With 158,000+ purchases worldwide, Bridge theme is an easy candidate for the title of the best-selling creative multi-purpose WordPress theme on ThemeForest.
The theme was launched in April 2014. Since then, with its extraordinary design, an extensive collection of options, and constant updates, Bridge theme has repeatedly set new standards in the WordPress theme industry.
In this review, I’ll highlight all the essential options and elements and reveal what makes Bridge one of the best WordPress themes.
500+ Premium Demos
The Bridge theme comes with more than 500 premium demos for different industries. Bridge has a suitable demo for every conceivable purpose – from a marketing agency, restaurant, and photography to startup, spa and wellness, freelancer portfolio, and architectural firms.
Each demo has a unique design and elements that are specifically tailored to the intended niche. Furthermore, the design elements can also be easily mixed and put together according to the project’s preferences.
So, no matter what type of website you want to build, the Bridge theme is undoubtedly capable of handling all design requirements.
Preinstalled Premium Plugins
Like other top-rated themes, Bridge comes with several premium plugins included in the price. At the moment, the following plugins are included with Bridge:
- The WPBakery Page Builder ($46 value) is an excellent option for page construction. Integrated into Bridge, it contains several additional elements created by Qode Interactive, such as Qode Elements Holder, Qode Animation Holder, Animated Icons With Text, and Advanced Image Gallery.
- Bridge also brings Elementor as another popular page builder (depending on the demo, you can choose whether you want to use WPBakery or Elementor). Drag-and-drop functionality, a fast interface, and the ability to see what the page looks like as you create pages are just a few of the features that make Elementor one of the best page builders available today.
- Revolution Slider ($29 value), a classic among the slider plugins, is a great fit if you want to create beautiful, modern, and professional-looking sliders for your WordPress website in no time.
- The Bridge theme is also compatible with the popular WooCommerce plugin with which you can create a fully functional ecommerce store.
- The Timetable Responsive Schedule For WordPress ($26 value) plugin can help you create a timetable/schedule for your events in just a few minutes.
Bridge Theme Features
- Comprehensive admin panel
- AJAX loading animations
- Automatic updates
- Impressive infographic elements
- Fast one-click import
- Beautiful font icon pack
- Smooth CSS3 animations
- Optimized for search engines
- Social media integration
- Integrated search
- Ready for Retina displays
Here you can see (the very long list) of functionalities and elements of the Bridge. Please note that this is not a complete list, and there is a lot more for you to discover!
Apart from the demo templates and useful plugins, another great thing about Bridge is that it contains many flexible and powerful shortcodes that you can combine according to your own preferences. With these shortcodes, you can add and extend the functionalities of the website pages in no time. The shortcodes support parallax effects, an expanded image gallery, various slider shortcuts, a team showcase, lightbox images, and so on.
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With Bridge, you don’t have to worry about finding the perfect font since it comes with more than 600 Google fonts for personal and business use.
When it comes to the backend, the Bridge WordPress theme has a powerful admin panel divided into easy-to-understand sections.
Besides, there are several header options that you can easily customize. The theme also has a mega menu functionality that supports your creative ideas on building menu items so that the visitors can easily find categories or subcategories. Bridge also comes with a variety of pre-made widget areas.
The Bridge is fully compatible with the WPML plugin, which means that you can easily create multilingual websites. When you buy Bridge, you also get integration with Google Maps, Contact Form 7 CSS, and the Gravity Forms CSS plugin.
And finally, the Bridge WordPress theme is completely responsive and looks flawless on any type of device.
Support and Documentation
The Bridge theme has a Qode Interactive Support Center with an extensive knowledge base covering almost all the topics and questions frequently asked by the users. Also, it has a documentation database with user manuals of all the Qode Interactive themes.
Their official channel on YouTube has video tutorials on Bridge. In case you don’t find a solution there, simply go to “Submit A Request” and open a support ticket (you would need to sign up for a user account).
Final Thoughts!
The Bridge theme gives good competition to Divi and other big names in the WordPress theme industry. With the high number of installations, Bridge is one of the top options that could future-proof your websites.
At $59, Bridge is very affordable for users looking for a multipurpose WordPress theme. After six months of use, the free support expires, and you would need a license if you wish for continued support. However, regardless of the license status, you would continue to receive updates as released by the developers.
Note: This article was published in collaboration with QODE.
Mansoor Ahmed Khan
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