=== brainstrand Basis ===
Contributors: brainstrand
Requires at least: 6.2
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.5.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: blog, news, grid-layout, custom-colors, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, editor-style, block-patterns, block-styles, threaded-comments, translation-ready, wide-blocks

An elegant blog theme with twelve one-click colour looks, category cards and info boxes – no external fonts or services.

== Description ==

brainstrand Basis is a calm, readable blog theme.

* Twelve colour looks (Original, Forest, Berry, Ocean, Graphite, Sand, Lavender, Coral, Mint, Slate, Autumn, Midnight) – one click in the Customizer.
* Every category automatically gets an accent colour from the chosen look.
* Generated artwork for posts without a featured image.
* Info box patterns and block style for the block editor (“Good to know”, “Important”, “Remember”, “From research” or without label).
* Reading time, related posts from the same category, threaded comments.
* No external fonts, no tracking, no CDN.

= Credits & member accounts =

Install the free plugin **brainstrand Credits** to let readers unlock articles for 1 to 3 credits. The plugin adds member accounts, two-factor login and a bot protection without external services. The theme works perfectly without it.

== Installation ==

1. In your admin, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New and search for “brainstrand Basis”, or upload the ZIP file.
2. Activate the theme.
3. Choose a look under Appearance > Customize > Colors.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Can I set individual colours? =

No. Each look sets all colours so that they always fit together. Pick the look you like best.

= How do I change the homepage text? =

Appearance > Customize > Homepage. A word in *asterisks* is shown in the colour gradient.

== Changelog ==

= 2.1.0 =
* Works with brainstrand Credits 1.1.0: 1, 2 or 3 credits per article, the first 3 paragraphs free for everyone.

= 2.0.0 =
* Split into theme (design) and plugin brainstrand Credits (credits, accounts, protection).
* English source strings, German translation included.
* Comments template.

= 1.2.0 =
* Twelve one-click colour looks.

== Copyright ==

brainstrand Basis WordPress Theme, Copyright 2026 brainstrand
brainstrand Basis 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.

== Resources ==

* screenshot.png – own work, created with the theme itself, licensed under GPLv2 or later.
* All icons are inline SVG drawn for this theme, licensed under GPLv2 or later.
