Kadence WP
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A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Free and Premium WordPress Themes & Plugins
How to Replace Kadence WPOverview
Features
67 features across 20 categories
AI(3)
Coming soon feature to automatically generate entire pages with AI
AI-powered inline text editing and content generation
AI-powered website builder that generates starter templates, layouts, and content in minutes
Analytics(3)
Track and analyze conversion metrics
Analytics and insights for conversion tracking
Track and analyze form submissions and performance
Backup(1)
Daily automated backups with 30-day retention and self-service restore
Content(1)
Show estimated reading time on posts
Core Theme(2)
Free version of the core WordPress theme with basic functionality
Premium version of the theme with advanced customization and features
Design(19)
Add animation effects to elements on scroll
Create sticky banners and fixed page elements
Create child themes for customization and distribution
Access to premium designs, Animate on Scroll, and Spam Prevention with future AI features
Advanced typography customization options
Coming soon feature for custom icon implementation
Advanced customization of post and archive page templates
Dark mode support for course sites and lessons
Display posts in filterable and searchable grid layouts
Access to 700+ premium design patterns
Access to free images for website design
Sitewide design controls for fonts, colors, and spacing to maintain consistent branding
Custom header and footer design builder without coding required
Create advanced navigation structures with mega menus
Access to 700+ premium design patterns and ability to distribute or sell child themes
Advanced widget options for header customization
Manage pattern hub distribution settings
Advanced gallery layout options
Professional theme customization toolkit
Forms(3)
Create forms with conditional logic for field display
Manage and view form submission entries
Build powerful, flexible forms for lead capture, surveys, and more without third-party plugins
Hosting(1)
Guaranteed baseline PHP workers with automatic scaling to handle traffic spikes
Integrations(2)
Connect forms to MailChimp, ActiveCampaign, and ConvertKit
Built-in support for LearnDash and other LMS plugins
Marketing(2)
Create customizable pop-ups and slide-ins for email list growth, announcements, and promotions
Create promotional sale banners
Optimization(1)
Test and optimize headlines, buttons, and layouts with real-time results tracking
Page Builder(2)
Intuitive interface for building and editing content blocks
Free and Pro versions of block-based editor tools for Gutenberg allowing complex layouts and stylish elements
Performance(1)
Enterprise-grade Object Caching with Object Cache Pro for accelerated performance
Personalization(3)
Display content conditionally based on user properties or behavior
Display personalized content that adapts to audience including product showcases and user-specific greetings
Advanced dynamic content management and sources
Security(4)
Spam prevention through CAPTCHA protection on forms
Automatic updates, security scans, and protection against brute force attacks
Built-in spam prevention and protection features
Two-factor authentication, passkeys, and magic links support
Site Management(1)
Block site during development or updates with custom landing pages
Support(3)
Round-the-clock support from WordPress professionals
Priority support and regular product updates
White label capabilities for agencies
Templates(2)
Access to over 35 premium starter templates and premium AI starter sites
Pre-built templates and design components
eCommerce(12)
Enhanced product review functionality for WooCommerce
Advanced product gallery layout customization
Advanced customization of WooCommerce product templates
Add custom tabs to product pages
Add custom badges to products
Quick view modal for product browsing
Customize WooCommerce stores with advanced product displays and checkout flows
Create and display product size charts
Different gallery images for product variations
Product variation display using swatches
Support for video content in product galleries
Built-in WooCommerce support with dynamic cart in header
Pricing
Express
- ✓Up to 3 sites
- ✓1,250 AI credits per year
- ✓Access to Premium Templates & Design Library
- ✓Theme Free Version
- ✓Blocks Free Version
- ✓Creative Kit
- ✓Custom Fonts
- ✓CAPTCHA
- ✓Theme Kit Pro
- ✓Blocks Pro
- ✓Shopkit for WooCommerce
- ✓Conversions Insights
- ✓Child Theme Builder
- ✓Pattern Hub
- ✓Access to all current & future products
- ✓AI & Prebuilt Designs
- ✓Inline AI Tools
- ✓Free Image Library Access
- ✓Free & Premium Starter Templates
- ✓Free & Premium Pattern Designs
- ✓Custom Fonts
- ✓Animate On Scroll
- ✓Mega Menus & Advanced Navigation
- ✓Premium Header Widgets
- ✓Customize Post and Archive Templates
- ✓Banners & Fixed Elements
- ✓Dynamic Content Sources
- ✓Conditional Form Fields
- ✓Filterable & Searchable Post Grid
- ✓Pro Gallery Layouts
- ✓Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
- ✓Form Analytics
- ✓Form Entries
- ✓Form Integrations
