The Neve theme was developed by ThemeIsle company. A multipurpose theme that can be used for multilevel business to startups has enormous features for customization it is a lightweight theme that loads fast. It takes very much less time for beginners to learn it. In this review, let's see their feature, performance, pricing and how far are they really good ?
The free version of the theme can be downloaded from the official website navigate through the dashboard login to your WordPress dashboard, go to Themes > Appearance > Add new, and search for Neve. Click Install and then Activate.
The middle and the most expensive hosting package include PowerCacher which will help improve the performance of your site.
If you’ve downloaded the zipped folder of the theme from the official website, go to Appearance > Themes > Add new > Upload. Go to the zip folder on your computer and drag it over to your WordPress dashboard screen then press Install. Once the theme has been installed, click Activate. Now you could start your online web theme.Just follow the below-mentioned steps for activation of the theme.
Theme Setup
Once the theme has been activated on your site, you’ll see a welcome page that direct you to install a Starter Site with some installation of additional plugins just download it and press the Install and Activate the plugin. The Neve theme comes with Gutenberg, Elementor, Brizy, Thrive, Builder, Divi Builder, and Beaver page Builder plugins. It's your choice to download as you wish and the rest leave it.
Choose your favourite starter site, click on the Import button. The theme will then install the plugins, import the content, customizer settings, and necessary widgets automatically. If the site which you selected uses Elementor or Beaver Builder as their page builder then it becomes very easy to customize tons of options using the page builder’s built-in styling options.
2. Features
Starter Sites
The theme is packed with a number of starter sites that you can use for your website in both free and premium versions
In the free version, there are a total of 49 free starter sites that are more modern and looks attractive light weigh and more flexible. Interestingly new templates are added every month which makes your web page more and more beautiful.
Customization Options
There are enormous customization options to choose from. You can customize colours, fonts, upload your own logo, add your background images, choose from a number of different blog layouts, and more. The Neve theme is conveniently located in the Customizer and you can easily see the changes as you’re customizing the theme.
Page Builder
The Neve theme integrates with the most popular page builder plugins Elementor, Brizy, Beaver Builder, Divi, and Thrive Builder plugins. You’ll find starter sites for each of those page builder plugins, although some page builder plugins have more starter sites available than others. It’s also worth noting that some layouts are available for all page builder plugins while others aren’t.
WooCommerce
The Neve theme can be used for the WooCommerce web page that comes with WooCommerce Booster available only for paid users which can be used to furthermore online webpage features. such as customizing the individual product layouts as well as customizing the shop pages. You can also customize the checkout for a smooth shopping experience that the WooCommerce Booster is available only on the Pro version of the Neve theme.
Header And Footer BuilderThe Neve theme allows you to create a unique header and footer for your site. The free version is packed with has limited header and footer presets but the Pro version of the theme comes with more options, allowing you to add social icons, more mobile header options, the ability to set sticky and transparent headers, and more.
After creating a header or a footer layout just save it as a custom layout so that you could reuse it on every other page of your website. Interestingly you can add your own custom code or content in any of the typical theme hooks locations.
Elementor Booster
If you decide to use the Neve theme with the Elementor page builder plugin, you’ll benefit from the Elementor Booster plugin on the Pro version of the theme. Elementor booster adds nine additional widgets to Elementor, content protection, animations, and particle effects that can be added to any Elementor section.
Blog Booster
The Neve theme offers several different layout options for your blog page. The free version of the theme is limited to three layouts but if you upgrade to the Pro version, you’ll have access to additional layouts.
White Label Options
The unique feature of the theme is the ability to white label the theme means you can install the theme on your client’s website and replace ThemeIsle’s branding with your own.
3. Quality Check
The theme has a 5-star rating on the official website and more than 200,000 active installations. It was developed by a well-known theme developer in the WordPress community. The Neve theme is very light with a fast loading time within the seconds and packed with full support for AMP to improve your SEO rank.
It is interesting to note that in the free version itself you can create very attractive and modern looking websites. The Neve theme is can be used to create many types of websites according to your wish from a simple blog to an online Woocommerce web page.
4. Help Desk
You can contact anytime the help desk team if you need any classification. They provide you with detailed documentation of the theme that you can refer to. It covers everything from theme installation to importing and customizing starter sites according to your needs.
For paid users, you can log in to your ThemeIsle account and request technical assistance and support. Customer support is available from Monday to Friday(5 days per week) from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
They also provide you with a lively community over on Facebook where you can contact other Neve users, ask questions, get feedback, and find answers to your questions and get clarified
5.Pricing
For beginners, it is enough to use the free version. But when it comes to professionals pro version will be suitable for them you could figure out from the above-mentioned features.
The Pro version has three different plans which also comes with an annual or lifetime plan.
Personal: This plan costs $59/year or $189 for the lifetime plan. Packed with Header and Elementor booster, custom layouts, scroll to top button, and the ability to install the theme on an unlimited number of websites.
Business: The plan starts at the rate of $99/year or $299 for the lifetime plan comes with all the features mentioned in the Personal plan as well as WooCommerce booster, Premium starter sites, and priority support.
Agency: As far as pricing goes this plan starts at $159/year or $499 for the lifetime packed with everything in the Business plan as well as Template Cloud access, live chat support, and the ability to white label the theme.
The theme guaranteed you a 30-day money-back if you didn’t like it or any other issue you face.
Conclusion
All things considered, the Neve theme is a solid free WordPress theme that offers a lot of free features. This makes the Neve theme a great starter theme if you’re on a budget or building your first website.
