MoreNews – Review of The Professional News, Blog, & Magazine WordPress Theme (2022)

Month: May 2022

MoreNews, by AFthemes, is a news/magazine WordPress theme with professional and unique designs. This theme has a number of astonishing importable demos that can be used in news, journal, magazine, blog, or review-based websites.

MoreNews is totally responsive and SEO optimized. It has various header and banner layouts, unlimited color and font options, so it is totally possible you to create websites with unique looks.

This theme is available with both free and pro versions. Though the free and pro versions of this theme are divided, its free version provides lots of options and flexibility than the other premium themes that are available in the market. Its free version has 2+ different main banner layout, 6 demos, various font options and it can also be switched between dark and light mode.

MoreNews Demos

In this blog, we are going to discuss features, pricing, and other aspects of this theme. First of all, lets go through the common features between the free and pro versions of this theme.

Common Features Between Free and Pro Version of MoreNews:

Dark/Light Mode
One-Click Demo Import
Live editing in Customizer
Pre-loader Option
Logo and title customization
Sticky Sidebar Option
Gutenberg Compatibility
RTL Compatibility
WooCommerce Compatibility
Responsive Layout
Translations Ready
SEO optimized
Great Support
Image Banner Advertisements
Widgetized Banner Advertisements
Banner Background Image
Featured Posts Section
3 Column Posts List Section
Toggle for Posts Categories, Minutes Read, and Comments Count
Author Biography Widget
Post Image Slider Widget
Post Double Column/Categories Widget
Post List Widget
Post Express List Widget
Social Contact Widget
Trending Posts Carousel Widget filter by Category
Off Canvas Widget Area
Frontpage Content Section Widget Area
Footer Widgets Section
Main Sidebar Sections
Footer Latest Posts Section


Now, you may be wondering if the free version has all these features then why get the pro one, or what more functions does the MoreNews Pro has . Well, your answer has been given below.

What makes MoreNews Pro different from MoreNews’s free version?

The table given below shows the difference in features available in Pro and Free versions.

FeaturesFreePro
Multiple Header OptionsDefaultDefault, Centered and Compressed
Post Carousel WidgetNoYes
Hide Theme Credit LinkNoYes
Typography StyleBasicAdvanced
Color ControlsBasicAdvanced
Custom Menu for Online LinkBasicAdvanced
Frontpage Banner Layouts2+ Available7+ Available
Frontpage Banner Order Combinations6 Available25 Available
Banner Slider Posts FilterCategory, TagCategory, Tag, Comments, Views
Banner Trending Posts FilterTag, CommentsCategory, Tag, Comments, Views
Banner Editor’s Picks Posts FilterCategory, TagCategory, Tag, Comments, Views
Banner Latest Posts FilterCategory, TagCategory, Tag, Comments, Views
Banner Popular Posts FilterCategory, CommentsCategory, Tag, Comments, Views
Category Color Options3 Color Options7 Color Options
Featured Videos SectionNoYes
No. of Custom Widgets9+ Available16+ Available
Posts Carousel SectionNoYes
Site Layouts ModeWideBoxed, Wide
Single Title LayoutDefaultDefault, Full
Jetpack Social Share PositionNoYes
MailChimp Box in Single PosNoYes
Trending Posts List in Single PostNoYes
No. of Categories DisplayShow all, Top 1Show all, Top 1 and Custom Control
Date and Author OptionsBasicAdvanced
Different Widgets/Section Title DesignNoYes
Popular Posts Carousel WidgetNoYes
Post Express Grid WidgetNoYes
Post Tabbed WidgetNoYes
Above & Below Main Banner Section Widget AreaNoYes
Posts Content & Post Content Advertisements Widget AreaNoYes
Featured Section Widget AreaNoYes
Footer Mailchimp Subscription SupportsNoYes
Trending Posts Carousel WidgetFilter by CategoryFilter by Category, Tags, and Views
Category-wise Posts LayoutGlobalList, List Alternate, List Right, Grid, Grid Alternate, Grid Alternate with List, Tile, Full, Masonry
Archive Posts LayoutList, FullList, List Alternate, List Right, Grid, Grid Alternate, Grid Alternate with List, Tile, Full, Masonry
PaginationNumericNumeric, Ajax Load More, Infinite Scroll
SupportYesHigh Priority Dedicated Support

Pricing of MoreNews Pro

MoreNews Pricing

The prices of MoreNews Pro depend upon the plans you choose. If you are not satisfied with the theme, your money is refundable until 30 days of purchase. Let’s go through its prices and the plans.

