BeTheme vs Total Theme comparison [2023] 💥
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THE BE-THEME (Total vs BeTheme)
In this Be Theme review we pay attention to the pros and cons of this great theme. What is immediately striking is that the design is fairly simple but very stylish. As soon as people start working with the theme, they immediately realize that adjusting the theme is much easier than is the case with many other premium themes. The many functions of the theme will be examined in the remainder of this review.
Be Theme review lay-out
The Be Theme comes with no less than 600+ different demo websites that can be installed with one click. You will find several suitable themes for each niche from which you can start building your own house style. As a web designer I quickly find a suitable layout for websites that I build for clients with the Be Theme.
A few demo-examples
To be honest, I have to say that the Be Theme is perfect for creating a cool site that works really well, but for a real top website where they want to pay a lot of attention and make a great impression ... it is better to use a different premium theme. Reviews for such themes can be found in our overview of top themes for [2023]. The Be Theme is perfect for the beginner!
The developer of the BeTheme is Muffingroup, an elite seller on Themeforest with around 15 products on sale, the most are themes. Muffingroup brought in many valuations such as recommended author, monthly bestseller, power elite author and weekly bestseller. You can imagine that they deliver a solid product. The Be Theme has an average rating of 4.62 which is very high. The theme has been sold 267.893+ times since 2014.
Muffin Builder, a drag & drop pagebuilder
The Be Theme has the Muffin Builder built in to quickly make adjustments to your site. The Muffin Builder is a drag & drop page builder that is more than satisfactory and has all the necessary options. Choose one of the 600+ layouts and add items to your pages, it works easily and very well.
Be Theme review: WP Bakery Pagebuilder
Instead of using the Muffin Builder, use the WP Bakery pagebuilder, a page builder with more fame then this is possible, this is also supplied in the Be Theme. The choice is yours. This page builder also works with drag & drop and is also a great tool to be able to build beautiful pages with great freedom and to purchase them separately, you have lost no less than $ 64. Personally, this is one of my favorite page builder because it features practically all the top themes and there are many add-ons for it.
New: Elementor compatibility
Since 2021, the BeTheme has also been equipped with Elementor, and with quite a few extra widgets as shown below.
Video en Parallax Backgrounds
The BeTheme supports the use of parallax backgrounds that will leave a pleasant impression for your site with your audience. Full width and video backgrounds are also possible. Together with a decent styled page you can give your website a professional look in this way. During the writing of this BeTheme review, this kawlity of the theme quickly stood out.
20+ different header styles
The Be Theme contains 20+ standard header styles that you can use this way. The logo can be placed in multiple places together with the menu. Normally a menu is at the top but you can also use a left or right menu. The headers can be adjusted as much as you want in the Be Theme. Everything can also be adjusted in terms of fonts, font sizes and colors. The Be Theme allows different headers and even logos per page.
Shortcode Generator
A short code can be generated for practically all functions in the theme. You can then use this to integrate these functions into every page, post or widget.
BeTheme Extras
The Be Theme also offers you the following options: 600+ different fonts, custom Widgets, Revolution Slider, WooCommerce Ready, RTL support, Mega Menu, visual icon selector, unlimited sidebars, Bonus Premium Plug-ins, maintenance mode, Google Maps Styles, BuddyPress Ready, Styles for ContactForm7 and Gravity Forms.
Compatible with WPML
Ready for translation with WPML with which you can create multilingual websites.
TOTAL THEME (Total vs BeTheme)
The Total Theme has been around since 2013 and has had little fame until now. After some radical improvements, the theme is now on its way to a good position in the rankings for best selling themes on Themeforest.net and automatically enjoys more fame.
Total Theme review: Rating
An average rating of 4.86 out of 5 is very good in this marketplace and in general too. It is therefore not surprising that more than 50,000+ units have been sold in the meantime. The best rating I know is 4.93 which is Divi scores and that is not on a marketplace but on Trustpilot a reliable independent rating.
Total Theme: 40+ Demo Websites
In this Total Theme review, let me start by paying attention to their demo websites. In the introduction image at the very top you can see how they advertise themselves having 40+ demo websites. Not a very high number in itself, but the fact that they indicate it shows that they are proud of it. These demos are extremely well taken care of and there are real demos for all kinds of niches of a very high quality. I show a few of them below, but feel free to view them all on their own sites.
Total Theme: Section Templates
In addition to the demo websites just discussed, there is an even larger number of section templates at your disposal. Ready-made sections that you like can be dragged into your page. The number of combinations is unlimited. In this way you save a lot of time by not having to build everything yourself.
Total Theme: PageBuilder
The theme focuses on the use of the WP-Bakery pagebuilder. This page builder has been around for so long but can still compete with the best pagebuilders. Not that I prefer it but I've worked with it a lot and in a pleasant way. Here you have the full version available, a tuned version with extra elements in it. A fine tool.
Total Theme Review: Elements
Elements are the building blocks you place in the sections and columns and make up the actual design. At the same time, many widgets are also functional. You can see the main ones in the image below.
Total Theme: Colors
The Total themes has standard color combinations that you can choose from. In addition, you can also organize the colors yourself and you have a gradient builder as shown below. Speaking of gradient builders, view here Divi's brand new gradient builder that can do much the same as the one in Photoshop.
Total Theme Review: Woocommerce
The Total Theme is 100% compatible with Woocommerce, but at first glance I don't see any fantastic extras for it like real Woocommerce themes have. If you are building a blog or a corporate site, a simple shop next to it may also suffice. I would not use the theme for a real webshop.
Total Theme review: Conclusion
Listen, this is a fantastic theme but you have to pay for it, and then you are better off with other themes on the same marketplace. They offer more value for money. If Total would lower the price a bit, it would become more attractive. If you are really looking for an elite Wordpress theme, read my best Wordpress themes for [2023].
Be-Theme vs Total conclusion
First of all, thank you for reading this Be-Theme vs Total comparison to the end. The Be-Theme excels in its huge number of demo designs for every niche and that is very practical for many web designers who can put together any type of website so quickly. When we talk about quality, the Be-Theme is much better off. The designs are nicer and more professional, especially for shops. Both the Be-Theme and Total have the WP-Bakery page builder in it (full version), not bad. Both themes are worth their money if you are looking for a theme for just one website.
In case you want to provide 2 or more websites with a theme, I do not recommend both of these themes because then it will be much too expensive, since a separate expensive license will be required for each website. In that case, you can much better Astra or Divi as it will save you money for multiple sites. In addition, these latter themes are ranked higher in my top 10 themes for [2023] than Be-Theme and Total.