SMIT Digital Media News Theme v2.0.0

Features:
- Premium responsive Marathi news homepage
- Mega-menu foundation
- AJAX live search
- Advertisement Manager (Advertisements CPT + placements)
- View counter + Popular/Trending queries
- Reporter submission shortcode: [smit_reporter_form]
- Homepage section controls in Customizer
- Elementor-compatible Latest News and Trending widgets when Elementor is active
- Dark mode, reading progress, schema, ALT fallback
- Mobile-first layout

Installation:
1. Upload smit-digital-media-news.zip in WordPress > Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
2. Activate.
3. Set menus under Appearance > Menus.
4. Configure Appearance > Customize > SMIT News Options and Homepage Sections.
5. Create advertisements under Advertisements and select a placement.
6. Create a page containing [smit_reporter_form] for reporter submissions.

Note: Elementor widgets appear only when the Elementor plugin is installed and active. The theme remains functional without Elementor.