Annual license

The plans and prices for the annual license are given in the table below respectively.

PlanPrice
Single site$59.00
2 Sites$79.00
5 Sites$99.00
10 Sites$149.00
Unlimited Sites$199.00

Lifetime License

The plans and prices for a lifetime license are given in the table below respectively.

PlanPrice
Single$199.00
Unlimited$599.00

How to Install Premium Magazine WordPress Theme MoreNews?

Here are the steps on how to install MoreNews :

i) Go to your admin panel.

ii) Go to appearance.

iii) Select theme

iv) Click on add new

v) Click on upload theme ZIP file.

vi) Choose the zip file of the theme which you have downloaded

vii) Click on activate

Conclusion

At last, MoreNews is a very flexible theme with numerous customization options and various layout designs. It is a recently released theme so its styles are trendy, moreover, the amount of features this theme provides at its free version is unbelievable. It has amazing widgets especially designed for news/magazine/blog websites. It has a very dedicated support team, so if you come across any issues, they would get solved very fast. It is also WooCommerce, Gutenberg, & RTL compatible.

So, if you are looking for a news/magazine WordPress theme this theme can be the best one for you.

Highend is a popular WordPress theme in Mojo Marketplace with about 45,000 sales. This theme is suitable for niche-based sites, online shops, portfolios, blogs. etc.

It is totally responsive and retina-ready. It has a parallax and video background feature. It is compatible with WPBakery page builder, WooCommerce, and other plugins. Premium plugins worth $200 are included with this theme. It consists of 12+ importable demos.

Demos of Highend

In this blog, we are going to look at its features, price, and other aspects.

Features of Highend

  • Mega Menus
  • Premium Plugins Worth More than $200 for Free
  • Highly Customizable
  • Regularly Updated
  • Live Visual Page-Builder
  • Lifetime Support
  • Revolution Slider
  • Layer Slider
  • Essential Grid plugin
  • Retina Ready
  • One Page / Multi Page Design
  • SEO Optimized
  • Auto Theme Updates
  • 1600+ Premium Vector Icons
  • 800+ Google Web Fonts
  • 500+ Header Layout Combinations
  • 50+ Shortcodes
  • 22 Custom Widgets
  • 14+ Pre-Designed Demo Websites
  • 13 Footer Layouts
  • 11 Pre-Defined Color Schemes
  • 1-Click Demo Importer
  • Child Theme Compatible
  • Modular Functionality – Better Performance
  • Advanced Typography Settings
  • Coming Soon / Maintenance Mode
  • Boxed, Boxed (Attached), Stretched & Fluid (100%) Layouts
  • CSS3 Animations
  • Sidebar Generator
  • Advanced Theme Options
  • Frontend Color Customizer
  • Custom Post Types: Portfolio, Gallery, Team Members, Client Images, FAQ, Pricing Tables, Testimonials
  • Cross-browser Compatibility
  • Comprehensive Documentation & Video Tutorials
  • WordPress Multisite Supported
  • Social Media Integration
  • Responsive
  • RTL Support
  • Translation Ready
  • Premium Theme Support
  • Theme Updates
  • Compatible with bbpress
  • 10 Custom Page Templates
  • 2D/3D Animations
  • WooCommerce Compatible
  • WPBakery Page Builder Compatible
  • Parallax
  • Video Background

Pricing

The price of the Highend theme depends upon the type of license you choose. The license and price of this theme is mentioned in table below.

