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| GENERAL | ||||
| Category | News / Blog / Magazine / Editorial | Blog / Magazine / Multi-purpose | News / Blog / Magazine | |
| Type | Premium | Premium | Premium | |
| Author | tagDiv | Solo Pine | tagDiv | |
| Envato elite author | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Tested version | 4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | |
| COMPATIBILITY | Content width | 1021 | 1170 | 980 px |
| Browser compatibility | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari | |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| bbPress | Yes | - | Yes | |
| BuddyPress | Yes | - | Yes | |
| WPML | - | - | - | |
| FONTS AND TRANSLATION | Integrated translation | Yes | - | Yes |
| Google fonts | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Custom fonts | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Typekit fonts | Yes | - | Yes | |
| RTL support | - | - | - | |
| Preview typography | - | - | - | |
| POST FEATURES | Video posts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audio posts | - | Yes | - | |
| Post templates | 9 | 1 | 18 | |
| Review system | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Post view counter | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Smart lists | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Social share | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom image lightbox | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Custom image galery | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Video lightbox | - | - | - | |
| PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Blocks | 23 | - | 38 | |
| Widgets | 26 | 4 | 21 | |
| Header styles | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| Footer styles | 10 | 1 | 16 | |
| Category layouts | 7 | - | 9 | |
| Masonry layout | - | - | - | |
| Mega menus | 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 | |
| Homepage Layout | - | 5 | - | |
| OTHER FEATURES | Mobile theme | - | - | - |
| Demos included | 14 | 1 | 16 | |
| SEO optimized | Yes | - | Yes | |
| ADS | Ad system | Yes | - | Yes |
| Adsense support | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Background image ad | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Custom ads | Yes | - | Yes | |
| PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 711 kb | 36 kb | 441 kb |
| Overall speed | High | Medium | High | |
| Performance documentation | Yes | - | Yes | |
| USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 892 | 139 | - |
| User rating | ||||
| Learnability | Easy | Easy | Medium | |
| DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retina ready | Yes | - | Yes | |
| DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner |
| Explanations | Explicit | Less Detailed | Explicit | |
| Explicit screen shots | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Video tutorials | Yes | - | - | |
| Search option | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Extra documentation | Yes | - | Yes | |
| PREMIUM PLUGINS | Plugins | tagDiv Composer - Frontend Page Builder, tagDiv Social Counter, Slider Revolution, Visual Composer | 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 |
| VALUE | Price | $49 | $39 | $59 |
| Value for the money | Excellent | Very good | Excellent | |
| Overall score | 91% | 66% | 88% | |
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