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the 'Add' button.
2. Type in Twenty Sixteen in the search form and press the 'Enter' key on your keyboard.
3. Click on the 'Activate' button to use your new theme right away.
4. Go to https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen/ for a guide on how to customize this theme.
5. Navigate to Appearance > Customize in your admin panel and customize to taste.

== Copyright ==

Twenty Sixteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2014-2025 WordPress.org, and contributors.
Twenty Sixteen is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

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.

Twenty Sixteen Theme bundles the following third-party resources:

Genericons icon font, Copyright 2013-2017 Automattic Inc.
License: GNU GPL, Version 2 (or later)
Source: http://www.genericons.com

Merriweather Font
Copyright 2016 The Merriweather Project Authors (https://github.com/EbenSorkin/Merriweather), with Reserved Font Name "Merriweather".
License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1, https://opensource.org/licenses/OFL-1.1
Source: https://fontsource.org/fonts/merriweather

Montserrat Font
Copyright 2011 The Montserrat Project Authors (https://github.com/JulietaUla/Montserrat)
License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1, https://opensource.org/licenses/OFL-1.1
Source: https://fontsource.org/fonts/montserrat

Inconsolata Font
Copyright 2006 The Inconsolata Project Authors (https://github.com/cyrealtype/Inconsolata)
License: SIL Open Font License, 1.1, https://opensource.org/licenses/OFL-1.1
Source: https://fontsource.org/fonts/inconsolata

Image used in screenshot.png: A photo by Austin Schmid (https://unsplash.com/schmidy/), licensed under Creative Commons Zero(http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

== Changelog ==

= 3.7 =
* Released: December 2, 2025

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_3.7

= 3.6 =
* Released: July 15, 2025

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_3.6

= 3.5 =
* Released: April 15, 2025

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_3.5

= 3.4 =
* Released: November 12, 2024

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_3.4

= 3.3 =
* Released: July 16, 2024

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_3.3

= 3.2 =
* Released: April 2, 2024

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_3.2

= 3.1 =
* Released: November 7, 2023

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_3.1

= 3.0 =
* Released: August 8, 2023

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_3.0

= 2.9 =
* Released: March 28, 2023

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_2.9

= 2.8 =
* Released: November 1, 2022

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_2.8

= 2.7 =
* Released: May 24, 2022

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_2.7

= 2.6 =
* Released: January 25, 2022

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_2.6

= 2.5 =
* Released: July 20, 2021

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_2.5

= 2.4 =
* Released: March 9, 2021

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_2.4

= 2.3 =
* Released: December 8, 2020

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_2.3

= 2.2 =
* Released: August 11, 2020

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_2.2

= 2.1 =
* Released: March 31, 2020

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_2.1

= 2.0 =
* Released: May 7, 2019

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_2.0

= 1.9 =
* Released: February 21, 2019

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_1.9

= 1.8 =
* Released: January 9, 2019

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_1.8

= 1.7 =
* Released: December 19, 2018

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_1.7

= 1.6 =
* Released: December 6, 2018

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_1.6

= 1.5 =
* Released: May 17, 2018

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_1.5

= 1.4 =
* Released: November 14, 2017

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_1.4

= 1.3 =
* Released: August 16, 2016

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_1.3

= 1.2 =
* Released: April 12, 2016

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_1.2

= 1.1 =
* Released: January 6, 2016

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/twenty-sixteen-changelog/#Version_1.1

= 1.0 =
* Released: December 8, 2015

Initial release

== Notes ==

Only the default and dark color schemes are accessibility ready.