LicensePrice
Single-Site License$59
5-Domain License$236
Developer$1475

With the purchase of this theme

  •  Highend WordPress Theme
  •  Child Theme
  •  Lifetime Updates
  •  Theme Documentation
  •  Premium Plugins
  •  Premium Vector Font Icons
  •  Premium Plugins documentations
  •  Video Tutorials
  •  Premium Support

are included.

How to install Highend?

There are two ways to install this theme. One is through the WP admin dashboard another is through FTP. At first, let’s go through the dashboard method.

Admin Dashboard

  1. Download your theme from Mojo Marketplace.
  2. Navigate to Admin Dashboard-> Appearance -> Themes.
  3. Click Add New.
  4. Click Upload Theme.
  5. Click Choose File.
  6. Find the zip file in the folder where you’ve extracted your whole download folder. Upload that file.
  7. Click Install Now and the installation will begin.
  8. If the installation is completed, click on activate to activate the theme.

FTP

  1. Log into your hosting space (server) via FTP client.
  2. In extracted archive folder, you should see HighendWP folder
  3. Upload the HighendWP folder to your server in path …/wp-content/themes/.
  4. The uploaded path should look like this: …/wp-content/themes/HighendWP/
  5. Now, login to your WordPress Dashboard and go to Appearance > Themes and activate Highend Theme.

Review

Highend is a powerful theme with varieties of features and lots of customers. It is a one-time payment theme, so once you buy this theme, you won’t have to subscribe to it again and again. That’s a good advantage. It has a child theme and varieties of built-in templates. Importing demos and installation is easy.

As it has many features and it may be confusing to use at first. This theme is said to be slower than other themes, as it has large CSS and JS files. It is not friendly with users with no coding knowledge as for customizations you may need the help of a developer. Migrating sites is also a hassle with this theme.

Conclusion

Well, Highend is a good theme for a blog/portfolio with good design. If you get used to it you will feel easy to use it. With its amazing quantity of features and color options, you can create your own unique-looking site. If you are looking for a theme with heavy features and you are good with codes, this can be a good theme for you.

The7 is a popular multi-purpose WordPress theme with 228K+ sales. It can be used in literally any kind of site from a minimal site to a flashy website.

Dream-Theme claims The7 to be the most customizable WordPress theme. The Compatibility of this theme is very high, it is compatible with most of the popular plugins and page builders like Elementor. One of its awesome advantages is that you will get $174 worth of premium plugins for free.

Let’s go through its other awesome features.

Features of The7

Demos of The7
  • Free Lifetime Updates
  • Reasonable price
  • 48+ Pre-made Website with one-click installation feature
  • 60+ prebuilt demos
  • You can import demos from link
  • Speed Optimised
  • 1000+ theme options
  • 250+ page options
  • Plugins, pre-made websites & sliders with one-click automated installation
  • $174 Worth Premium plugins like WPBakery Page Builder, Slider Revolution, etc. included for free
  • Translation Ready
  • SEO Ready
  • Responsive
  • Unlimited Header Style and Options
  • Retina Ready

Compatibility

  • Gutenberg Compatible
  • WooCommerce Compatible
  • Elementor Compatible
  • Compatible with plugins like -Contact Form 7, WPML, All in One Calendar, Events manager Pro, Gravity Forms, WooCommerce, Yoast SEO, All in One Seo Pack, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, JetPack, Luv Comments, Disqus, Geo Post, Ultimate Maintenance Mode, etc

Pricing

With all these features this theme still has a very affordable price. This theme is available in Themeforest for only Thirty-nine US Dollars. With the purchase you will get

  •  Included: Quality checked by Envato
  •  Included: Lifetime Future updates
  •  Included:Theme hosting offer
  •  Included: 6 months of support from Dream-Theme
  • Purchase Code
  • Documentation
  • Access to pre-made sites and plugins

If you want to extend your support to 12 months, you can pay $10.13(USD) extra to get it. You should keep in mind that a single license can only be used for one site.

How to install it?

While you purchase the theme you are suggested to download all file and documentation.

Fig. 1.1. Theme Package.

