Thread: advantages over other directory themes

advantages over other directory themes

Sorry to be so blunt, but wondering what features the Vantage theme for directories has over other directory themes. Please sell me on why I should buy your theme over anything else out there for a directory site.

I'm going to assume that since you're doing your homework before buying a product that you have already gone through the features information of Vantage vs other directory themes to determine which of these offers what you're looking for. There are some obvious visual differences between themes (which ultimately comes down to personal preference), with many similar features.

Support for all of our themes is carried out here in the AppThemes forums, and we have a large, active community, and a dedicated support team to assist our customers. We believe that whilst there may be many companies offering products for similar purposes, with similar features, sometimes all is not what it seems when it comes to actually using said product. The team behind the product is highly important, and being well established in comparison to other theme companies out there, means that AppThemes does offer what many do not/can not in terms of support and quality products. Another positive for Vantage is that is is highly customizable, with some great examples of what can be done with the theme in the AppThemes customer showcase. We also offer a marketplace where you can purchase add-ons specifically for our themes including additional payment gateways, child themes and more.

At the end of the day, the decision is yours to make about what's most important to you when it comes to making your choice. Thanks.

I'm not the original poster but someone who is also researching Vantage.

Some feedback for the OP... I recently had experience with WP-Directory by AIT Themes sold out of Theme Forest. The theme was NOT easily customizable and was very difficult to work with. This is coming from a reasonably competent WordPress developer. So as for other directory themes I can tell you that unless you are looking to just use that one as is I wouldn't waste your time or money.
It would appear (time will tell) that this theme will allow for a wide variety of customizations as can be seen in the theme showcase. There are some great examples in there of what people are doing with the Vantage theme.

The biggest hole I see in this theme so far is the lack of use of images. No images for categories & no images in the widgets but that is my own personal preference. The events wrapped into this are a nice bonus but the lack of an actual calendar display is not ideal (again personal preference but the option would be nice). The support seems great but it really will depend on your ability to learn and work with the theme files.

Thanks for your input :)