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WordPress theme comparison

Aurora vs Kadence

At a glance

  • Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 600+ for Aurora.
  • On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,839 times, Aurora about 1.
  • Aurora has no reviews yet.
  • Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Aug 8, 2009 for Aurora.
  • Aurora has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for Kadence.

Line by line

Kadence leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricAuroraKadence
Popular rank–#5
Active installs600+500K+
Downloads, last 30 days20125.2K
RatingNo ratings4.9(456)
Last release17 years ago4 days ago
Requires PHP–7.4

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