After downloading it, unzip it. You will see a theme installation zip file there. Now open your WordPress Panel and follow the given instructions.

  1. Navigate to Admin Dashboard-> Appearance -> Themes.
  2. Click Add New.
  3. Click Upload Theme.
  4. Click Choose File.
  5. Find the zip file in the folder where you’ve extracted your whole ThemeForest download. Upload that file.
  6. Click Install Now and the installation will begin.
  7. If the installation is completed, click on activate to activate the theme.
Fig. 3.1. Theme activation.

Conclusion

Well, The7 is highly customizable and very affordable than many premium WordPress themes. You will get many premium plugins for free in a theme of just $39 dollars. It is compatible with Elementor and other popular page builder plugins.

The7 is a multipurpose theme so it may take more time for you to get used to it, so we can say that it is not a beginner-friendly theme. We suggest you to see if the theme has the feature you want or not and consult with their support before buying this theme as this theme is of the non-refundable kind.

Flatsome is an awesome multi-purpose theme with 150,000+ customers. It is an ideal theme for a store, company, agency, or any eCommerce-based site as it is the best-selling WooCommerce theme till now.

It has limitless product page layout option, limitless category layouts, custom product page builder, multiple product grid styles which makes your eCommerce site looks clean and easier to manage in unique ways.

In this blog, we are going to go through its features, pricing, and other aspects.

Main Features of Flatsome

  1. Fully Customizable
  2. Full width & Container
  3. SEO optimized
  4. Gutenberg Optimized
  5. Drag and Drop Page Builder
  6. Unlimited Styling Options
  7. Importable demos
  8. Speed Optimised
  9. Mega Menus
  10. One-click demo content import
  11. Full Typography Control
  12. Cross-Browser Compatibility
  13. Child Theme included
  14. Demo Content included
  15. PSD Files included
  16. Parallax Scrolling
  17. Sticky Sections
  18. WooCommerce Compatible
  19. Various Elements
  20. Live CSS edit
  21. Google Fonts Integrated
  22. Built-in slider and banner system
  23. Menus, Navigation Icon, Search icon, Mini cart, My account, Wishlist, Social icons, etc. are addable to the header.
  24. Limitless Navigation Styles
  25. Various Header Styles
  26. Translation Ready
  27. Various blog post styles
  28. Transparent Footer
  29. Customizable background color and alignment of Footer
  30. Retina Ready
  31. Widget Ready
  32. Responsive
  33. Custom Portfolio Pages, Layouts,
  34. Single Page Navigation
  35. Detailed Documentation

Pricing

If you want to purchase this theme, you can get it at $59 (USD).

It includes:

  • Quality checked by Envato 
  • Future updates
  • Theme hosting offer
  • Documentation
  • License
  • 6 months support from UX-themes

If you want to extend your support to 12 months, you can pay $17.63(USD) extra to get it.

How to install?

Flatsome's Installation

After you purchase and download the theme. Follow the steps mentioned below to install it.

Steps

  1. Navigate to Admin Dashboard-> Appearance -> Themes.
  2. Click Add New.
  3. Click Upload Theme.
  4. Click Choose File.
  5. Find the zip file in the folder where you’ve extracted your whole ThemeForest download. Upload this file.
  6. Click Install Now and the installation will begin.
  7. If the installation is completed, click on activate to activate the theme.

Conclusion

At last, Flatsome is a beautiful and customizable theme. It has 18+ importable demos that can be applied directly to your site by just changing its content. Each demos has unique designs. Well, it is the best-selling WooCommerce theme in ThemeForest, so if you are especially looking for a theme for an eCommerce-based site, Flatsome can be a good choice for you.

KLEO, by SeventhQueen, is a multi-purpose theme with 20,000+ downloads. This theme has a collection of amazing importable demos which are suitable for blogs, magazines, community, e-learning, corporate-based websites.

