I am a huge fan of simple and lightweight Blogger themes. A good Blogger theme or template should be easy to navigate and fast to load. It has to be simple and it has to have good interface. For that, I recommend Fletro Lite.
Fletro Lite is a premium Blogger theme designed by Mohammad Maki. He is an Indonesian designer who owns Jago Desain which specializes in branding, designing themes, and UI/UX for personal usage, micro, and medium business.
Jago Desain focuses on providing you with affordable premium Blogger themes. Unlike other themes aggregator or template download websites, Jago Desain develops its own original premium Blogger templates.
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There are several premium templates which have been created by Jago Desain, but I am captivated by Fletro Lite. For Indonesians who are interested to buy this template, you will only need to pay Rp100,000.
For foreigners, I believe you only need to pay $20 via PayPal and you will receive all Fletro theme variants (Pro, Lite, and AMP). It is such a great and cheap deal. If you only want to buy the Lite version only, you may be able to do it after you've contact the customer service first.
Moreover, you are only required to buy the theme once. You will not be required to pay additional fees whenever the theme gets an update. If you buy now, you will have a life time support!
Once you buy it, you can use this theme in multiple blogs. But please remember that you are not allowed to redistribute or resell the theme to a third party. If you do that, you'll not be allowed to update your theme for free and you'll receive no support.
How does Fletro Lite look like?
Fletro and its variants boast modern UI/UX. The way the code is written is also simplified. Even though it comes with modern feature, Fletro Lite is able to load fast.
You can check the demo directly to the
Fletro Lite
website to see if it suits your style.
Here are the most notable features of Fletro Lite:
Great Mobile Navigation System
Fletro Lite Comes with vertical and horizontal navigation menus. This feature will allow visitors to easily navigate your website.
For the mobile view, Fletro Lite include hamburger navigation. The menu will pop out from the sidebar like most modern websites. Hamburger menu is now the standard navigation system for mobile phone.
Check the video above to see how Fletro Lite looks like on mobile phone!
Responsive Lazy Loading
Lazy loading is a feature in which a website will prioritize visible section to load first. It is the fastest and the most efficient way to load a website. Fletro Lite comes with a responsive lazy loading feature.
Images and scripts code will be loaded based on priority. In fact, Fletro Lite (and its variants) is the only premium Blogger theme which supports built in Ad Sense lazy loading!
We know that third party script such as AdSense and Google Analytics often slow the loading speed. In Blogger, not many premium themes are equipped to deal with the problem. Fletro Lite is designed to be as simple and as fast as possible.
Advanced Comment System
By default, Blogger comment system offers limited functionality. Fletro Lite comes with an improved version. You can now embed pictures, quoting, inserting code snippet and sorting the old or new comments!
This feature is really great for those of you who prefer the built-in comment system over third-party system, like Disqus.
Advanced On Page Features
Fletro Lite comes with a lot of minor enhancements so that your articles will be able to have tidier and prettier formatting. The additional CSS is easy to use and you'd be able to enhance your article formatting.
The features include on page FAQ menu, separator, various quote blocks style, advance video, syntax highlighter, and many more. You can see all of the on page features and how to use them from Fletro documentation.
Read This Before You Buy Fletro Lite
Due to its advanced features, Fletro Lite may not be the easiest to set up. You will be required to know a little bit about HTML. Some features in Fletro Lite will require you to edit the HTML file.
If you are not familiar with coding, fortunately you can ask for support. The Jago Desain customer service is top notch and responsive! You can contact Jago Desain via Whatsapp.
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Comparing Fletro Lite with Fiksioner
Fiksioner is the current SofanMax's theme. It has similar design philosophy
with Fletro Lite. Both are excellent lightweight Blogger themes so it's
interesting to compare the two.
In term of feature, Fletro Lite is ahead of Fiksioner. There are many perks
which will not be found in Fiksioner or any other themes. Fiksioner is also not the best when it comes to mobile navigation due to the lack of hamburger menu. Meanwhile Fletro Lite is very
unique and complete.
However, Fiksioner is easier to use. It is way easier to intall and customize Fiksioner. You can do it from the Layout menu in Blogger Dashboard. Fletro Lite will requires you to edit code in HTML mode which is not something everyone can do (especially if you are on mobile).
For pricing, Fletro Lite and Fiksioner premium version are the same, both can be acquired with only approximately $10. However, Fiksioner comes in a free version as well (and it retains full functionality).
On the other hand Fletro Lite is strictly premium. There is no free version for it. So Fiksioner is ahead when you want a free theme.
In the end of the day, however, Fletro Lite is still very cheap considering its rare features. It's great alternative if you are looking for Blogger premium theme!
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