Rating: 5 stars
Really impressed with this theme so far, I will play with it for a while but I am already thinking of upgrading.
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I’ve been using this theme for a couple of weeks now. I really like it, it works great for my site, which is basically a glorified blog.
I like the overall layout and design of this theme. I switched over from Blog Magazine, which seems to have been abandoned by its developer. BlogArise feels and looks (imo) like a sleeker, cleaner version of Blog Magazine. I had to make a bunch of my own modifications to Blog Magazine to make it meet my needs, but with BlogArise I only had to make minimal changes, mostly with superficial things like color. The customization options in the free version are pretty good, and from I understand the Pro version has even more options.
The layout is clean without coming across as too professional, which is a good thing. Many of the similar WordPress templates I looked at came across as stiff, sterile, and uptight, like I was looking at a lawyer’s blog or something. BlogArise has the look and feel of a blogger who doesn’t take themselves too seriously and just wants you to enjoy the content. It looks “fun”, for lack of a better word. The developer also has several other themes that are similar to BlogArise but with some differences in appearance, and those looked pretty nice too. My second choice after BlogArise would have been Blogus, which while it looks slightly less “fun” also doesn’t look too sterile and uptight. I’d recommend it if you find BlogArise too festive for your needs.
I also liked the news ticker at the top. I ended up not using it for my own site, but others will definitely find it useful. I almost feel bad for not using it, and I may try to find a use for it in the future.
I did come across a few issues using the theme, but they were minor and easily fixable on my end. I see it’s still relatively new, just over 6 months old. It has the potential to become a powerful and indispensable addition to the ever-growing catalogue of WordPress themes, and I look forward to seeing what the devs do with it going forward.
(yes I got lazy and copy-pasted from my support thread, don’t care, this theme is awesome)
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Excellent retro style theme, I liked it very much. Contacted support for assistance, and they were nice enough to reply fast enough. Kudos to the developers.
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I had some issues with the free version of the theme and I contacted the support team. The answers were precise, fast and very polite. Thank you!
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I love it.
I use it on my website.
But I found a visual bug when using dark mode in my website when hovering the mouse over the featured post title.
Rating: 5 stars
very nice theme i like very much and so helpful team
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