This theme can be used for any kind of website. It is totally responsive and cross-browser compatible. Its elegant but simple design is why most people prefer this theme. It is suitable to create Pinterest-style sites, Community sites, Forums, eCommerce sites, and so on

KLEO is completely customizable and it is regularly updated since its launch and has great support. Let’s go through its other features

Features of KLEO

Clean code

Unlimited sidebars

One Page functionality

RTL Ready

HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and Bootstrap Ready

Social share options

Live Customizer

Responsive & Retina ready

Boxed & Wide Layouts

Multiple header & layout styles

Wide typography options with Google fonts

Various theme options

Several content header/sidebar width

25+ demos

Compatible with many plugins like: BuddyPress, bbPress, Gravity Forms, Contact forms 7, etc.

WooCommerce Ready

WPML Ready

Visual Composer Plugin Included

Free life-time updates

One-Click Pre-made Website installer

Sensei E-learning system plugin included

700 Fontello icons included

Translation Ready

Drag & Drop Builder

Interactive Guide

Great Support

Detailed Documentation in text and video format

Pricing

The Price of this theme is $59 with 6 months of support. If you want to extend the support to 12 months, you can pay an extra $17.63 for it. With the purchase of KLEA you will get:

  • Quality checked by Envato
  • Future updates
  • Theme hosting offer
  • Kleo Theme: An Installable WordPress Theme zip file.
  • Kleo child-theme
  • Licensing
  • All demos

How to Install?

First of all, you should download the theme main files from Themeforest. Then, follow the following instruction.

installing KLEO

From Admin Dashboard

Step 1. Go to Appearance > Themes to upload theme.

Step 2. Go to “Install theme” tab and click “Upload”. Choose, from the WordPress folder, the file named kleo.zip

Step 3. Do the same upload process for kleo-child.zip. Once the installation process is finished, click “Activate”.

Using FTP Method

Step 1. Log into your hosting server via an FTP software

Step 2. Unzip the kleo.zip file and ONLY use the extracted kleo theme folder

Step 3. Upload the extracted kleo theme folder into wp-content > themes folder

Step 4. Activate the newly installed theme. Go to Appearance > Themes and activate it.

Conclusion

Well, this theme has 4.7 average star-based ratings, and the reviews from the buyers are also pretty good. With its support, documentation, and updates any problem faced while using this theme will be solved by their team very fast. It is compatible with various third-party plugins.

It has collections of amazing demos, free premium plugins, and other astounding features. if you are searching for a Pinterest-like theme or a community theme this theme can be a good choice for you.

Kallyas is a popular multipurpose WordPress theme with about 50 thousand sales. It can be used in portfolios, businesses, or an eCommerce-based sites. Its designs range from minimalist to flashy, you can create any kind of site with this theme.

It is totally customizable and is rich in features. It consists of a large amount of high-quality demos which are completely importable and you can make it yours just by changing its contents. It is very easy to use as you don’t need to have coding knowledge to use this theme.

In this blog, we will go through features and other aspects of this theme.

Important Features of Kallyas

  • Speed Optimized
  • One-click installation
  • 70+ pre-built templates
  • Custom 404 error page
  • Integrate Zion page builder
  • Premium plugins included for free
  • Fully Customizable
  • 100+ builder elements
  • SEO Ready
  • Adaptive images
  • Responsive
  • WPML Ready
  • Translation Ready
  • Import/export elements
  • Unlimited Colors
  • Maintenance mode
  • No coding skills needed
  • Drag and Drop Builder
  • Unlimited Footer option
  • Parallax effects on the background or with objects
  • Custom Pre-loader
  • Neat Code
  • Video tutorials
  • Dropdown Mega Menu
  • Auto-updating
  • RTL Ready
  • Translation Ready
  • Retina Ready
  • HTML5 & CSS3 Ready
  • WPML Ready
  • SEO Ready
  • One-click demo installation
  • WooCommerce Integrated
  • Big Varieties of sliders
  • Portfolio Layouts
  • Compatible with WordPress 4.5+
  • 150 page builder elements
  • Unlimited Sub-Headers
  • bbPress & Buddypress compatible
  • Unlimited Icons
  • Cross-browser Compatible

Pricing

The price of Kallyas has a very affordable price and it is cheaper than many other themes. It is available for just US$69. It includes

  • Quality checked by Envato
  • Future updates
  • Theme hosting offer
  • 6 months support from hogash

If you intend to extend the support to 12 months, you can extend it with only $29.38 during the time of purchase. You can purchase it through Themeforest or its official website.

