The7 Theme Review: A Worthy Investment or Just Buzz? (2024)

Ease of Use

I would rate the overall ease of use of The7 at 4.5/5.

Here's why:

• The installation and registration process is simple and supported by detailed documentation.
• The7 deep integration with Elementor, WPBakery, and WooCommerce, three widely-used WordPress plugins, simplifies customization options.
• Easy theme options editing from both the front end and back end which is a plus for you.
• I encountered some issues like the theme wizard failing to load multiple times which is frustrating.

However, it is important to note that some pre-made Elementor websites require Elementor Pro for import.

Installation Process

You can only purchase and download the The7 WordPress theme from the Envato Marketplace.

The theme installation process is straightforward. First, you need to log in to your website dashboard area and follow the below steps.

• Go to appearance > themes > add new > upload theme
• Browse through your files and upload The7
• Click the install now button then activate the theme

Once you’ve completed the theme activation, your next step is to register the The7 theme.

Insert the purchase code and hit the register theme button.

Now, you’re ready to use and customize the theme for your website.

Theme Setup

Hover over the theme options from the top bar and click the wizard to start the theme setup.

On the next page, you’ll see the below four options.

1. General
2. Branding
3. Top Bar & Header
4. Sidebar & Footer

Now, you’ll see how to use these settings to set up the theme.

General

Under the general setting, you can set your website layout such as wide and boxed. Also, you can add a background color to your website.

You can add the heading’s font family, weight, style, and color in your own way. Use the basic font settings to change the website font and set primary and secondary text colors. Utilize the accent color to enhance the primary color.

Don’t forget to click the save options button to save the changes.

Branding

The7 comes with several options to emphasize your brand visibility. You can add the main and retina logo for your main and transparent header. It lets you add logos for the floating navigation and mobile menu.

Under the branding setting, you’ll get options to add your logo to the bottom bar. Also, it lets you add a favicon and copyrighting information for your website.

Top Bar and Header

In this setting, you can select a particular header layout for your website and set the menu position and color for different header features.

Here, you can add font and background color for the top bar and select an effect for the floating navigation. The theme gives you all the options such as switch after, layout, and header padding to manage the mobile header.

Sidebar and Footer

You can choose a suitable sidebar style in this area. To make your footer and bottom bar stand out, you can use color for the background, heading, content, and font.

Features

I would rate the overall features at 4/5.

Here's why:

• It has a full site builder that lets you build interactive headers and footers, dynamic mega menus, hero sections, sliders, and more.
• Its bespoke widgets extend the Elementor functionality, such as 26 general content widgets, 24 WooCommerce widgets, and 22 theme builder widgets.
• It comes with a simple custom post-type builder. It lets you edit existing or create your post types and display them with universal masonry, list, grid, and carousel widgets.
• The7 is also responsive, SEO-friendly, and compatible with all major plugins and browsers.

The7 is a premium theme that provides a collection of exclusive features and options to suit any website needs. 

However, these numerous settings may create a slight complexity for beginners.

Another important concern is that you will get all the features at the time when you install and activate the plugins.

Core Features

Here are the core features of The7:

1. Theme Options

I’ve divided the theme options into the following parts so you can easily understand and utilize the features.

• General Appearance
• Typography
• Page Titles
• Buttons
• Contact Forms
• Images Styling & Hovers
• Share Buttons
• Widget Area

Let’s dive in.

General Appearance

Hit the general appearance setting from the theme options.

Under this option, you can manage the website layout, background color, images, content boxes, dividers, color accents, border radius, and many essential settings. You can set the content and sidebar padding including mobile breakpoints and paddling.

To ensure a better user experience, you use a beautiful loader and manage its settings. It also gives you the option to control the lightbox feature.

Typography

The7 provides all the essential settings that help you manage your website typography in a more organized way.

You can easily access the settings from the theme options > typography area.

Under the fonts area, you can manage the text color of your website. There are some settings you’ll find under the basic fonts and heading section to make website typography more engaging and eye-soothing.

If you want to add different typography styling in your website widget section, you can utilize the widget font settings.

