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This entry was posted on 9 September 2008 at 21:44 and filed under Arthemia: Free versus Premium Comparison
9.09.08 at 21:44 in Wordpress and Themes # 71 CommentsFor the last 3 week, I’ve been receiving many emails asking the difference between both versions of Arthemia. Some seemed to be confused, referring the free version to the premium version, and one was even trying to get the free version by purchasing the premium version! It is true that Wordpress theme reviewers out there categorized Arthemia Free as a ‘premium’ theme already, considering the layout and features the theme has. But somehow, everything became a bit complicated after I released the ‘pro’ version of Arthemia and named it: Arthemia ‘Premium’. Ahh.. 
Frankly speaking, I have two version of Arthemia; the free version was released on May 2, 2008 while the premium version was released on August 18, 2008. If you want to get a glimpse of the theme, here is the demo page of Arthemia Free and this one is for Arthemia Premium. The most significant difference between the two versions is the theme administration panel, which is included in the premium version. Arthemia Free users would probably be familiar to experiencing the time-consuming installation and configuration as they have to deal with ‘invisible’ category ID in WP 2.5+ and the never-ending frustration caused by the Post Custom Field while trying to assign thumbnail for posts. Novice users would find everything even more difficult as they do not have enough skill and knowledge about PHP, (X)HTML, and CSS to do all the stuff. Then, the theme administration panel is the one-stop-solution to address all those issues.
And this is the side-by-side comparison of the themes:
 Arthemia Free |
 Arthemia Premium |
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| Release Date | May 5, 08 | Aug 18, 08 |
| Template Files | ||
| Index Page | YES | YES |
| Post Page | YES | YES |
| Archive Page | YES | YES |
| Search Page | YES | YES |
| Author Page | NO | YES |
| Features | ||
| Thumbnail Generation | YES | YES |
| Thumbnail Assignment | Custom Field | Auto (First Image), Custom Field |
| Theme Admin Panel | NO | YES |
| Featured Posts (jcarousel) | NO | YES |
| Random Post Gallery | NO | YES |
| Video Feature (YouTube and Flash) | NO | YES |
| Colorful Category | NO | YES |
| Mini-Headline | NO | YES |
| Gravatar Author Photo | NO | YES |
| Google Analytics Integration | NO | YES |
| Feedburner Integration | NO | YES |
| Google Adsense Integration | NO | YES |
| Custom Ad Banner Management | NO | YES |
| Localization Support (PO and MO files) | NO | YES |
| Semantic HTML | NO | YES |
| SEO Optimized | NO | YES |
| After-Sales Support | NO | YES |
| Easy Upgrade and Free Updates | NO | YES |
| Price | Free | USD $70 (1-site) |
Anyway, there is an ongoing development on Arthemia Premium localization. Several language files are about to be available in a week: English, French, Polish, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, and Bahasa Indonesia. Full list of available languages can be read here.
Well, premium version, anyone? Check it out at http://colorlabsproject.com 
ola…
i Would known if Arthemia theme premium is compatible with (future) WordPress 3.0 .
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biez.. pSy
Is there a way to make the “Headline” posts rotate automatically?
Michael:
I belong to a couple other theme groups. But I still keep coming back to Arthemia. It fantastic ! I’ve done a bit of customization on my INFOtainment News site (http://www.infotainmentnews.net) and find the theme extremely easy and straightforward to manage.
I’m about to upgrade to the Premium version this weekend.
Awesome theme! Hopefully able to buy the Premium soon
Hello,
First I would like to compliment you on a superb theme. I have scoured through 100’s and 100’s of themes to build a ‘catering services site’ without any hitting the mark. Until I found Arthemia that is. And given I am not a developer I was even more excited to learn that I could purchase the premium version that’ll make my life a whole lot easier.
Unfortunately I have discovered (I think) that it only works on Wordpress. I tried loading it on my home server to no avail. Can you help? You’ll absolutely make my day if there is a way I can make use of this fabulous theme.
Kind regards… Tracey
voilà ce que me manque sur la version gratuit
-Featured Posts (jcarousel)
Et aucun tuto pour le rajouter
Peut être que la prochaine version l’aura ??
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Hi, we are trying the free version but we can’t upload any images, is that normal?
we want to know before we buy the premium version.
Thanks.
EF
What is the licence for the free version. Can I modify it visually and use it still use it.
Also if I try to add some of the features in the premium version is that ok.
Would love to get arthemia but have a few questions
I already have a blog with 80 posts will I have to deal with any back end code to make the blog work and be upto date
Are there any promotional codes, a bit tight for cash at the mo but would love to get this theme, if not ill have to wait
Just wanted to say great job with the blog, today is my first visit here and I’ve enjoyed reading your posts so far
Juan
If I’ve started with the free version and upgrade to Premium what effects will that have? Will any code into’d by me, headers, side bar stuff need to be redone?
BTW, Artehmia is awesome. Thank you.
I want to buy the premium, but am apparently too dumb to see where/how! Thanks!
You can proceed to http://colorlabsproject.com.
Awesome theme! Hopefully able to buy the Premium soon.
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kang, Kira-kira kalau dirupaiahkan berapaan Harga theme untuk Arthemia Premium ?