How to install?

There are two ways to install this theme. One is through the WP admin dashboard another is through FTP. At first, let’s go through the dashboard method.

From Admin Dashboard

  1. Download the package from Themeforest > Envato account >  download section. It’s better for you if you download the entire package.
  2. Then, navigate to Appearance > Themes > Add New 
  3. Now, you can see a  “Add themes” title and a button that says “Upload theme”. Click it
  4. A “browse field” will appear. Browse for the theme zip file called ‘kallyas.zip’
  5. Then, Press install and wait till your theme is installed.
  6. After it is installed click on activate.
Kallyas installation

Through FTP

  1. Download the latest version from ThemeForest from your download section
  2. Extract the zip archive
  3. Upload THE “Kallyas” theme FOLDER to your server via FTP to the /wp-content/themes/
  4. You will now have access to activate the theme from the Appearance > Themes screen in your dashboard.

Conclusion

Kallyas is one of the themes with extraordinary sales. It has a modern and magnificent design. It is completely customizable and you can change anything without breaking the core themes. It is compatible with Visual Composer, bbpress, BuddyPress, events calendar, gravity forms, Bootstrap, etc. You can sell your products online with this theme as it is WooCommerce compatible. It has sliders and a carousel for product display, product pages, shopping cart, etc. for eCommerce-based sites.

You can install the theme and its demo effortlessly. This theme is very easy to use for new users, it doesn’t matter if you are a developer or not. With the help of its recommended plugins, you can build the best website you have ever build.

SimpleMag is a minimal theme suitable for websites related to news/magazines, blogs, and online stores. Though it is a minimal theme, it has stunning layouts that are appealing to the visitors of the websites.

About 15,000 people have been using this theme to create their websites, as it is packed with a custom page builder called page composer, demos whose content are importable, and other tools. It is compatible with many browsers and is adaptable to any kind of device.

Let’s go through this themes features and other aspects in brief:

Main features of SimpleMag

SimpleMag Feature

SEO optimized

Compatible with WPML

RTL Ready

Responsive

Drag & Drop Page Composer

Free Shortcode Generator plugin

Dropdown Mega Menu

Off-Canvas Mobile Menu

Limitless Colors

Several Homepage & Categories Layout

Feature YouTube video

Video Background

Widgetized Footer

WooCommerce, BuddyPress, bbPress Compatible

Off-Canvas navigation

Multiple Advertisement Area

Sticky Menu and Sidebars

Multiple Header & Footer Styles

Cross-Browser Compatibility

Social Sharing

Retina Ready

Child Theme

Pricing

The price of SimpleMag has very affordable price and it is cheaper than many other themes. It is available for just US$39. It includes

  • Quality checked by Envato
  • Future updates
  • Theme installation guide
  • Theme Setup & Configuration
  • Plugins Installation
  • 6 months support from ThemesIndep

If you intend to extend the support to 12 months, you can extend it with only $10.13 during the time of purchase which is going to cost you $49.13 in total. You can purchase it through Themeforest or its official website.

Review

widgets

SimpleMag by ThemeIndep is an easy-to-use theme with a nice design and layouts. It is translation ready, RTL ready, Widget ready, and compatible with most plugins. It has posts carousels and sliders, a custom page builder called Page Composer, animated mega menus, and fast loading speed. Also, the most important thing it is cheaper than many popular themes.

Well, as it has pros it has some cons too, it provides fewer features than most of the themes in this category. Some users say that it doesn’t provide satisfying supports and documentation is also not that great, which is only available in text format. It has very little flexibility, but this theme is kind of a stable one.

Conclusion

Well, for a site with minimal design this theme may be great but if you want a theme for a big and flashy website you should check some other magazines and ecommerce themes.