Page Titles

Navigate to page titles from the theme options.

You can set the layout, height, and padding of the title area. You’re able to enable and disable the breadcrumbs and title using the breadcrumbs and title setting. The responsiveness setting also lets you manage the responsive layout of the page title.

Under the style tab, you’ll get lots of options that you can use to add the page title area style, background color, and header style.

Buttons

Navigate to the buttons from the theme options to get its settings.

You can change the default buttons' background, hover, borders, and text color. The settings allow you to manage small, extra small, and medium button styles.

Contact Forms

Click the contact form menu from the theme options.

Under the contact form appearance, you’ll get the essential styling options to make the form interactive. You can set input height, color, and border width. You’ll also get options to manage the contact form message and security information.

Blog

Go to the blog setting from the themes options.

The general setting lets you manage the style and typography. On the other hand, the blog menu gives you control over the fancy date, single post featured image, and other settings.

Images Styling & Hovers

Hover over the theme options and hit the images styling & hover area.

You can set a suitable image & hover ring styling that fits your website design. Also, you can manage the other default image hover settings and other essentials.

Share Buttons

To customize the share buttons, you need to navigate there from the theme options.

You can set the share button appearance on hover or keep it always visible and manage its behavior in the posts.

Widget Area

Like the other settings, you can access the widget areas from the theme option.

In this setting, you can add a sidebar and footer in the widgets area. Also, you can add new widget areas here.

⚠️ Note: It’s important to note that after installing plugins you’ll see some extra settings in the theme options.

2. Plugins

In the plugins menu, you’ll find a list of all the recommended plugins. You can install, activate, and deactivate plugins in this area. It’s always good to use only the necessary plugins rather than activating all of them at a time.

3. Icon Manager

The7 offers 240+ icons for use. Apart from these, you can upload your custom icon and install Font Awesome 4 or 5 icons to your website from here.

4. Advanced

Hover over the theme options and click the advanced setting.

In this setting, you can easily add custom CSS and JavaScript code to your website. You’re able to set up the responsive layout and configure some performance settings such as image lazy loading, enable Fast Velocity Minify plugin integration, and more.

Pre-Built Websites

The7 comes with 60+ pre-made websites. You’ll get websites built with the best page builders such as Elementor, WPBakery ( formerly Visual Composer), and WordPress blog editor (formerly Gutenberg). You can also find websites for one page. It also offers some exclusive WooCommer-ready websites that you use to kickstart your online store.

It’s time to show you how to use The7 pre-build websites.

Navigate to The7 > pre-made websites area to see all the demos.

Use the search field to find websites by name or URL. You can also use the quick search option to filter particular demos using the given tags.

Once you’ve selected a suitable demo for your website, click the import content button. For this tutorial, I’ve chosen the Beauty Studio demo.

⚠️ Note: If you would like to import particular pages, you can use the select page(s) to import option.

On the next page, you see the demo website is importing. Wait a while until the import finishes. After completing the import, you can hit the visit site link to check your website.

Here is the current look of your website if you’ve selected the same demo.

Fast and easy!

Reliability

I would rate The7 overall reliability at 2.9/5.

Here's why:

• The7 falls short in terms of speed and efficiency, clocking in at a fully loaded time of 2.4 seconds, and lagging behind many competitors.

• The demo website is quite heavy, with a total size of 1.13 MB.
• Yet it manages 77 total page requests, minimizing server interactions without compromising functionality.

Performance

The7 is considered one of the fastest themes on the market.

What do you think?

Let’s run a quick test for a better understanding.

I imported a pre-built website from The7 and ran it through GTmetrix.

Here are the results:

It obtained a C grade with 75% performance. Though it is not the best in performance and speed, it's still good.

Overall, significant improvements in performance are necessary to boost its reliability.

⛔ Warning: The results from GTmetrix aren’t conclusive and won’t always hold true as the themes continue to update. However, they are a good indication of the themes’ performance and speed insights.

Updates and Maintenance

Since its first release in 2013, The7 has continuously developed, ensuring compatibility with the latest WordPress versions and introducing new features to enhance user experience.

