WordPress theme comparison
HitMag vs Kadence
At a glance
- Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 8K+ for HitMag.
- On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,839 times, HitMag about 33.
- Both are rated 4.9 out of 5.
- Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Sep 14, 2026 for HitMag.
- HitMag has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Kadence.
Line by line
Kadence leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
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- Top Footer widgets themes
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- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
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- Top Translation ready themes
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