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WordPress theme comparison

Editor vs Kadence

At a glance

  • Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 900+ for Editor.
  • On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,839 times, Editor about 0.
  • Kadence is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 456 reviews, against 4.5 from 17 reviews.
  • Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against May 1, 2017 for Editor.
  • Editor has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Kadence.

Line by line

Kadence leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricEditorKadence
Popular rank–#5
Active installs900+500K+
Downloads, last 30 days18125.2K
Rating4.5(17)4.9(456)
Last release9 years ago4 days ago
Requires PHP–7.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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