{"id":2706,"date":"2019-01-06T11:21:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T05:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/?p=2706"},"modified":"2019-01-06T11:21:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T05:51:35","slug":"generatepress-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/reviews\/generatepress-review\/","title":{"rendered":"GeneratePress Review: #1 Multi-Purpose Freemium WordPress Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Someone told GeneratePress<\/a> will be an awesome option for every WordPress blogs. Is it true? Well, let’s find out through this GeneratePress review!<\/p>\n

Since the beginning, I have tried so many WordPress themes on our blog to find the best one. At starting time, I was using free version themes from the WordPress themes repository. Later, I understand, a pro blog must use premium WordPress themes and will get support from the theme author for issues.<\/p>\n

From then, I get our hands on premium WordPress themes<\/a>. ThemeForest was my #1 option when looking for themes. For my blog, I have purchased a premium theme called SmartMag<\/a>. Yes, my first blog was something like a magazine style.<\/p>\n

After that, I tried NewsMag<\/a>. It was an awesome theme. But Visual Composer<\/a> made my website slow! I wasn’t much cared about website speed. Later, I have got purchased the GeneratePress<\/a>. That was a full stop for me.<\/p>\n

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I am in love with the GeneratePress<\/a>. In this post, we are going to show you the GeneratePress review and the complete features of the theme.<\/p>\n

GeneratePress Review<\/h2>\n

Before choosing any WordPress theme, you need to know the theme’s features. Below, we are going to show you the best features of GeneratePress<\/a> which you need to look.<\/p>\n

A Plugin or A Theme?<\/h4>\n

GeneratePress is a WordPress theme. You can see the GeneratePress on the WordPress.org page.<\/p>\n

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The theme is created by Tom<\/a>. At this time, the WordPress theme got more than 700 5 start ratings in the repository. Also, the theme has more than 100,000 active installs.<\/p>\n

The premium version that we need to purchase is not a theme. It’s a plugin. GP Premium is a WordPress plugin which can enhance the GeneratePress lite WordPress theme.<\/p>\n

I have seen that most folks upload the GP Premium file to the themes section and having issues with the installation. All you need to do is, simply install the GP premium in your plugins section and activate it.<\/p>\n

You are good to go.<\/p>\n

Is GeneratePress Free?<\/h4>\n

It’s a freemium WordPress plugin. The lite version is always free and you need to spend some money on the premium version WordPress theme. For installing the free version, go to your WordPress admin area and add a new section.<\/p>\n

There, search for the GeneratePress, install the theme and activate it. You are done.<\/p>\n

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I will recommend you picking the premium version of the GeneratePress WordPress theme. I am pretty sure that this would be a great investment.<\/p>\n

GeneratePress Features<\/h4>\n

These are the main features of the GeneratePress WordPress theme. You will love all these features.<\/p>\n

Gutenberg Optimized<\/h4>\n

The WordPress foundation got recently released the WordPress 5.0. It comes with the Gutenberg editor, a new editing experience for WordPress.<\/p>\n

Most WordPress themes got updated to make sure they are compatible with the WordPress 5.0. GeneratePress author team also updated the theme to it’s latest version. Now the theme is 100% compatible with Gutenberg and works without any issues.<\/p>\n

NOTE: If you need to disable the Gutenberg, see our guide on how to disable Gutenberg and keep using the classic editor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Website Usage<\/h4>\n

Most WordPress themes (only the premium ones) will limit the WordPress theme usage. For example, let’s take the Schema WordPress Theme<\/a> by MyThemeShop<\/a>. They are offering different types of license. We need to pick a license type according to our usage.<\/p>\n

For example, let’s consider the single domain license.<\/p>\n

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(Don’t mind the current pricing. They are running a deal now!)<\/em><\/p>\n

For a single website usage, it will costs $45 a year. You can install and activate the theme on every website that you own. But, you will get only updates for 1 website. The one which you got activated with a license.<\/p>\n

Now, let’s come to the GeneratePress theme.<\/p>\n

Once you paid for the premium add-ons, you can use the GeneratePress WordPress theme on unlimited domains. They don’t count the active websites.<\/p>\n

This is a quality of GeneratePress<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Restrictions<\/h4>\n

The free version WordPress theme got some limits on its usage. But purchasing the premium add-ons will unlock all the modules. Using those premium modules, you can create anything that you want.<\/p>\n

You can create a magazine blog, fashion blog, online store, personal blog or website for showcasing your work. if you are not sure about the modules, you can contact the support team or you can find the solutions in their forum.<\/p>\n

Secure and Stable Code<\/h4>\n

A well-coded WordPress theme will help you to improve the website speed, rank higher in search engines. In this case, this GeneratePress theme is using a secure and stable code.<\/p>\n

Just like the Genesis Framework<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lightweight<\/h4>\n

In the starting of this post, I have said that I had used SmartMag<\/a> on my blog. You know the actual size of the theme?<\/p>\n

It was around 12 MB! Also, the theme requires some additional plugins for proper working.<\/p>\n

A heavier theme. Once we install this theme on our WordPress blog, definitely WordPress blog will become slow. And you know how much would be the size of a WordPress install with the GeneratePress WordPress theme?<\/p>\n

Just 30 KB!<\/p>\n

You got the difference. It’s a lightweight WordPress theme. So, you can expect a faster loading website. For making the website more faster, consider using these.<\/p>\n