=== GameSync Lite ===
Contributors: gamesyncwp
Tags: blog, entertainment, custom-menu, featured-images, footer-widgets, threaded-comments
Requires at least: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.6
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A simple, free games-catalog theme for the GameSync WP Importer plugin. The free companion to the paid PixelWire theme.

== Description ==

GameSync Lite shows off games imported by the free **GameSync WP Importer**
plugin: a clean grid archive, a game detail page with cover art, release
date, IGDB rating, developer/publisher, platforms and genres, plus a
screenshot gallery when IGDB provided one. It also works as a plain,
ordinary blog theme if you never install the Importer at all.

This theme intentionally has no settings screen of its own. Everything you
can configure is a normal WordPress feature: your logo and tagline, your
menus (Appearance → Menus), and two footer widget areas plus one sidebar
widget area (Appearance → Widgets). There's one fixed light color scheme,
one fixed hero banner, one plain neutral tag style for every genre and
platform, and a normal numbered "Next / Previous" pager on archives.

= Want more? =

A GameSync WP Pro license (see https://gamesyncwp.com/pricing) unlocks
the **PixelWire** theme -- the same games-and-blog layout with a
light/dark/auto color scheme switch, a hero carousel and hand-picked
featured games, infinite-scroll grid/list view toggle, colored per-genre
tag pills, trailers, store-link buttons, and a full sidebar on every page
-- plus the full versions of all three GameSync WP plugins (bulk import,
post ratings, and two-way related posts). GameSync Lite keeps working fine
if you never upgrade; Pro just adds the extra polish and scale features on
top of the same data.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `gamesync-lite` folder to `/wp-content/themes/`.
2. Activate the theme through the "Appearance" menu in WordPress.
3. Install and activate the free "GameSync WP Importer" plugin to unlock
   the Games archive and game pages. Without it, the theme still works as
   a normal blog theme.
4. Set your logo and tagline under Appearance → Customize, and assign a
   Primary Menu and a Footer Menu under Appearance → Menus.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this theme require the GameSync WP Importer plugin? =

No. Without it, GameSync Lite is a plain, working blog theme. With it
active, the Games archive and single-game templates come alive
automatically -- no theme configuration needed either way.

= Can I add a dark mode or change the accent color? =

Not in GameSync Lite -- that's one of the things a GameSync WP Pro
license's PixelWire theme adds. Lite intentionally ships with one fixed,
tested light scheme.

= Will my content carry over if I upgrade to PixelWire? =

Yes. Both themes read the same GameSync WP Importer post type, meta and
taxonomies, so switching themes doesn't require re-importing or
re-tagging anything.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release.

== Credits ==

Fonts: Barlow Condensed and Inter, both from Google Fonts, licensed under
the SIL Open Font License.