Hestia is a popular one-page theme with 100,000+ active installations. It is suitable for creative companies, small companies (restaurants, wedding planners, sports / medical shops), start-ups, corporate companies, online agencies and companies, portfolios, e-commerce (WooCommerce), and freelancers.

Hestia, by Themeisle, an Elementor compatible theme with a smooth and attractive design. Its neat appearance is very appealing to the visitors of the site.

Main Features of Hestia

  • WooCommerce Ready
  • Fast and Reliable
  • Gutenberg Ready
  • Drag and Drop editor
  • Translation ready
  • SEO friendly
  • Live customizer
  • Video Tutorials
  • Megamenu
  • One-click Updates
  • Full-Screen Menu
  • Compatible with browsers like Chrome, Safari, etc.
  • Video Background in Headers
  • Infinite scrolling
  • Multiple Header Layouts
  • Transparent or colored navigation
  • Customizable font family, size and other options
  • Animation for all frontpage elements
  • Full control over colors
  •  Grid & Full Width Layouts For The Blog Page
  • Custom Layouts, Header, Footer, 404 page
  • RTL ready
  • WPML Compatible
  • Friendly Support
  • Fully Responsive
  • Compatible with Page Builders like Beaver Builder, Elementor, Brizy, Visual Composer, SiteOrigin, and Divi Builder.
Page Builders Logos

Pricing

Price of Hestia

Hestia is a free WordPress theme. It also has its Pro version. If you are satisfied with their features and you want to get access to more, you can purchase its pro version. Its prices depend upon the license and plan you choose. Let’s go through its prices.

Annual License

The prices, plans, and features available in the annual license are mentioned in the table below.

PlansPricesFeatures
Personal$691-Year of Support for 1 Site
1-Year of Updates for 1 Site
Business$99 1-Year of Support for 3 Sites
1-Year of Updates for 3 Sites
-Starter Sites
-Priority Support
Agency$1991-Year of Support for Unlimited Sites
1-Year of Updates for Unlimited Sites
-Starter Sites
-White Label
-Live Chat & Priority Support

Annual License

The prices, plans, and features in the Lifetime license available are mentioned in the table below.

PlansPricesFeatures
Personal$199Lifetime Support for 1 Site
Lifetime Updates for 1 Site
Business$299Lifetime Support for 3 Sites
Lifetime Updates for 3 Sites
-Starter Sites
-Priority Support
Agency$599Lifetime Support for Unlimited Sites
Lifetime Updates for Unlimited Sites
-Starter Sites
-White Label
-Live Chat & Priority Support

If you purchase the annual license and you stop paying after a year, you will no longer get assistance or updates; however, the theme will continue to operate.

Differences between Free and Pro

If it is available for free, why get the premium one? Well, there are some of the exclusive features that are only available in the pro version. The table below illustrates the differences in the features between the Free and Pro versions of Hestia.

FeaturesFreePro
Slider NoYes
Frontpage Header Area Video backgroundNoYes
Portfolio SectionNoYes
Re-use frontpage sections on other pagesNoYes
Full Elementor and Divi Builder compatibilityBasicEnhanced
WooCommerce CompatibilityBasicEnhanced
Two different Shop layouts (WooCommerce)NoYes ( Default layout & Wide Layout)
Infinite scrolling (WooCommerce)NoYes
Cart icon in the primary menu (WooCommerce)NoYes
Hamburger(full-screen) MenuNoYes
Multiple Header Layouts per pageBasicAdvanced
Top Bar section for social icons, contact address, or phone number.BasicAdvanced
AnimationsNoYes
Colors OptionsBasicAdvanced
Sidebar & Container width optionNoYes
Grid & Full Width Layouts For The Blog PageNoYes
Custom LayoutsNoYes
Multi-lingual & RTL readyNoYes
Fast & Friendly SupportNoHighly dedicated

Conclusion

At last, Hestia is a fully responsive theme adaptable to any kind of screen. It is a good theme for an online store as it is compatible with WooCommerce and it has sleek designs for your product showcase. Its mega menu and infinite scrolling feature also help a lot to build a large menu for your online shops.

