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The Ark Theme Review | Newspaper Theme Review | Newsmag Theme Review | ||
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GENERAL | ||||
Category | Multi-purpose | News / Blog / Magazine / Editorial / Multi-purpose | News / Blog / Magazine / Editorial | |
Type | Premium | Premium | Premium | |
Author | FreshFace | tagDiv | tagDiv | |
Envato elite author | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Tested version | 1.9.1 | 9.6.1 | 4 | |
COMPATIBILITY | Content width | Full Width | Full Width | 1021 |
Browser compatibility | IE10+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE8+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | |
WooCommerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
bbPress | - | Yes | Yes | |
BuddyPress | - | Yes | Yes | |
WPML | Yes | Yes | - | |
FONTS AND TRANSLATION | Integrated translation | - | Yes | Yes |
Google fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Custom fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Typekit fonts | - | Yes | Yes | |
RTL support | - | - | - | |
POST FEATURES | Video posts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Audio posts | Yes | Yes | - | |
Post templates | 16 | 69 | 9 | |
Review system | - | Yes | Yes | |
Post view counter | - | Yes | Yes | |
Smart lists | - | Yes | Yes | |
Social share | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Custom image lightbox | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Custom image galery | - | Yes | Yes | |
Link post | - | - | - | |
Lightbox skins | 5 | - | - | |
PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | 16 | 180 | 3 |
Blocks | 200+ | 30 | 23 | |
Widgets | 4 | 37 | 26 | |
Header styles | 22 | 15 | 10 | |
Footer styles | 8 | 14 | 10 | |
Category layouts | - | 16 | 7 | |
Masonry layout | Yes | - | - | |
Mega menus | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Sticky menu | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Sticky sidebars | - | Yes | Yes | |
Social networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Social counter | - | Yes | Yes | |
Video playlists | - | Yes | Yes | |
Instagram widget | - | Yes | Yes | |
Currency widget | - | Yes | Yes | |
Pinterest widget | - | Yes | Yes | |
Weather widget | - | Yes | Yes | |
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 | - | - | |
OTHER FEATURES | Mobile theme | - | Yes | - |
Demos included | 6 | 80 | 14 | |
SEO optimized | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Custom Theme Updater | Yes | - | - | |
ADS | Ad system | - | Yes | Yes |
Adsense support | - | Yes | Yes | |
Background image ad | - | Yes | Yes | |
Custom ads | - | Yes | Yes | |
PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 1.0 mb | 1,10 MB | 711 kb |
Overall speed | Slow | Very high | High | |
Performance documentation | - | Yes | Yes | |
USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 85 | 6063 | 892 |
User rating | ||||
Learnability | Medium | Easy | Easy | |
DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Retina ready | - | Yes | Yes | |
DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Medium | Beginner | Beginner |
Explanations | Less Detailed | Explicit | Explicit | |
Explicit screen shots | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Video tutorials | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Search option | - | Yes | Yes | |
Extra documentation | - | Yes | Yes | |
PREMIUM PLUGINS | Plugins | Ark Theme Core, Fresh Framework, Revolution Slider, Fresh Performance Cache, Fresh Custom Code, Fresh File Editor, Fresh Favicon, Fresh Menu Item Limit Fix | tagDiv Composer, tagDiv Cloud Library, tagDiv Social Counter, tagDiv Newsletter, tagDiv Mobile Theme, Official AMP for WP, tagDiv Standard Pack, Revolution Slider, WPBakery Page Builder | tagDiv Composer - Frontend Page Builder, tagDiv Social Counter, Slider Revolution, Visual Composer |
VALUE | Price | $29 | $59 | $49 |
Value for the money | Good | Excellent | Excellent | |
Overall score | 73% | 96% | 91% | |
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