Kadence vs Blocksy Theme comparison [2023] 💥
KADENCE THEME (Blocksy vs Kadence)
In this comparison between Kadence and Blocksy, we start with the Kadence theme, which doesn't automatically mean it would be better. In this Kadence Theme review we take a look at the main features of this theme. It has recently made rapid progress to a high ranking on Wordpress.org. This suggests that we are dealing with a very good theme here.
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Kadence theme review: Rating
If we check on Wordpress.org Kadence's rating, we see that practically all raters gave 5 stars except for a few haters. The image above also shows that the theme has now been installed on more than 200.002+ websites. This is a very high number for a relatively new theme.
Kadence theme review: Demos
The Kadence theme offers a series of beautiful demos that can be installed with 1 click. The choice is not too large, but since the theme is still very new, this will probably be expanded soon. The theme also has a few special Woocommerce demos, which is always nice.
The nice thing about demos is that you can make a quick start with them. In principle, the website is already showing the wrong photos and texts. So place your logo in it, adjust texts and photos and you are well on your way to having your own site.
Kadence theme review: Webshops
I only count 2 demos for web shops in total. The theme is 100% compatible with Woocommerce but if you are going to build a webshop choose a theme like Astra or another theme from my top 10 for webshop themes. With the Kadence theme you can certainly build a good webshop, but there is simply better than this.
Kadence theme review: Speed
The Kadence theme is one of the fastest themes out there for Wordpress and should actually be in my list for fastest WP themes. The bare theme with no additional plugins using only a well-configured cache plugin produced the result presented above. Of course you can optimize your website yourself on loading time. Follow this tutorial here.
Kadence theme review: Page builders
The Kadence theme uses the Gutenberg page builder by default, but is compatible with Beaverbuilder and Elementor Pro page builder, one of the best in the field. I also recommend installing Elementor for free, but much better of course the pro version.
Kadence theme review: Colors
Kadence offers 12 professional looking color palettes but you can create any color you want as shown below. Kadence also offers special options for fonts such as the choice of 12 font pairs that are used site-wide.
Kadence theme review: Header Builder
Kadence offers something that has so far only been seen with top themes like Divi, a real HeaderBuilder with which you have practically no limits with regard to the structure of your header. Technical knowledge such as HTML or PHP is not necessary for this.
Kadence: More features
Kadence also offers the following features that I will not go into more detail: Transparent backgrounds, a very good SEO with Schema MarkUp, 100% Responsive on all devices, Sticky Header, CSS Pre-loading, and a good Footer Builder.
Kadence theme review: Conclusion
I think the Kadence theme is a very good theme. The demo layouts are great, the theme set up is quick and easy, and it has an antisocial loading time. The theme is also very suitable for building shops with it, although it only offers 2 demos. There is of course more to say about Kadence, but I want to keep it short and sweet. If you want to know more, take a look at their site from the links below.
The price for the pro version is a bit on the expensive side, which is a shame, but everyone is free to ask what they want for their theme. The pro version certainly offers value for money, although I would rather spend that money on one of the themes in my top 10 for this year's WP themes.
BLOCKSY THEME (Blocksy vs Kadence)
Blocksy is een razendsnel ladend minimalistisch Wordpress theme...
In this Blocksy Theme review I quickly show you why this is such a fantastic theme. The theme is suitable for any kind of website, including building blogs and shops. It was created with Gutenberg in mind and works perfectly with it. The same goes for all elite pagebuilders for Wordpress.
BLOCKSY RATING
If we check on Wordpress.org Blocksy's rating, we see that all raters gave 5 stars out of 1 rater after who gave 4 stars. A better average rating than what the Blocksy Theme shows here is therefore hardly possible.
BLOCKSY THEME REVIEW: SPEED
The Blocksy theme is a fast loading theme although it is not in my list for fastest WP-themes. The theme itself without additional plugins with just a well configured cache plugin produced the result presented above. In short, the theme is astonishingly fast. Of course you can further optimize your website on loading time. Follow this tutorial here.
BLOCKSY DEMO LAY-OUTS
She calls the Blocksy theme Starter Sites herself. That is also the term used by Astra, a theme that is even better known than Blocksy and very much like it. Blocksy offers a great collection of these Starter Sites which is totally awesome.
BLOCKSY DEMOS FOR PAGEBUILDERS
The above demo layouts were created with the following page builders: Gutenberg, Elementor, Brizy and Beaverbuilder. Under each individual demo it is indicated for which page builders it is available. Again, Blocksy is similar to Astra which also offers this service on their Starter Sites.
BLOCKSY'S EDITOR
The Blocksy theme uses the Gutenberg Editor by default, which is definitely not my favorite editor. But as you have read above, the theme is just as suitable for working with elite page builders as you would like, which is certainly a good idea.
BLOCKSY BASIC FUNCTIONS
BLOCKSY: HEADER BUILDER
Even the free version comes with a real header builder (picture above). Choose one of the ready-made headers or adapt it to your wishes. Blocksy makes it very easy to quickly create the header you had in mind. The pro version offers a much better header builder and there each of your pages can have a different header.
BLOCKSY THEME REVIEW: MEGA MENU
The mega menu only comes with the pro version and offers nice options like using icons, or complete content blocks (using Hooks). This basically allows you to use any kind of content in your menu. The mega menu also offers special design styles for the menu items.
BLOCKSY: WOOCOMMERCE SHOP
Blocksy is also very suitable for building webshops with it, even the free version. The theme works perfectly with the popular Woocommerce plugin. Wonderful options such as Quick View, Ajax Cart and Gallery Styles are already included in the free version. The Pro version takes it up a notch with Wishlist, Off-Canvas filters, Floating Cart, Off-Canvas cart, Search by SKU and more. Building a pre-fashionable-looking shop thus becomes a piece of cake.
BLOCKSY: CUSTOM SIDEBARS
The same thing I just said about the headers also applies to the sidebars. In principle it is possible to present a different sidebar to your audience on every page. Important, because as can be seen in the example above, a shop page obviously needs a different sidebar than blog pages.
BLOCKSY THEME REVIEW: CONCLUSION
Blocksy is a new fresh theme, very suitable to quickly create a good shop, blog or corporate site. Strong points of Blocksy are the Starter Sites, the Header & Footer Builders and Webshop options. If you still have doubts, check WP-Astra. It is very similar to Blocksy but is a lot more advanced and offers even more options.
BLOCKSY VS KADENCE CONCLUSION
There are no major differences between Blocksy and Kadence, they are both very good themes. These themes load very quickly and are suitable for building any type of website. But even though both Kadence and Blocksy are definitely worth their money, I have to advise against them both because there are much better themes available for the same money. My tip is buy Divi, the best selling and valued theme in the world or possibly Astra if you are using a lightning fast theme.