Blocksy vs OceanWP: 21+ Feature Comparisons

In this blog post, we will be comparing two popular WordPress themes, Blocksy and OceanWP. With over 21 feature comparisons, we will dive into the similarities and differences between these two themes to help you make an informed decision on which one is best suited for your website needs.
Whether you’re a blogger, business owner, or developer, this article will provide valuable insights into the functionality and capabilities of Blocksy and OceanWP.

What is Blocksy?

Blocksy Theme
Blocksy is a versatile and highly customizable WordPress theme designed for building modern and professional websites. With its intuitive interface and powerful features, Blocksy offers users a seamless experience in creating stunning websites without requiring any coding skills.
The theme is based on the WordPress block editor, allowing users to easily arrange and customize content blocks.

What is OceanWP?

OceanWP Theme
OceanWP is a highly popular and versatile WordPress theme that offers a wide range of features and customization options. It is lightweight, fast, and optimized for SEO, making it an excellent choice for creating responsive and visually appealing websites.
OceanWP provides a user-friendly interface and seamless integration with popular page builders like Elementor, making it easy to design and customize your website.

Comparison Table Between Blocksy vs OceanWP: 21+ Feature Comparisons

Why We Recommend Using Nexter Theme?

Make your WordPress image gallery more user-friendly and organised by adding a category filter. With a category filter, visitors can easily browse through specific image categories, making it easy to find the images they're looking for.

With the Media Listing block from the Nexter Blocks, you can easily create a WordPress image gallery with a category filter.

To check the complete feature overview documentation of the Nexter Blocks Media Listing block, click here.

Requirement  - This block is a part of the Nexter Blocks, make sure its installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.

To do this, add the Media Listing block on the page,

1. Select Images from the Type section.

2. Then select the appropriate listing style and layout from the Layout tab.

Note: The Category option is only available for Repeater.

3. Go to the Content tab, and choose Repeater from the Select Option section.

Make sure you’ve added and assigned categories to your images while adding content to each repeater item.

4. Then go to the Filters tab, and turn on the Category Wise Filter toggle.

Note: Category filter is not available for the Carousel layout.

Now you’ll see filter options in your image gallery that you can use to filter images by category.

media listing layout category wise filter

Note: Similarly, you can add a category filter to a video gallery by selecting Videos from the Type section.

You can edit the ‘All’ filter label from the All Category Text field.

From the Filter Style and Filter Hover Style, you can choose different styles for the category filter labels for normal and hover states.

From the FilterAlignment section, you can align the filter label.

media listing category wise filter demo

Also, check How to Create a Video Carousel in WordPress.

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