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AvadaReview and ratings

Avada is a best-selling multipurpose WordPress theme with a visual page builder and prebuilt websites.

5.7/10Visit website (opens in a new tab)
5.7/10

Mixed: Avada scores 5.7 out of 10

Based on 2 sources, weighted by how many reviews each has. How we score

Avada pros and cons

What's good

  • 110+ prebuilt websites and 120+ elements to start from
  • Pricing scales from 1 site to 1,000 sites
  • One-time Classic license still sold on ThemeForest
  • ThemeForest buyers rate it 4.78 out of 5 from 26,605 ratings

What to watch

  • Pricing is per site, so costs grow with each site
  • Classic license includes only 6 months of support
  • Ties sites to the theme and its page builder

What Reddit says about Avada

Reddit discussion of Avada is mostly negative, led by reports of critical Avada Builder vulnerabilities (file read and SQL injection) and one site owner who suspects an Avada exploit led to a hack. Other threads cover options-page errors and questions about compatibility with WordPress 7 updates, and no posts clearly praise the theme.

Complaints

  • Critical Avada Builder security flaws (file read and SQL injection)
  • Suspected Avada exploit behind a site hack
  • Options page would not load until the PHP time limit was raised
  • Unclear compatibility with WordPress 7 updates

Who should buy Avada

  • Freelancers building client sites
  • Agencies that manage many sites

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