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Salient Theme Review | Salient Theme Review | The Ark Theme Review | ||
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| GENERAL | ||||
| Category | Multi-purpose | Multi-purpose | Multi-purpose | |
| Type | Premium | Premium | Premium | |
| Author | ThemeNectar | ThemeNectar | FreshFace | |
| Envato elite author | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Tested version | 8.0.2 | 8.0.2 | 1.9.1 | |
| COMPATIBILITY | Content width | Full width | Full width | Full Width |
| Browser compatibility | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE10+ / 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 | - | - | - | |
| RTL support | Yes | Yes | - | |
| POST FEATURES | Video posts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audio posts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Post templates | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Post view counter | - | - | - | |
| Smart lists | - | - | - | |
| Social share | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom image lightbox | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom image galery | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Link post | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Lightbox skins | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | 12 | 12 | 16 |
| Blocks | 51 | 51 | 200+ | |
| Widgets | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Header styles | 6 | 6 | 22 | |
| Footer styles | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Masonry layout | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Mega menus | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sticky menu | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Social networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Social counter | - | - | - | |
| Video playlists | - | - | - | |
| Instagram widget | - | - | - | |
| Custom Page Builder | Salient Visual Composer | Salient Visual Composer | Fresh Builder | |
| Portfolio styles | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| Responsive layout | Breakpoints | Breakpoints | Breakpoints | |
| Blog layouts | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
| Menu styles | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Dual Sidebars | - | - | Yes | |
| Shortcodes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Video slider | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| OTHER FEATURES | Demos included | 18 | 18 | 6 |
| SEO optimized | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom Theme Updater | - | - | Yes | |
| ADS | Ad system | Yes | Yes | - |
| Adsense support | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Custom ads | Yes | Yes | - | |
| PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 514 KB | 514 KB | 1.0 mb |
| Overall speed | Medium | Medium | Slow | |
| Performance documentation | - | - | - | |
| USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 4698 | 4698 | 85 |
| User rating | ||||
| Learnability | Medium | Medium | Medium | |
| DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retina ready | Yes | Yes | - | |
| DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Explanations | Detailed | Detailed | Less Detailed | |
| Explicit screen shots | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Video tutorials | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Search option | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Extra documentation | - | - | - | |
| PREMIUM PLUGINS | Plugins | Salient Visual Composer | Salient Visual Composer | 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 | $60 | $60 | $29 |
| Value for the money | Good | Good | Good | |
| Overall score | 80% | 80% | 73% | |
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