Since the release of Themify v5, we have received an overwhelming amount of positive feedbacks about the pagespeed and performance improvements. We've helped many users achieve a 90+ pagespeed score on their sites, which they weren't able to with other themes. In this post, we will present a pagespeed comparison of Themify Ultra versus Divi, Elementor, Avada, Beaver, Astra, OceanWP, all of which are extremely popular themes and page builders in the WordPress market. We are presenting an unbiased comparison using the builtin features from each theme, without any third party cache or minify plugins. The pagespeed test was audited using Google Pagespeed Insights and we've recorded the whole process, which you can watch below. When it comes to pagespeed, we are thrilled to show how Themify outperforms other themes and builders.
Product Releases
New Fast Loading Ultra Skin for Wedding Vendors
The long-awaited WordPress theme for our wedding vendors is here - introducing the new wedding Ultra skin! This skin provides a perfect template for wedding websites, wedding photographers, as well as, hand craft artists to showcase their work. It offers an elegant and floral look with lots of opportunities and room for information and photos. Experience the Ultra Wedding demo now.
With wedding sites and hand craft artist sites being photo-heavy, this skin provides a dedicated page for portfolios and blog posts where you can showcase all your work in a stunning gallery of photos. Moreover, with the layout being both easy-to-navigate and responsive, your site can be easily viewed on any device without compromising the layout and appearance.
Lightweight & High Pagespeed Score
Even with a lot of images and content on the demo, the Wedding skin is super lightweight and load very fast with a 95 pagespeed score (see report). With Themify's built-in performance features, we managed to make the demo home page size within 1mb. That means the site loads within 200-300ms on most high speed connections. Google indicated pagespeed is a SEO ranking factor now. If your WordPress site doesn't score 90+ on Google Pagespeed Insights, consider to switch to Ultra now to boost your site's pagespeed and SEO performance.
New! Furniture Skin for Furniture eCommerce Shops
We are excited to start the new year by introducing a new Ultra skin that any online furniture store and interior design store needs. Create the finest online storefront for your furniture products and launch it in a snap — all made easy with the new furniture skin. The skin is available in Ultra, Shoppe and Builder Pro, you are well on your way on creating a top-notch website.
Demos:
- Ultra Furniture
- Shoppe Furniture
- Pro Furniture (use Builder Pro to import the theme)
With an air of sophistication and freshness, the furniture skin has everything a modern online furniture website can ever need. It offers a unique layout that brings out the best in your products.
Try the new Furniture skin and custom create just about any website in the same day. Experience the Furniture Skin now.
New! Ultra Foundation for Non-Profit and Charitable Organizations
Introducing a new Ultra skin which fits for all kinds of Fundraising, Charity, NGO, Church and other non-profit organizations. With the Ultra Foundation WordPress theme catering to all your needs as an organization, you can duplicate and customize accordingly with so much ease. The skin is also available as a Builder Pro theme (view Pro Foundation demo). If you are using Builder Pro, you can import the theme and the demo content.
Featuring a simple and spacious design, the theme allows you to keep your site informative without being too overwhelming. It does not distract your audience from seeing your main objective and message. Moreover, the attractive typography and use of media keeps the attention of users and motivates them to learn more about you and your cause.
The Ultra Theme
A purchase of the Ultra theme will give you access to the following:- 31+ skins (including the new Ultra Foundation skin)
- 12 free bonus Builder Addons
- Use on an unlimited number of sites
- Access to 1-year of downloads, updates, and support
- 30-day money back guarantee!
Try the Ultra theme today, along with the new Foundation skin, for just $59 and custom create just about any website on the same day. Experience the Ultra Foundation demo now.
Pagespeed Framework (v5) Status
First of all, thanks to those who have updated to the Pagespeed Framework. We've received a a lot of feedback from the release. Since the release on Monday, we've been receiving 400 to 500 tickets every day related to the update. Our team has been working very hard to help everyone resolving every ticket in a timely manner. Since a lot of the tickets are related to the common issues, we would like to send out advice on the best approach to update your Themify themes and plugins.
Themify Pagespeed (v5) Release – The Fastest Multi-purpose Themes
Finally, the long-awaited framework update is here. This version (v5) is all about page speed improvements, so we called it the Pagespeed Framework. We initiated the Pagespeed Framework because we saw a common problem, all multi-purpose themes and builders are bloated and slow. So we've decided to solve this issue. In the past 11 months, rather than adding new features on the framework, we put all our effort to make our themes fast and light. It was not an easy task as we had to recode the framework plus the 42+ themes and 25+ addons compatibility. Today we are happy to announce the official release!
Why Does Page Speed Matter?
No one wants to see a slow site. Reports show that slow page load can reduce conversions and increase bounce rates. In other words, if your site is slow, your visitors/customers are likely to exit and move on to your competitors.
Slow page load can also impact your site's SEO as Google uses page load speed and user experience as one of the key ranking factors. If your site relies on search engine traffics, using a fast loading theme is essential. That is why we're committed to make Ultra and Shoppe the fastest multi-purpose themes. Most of our demos now score 90+ on Google Pagespeed Insights without using any additional plugins.
