/*
Theme Name: ClearRead
Author: Muhammad Sajid
Description: A calm, responsive blogging theme with light/dark mode, featured stories, reading navigation and optional AdSense placements. Configure under Appearance → Customize → ClearRead settings.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: clearread
Tags: blog, news, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, translation-ready, wide-blocks
*/
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