Listened you first time, you are expert and spend a lot time in research before putting it live for viewers. Thank you for providing very useful information.
Absolutely. When I had all of my websites on Astra, the blog post options felt so limited (along with the ability to build my desired header). I didn't understand why I couldn't easily show various meta options such as the Last Updated Date without writing custom code. And, let's be honest, nobody should ever have to use a page builder just to show the Last Updated Date on your blog post. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying Kadence so far, Doug!
@@StartBlogging101 Hi, I'm a beginner, I was to planning to buy Astro pro theme for my ecommerce + content site. which one should I go with, Astra or Kadence ?
@@serpantinthewild Kadence Pro is going to be much easier to use, give you more WooCommerce options, and your site is going to be even faster than using Astra. Plus, you can get 10% off Kadence Pro using the code SB10OFF saving you a bit of money. startblogging101.com/kadence-pro
Hi Jake, this video was amazing and just what I needed as a final push to change from Astra. I'm glad you showed what the Kadence free version offered, given that I've only got 1 small site and the paid versions don't make much economic sense to me right now.
Good choice, Emil! If you're anything like me, you won't ever look back - Kadence has so many advantages over Astra and I think you'll discover that as you get into it more. Let me know how it goes!
Finally I got the video I needed. Thanks 🙏 But I have a question, I am already using the Astra theme with Elementor builder and now wish to switch to the Kadence theme. Will uploding Kadence and activating it hurt my previous works done? Please guide.
No problem, glad it helped you out! So, if you have a site using the Astra theme with Elementor and want to switch to Kadence, you can still switch to Kadence and keep Elementor on your site and any of your pages built with Elementor shouldn't be affected at all. Eventually, if you want to switch everything to using the WordPress Gutenberg editor, though, you'll have to redo pages that were built in Elementor to be built using Gutenberg. However, that only needs to be done if you decide to remove Elementor otherwise Elementor will work perfectly fine after switching to Kadence :)
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Is it possible to compare with flatsome theme which cost 59$ for lifetime? It has built in UX builder which doesnt need elementor. thank you so much for in depth review, Kadence is really looks good.
Hi Jake fantastic video, really informative. When using Woo commerce any idea how to change the image at the top of the shop page and also when it directs on the cart and checkout page as well, I see there is an option to remove the picture completely for the shop page only but once it directs to the cart and checkout page that image comes up again. Any advice on this?
Hey Daniel! Glad you enjoyed the video. I believe you can change that image by going to Customizer > General > Colors > Title Above Content Background. There you should see that image that is used on those pages. See if you can change that to help fix your issue.
@@StartBlogging101 Jake it worked 100%, thank you much appreciated. If you could do a full on online store tutorial on the Kadence theme it would really help, like a full on tutorial with no step skipped. Setting up of menus, how to set your desired pages only to show on the top of the website as the main menu, creating 'returns' pages, 'privacy policy' pages and how add these links to these pages only at the footer of the website, how to setup a 'terms and conditions' box as well before a customer checks out to make payment etc. The reason I ask is because this theme is fairly new to me and most users as well and it takes a bit of time to learn this theme fully. Can you assist with this perhaps? This theme is really powerful and much more customizable than any other theme that I have used before, like you I have also been using the astra theme on most sites that I have designed previously. You deserve more subs.
Hey there. Awesome review, it certainly cleared up my choice for me! Thank you. I was wondering if you have any advice on migrating from Divi to Kadence? I heard the shortcode left over can be a bit of a headache to sort out? 😀
Hey there! Sorry for the delayed response. I would definitely join the "Web Creator Community (by Kadence WP)" on Facebook which is Kadence's group if you haven't already. There are a number of people that have migrated from Divi to Kadence and are always very helpful.
This has been one of the best reviews of Kadence and Astra, especially the free version. It is lightweight and I can use it on the multisite without Elementor.
Wow, thanks for the kind words! I appreciate it. Kadence is absolutely packed with customization options and is very easy to use. Plus, where it really shines is using the built-in WordPress block editor so you can have a super fast website without needing to use a third-party page builder like Elementor. 🙂
@@StartBlogging101 That is so true and especially as Elementor has been listed today as the top plugin with security issues... which I am sure they will fix quickly. Keep up the great work...
Just purchased using your discount code. Thank you! I got excited too fast, lol since I'm coming from the slow world of Divi. I don't like being a hater, but I spent too much money on Divi's products and a lot of time wasted.
