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TheGem vs BeTheme Theme comparison [2023] 💥

TheGem vs BeTheme


THE-GEM vs BE-THEME


BeTheme vs TheGem, we compare these popular themes on loading speed, the number of demo website and pages, the quality of the demos, the type of page builder they use and how well they can be customized. TheGem and BeTheme both work with Elementor page builder and are specialized in having demo designs.



THE-GEM THEME (BeTheme vs TheGem)

TheGem Theme review


The Gem Wordpress Theme it is definitely worth taking a closer look at the theme and writing a review about it. The first thing you notice are the beautiful demos that the theme offers, these are separate and well styled. In total, the theme currently has a sloppy 70-in-1-click demo versions available (they call them creative concepts themselves). There are themes like Be Theme with 600+ demos but they are fairly easy to assemble, The Gem offers a much higher quality. The Be Theme has more sales and is even number 3 on the Themeforest market place. Apparently there are many people who choose the many demos while they can only install one. Anyway, let's talk about The Gem and have a look at some of their demos below.


The Gem demo 1

The Gem demo 2

The Gem demo 3

The Gem demo 4

The Gem demo 5


With a good multifunctional theme, you literally have to be able to create any type of website in order to achieve maximum scores in our reviews. And after playing with TheGem, I can absolutely say it delivers what it promises. TheGem is the latest creation from CodexThemes, well-known in the theme world. I have to say this theme is really versatile. CodexThemes put together some demos for niches ranging from creative agencies to gyms, to restaurants and more. It is definitely a beautiful and functional theme.


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TheGem main functions

  • More than 70 homemade design concepts for different niches
  • Templates for more than 400 pages
  • Focus on performance
  • Useful custom message types
  • Beautiful designs
  • Includes Bakery Pagebuilder and Revolution Slider
  • Correct code formatting for page speed
  • Multi-page and one-page ready
  • 2,600+ font icons

If you fancy any of the more than 70 homepage designs, you can easily import all or a certain selection through TheGem's control-board. All you need to do is go to TheGem Import in your admin panel and the wizard will walk you through everything. As for the import process, it couldn't be easier.


The Gem demo import


Install of TheGem WordPress Theme

After installing TheGem, you must first install all required and recommended plugins. Once you've done that, your admin panel will look much fuller. In addition to all the new plugins, TheGem also gives you many custom post types.


The Gem review plugins


As I mentioned above in this review, you can always import one or more of the 70+ pre-designed design concepts by going to TheGem Import. But if you don't want to use any of those design concepts, you have to go to the theme's customization menu.

Customize TheGem WordPress Theme

TheGem uses its own theme customization manager, not the WordPress Customizer. I understand why themes do this, but I always find it a bit frustrating that I have to keep previewing changes instead of seeing them in real time. I wish there was an easy way to move all relevant options directly to the WordPress Customizer. The admin panel is divided into ten categories.

In general, you set up basic information such as the layout and identity of your blog. There is not much to change outside of your logo and some information about the functionality:


The Gem theme set up

TheGem review headers

Under "Header" you can set every detail of your site's header. This includes layout, alignment and design:


The Gem header set up


You have a large number of header options thanks to the dropouts with multiple styles. In "Fonts" you can set which fonts your site uses and how big it is. You can go through any class to customize every aspect of your fonts. TheGem has many Google Fonts, so you have plenty of stylish options. And if you want more selection, you can always import new fonts via the included Fonts Manager:


The Gem lettertypes set up


In the "Colors" section, you can set colors for literally every single element on your site. It would take a while to go through and adjust everything, but all options are there if you want them:


The Gem colors set up

TheGem review backgrounds

Just as the name says, "Backgrounds" lets you customize the backgrounds for different parts of your site. You can choose solid colors or upload images.


The Gem Backgrounds set up


Under "Footer" you can turn your footer on and off and set custom text. Again, not much about this section. I feel like there may be other valuable options here - like activating / deactivating social icons or links:


The Gem footer set up

TheGem review contact & social

With "Contacts & Socials" you can add address and contact information, as well as links to social icons. These social icons can be displayed in both the header and footer. I have a feeling that this section could be placed in the Header and Footer categories, but a sneak peek of that.


The Gem contacts set up

TheGem review back-ups

In this TheGem review it should be mentioned that "Backup" is a wonderful tool to have in it. This allows you to export a backup of all your theme settings. That way, if you ever lose any theme settings, you can easily restore them with the backup feature. Essentially, experimenting with theme settings makes a low-risk action, since you can always fall back on the backup if you need to:


The Gem backup


TheGem Custom Post Types

TheGem includes seven custom post types by default. These are:

  • News
  • Portfolios
  • Quickfinders
  • Customers
  • Galleries
  • Teams
  • Reviews

Custom fields for posts and pages

TheGem contains a huge amount of custom fields for creating posts or pages. When you add a new post or page, you'll see plenty of options at the bottom of the screen:


The Gem Custom fields


You can set everything from video footage to custom clips to custom layouts. For example, if you want to move the sidebar for one post, you can do that with custom fields. If you want to add custom widgets to one post, you can do that too. These custom fields have a lot of versatility. You have plenty of new ways to customize your individual posts and pages with TheGem.

Included is the Bakery Pagebuilder

As I mentioned in the list of features, you also get access to the Bakery Pagebuilder for creating pages. Bakery Pagebuilder is not my absolute favorite page builder, but it is definitely a solid option and includes both front-end and back-end editing. Whenever you create a new page or post, you have the option to enter your chosen Bakery Pagebuilder editor view to create drag and drop designs:


The Gem Bakery Page builder

TheGem review Elementor

The Thegem Theme now comes in 2 different versions for a price. That means that you can choose between the Pagebuilder who is used, WP Bakery PageBuilder or Elementor.


The Gem Bakery Pagebuilder


TheGem loading time - Good Google PageSpeed

I did my tests on TheGem's demo-site using Google PageSpeed Insights. The score was 84 on desktop without any caching or optimized images. I guess after have fixed those issues the theme would score about 90 on PageSpeed Insights, a very good score.


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BE-THEME REVIEW (BeTheme vs TheGem)

Be Theme review


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

BeTheme review vb


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

BeTheme review layouts


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.


Muffin Builder


Be Theme review: WP Bakery Pagebuilder

BeTheme 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.


Elementor compatibility


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 shortcodes


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

WPML-support

Ready for translation with WPML with which you can create multilingual websites.

BeTheme vs TheGem conclusion

First of all thank you for reading this Betheme vs Thegem comparison to the end. Both themes are 100% compatible with elementor page builder which is great. If you have the money to make Elementor Pro then I would certainly do that , the difference between free and pro is very large. TheGem is a multipurpose theme with incredibly many institutions and demo-designs but Betheme surpasses this further. The designs of Betheme are somewhat simpler than those of TheGem, so to you the choice of quality or quantity. Both themes are certainly worth their money if it is bad for 1 single 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 use 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 TheGem and BeTheme.







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