WordPress theme comparison
Charcoal vs Kadence
At a glance
- Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 30+ for Charcoal.
- On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,948 times, Charcoal about 0.
- Charcoal has no reviews yet.
- Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jan 7, 2009 for Charcoal.
- Charcoal has been around longer: since 2009, against 2020 for Kadence.
Line by line
Kadence leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
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