Optimizer WordPress Theme Review
About Optimizer
Optimizer is one of the most popular free themes in the WordPress.org directory, with over 20,000 active installations. It is designed as a multipurpose theme that can be used for blogging, business, eCommerce, or any type of website.
Optimizer is the brainchild of Amplebyte Studio, developers based in India.
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Optimizer Features
Optimizer has plenty of customization options available in its unique menu. Here are the key features of this free theme:
Personalization panel
In the Appearance » Customize menu , indian email database you can find all the options to customize the look of your site .
The Optimizer theme changes the standard WordPress customizer menu to look completely different. Confusingly, the menu is duplicated – it’s displayed in light grey on the left, but when you hover over the dark grey icons, the same menu slides out.
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Optimizer Review - same menu
If you click Basic , you can configure styling options such as site colors and fonts.
Optimizer Review - colors
By default, the header displays white text on a very light grey background, so you will need to change this to make it readable. You can do this by clicking on Header » Site Title and Logo .
Optimizer Review - colors
Image from the home page
Navigate to Appearance » Customize » Front Page » Slider and you will be able to change your home page image.
Optimizer Review - "slider"
It's not actually a slider, that feature is only available in the Pro version.
With the free Optimizer theme, you can only have a static image. The image, text and buttons can be customized.
Footer Options
Under Appearance » Customize » Footer » Footer Style and Copyright Area , you can change the colors and credit text of the footer.
Optimizer Review - footer options
Post and Page Options
In the Appearance » Customize » Posts & Pages menu, you can choose all the options for displaying your posts and pages.
Click on Post & Page Style , and you can set the colors for titles, links, and sidebar widgets.
Optimizer Review - post and page style
For posts, you can enable or disable post meta information, links to previous and next posts, and comments.
Pages can have a background image in the header, and you can choose between two different layouts for category and archive pages.
Optimizer Review - category archive layouts
Some of the settings listed here, such as contact page settings and social sharing buttons , are not available.
Social media icons
If you go to Appearance » Customize » Miscellaneous » Social Links , you can add up to five social media links to appear in the footer or header.
A nice feature is the automatic detection of the social media platform — the theme detects the site from the URL and automatically uses the correct icon.
Optimizer Review - social links