=== Fidelis ===
Contributors: symelo
Requires at least: 7.0
Tested up to: 7.1
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 crisp, numbers-first theme for accountants, tax advisers and financial planners: clear services, transparent fees and figures that build trust.

== Description ==

Fidelis is a block theme for accounting practices, tax advisers, bookkeepers and independent financial advisers. White cards on a pale blue-grey page, tabular figures everywhere a number appears, thin ledger lines and a teal accent with chart blue, set in Manrope, Inter and IBM Plex Mono.

* **Figures panel**: a card of label and value rows whose bars grow as it scrolls into view (count-up numbers included).
* **Fee table**: your services as a ledger with fixed fees, "from" prefixes and typical durations; the services archive is the same table with category filter and sort by price.
* **Monthly packages and a comparison table** of what each package covers; a "Pricing" page template puts them together.
* **Tax calendar**, a "switching is easy" process, a trust bar of memberships and client logos, client testimonials with their type of business, FAQ grouped by topic, and a downloadable checklist (File block).
* **Client stories** with challenge, solution and results drawn as bars; **adviser profiles** with qualifications and specialisms.
* **Forms without plugins**: inquiry, free review booking and deadline reminders. Messages are stored under Messages in wp-admin and emailed to you.
* Five hero layouts, 32 patterns, four style variations (Midnight Ledger, Sage Books, Indigo, Classic) and a light/dark switch.

Services, client stories, team, testimonials, FAQs, clients and pricing plans are edited under **Business** in wp-admin (Secure Custom Fields adds the fields; the theme offers to install it). Tools → Import demo adds sample content.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Where do form messages go? =

Every submission is stored under Messages in wp-admin and emailed to the address set there (by default the site's admin email). Each form block can also send to its own address (Form block → Email to).

= How do I change the figures and bars in the figures panel? =

Edit the numbers like any text. A bar's length is the width of its fill: select the fill (inside the bar) and change Block → Layout → Width, e.g. 72%.

= How do I change the deadlines? =

The tax calendar, the utility bar and the deadline card are plain text: edit the dates for your country. The header's utility bar is in the Header template part.

= How do featured videos work? =

On posts, open the Featured video panel in the editor and paste a YouTube or Vimeo link or choose a video file. The single post template plays it in place of the featured image.

= Can I turn off the animations? =

They respect the visitor's "reduce motion" setting automatically. Remove the motion classes (Block → Motion) to switch them off for a block.

= How does dark mode work? =

The sun/moon button in the header switches between light and dark and remembers the choice; without a choice the site follows the visitor's system setting. Every style variation has its own dark palette; Midnight Ledger is dark by default.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* First release.

== Copyright ==

Fidelis WordPress Theme, (C) 2026 Symelo LTD. Fidelis is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.

== Resources ==

* Manrope, (C) 2018 The Manrope Project Authors, SIL Open Font License 1.1, https://github.com/googlefonts/manrope
* Inter, (C) 2016 The Inter Project Authors, SIL Open Font License 1.1, https://github.com/rsms/inter
* IBM Plex Mono, (C) 2017 IBM Corp., SIL Open Font License 1.1, https://github.com/IBM/plex
* Images: Symelo placeholder library (https://dev.symelo.com/tools/placeholder-images), (C) 2026 Symelo LTD, distributed with the theme under the GPLv2 or later: workspace-6 (workspace-6.webp), workspace-12 (workspace-12.webp), abstract-2 (abstract-2.webp); from the business foundation: workspace-8 (office.webp), workspace-4 (studio.webp), architecture-4 (tower.webp), architecture-6 (brick.webp), technology-3 (fiber.webp), abstract-1 (waves.webp).
* Portrait illustrations (portrait-1.webp to portrait-4.webp): (C) 2026 Symelo LTD, GPLv2 or later.
* Year-end checklist sample (assets/files/year-end-checklist.pdf): (C) 2026 Symelo LTD, GPLv2 or later.
* Icons: Lucide (https://lucide.dev), ISC License, (C) Lucide Icons and Contributors; some derived from Feather, MIT License, (C) Cole Bemis.
* Symelo Theme Kit and the business foundation: (C) 2026 Symelo LTD, GPLv2 or later.
