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Academia Responsive Theme Review | Divi Theme Review | The Ark Theme Review | ||
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| GENERAL | ||||
| Category | Education | Multi-purpose | Multi-purpose | |
| Type | Premium | Premium | Premium | |
| Author | ThemeXpert | Elegant Themes | FreshFace | |
| Envato elite author | - | - | Yes | |
| Tested version | 3.1 | 3.0.23 | 1.9.1 | |
| COMPATIBILITY | Content width | 1170 px | Full Width | Full Width |
| Browser compatibility | IE8+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE10+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / 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 | 16 | |
| Post view counter | - | - | - | |
| Smart lists | - | - | - | |
| Social share | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom image lightbox | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom image galery | - | Yes | - | |
| Link post | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Lightbox skins | - | - | 5 | |
| PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | - | 32 | 16 |
| Blocks | 9 | 37 | 200+ | |
| Widgets | - | 3 | 4 | |
| Header styles | 3 | 5 | 22 | |
| Footer styles | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| Masonry layout | - | 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 | - | Divi Builder and Visual Builder | Fresh Builder | |
| Portfolio styles | - | 16 | 7 | |
| Responsive layout | - | Breakpoints | Breakpoints | |
| Blog layouts | - | 4 | 21 | |
| Menu styles | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Dual Sidebars | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Shortcodes | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Video slider | - | Yes | Yes | |
| PRODUCT FEATURES | WooCommerce version | 2.5+ | - | - |
| OTHER FEATURES | Demos included | 1 | - | 6 |
| SEO optimized | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom Theme Updater | - | Yes | Yes | |
| ADS | Ad system | - | Yes | - |
| Adsense support | - | Yes | - | |
| Custom ads | - | Yes | - | |
| PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 115 kb | 415kb | 1.0 mb |
| Overall speed | Medium | High | Slow | |
| Performance documentation | - | Yes | - | |
| USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 18 | - | 85 |
| User rating | ||||
| Learnability | Easy | Medium | Medium | |
| DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retina ready | Yes | Yes | - | |
| DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Medium | Beginner | Medium |
| Explanations | - | Explicit | Less Detailed | |
| Explicit screen shots | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Video tutorials | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Search option | - | - | - | |
| Extra documentation | - | Yes | - | |
| PREMIUM PLUGINS | Plugins | Visual Composer, Revolution Slider premium, Academia Core | - | 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 | $59 | $69 / $89 - year, $249 - lifetime | $29 |
| Value for the money | Good | Very good | Good | |
| Overall score | 76% | 82% | 73% | |
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