Theme Review
Updated Jul 2026 · Block Theme
Kadence Theme Review
A fast, endlessly flexible block theme that's become the default choice for builders who want power without page-builder bloat.
Kadence
Live demo: Kadence starter template — Business
0.8s
Load time
38
Starter sites
99
PageSpeed
<10KB
CSS footprint
Why we recommend it
Kadence hits the sweet spot between performance and flexibility. Out of the box it loads in under a second, ships with a robust starter-template library, and its header/footer builder covers layouts that used to require a page builder.
✓ Pros
+Extremely lightweight and fast by default
+Powerful header/footer builder built in
+Huge library of importable starter templates
+Deep WooCommerce integration
✕ Cons
−Best features live behind Kadence Pro
−Settings can overwhelm first-time users