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BeTube Theme Review | The Ark Theme Review | Choose a theme | ||
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GENERAL | ||||
Category | Blog / Magazine | Multi-purpose | ||
Type | Premium | Premium | ||
Author | JoinWebs | FreshFace | ||
Envato elite author | Yes | Yes | ||
Tested version | 1.0 | 1.9.1 | ||
COMPATIBILITY | Content width | 1200 px | Full Width | |
Browser compatibility | IE11+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE10+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | ||
WooCommerce | Yes | Yes | ||
bbPress | - | - | ||
BuddyPress | - | - | ||
WPML | Yes | Yes | ||
FONTS AND TRANSLATION | Integrated translation | - | - | |
Google fonts | Yes | Yes | ||
Custom fonts | - | Yes | ||
Typekit fonts | - | - | ||
RTL support | Yes | - | ||
Preview typography | Yes | - | ||
POST FEATURES | Video posts | Yes | Yes | |
Audio posts | Yes | Yes | ||
Post templates | 3 | 16 | ||
Review system | - | - | ||
Post view counter | Yes | - | ||
Smart lists | - | - | ||
Social share | Yes | Yes | ||
Custom image lightbox | - | Yes | ||
Custom image galery | - | - | ||
Video lightbox | Yes | - | ||
Link post | - | - | ||
Lightbox skins | - | 5 | ||
PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | 23 | 16 | |
Blocks | - | 200+ | ||
Widgets | 6 | 4 | ||
Header styles | 8 | 22 | ||
Footer styles | 1 | 8 | ||
Masonry layout | - | Yes | ||
Mega menus | - | Yes | ||
Sticky menu | Yes | Yes | ||
Sticky sidebars | - | - | ||
Social networks | Yes | Yes | ||
Social counter | - | - | ||
Video playlists | - | - | ||
Instagram widget | - | - | ||
Custom Page Builder | - | Fresh Builder | ||
Portfolio styles | - | 7 | ||
Responsive layout | - | Breakpoints | ||
Blog layouts | - | 21 | ||
Menu styles | - | 1 | ||
Dual Sidebars | - | Yes | ||
Shortcodes | - | Yes | ||
Video slider | - | Yes | ||
Homepage Layout | 10 | - | ||
OTHER FEATURES | Demos included | 1 | 6 | |
SEO optimized | Yes | Yes | ||
Custom Theme Updater | - | Yes | ||
ADS | Ad system | - | - | |
Adsense support | - | - | ||
Custom ads | - | - | ||
PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 508 kb | 1.0 mb | |
Overall speed | Slow | Slow | ||
Performance documentation | - | - | ||
USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 16 | 85 | |
User rating | ||||
Learnability | Easy | Medium | ||
DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | |
Retina ready | Yes | - | ||
DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Beginner | Medium | |
Explanations | Explicit | Less Detailed | ||
Explicit screen shots | Yes | Yes | ||
Video tutorials | Yes | Yes | ||
Search option | - | - | ||
Extra documentation | - | - | ||
PREMIUM PLUGINS | Plugins | Layer Slider, Dailymotion Auto Poster, BeTube Helper | Ark Theme Core, Fresh Framework, Revolution Slider, Fresh Performance Cache, Fresh Custom Code, Fresh File Editor, Fresh Favicon, Fresh Menu Item Limit Fix | |
VALUE | Price | $49 | $29 | |
Value for the money | Very good | Good | ||
Overall score | 78% | 73% | ||
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