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The Ark Theme Review | Newsmag Theme Review | BeTheme Review | ||
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| GENERAL | ||||
| Category | Multi-purpose | News / Blog / Magazine / Editorial | Multi-purpose | |
| Type | Premium | Premium | Premium | |
| Author | FreshFace | tagDiv | Muffin Group | |
| Envato elite author | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Tested version | 1.9.1 | 4 | 16.6 | |
| COMPATIBILITY | Content width | Full Width | 1021 | Full Width |
| Browser compatibility | IE10+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari / Edge | IE9+ / Chrome / FF / Opera / Safari | |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| bbPress | - | Yes | Yes | |
| BuddyPress | - | Yes | Yes | |
| WPML | Yes | - | Yes | |
| FONTS AND TRANSLATION | Integrated translation | - | Yes | Yes |
| Google fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Typekit fonts | - | Yes | - | |
| RTL support | - | - | Yes | |
| POST FEATURES | Video posts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audio posts | Yes | - | - | |
| Post templates | 16 | 9 | 1 | |
| 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 | 5 | - | - | |
| PAGE FEATURES | Page templates | 16 | 3 | 6 |
| Blocks | 200+ | 23 | 64 | |
| Widgets | 4 | 26 | 6 | |
| Header styles | 22 | 10 | 20 | |
| Footer styles | 8 | 10 | 3 | |
| Category layouts | - | 7 | - | |
| Masonry layout | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Mega menus | Yes | 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 | Fresh Builder | - | Muffin Builder | |
| Portfolio styles | 7 | - | 8 | |
| Responsive layout | Breakpoints | - | Breakpoints | |
| Blog layouts | 21 | - | 6 | |
| Menu styles | 1 | - | 9 | |
| Dual Sidebars | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Shortcodes | Yes | - | Yes | |
| Video slider | Yes | - | Yes | |
| OTHER FEATURES | Mobile theme | - | - | - |
| Demos included | 6 | 14 | 240+ | |
| SEO optimized | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom Theme Updater | Yes | - | - | |
| ADS | Ad system | - | Yes | - |
| Adsense support | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Background image ad | - | Yes | - | |
| Custom ads | - | Yes | Yes | |
| PERFORMANCE | CSS file size | 1.0 mb | 711 kb | 225kb |
| Overall speed | Slow | High | Medium | |
| Performance documentation | - | Yes | Yes | |
| USER EXPERIENCE | Total ratings | 85 | 892 | 3660 |
| User rating | ||||
| Learnability | Medium | Easy | Easy | |
| DESIGN | Responsive design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retina ready | - | Yes | Yes | |
| DOCUMENTATION | Difficulty | Medium | Beginner | Beginner |
| Explanations | Less Detailed | Explicit | Explicit | |
| Explicit screen shots | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Video tutorials | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Search option | - | Yes | - | |
| Extra documentation | - | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 | tagDiv Composer - Frontend Page Builder, tagDiv Social Counter, Slider Revolution, Visual Composer | Visual Composer, Layer Slider, Slider Revolution |
| VALUE | Price | $29 | $49 | $59 |
| Value for the money | Good | Excellent | Excellent | |
| Overall score | 73% | 91% | 87% | |
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