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GENERAL | ||||
Category | Blog / Magazine | News | Education | |
Type | Premium | Premium | Premium | |
Author | JoinWebs | ThemeSphere | ThemeXpert | |
Envato elite author | Yes | Yes | - | |
Tested version | 1.0 | 3.0.2 | 3.1 | |
COMPATIBILITY | Content width | 1200 px | 1128px | 1170 px |
Browser compatibility | IE11+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE8+ / Chrome / FF / Safari / Edge | IE8+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / 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 | - | |
Typekit fonts | - | Yes | - | |
RTL support | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Preview typography | Yes | - | - | |
POST FEATURES | Video posts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Audio posts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Post templates | 3 | 6 | - | |
Review system | - | Yes | - | |
Post view counter | Yes | - | - | |
Smart lists | - | Yes | - | |
Social share | Yes | Yes | - | |
Custom image lightbox | - | Yes | - | |
Custom image galery | - | Yes | - | |
Video lightbox | Yes | - | - | |
Link post | - | - | Yes | |
PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | 23 | 5 | - |
Blocks | - | 12 | 9 | |
Widgets | 6 | 9 | - | |
Header styles | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Footer styles | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Category layouts | - | 8 | - | |
Masonry layout | - | - | - | |
Mega menus | - | Yes | Yes | |
Sticky menu | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Sticky sidebars | - | Yes | - | |
Social networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Social counter | - | - | - | |
Video playlists | - | Yes | - | |
Instagram widget | - | - | - | |
Currency widget | - | - | - | |
Pinterest widget | - | - | - | |
Weather widget | - | - | - | |
Shortcodes | - | - | - | |
Homepage Layout | 10 | - | - | |
PRODUCT FEATURES | WooCommerce version | - | - | 2.5+ |
OTHER FEATURES | Mobile theme | - | - | - |
Demos included | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
SEO optimized | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Custom Theme Updater | - | - | - | |
ADS | Ad system | - | Yes | - |
Adsense support | - | Yes | - | |
Background image ad | - | - | - | |
Custom ads | - | Yes | - | |
PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 508 kb | 104 kb | 115 kb |
Overall speed | Slow | Very high | Medium | |
Performance documentation | - | - | - | |
USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 16 | 688 | 18 |
User rating | ||||
Learnability | Easy | Easy | Easy | |
DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Retina ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Beginner | Beginner | Medium |
Explanations | Explicit | Less Detailed | - | |
Explicit screen shots | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Video tutorials | Yes | - | Yes | |
Search option | - | - | - | |
Extra documentation | - | - | - | |
PREMIUM PLUGINS | Plugins | Layer Slider, Dailymotion Auto Poster, BeTube Helper | Bunyad Page Builder, Bunyad Shortcodes, Bunyad Widgets, Slider Revolution, Sphere Core | Visual Composer, Revolution Slider premium, Academia Core |
VALUE | Price | $49 | $52 | $59 |
Value for the money | Very good | Very good | Good | |
Overall score | 78% | 74% | 76% | |
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