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GENERAL
CategoryMulti-purposeMulti-purposeNews
TypePremiumPremiumPremium
AuthorFreshFaceDFDevelopmentThemeSphere
Envato elite authorYesYesYes
Tested version1.9.11.0.93.0.2
COMPATIBILITY Content widthFull WidthFull Width1128px
Browser compatibilityIE10+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / EdgeIE11+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / EdgeIE8+ / Chrome / FF / Safari / Edge
WooCommerceYesYesYes
bbPress--Yes
BuddyPress--Yes
WPMLYesYesYes
FONTS AND TRANSLATION Integrated translation---
Google fontsYesYesYes
Custom fontsYesYesYes
Typekit fonts--Yes
RTL support--Yes
POST FEATURES Video postsYesYesYes
Audio postsYesYesYes
Post templates1646
Review system--Yes
Post view counter-Yes-
Smart lists--Yes
Social shareYesYesYes
Custom image lightboxYesYesYes
Custom image galery-YesYes
Link post-Yes-
Lightbox skins5--
PAGE FEATURES Page templates1685
Blocks200+6012
Widgets4169
Header styles22145
Footer styles831
Category layouts--8
Masonry layoutYesYes-
Mega menusYesYesYes
Sticky menuYesYesYes
Sticky sidebars--Yes
Social networksYesYesYes
Social counter-Yes-
Video playlists--Yes
Instagram widget---
Currency widget---
Pinterest widget---
Weather widget---
Custom Page BuilderFresh BuilderVisual Composer-
Portfolio styles75-
Responsive layoutBreakpointsFluid -
Blog layouts215-
Menu styles11-
Dual SidebarsYesYes-
ShortcodesYesYes-
Video sliderYes--
OTHER FEATURES Mobile theme---
Demos included6424
SEO optimizedYesYesYes
Custom Theme UpdaterYes--
ADS Ad system-YesYes
Adsense support--Yes
Background image ad---
Custom ads-YesYes
PERFORMANCE CSS file size1.0 mb2640 MB104 kb
Overall speedSlowHighVery high
Performance documentation---
USER EXPERIENCE Total ratings8549688
User rating
LearnabilityMediumMediumEasy
DESIGN Responsive designYesYesYes
Retina ready-YesYes
DOCUMENTATION DifficultyMediumBeginnerBeginner
ExplanationsLess DetailedExplicitLess Detailed
Explicit screen shotsYesYesYes
Video tutorialsYesYes-
Search option-Yes-
Extra documentation---
PREMIUM PLUGINS PluginsArk Theme Core, Fresh Framework, Revolution Slider, Fresh Performance Cache, Fresh Custom Code, Fresh File Editor, Fresh Favicon, Fresh Menu Item Limit FixDFD Extensions, Revolution Slider, Visual ComposerBunyad Page Builder, Bunyad Shortcodes, Bunyad Widgets, Slider Revolution, Sphere Core
VALUE Price$29$59$52
Value for the moneyGoodExcellentVery good
Overall score73%79%74%
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