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Kadence vs Paper

Kadence

by Nexcess

500K+ installs4.9

Paper

by Amanda Hawkins

90+ installs

At a glance

  • Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 90+ for Paper.
  • On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,839 times, Paper about 0.
  • Paper has no reviews yet.
  • Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Sep 1, 2011 for Paper.
  • Paper has been around longer: since 2009, against 2020 for Kadence.

Line by line

Kadence leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricKadencePaper
Popular rank#5–
Active installs500K+90+
Downloads, last 30 days125.2K3
Rating4.9(456)No ratings
Last release4 days ago15 years ago
Requires PHP7.4–

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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