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The Ark Theme Review | Lets Blog Theme Review | Academia Responsive Theme Review | ||
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| GENERAL | ||||
| Category | Multi-purpose | Blog / Magazine / Personal | Education | |
| Type | Premium | Premium | Premium | |
| Author | FreshFace | Theme Goods | ThemeXpert | |
| Envato elite author | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Tested version | 1.9.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 | |
| COMPATIBILITY | Content width | Full Width | 1310 px | 1170 px |
| Browser compatibility | IE10+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari | IE8+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| bbPress | - | - | Yes | |
| BuddyPress | - | - | Yes | |
| WPML | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| FONTS AND TRANSLATION | Integrated translation | - | - | - |
| Google fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom fonts | Yes | - | - | |
| Typekit fonts | - | - | - | |
| RTL support | - | - | Yes | |
| Preview typography | - | Yes | - | |
| POST FEATURES | Video posts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audio posts | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Post templates | 16 | 3 | - | |
| Review system | - | - | - | |
| Post view counter | - | - | - | |
| Smart lists | - | - | - | |
| Social share | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Custom image lightbox | Yes | - | - | |
| Custom image galery | - | Yes | - | |
| Video lightbox | - | - | - | |
| Link post | - | - | Yes | |
| Lightbox skins | 5 | - | - | |
| PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | 16 | 4 | - |
| Blocks | 200+ | - | 9 | |
| Widgets | 4 | 10 | - | |
| Header styles | 22 | 1 | 3 | |
| Footer styles | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
| Masonry layout | Yes | - | - | |
| Mega menus | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sticky menu | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sticky sidebars | - | - | - | |
| Social networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Social counter | - | - | - | |
| Video playlists | - | - | - | |
| Instagram widget | - | 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 | - | - | |
| Homepage Layout | - | 10 | - | |
| PRODUCT FEATURES | WooCommerce version | - | - | 2.5+ |
| OTHER FEATURES | Demos included | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| SEO optimized | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom Theme Updater | Yes | - | - | |
| ADS | Ad system | - | - | - |
| Adsense support | - | - | - | |
| Custom ads | - | - | - | |
| PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 1.0 mb | 180 kb | 115 kb |
| Overall speed | Slow | Medium | Medium | |
| Performance documentation | - | - | - | |
| USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 85 | 108 | 18 |
| User rating | ||||
| Learnability | Medium | Medium | Easy | |
| DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retina ready | - | Yes | Yes | |
| DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Medium | Beginner | Medium |
| Explanations | Less Detailed | Explicit | - | |
| Explicit screen shots | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Video tutorials | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Search option | - | - | - | |
| Extra documentation | - | - | - | |
| 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 | Lets Blog Theme Demo Plugin | Visual Composer, Revolution Slider premium, Academia Core |
| VALUE | Price | $29 | $44 | $59 |
| Value for the money | Good | Excellent | Good | |
| Overall score | 73% | 84% | 76% | |
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