Kadence vs Phlox Theme comparison [2023] 💥
KADENCE vs PHLOX
Phlox vs Kadence, here we summarize the best features of these two popular multipurpose themes. Both Kadence and Phlox have both a free and a paid version. Kadence or Phlox, which is the better Wordpress theme?
KADENCE THEME (Phlox vs Kadence)
In this comparison between Kadence and Phlox, 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.
PHLOX THEME (Phlox vs Kadence)
In this Phlox Theme review we check out the many great features that Phlox has. I think they copied a bit from Divi and deliver more or less the same though Divi is of course in a class of its own. The Phlox Pro Theme is sold through their own website and also through another marketplace. It is also downloadable as a free version from Wordpress.org.
PHLOX THEME REVIEW: RATING
When we check Phlox's rating on Wordpress.org, we see that most raters gave 5 stars on a couple of haters after that. The image above also shows that the theme has now been installed on more than 40,002+ websites. That is a high number for a relatively new theme.
PHLOX THEME REVIEW: DEMOS
The Phlox theme offers a series of beautiful demos that can be installed with 1 click. The choice is already huge. I saw a list of 170+ demos that can be installed with 1 click. Phlox is a real Elementor Theme, so all these denos can be edited with Elementor. The theme also has no less than 40+ special Woocommerce demos, which is absolutely great.
The nice thing about demos is that you can make a quick start with them. The website is already but with the wrong photos and texts in principle. So place your logo in it, adjust texts and photos and you are well on your way to having your own site.
PHLOX THEME REVIEW: WEBSHOPS
I just said it, 40+ demos for webshops, amazing and very nice design. The theme is 100% compatible with Woocommerce and offers all possible features that are available for shops. I will soon put Phlox in my top 10 for webshop themes because it is really one of the best themes to build a shop with.
PHLOX: WOOCOMMERCE LAY-OUTS
When we talk about the real shopping area, where shopping is paid, it looks very professional. Attention has been paid to this and you have all kinds of different of these beautiful layouts.
PHLOX: WOOCOMMERCE FEATURES
EDD Support, Amazon Vender, Quick View, Multi-Vendor, the Phlox Theme gives you it all and much more. Even for an elite theme it is not necessary to offer all this. Again, something they put a lot of effort into.
PHLOX: SPEED
The Phlox theme is one of the fastest themes out there for Wordpress, although it just doesn't make it to my list for fastest WP-themes. The bare theme with no extra plugins with just a well-configured cache plugin produced the result presented above. Of course you can optimize your website yourself for loading time. Follow this tutorial here.
PHLOX THEME REVIEW: PAGEBUILDERS
The Phlox theme is one of the best so called Elementor Themes out there. In addition, it also offers the well-known Bakery-Pagebuilder as an encore for free. Above is the Elementor pagebuilder in action in Phlox.
PHLOX: PORTFOLIOS
As for Portfolios, it's all beautiful too. With Phlox one can build a great portfolio website.
PHLOX THEME REVIEW: HEADER LAY-OUTS
There is a choice of 12 different header layouts. There is also such a choice for footer layouts, although I will not give a screenshot of that.
PHLOX: HEADER EFFECTS
I say header again, we are not talking about the header bar but the sliders in the header that can be equipped with videos and parallax. Very suitable for making a website look good.
PHLOX: ANIMATIONS
Just like Divi, it even offers quite a few animations, it all contributes to making your website look perfectly professional.
PHLOX: MORE FEATURES
Phlox is just a great theme and has many more features. I can certainly recommend that you take a look at the rest on their own site via the button at the bottom of this article.
PHLOX THEME REVIEW: CONCLUSION
I can immediately say that I am impressed by the quality, the many features, and the many demos of Phlox. They really did their best to create a complete theme that works great and is suitable for every type of website and they succeeded. If you would buy their pro version, do so via their own site and not via Themeforest, that way they earn more and Themeforest is best avoided anyway because of suspicious practices.
Kadence vs Phlox conclusion
Phlox and Kadence are both very good themes. Phlox is a lot more extensive and ostentatious, Kadence is more minimalistic and loads faster. But even though both Kadence and Phlox are 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 have a lightning fast theme.