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Academia Responsive Theme Review | Native Theme Review | SmartMag Theme Review | ||
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| GENERAL | ||||
| Category | Education | Multi-purpose | News | |
| Type | Premium | Premium | Premium | |
| Author | ThemeXpert | DFDevelopment | ThemeSphere | |
| Envato elite author | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Tested version | 3.1 | 1.0.9 | 3.0.2 | |
| COMPATIBILITY | Content width | 1170 px | Full Width | 1128px |
| Browser compatibility | IE8+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE11+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE8+ / Chrome / FF / Safari / Edge | |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| bbPress | Yes | - | Yes | |
| BuddyPress | Yes | - | Yes | |
| WPML | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| FONTS AND TRANSLATION | Integrated translation | - | - | - |
| Google fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom fonts | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Typekit fonts | - | - | Yes | |
| RTL support | Yes | - | Yes | |
| POST FEATURES | Video posts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audio posts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Post templates | - | 4 | 6 | |
| Review system | - | - | Yes | |
| Post view counter | - | Yes | - | |
| Smart lists | - | - | Yes | |
| Social share | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom image lightbox | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom image galery | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Link post | Yes | Yes | - | |
| PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | - | 8 | 5 |
| Blocks | 9 | 60 | 12 | |
| Widgets | - | 16 | 9 | |
| Header styles | 3 | 14 | 5 | |
| Footer styles | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
| Category layouts | - | - | 8 | |
| Masonry layout | - | Yes | - | |
| Mega menus | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sticky menu | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sticky sidebars | - | - | Yes | |
| Social networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Social counter | - | Yes | - | |
| Video playlists | - | - | Yes | |
| Instagram widget | - | - | - | |
| Currency widget | - | - | - | |
| Pinterest widget | - | - | - | |
| Weather widget | - | - | - | |
| Custom Page Builder | - | Visual Composer | - | |
| Portfolio styles | - | 5 | - | |
| Responsive layout | - | Fluid | - | |
| Blog layouts | - | 5 | - | |
| Menu styles | - | 1 | - | |
| Dual Sidebars | - | Yes | - | |
| Shortcodes | - | Yes | - | |
| Video slider | - | - | - | |
| PRODUCT FEATURES | WooCommerce version | 2.5+ | - | - |
| OTHER FEATURES | Mobile theme | - | - | - |
| Demos included | 1 | 42 | 4 | |
| SEO optimized | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom Theme Updater | - | - | - | |
| ADS | Ad system | - | Yes | Yes |
| Adsense support | - | - | Yes | |
| Background image ad | - | - | - | |
| Custom ads | - | Yes | Yes | |
| PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 115 kb | 2640 MB | 104 kb |
| Overall speed | Medium | High | Very high | |
| Performance documentation | - | - | - | |
| USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 18 | 49 | 688 |
| User rating | ||||
| Learnability | Easy | Medium | Easy | |
| DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retina ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Medium | Beginner | Beginner |
| Explanations | - | Explicit | Less Detailed | |
| Explicit screen shots | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Video tutorials | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Search option | - | Yes | - | |
| Extra documentation | - | - | - | |
| PREMIUM PLUGINS | Plugins | Visual Composer, Revolution Slider premium, Academia Core | DFD Extensions, Revolution Slider, Visual Composer | Bunyad Page Builder, Bunyad Shortcodes, Bunyad Widgets, Slider Revolution, Sphere Core |
| VALUE | Price | $59 | $59 | $52 |
| Value for the money | Good | Excellent | Very good | |
| Overall score | 76% | 79% | 74% | |
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