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Fotomag Theme Review | ionMag Theme Review | Academia Responsive Theme Review | ||
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| GENERAL | ||||
| Category | Blog / Magazine / Personal | News / Blog / Magazine | Education | |
| Type | Premium | Premium | Premium | |
| Author | Cubell | tagDiv | ThemeXpert | |
| Envato elite author | Yes | - | - | |
| Tested version | 1.2.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | |
| COMPATIBILITY | Content width | 1920 px | 980 px | 1170 px |
| Browser compatibility | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari | IE8+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| bbPress | - | Yes | Yes | |
| BuddyPress | - | Yes | Yes | |
| WPML | - | - | Yes | |
| FONTS AND TRANSLATION | Integrated translation | - | Yes | - |
| Google fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom fonts | - | Yes | - | |
| Typekit fonts | - | Yes | - | |
| RTL support | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Preview typography | Yes | - | - | |
| POST FEATURES | Video posts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audio posts | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Post templates | 1 | 18 | - | |
| Review system | - | Yes | - | |
| Post view counter | - | Yes | - | |
| Smart lists | - | Yes | - | |
| Social share | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Custom image lightbox | - | Yes | - | |
| Custom image galery | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Video lightbox | Yes | - | - | |
| Link post | - | - | Yes | |
| PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | 1 | 3 | - |
| Blocks | - | 38 | 9 | |
| Widgets | 1 | 21 | - | |
| Header styles | 2 | 11 | 3 | |
| Footer styles | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
| Category layouts | - | 9 | - | |
| Masonry layout | - | - | - | |
| Mega menus | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Sticky menu | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sticky sidebars | - | Yes | - | |
| Social networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Social counter | - | Yes | - | |
| Video playlists | - | Yes | - | |
| Instagram widget | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Currency widget | - | Yes | - | |
| Pinterest widget | - | Yes | - | |
| Weather widget | - | Yes | - | |
| Shortcodes | - | - | - | |
| Homepage Layout | 3 | - | - | |
| PRODUCT FEATURES | WooCommerce version | - | - | 2.5+ |
| OTHER FEATURES | Mobile theme | - | - | - |
| Demos included | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
| SEO optimized | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom Theme Updater | - | - | - | |
| ADS | Ad system | - | Yes | - |
| Adsense support | - | Yes | - | |
| Background image ad | - | Yes | - | |
| Custom ads | - | Yes | - | |
| PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 200 kb | 441 kb | 115 kb |
| Overall speed | Very high | High | Medium | |
| Performance documentation | - | Yes | - | |
| USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 25 | - | 18 |
| User rating | ||||
| Learnability | Medium | Medium | Easy | |
| DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retina ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Beginner | Beginner | Medium |
| Explanations | Less Detailed | Explicit | - | |
| Explicit screen shots | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Video tutorials | - | - | Yes | |
| Search option | - | Yes | - | |
| Extra documentation | - | Yes | - | |
| PREMIUM PLUGINS | Plugins | Vafpress post formats UI (pre-packaged) | tagDiv Composer, tagDiv Social Counter, ionMag-Big Grids, ionMag-Blocks & Modules, ionMag-Category Templates, ionMag-Header Styles, ionMag-Post Templates, ionMag-Smart Lists | Visual Composer, Revolution Slider premium, Academia Core |
| VALUE | Price | $47 | $59 | $59 |
| Value for the money | Very good | Excellent | Good | |
| Overall score | 73% | 88% | 76% | |
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