| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Fonts | Adobe Fonts 🅰️ |
| Substitution | Default or Google |
| Docs | More details available |
| Site Options | Manual configuration needed |
| Settings | Social links, widgets |
| Image Credits | Demo images only |
| Sources | Shutterstock, GPL, CC |
| Landing Page | Not included in theme |
| Page Speed | Reference only 🏎️ |
| Integration | External services used |
| Examples | Social followers, counts |
| Contact | Email us anytime 📧 |
| Rating | Remember to rate us |
| Support | Ticket system only |
| Response Time | Within 24-48 hours |
Caards is a WordPress theme intended to be flexible and suitable for use on various websites, providing the necessary flexibility and functionality. Whatever website you have, whether it is a blog, portfolio, or online store, this theme will be suitable for your needs.
Fonts Options
There are options to use Adobe Fonts. This is a skeuomorphic font image and, at the same time, there is flexibility here. You can feel so bad without any Adobe Fonts; they are not available, and there are always default / Google fonts that come to your help, making your website bright enough.
Customization Requirements
There are several steps in the process of configuring the theme that are missing. They include the social networks you want to share to and also some adjustments to the widgets. This helps manage the theme better to meet particular demands.
Images Usage
The images shown in the live demo are not included in the package; they come from Shutterstock or have some costs and royalties attached to them. You need to use your own photos then.
Landing Page
The picture that you see at the beginning is the screenshot of the page created specially to demonstrate the demo and the features of the theme. This information is provided for your attention, and the page is not included in the package.
Page Speed
Page Speed should be considered just as a quotation since it may vary depending on which demo you choose, on the materials of the server, and also on the activity level of your website. There are certain aspects of the theme that can affect the score of the page; thus, this should be considered as well.
External Services
Caards needs integration with some external service providers to be able to offer some features like the number of followers of the particular social sites and also Instagram feeds. As these services are out of the control of the theme administrators, you should not buy it just because of such features.
Support
There is a possibility to raise the issue with the theme through the support ticket section provided in the theme description to make sure that your problem will be resolved quickly enough. The target is to answer within 24 hours; however, during peak time or at weekends it can take more than 48 hours. Generally speaking, it can be said that Caards is quite a good visiting card for the customer.
I’ve tried several templates from the maker and they usually work well out-of-the-box, but unfortunately, most of the time, they are disappointing under the hood. There are few options that are not properly positioned and often don’t work as they should, so the design itself can’t look as it should. This could be a perfect theme, but it is truly underdeveloped. It is impossible to develop a theme when new themes are being created all the time. For one of the most expensive themes on the market, deeply disappointed overall. In my opinion, this theme is “not finished” on all fronts. Beautiful theme in looks but technically for this price not perfect at all. This theme is full of bugs, and no customization options. Every time you need to customize anything, you need to contact customer support, and they will give you a CSS code to adjust it. The Twitter/social feed showing in theme no longer works! Apart from that, lookwise the theme is excellent and super engaging. Theme is better than I thought and with my hosting it’s even faster than demo so I’m quite happy with that. I hope devs are going to improve and update in the future.
The core features of the theme DO NOT WORK. The shares don’t work. The Post views don’t work with Google Analytics. I asked them over and over again on the ‘support ticket’ to help but the guy who answers isn’t even a developer and can’t fix things. He just kept saying that it should all work and it must be something not setup correctly in Google Analytics. It isn’t. It’s their plugin within this theme that isn’t functioning. They’ll just respond here saying ‘open a ticket’. I already did that and you didn’t help or even try to get the developer to converse with me. There are also other random bugs throughout the theme. Too many to go back and forth with a guy who takes days to respond and mostly can’t help. I’ve spent weeks trying to implement workarounds and fix things, and paying unrelated web developers to try to fix it because the support is next to non-existent. I want to like this theme, but because of these issues I cannot.
From the moment I started exploring the user interface, I was impressed. It’s sleek, modern, and incredibly easy to navigate. The design truly enhances the user experience, making it a pleasure to work with. The code quality of this theme is exceptional. It’s evident that the developers put a great deal of effort into ensuring a clean and efficient codebase. This not only guarantees a smooth-running website but also allows for easy customization and integration with other tools or plugins. Another aspect that deserves special mention is the outstanding customer support provided by Dmitry. Whenever I had a question or faced any issues, Dmitry was quick to respond and resolve my queries. It’s rare to come across such dedicated support, and it truly makes a difference.
A solid theme with some lovely design. The code is great and there’s some flexibility for making it your own, too. I wish there were some other options and feel it will probably grow in time. But it’s a lovely theme that doesn’t keep you reliant on extra WordPress builders, which is a total win from where I sit.
If you frequently buy their themes, you will understand they prioritize something other than existing themes. They will create new themes and let their current themes depreciate. So until they fix all the bugs, stay away from this theme. You may ask why they released a new theme without fixing the current bugs. It is 2023 already, and they still have the same problems. I expect them to have improved significantly since my last purchase of Once Theme. However, they haven’t. I am as disappointed as the other loyal customers. They do have one of the fastest replies from customer support. But expect delays when dealing with known bugs. If you still wish to continue buying the theme, proceed. Besides the bugs, the theme is fast and good-looking. I will give a one-star because the list of available features is misleading. It is still in an incomplete state. Also, there have not been any theme updates since I bought this. Only some Code Supply plugins got an update. The theme is still version 1.0.0.