- ✓Conditional Content
- ✓Popups & Slide-ins
- ✓Sale Banners
- ✓A/B Testing
- ✓Custom Product Templates
- ✓Advanced Product Reviews
- ✓Variation Swatches
- ✓Custom Gallery Layouts
- ✓Variation Product Galleries
- ✓Video in Product Galleries
- ✓Product Badges
- ✓Size Charts
- ✓Custom Tabs
- ✓Quick View
- ✓Spam Prevention
- ✓Simple & Fast Post-Sharing Buttons
- ✓Display Reading Time for Posts
- ✓Private or Distributable Pattern Hub
- ✓White Label Support
- ✓Premium Support & Updates
Plus
- ✓Up to 10 sites
- ✓4,000 AI credits per year
- ✓Theme Free & Pro Version
- ✓Blocks Free & Pro Version
- ✓Creative Kit
- ✓Custom Fonts
- ✓CAPTCHA
- ✓Theme Kit Pro
- ✓Blocks Pro
- ✓Shopkit for WooCommerce
- ✓Conversions Insights
- ✓Child Theme Builder
- ✓Pattern Hub
- ✓Access to all current & future products
- ✓AI & Prebuilt Designs
- ✓Inline AI Tools
- ✓Free Image Library Access
- ✓Free & Premium Starter Templates
- ✓Free & Premium Pattern Designs
- ✓Custom Fonts
- ✓Animate On Scroll
- ✓Mega Menus & Advanced Navigation
- ✓Premium Header Widgets
- ✓Customize Post and Archive Templates
- ✓Banners & Fixed Elements
- ✓Dynamic Content Sources
- ✓Conditional Form Fields
- ✓Filterable & Searchable Post Grid
- ✓Pro Gallery Layouts
- ✓Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
- ✓Form Analytics
- ✓Form Entries
- ✓Form Integrations
- ✓Conditional Content
- ✓Popups & Slide-ins
- ✓Sale Banners
- ✓A/B Testing
- ✓Custom Product Templates
- ✓Advanced Product Reviews
- ✓Variation Swatches
- ✓Custom Gallery Layouts
- ✓Variation Product Galleries
- ✓Video in Product Galleries
- ✓Product Badges
- ✓Size Charts
- ✓Custom Tabs
- ✓Quick View
- ✓Spam Prevention
- ✓Simple & Fast Post-Sharing Buttons
- ✓Display Reading Time for Posts
- ✓Private or Distributable Pattern Hub
- ✓White Label Support
- ✓Premium Support & Updates
Ultimate
Popular- ✓Up to 25 sites
- ✓8,000 AI credits per year
- ✓Theme Free & Pro Version
- ✓Blocks Free & Pro Version
- ✓Creative Kit
- ✓Custom Fonts
- ✓CAPTCHA
- ✓Theme Kit Pro
- ✓Blocks Pro
- ✓Shopkit for WooCommerce
- ✓Conversions Insights
- ✓Child Theme Builder
- ✓Pattern Hub
- ✓Access to all current & future products
- ✓AI & Prebuilt Designs
- ✓Inline AI Tools
- ✓Free Image Library Access
- ✓Free & Premium Starter Templates
- ✓Free & Premium Pattern Designs
- ✓Custom Fonts
- ✓Animate On Scroll
- ✓Mega Menus & Advanced Navigation
- ✓Premium Header Widgets
- ✓Customize Post and Archive Templates
- ✓Banners & Fixed Elements
- ✓Dynamic Content Sources
- ✓Conditional Form Fields
- ✓Filterable & Searchable Post Grid
- ✓Pro Gallery Layouts
- ✓Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
- ✓Form Analytics
- ✓Form Entries
- ✓Form Integrations
- ✓Conditional Content
- ✓Popups & Slide-ins
- ✓Sale Banners
- ✓A/B Testing
- ✓Custom Product Templates
- ✓Advanced Product Reviews
- ✓Variation Swatches
- ✓Custom Gallery Layouts
- ✓Variation Product Galleries
- ✓Video in Product Galleries
- ✓Product Badges
- ✓Size Charts
- ✓Custom Tabs
- ✓Quick View
- ✓Spam Prevention
- ✓Simple & Fast Post-Sharing Buttons
- ✓Display Reading Time for Posts
- ✓Private or Distributable Pattern Hub
- ✓White Label Support
- ✓Premium Support & Updates
StellarSites Express
- ✓Single-site license
- ✓1,250 AI credits per year
- ✓15GB storage
- ✓2TB bandwidth
- ✓10 PHP workers autoscales to 20
- ✓Dynamic Multi-Process Server Capacity
- ✓Enterprise-Grade Object Caching
- ✓Everything in the Kadence Express Plan
- ✓Flexible Blocks
- ✓Starter Templates & Design Library
- ✓Marketing Tools
- ✓A/B Testing
- ✓Popups, Slide-ins & Banners with Automatic Triggers
- ✓Conversion Analytics
- ✓Security - Auto-updates, scans, login & brute force protection
- ✓Backups - Daily, 30-day storage, self-restore
- ✓Limited Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
- ✓24/7 Support from WordPress Experts
StellarSites Plus
Popular- ✓Single-site license
- ✓4,000 AI credits per year
- ✓30GB storage
- ✓4TB bandwidth
- ✓20 PHP workers autoscales to 30
- ✓Dynamic Multi-Process Server Capacity
- ✓Enterprise-Grade Object Caching
- ✓Everything in the Kadence Plus Plan
- ✓Flexible Blocks
- ✓Starter Templates & Design Library
- ✓Marketing Tools
- ✓A/B Testing
- ✓Popups, Slide-ins & Banners with Automatic Triggers
- ✓Conversion Analytics
- ✓Security - Auto-updates, scans, login & brute force protection
- ✓Backups - Daily, 30-day storage, self-restore
- ✓Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
- ✓24/7 Support from WordPress Experts
StellarSites Ultimate
- ✓Single-site license
- ✓8,000 AI credits per year
- ✓100GB storage
- ✓5TB bandwidth
- ✓30 PHP workers autoscales to 40
- ✓Dynamic Multi-Process Server Capacity
- ✓Enterprise-Grade Object Caching
- ✓Everything in the Kadence Ultimate Plan
- ✓Flexible Blocks
- ✓Starter Templates & Design Library
- ✓Marketing Tools
- ✓A/B Testing
- ✓Popups, Slide-ins & Banners with Automatic Triggers
- ✓Conversion Analytics
- ✓Security - Auto-updates, scans, login & brute force protection
- ✓Backups - Daily, 30-day storage, self-restore
- ✓Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
- ✓24/7 Support from WordPress Experts
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Integrations
7 known integrations