For blog and review sites, Hestia provides an author section, extra layouts and you can also control which post can appear on your page.

It is both beginners and developers friendly and packed with rich features, so I think you should give this theme a try. You can always get a free version, so you determine if this theme is suitable for you or not by yourself.

Blocksy is a fast and easy-to-use WordPress theme, with an elegant and trendy design. It is suitable for any kind of website like blog sites, business sites, online stores, etc.

It has 20,000+ active users and it is available in both free and pro versions. Though being a free theme, it has many outstanding features that a premium theme can do. Its pro version is also not that expensive compared to other themes.

Blocksy is packed with awesome features and demos. It is compatible with Elementor. It is highly customizable and flexible. It has a live preview option so that you can see what is your site going to look like after it goes live, before updating it.

Some of its features are mentioned below.

Main Features of Blocksy

  • Live Preview
  • Fast
  • Custom Code Snippets
  • Clean Code
  • Dark Mode
  • Compatible with Page Builders like Gutenberg, Brizy, Elementor, and Beaver Builder
  • Customizable Layout, Header, Footer and Sidebar options
  • No need to refresh the page to see your customizations
  • Drag and Drop Header Builder with 9 header elements
  • One-click importer to import pages, posts, widgets, etc.
  • More than 900 Google font options
  • Adobe Typekit Fonts
  • Various Pagination options
  • White label
  • GDPR Compatible
  • Integrated Schema
  • Custom colors
  • Built-in Lazy load System
  • Social Media Integration
  • Custom widgets
  • Sticky SideBars
  • Live Search
  • SEO optimized
  • Integrated With WooCommerce
  • eCommerce ready
  • Responsive
  • Retina Ready
  • Gutenberg Ready
  • Translation Ready
  • Fully Responsive
  • Child theme is available
  • Social Sharing Box
  • Comprehensive Documention

Pricing

The Blocksy theme is available in both the Free and Pro versions. The free version of this theme can be downloaded from wordpress.org or from its official site. Its free version is already packed with so many awesome features that are only available in premium versions of other themes, but if you want to access its full feature of this theme, its license type, plans, and prices are mentioned below.

Annual License

The plans and prices of its annual license are mentioned in the table below:

PlanPrice
Personal (Single site)$49/yr
Professional (5-sites)$69/yr
Agency ( Unlimited Sites)$99/yr

Lifetime License

The plans and prices of its lifetime license are mentioned in the table below:

Price of Blocksy
PlanPrice
Personal (Single site)$149/yr
Professional (5-sites)$199/yr
Agency ( Unlimited Sites)$299/yr

Your money is refundable till 14 days of purchase, so if you are not satisfied with the theme you will get your money back.

FREE vs PRO

Well, you may be thinking if there is a free version available then why should you choose the premium one. Now we are going to see the differences between the availability of features between free and pro versions in the table below.

FeaturesProFree
Custom code snippetsYesNo
Adobe Typekit fontsYesNo
Local Google fontsYesNo
Advanced menu (megamenu)YesNo
White label (only in Agency bundle)YesNo
Multiple conditional headers/footersYesNo
Duplicate headers/footers itemsYesNo
Desktop off-canvas drawerYesNo
More headers items: Contacts item, search box,
divider, language switcher, widget area		YesNo
More footer items: Logo item, search box, buttonYesNo
Wishlist (WooCommerce)YesNo
Product share icons (WooCommerce)YesNo
Floating cart (WooCommerce)YesNo
Gallery sliderYesNo
Quick view moduleYesNo
Multiple conditional sidebarsYesNo
Content blocksYesNo

Conclusion

In conclusion, Blocksy is an amazing theme with awesome demos. It has customizable headers and footers and you can create a site with completely unique design with its various options. If you are looking for an eCommerce theme for your site, you can use Blocksy as it is completely compatible with WooCommerce.

If you want to give it a try and look for yourself you can try its free version and if you feel satisfied you can upgrade to Blocksy pro later.