WordPress theme comparison
Columnist vs Kadence
At a glance
- Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for Columnist.
- On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,839 times, Columnist about 0.
- Columnist is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 456 reviews.
- Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Dec 28, 2013 for Columnist.
- Columnist has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Kadence.
Line by line
Kadence leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
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