It also fixes existing bugs and improves its performance and security. The best part is that you get these updates for free, no matter when you bought the theme.

The ongoing dedication to updates and maintenance keeps The7 as a contemporary and reliable option for WordPress users.

Support

I would rate The7 overall reliability at 2.8/5.

Here's why:

• The7 theme has a dedicated support system that offers helpful assistance to its customers.
• You can contact them via email, ticket, Twitter or Facebook.
• The support system also provides extensive documentation.
• If you require immediate assistance, they may not be able to provide it promptly.

Support inquiries are handled during business days from 8:00 to 17:00 (GMT 0.0), typically within 24 hours, in the sequence they're received. Inquiries sent via comments, direct messages, email, Twitter, or Facebook may experience significantly longer processing times and might not receive attention at all!

Customer Service

The7 support portal offers two different support system tickets and a knowledge base. To submit a ticket, you need to log in to the portal using your username and password. If you don’t have an account, you can create a free one using the signup form.

You can use the troubleshooter option to filter knowledge-based articles based on the ticket categories.

Documentation

You can find the documentation under the knowledge base area. It comes with a lot of articles that you can check to solve your particular problem. You can use the search field to find particular documents. You can also explore useful tips from the right-side sidebar.

Several articles in the knowledge base lack sufficient information, making it challenging for customers to find the correct solution.

Community Support

The7 also offers community support but they are not available all the time. I checked their Facebook page and saw that the last post was published on February 17, 2023, but today is December 4, 2023.

Pricing

I would rate the overall pricing of The7 at 4.8/5.

Here's why:

• The7 costs only $39 depending on the license. That’s a huge saving compared to other top themes.
• You can also use the included premium plugins, such as Slider Revolution, WPBakery Page Builder, and more, to add extra functionality and flair to your pages.

Plus, you get free updates and support, so you can always enjoy the latest features and fixes.

Cost Breakdown

The price of The7 is straightforward, and it gives you a lot for what you pay because it comes with tons of useful features.

You can buy it directly from the Envato Market:

For $39, you’ll gain access to the following:

• Everything that The7 offers
• Future updates
• 6 months of full support from the theme’s author

⚠️ Note: The drawback of purchasing a theme from Envato Market is that the regular license covers just a single website.

Since you can only buy it from the Envato Market, the additional expenses are the following:

• The handling fee for using a credit card during purchase
• Extended support to 12 months will cost $10.13

Money Back Guarantee/Refund

It's important to note that since The7 theme can only be purchased from Envato Market, that specific market's refund policies apply.

Here’s a summary of their refund policy:

Circumstance	Eligibility	Notes
Item is “not as described” or doesn’t work as it should	Yes	If the item is materially different from the description or doesn't work as expected.
Item has a security vulnerability	Yes	If it can't be fixed easily, you may be entitled to a refund.
Item support is promised but not provided	Yes	If you don't receive the promised support, you may be entitled to a refund.
Items that have not been downloaded	Yes	If not downloaded within 30 days from the date of purchase.
Resolving disputes – asking Envato to help	Discretionary	If you and the author can't agree on a refund, Envato may intervene.
You don’t want it after downloading	No	—
Item didn’t meet expectations or is of low quality	No	—
Change of mind	No	—
Bought by mistake	No	—
Lack of expertise to use the item	No	—
Item removed or author no longer active	No	Advised to download items immediately after purchase.
Purchase made over 180 days ago (supported items)	No	For Themeforest and CodeCanyon supported items.
Purchase made over 30 days ago (unsupported items)	No	For Themeforest and CodeCanyon unsupported items and other specified Envato Market items.

Final Thoughts

The7 is a modern multipurpose theme that offers unparalleled value for its price. It helps you create and customize any type of website, from personal to creative professional, from simple to complex.

It also includes premium plugins that add more functionality and design options to your site. The7 is compatible with the latest WordPress versions and provides free lifetime updates.

The7 theme is not just a theme, it’s a comprehensive toolkit that gives you everything you need to make your website dreams come true.

If you are looking for a WordPress theme that is affordable, versatile, and reliable, The7 theme is the perfect choice for you.