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Oshine Theme Review | ionMag Theme Review | The Ark Theme Review | ||
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| GENERAL | ||||
| Category | Multi-purpose | News / Blog / Magazine | Multi-purpose | |
| Type | Premium | Premium | Premium | |
| Author | Brand Exponents | tagDiv | FreshFace | |
| Envato elite author | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Tested version | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.9.1 | |
| COMPATIBILITY | Content width | Full width | 980 px | Full Width |
| Browser compatibility | IE11+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari | IE10+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| bbPress | Yes | Yes | - | |
| BuddyPress | Yes | Yes | - | |
| WPML | Yes | - | Yes | |
| FONTS AND TRANSLATION | Integrated translation | - | Yes | - |
| Google fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom fonts | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Typekit fonts | - | Yes | - | |
| RTL support | - | - | - | |
| POST FEATURES | Video posts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audio posts | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Post templates | 1 | 18 | 16 | |
| Review system | - | Yes | - | |
| Post view counter | - | Yes | - | |
| Smart lists | - | Yes | - | |
| Social share | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom image lightbox | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom image galery | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Link post | Yes | - | - | |
| Lightbox skins | 1 | - | 5 | |
| PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| Blocks | 60 | 38 | 200+ | |
| Widgets | 1 | 21 | 4 | |
| Header styles | 12 | 11 | 22 | |
| Footer styles | 2 | 16 | 8 | |
| Category layouts | - | 9 | - | |
| Masonry layout | Yes | - | Yes | |
| 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 | - | |
| Currency widget | - | Yes | - | |
| Pinterest widget | - | Yes | - | |
| Weather widget | - | Yes | - | |
| Custom Page Builder | Tatsu | - | Fresh Builder | |
| Portfolio styles | 16 | - | 7 | |
| Responsive layout | Breakpoints | - | Breakpoints | |
| Blog layouts | 8 | - | 21 | |
| Menu styles | 3 | - | 1 | |
| Dual Sidebars | - | - | Yes | |
| Shortcodes | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Video slider | Yes | - | Yes | |
| OTHER FEATURES | Mobile theme | - | - | - |
| Demos included | 30 | 16 | 6 | |
| SEO optimized | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom Theme Updater | - | - | Yes | |
| ADS | Ad system | - | Yes | - |
| Adsense support | - | Yes | - | |
| Background image ad | - | Yes | - | |
| Custom ads | - | Yes | - | |
| PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 328 kb | 441 kb | 1.0 mb |
| Overall speed | Slow | High | Slow | |
| Performance documentation | Yes | Yes | - | |
| USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 721 | - | 85 |
| User rating | ||||
| Learnability | Medium | Medium | Medium | |
| DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retina ready | Yes | Yes | - | |
| DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Medium | Beginner | Medium |
| Explanations | Detailed | Explicit | Less Detailed | |
| Explicit screen shots | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Video tutorials | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Search option | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Extra documentation | - | Yes | - | |
| PREMIUM PLUGINS | Plugins | Recolution Slider, Master Slider Pro, BE Portfolio Post, Tatsu | tagDiv Composer, tagDiv Social Counter, ionMag-Big Grids, ionMag-Blocks & Modules, ionMag-Category Templates, ionMag-Header Styles, ionMag-Post Templates, ionMag-Smart Lists | 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 | $49 | $59 | $29 |
| Value for the money | Good | Excellent | Good | |
| Overall score | 80% | 88% | 73% | |
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