=== VLabs Naturally Shop Builder ===
Contributors: vlabstech
Tags: standalone shop, full page, product filters, organic, responsive, cart, checkout
Requires at least: 6.2
Tested up to: 6.6
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 2.3.8
License: GPLv2 or later

A premium theme-independent homepage and complete standalone shop builder. No WooCommerce is required.

== Description ==

VLabs Naturally Shop Builder creates a premium full-page natural-products website and a complete shop directly inside WordPress.

Features:

* Full-page homepage shortcode that hides the active theme header, menu, footer and sidebars
* Full-page shop shortcode with all products and a responsive left filter sidebar
* Exactly up to six featured products on the homepage
* Own product post type, product categories, prices, sale prices, stock, SKU, ratings and gallery images
* Own shopping cart stored securely for each visitor
* Own checkout with customer details, shipping, tax, bank transfer and cash on delivery / pickup
* Own order administration inside WordPress
* Email notification to the store and customer after an order is placed
* Product detail view inside the full-page shop
* AJAX product filters and AJAX cart actions
* Editable homepage sections, colors, fonts, spacing and footer
* Responsive mobile navigation, filters, product cards, cart and checkout

== Installation ==

1. Upload the ZIP under Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
2. Activate VLabs Naturally Shop Builder.
3. Open Naturally Shop in WordPress admin.
4. Add categories under Naturally Shop → Categories.
5. Add products under Naturally Shop → Products.
6. Review orders under Naturally Shop → Orders.
7. Configure currency, delivery, tax and payment options under Naturally Shop → Shop.

The plugin automatically creates these pages:

* Natural Home — [vlabs_natural_home]
* Natural Shop — [vlabs_natural_shop]
* Natural Cart — [vlabs_natural_cart]
* Natural Checkout — [vlabs_natural_checkout]

== Shortcodes ==

[vlabs_natural_home]
Displays the complete premium homepage. The featured-products section shows a maximum of six products.

[vlabs_natural_shop]
Displays the complete shop with all plugin products and a left filter sidebar.

[vlabs_natural_cart]
Displays the standalone shopping cart.

[vlabs_natural_checkout]
Displays the standalone checkout and order confirmation.

== Payments ==

Version 2.3.0 includes bank transfer and cash on delivery / pickup. Card payments require a separate payment-provider integration and are not included by default.

== Changelog ==

= 2.3.8 =
* Completed a security hardening pass across products, orders, cart, checkout, newsletter, vendor registration, uploads and admin settings.
* Added stricter capability checks, CSRF validation, request throttling, bounded input validation and safer cookies.
* Vendor documents are now stored privately and served through authorized nonce-protected downloads.
* Order confirmation secrets are now stored as password hashes instead of plaintext.

= 2.3.7 =
* Made the hero flare effect subtler with a more premium golden look.
* Added a new backend setting for hero flare size.

= 2.3.6 =
* Refined the hero lens flare so the light-ray ends taper more naturally instead of looking cut off.

= 2.3.5 =
* Rebuilt the hero glow as a realistic cinematic lens flare with a bright core, blue starburst rays, halo rings and lens-orb reflections.

= 2.3.4 =
* Added a premium glowing flare effect for the hero banner with backend controls for flare count, glow speed and opacity.

= 2.3.3 =
* Changed the vendor registration introduction text from Dutch to English.

= 2.3.0 =
* Restored the Website Builder entry in the Naturally Shop admin menu.
* Added direct submenu links for Header, Home Sections, Shop Settings, Colors & Fonts and Footer.
* Prevented Products and Orders from replacing the main builder page.

= 2.3.0 =
* Fixed the disappearing frontend caused by tabbed settings overwriting Home section settings.
* Restores the homepage automatically when the 2.0.0 corruption pattern is detected.
* Frontend assets and full-page templates now load reliably on generated pages and page-builder shortcodes.
* Automatically repairs the Home, Shop, Cart and Checkout shortcode pages during the update.

= 2.0.0 =
* Removed all WooCommerce dependencies.
* Added standalone products, categories, cart, checkout and orders.
* Added product detail pages, gallery images, stock management and order emails.
* Added currency, shipping, tax and offline payment settings.

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release.


== Changelog ==
= 2.3.0 =
* Restores the homepage hero/banner after updates from 2.0.0-2.0.2.
* Prevents missing repeater fields from deleting hero slides.
* Adds a visible fallback design when no hero image is selected.


Version 2.3.0
- Restores a reliable, visible plugin header with automatic text contrast.
- Adds a dedicated Hero Banner backend menu.
- Makes the hero banner upload location explicit.
- Keeps Header settings separate from Hero Banner settings.
- Packages the plugin in the stable vlabs-naturally-shop folder to prevent duplicate installations.


Version 2.3.0
- Removed the translucent white panel from the hero banner without changing the header or other sections.


Version 2.3.0
- Premium consistent shop styling for Featured Products, New Arrivals, the complete shop and product detail pages.
- Refined filters, toolbar, cards, product gallery, price area, stock badge and product description layout.

Version 2.3.0
- Small brand icon is now displayed in the frontend header.
- The icon is used as the compact mobile logo on small screens.


Version 2.3.0
- Adds a complete Menu section to the plugin backend.
- Add, remove, reorder and style frontend menu links directly inside Naturally Shop.
- Supports internal page tokens and optional highlighted menu buttons.


Version 2.3.0
- Vendor Registration Form Builder integrated as a protected module.
- Existing vrb_form, vrb_entry and vrb_settings data is reused without migration.
- Vendor forms, applications and settings are available under Naturally Shop.
- Added full-page shortcode [vlabs_vendor_registration id="FORM_ID"].