Thank you for taking the time to watch! I appreciate it. And thanks for the great suggestion. I've written it down as a potential future topic to cover :)
Just picked up the lifetime on kadence. Making the big switch from Divi. You're likely right, gutenberg is the future. Thanks for saving my $60 bucks btw! sub'd.
These are the comments I love to see! Making the big switch from Divi to the lifetime Kadence Suite - I applaud you! 👏 And I'm happy to have saved you some $$$
how do you style for the mobile devices? live preview does not work for me when I change fonts for example... For desktop view it works and fro tablet or mobile its not.
Hey Dalibor! I know you asked this in the Kadence group, but the lead developer for Kadence is working on a way to make this much better. This isn't a Kadence issue, it's a WordPress issue and the dev is planning to build a much more elegant solution to make it a lot better.
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@@StartBlogging101 Thank you for the answer. Yes, I have asked on many places since I needed to know if I am going to keep the Kadence or not. As much as I like it I can not use it like this. I will buy it next year.
Hey there! That's a great idea. I've been wanting to create a video showing how to use the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg) in more detail. I know it's a pain point for a lot of people right now, but it continues to get better with each release and I could show some tips and tricks to hopefully help others out.
Great video, one of the best! Please make a video with more details on Gutenberg block editor, Please!!!! Waiting! all best, you are the best! Thank you!
Thanks a lot, Thorne! It should be very easy. I switched one of my main websites over from Astra to Kadence in less than 2 hours. Switching the theme really only changes how it looks and doesn't affect your post or page content that you already have written.
Hi Marcos! Schema markup is built into any well-coded theme already including Kadence. Schema markup is pretty simple and basically just defines various parts of your site (header, sidebar, article, etc) so that Google "knows" the various sections of your website. If you're referring to going in and creating custom schema (for example, say you have a recipe that you want to show up on Google), I highly recommend using a dedicated SEO plugin for that since that is their specialty. I use the free RankMath plugin for almost all custom schema. But Kadence doesn't have a "custom schema" type of plugin.
Great video. You mention that Kadence allows to show updated date on a blog post which is awesome. I see on your startblogging101 website that the original publish date is still in the code. Google often will pickup and show the publish date instead of the updated date. There is an article on Authority Hacker about this. Any idea how to remove the publish date from the code completely? AuthorityHackers used a plugin to accomplish this but this was back in 2019. Any insight would be great! Thanks!
Hey Garth! Thanks for the comment. I personally believe you should keep both the published date and the updated date in the code... Google is pretty smart at figuring out which one to show based on when the post was updated, etc, but if you do want to remove the published date from code, I'm not 100% sure on that right now. There may be a filter hooked up that would allow you to remove it using a code snippet, but I would reach out to Kadence's support and ask them as they would know better.
Hi there! No, I don't recommend Divi. The Divi theme is bloated and the Divi builder is one of the heaviest third-party builders on the market which makes it extremely hard to have a fast website without doing hours of tweaking. Using Kadence + Kadence Blocks is going to be a night and day difference in terms of being lightweight and making it easy to have a fast site that passes Google Core Web Vitals. Hope that helps!
@@StartBlogging101 Do you know how easy it would be to then switch from Kadence to Divi and vice versa without destroying my blog in case I change my mind? What I like about Divi is one of the best blog post templates and blog archive page customization I have ever seen. I also have graphic design experience but no coding expertise, so I crave something very customisable but I absolutely despise most interfaces of website builders. Also, if I were to chose Divi would it be possible to increase speed by reducing the size of media content (photos and charts)?
Very useful video! When I buy "Kadence Pro $59" plan, Can I use it for all of my websites? Is that activation code valid for unlimited websites? Thank you!
Yes, absolutely! The Kadence Theme Pro plan for $59 will give you access to the pro version of the theme on unlimited websites. Then there are also Kadence bundles such as the Essential Bundle which includes both the pro version of the theme along with the pro version of Kadence Blocks.
Hey there! Are you referring to the line-height used throughout the text on your website? That's easily adjustable by going to your customizer -> General -> Typography and then under the "Base Font", the third box drops down and allows you to choose your line height. Hope that helps!
Hey Janko! Kadence Blocks Pro is the pro version of the Kadence Blocks plugin which gives you a number of premium additional blocks to add to the WordPress block editor. It shouldn't be $480. It's around $59 per year on its own. The Lifetime Kadence Membership gives you everything that Kadence currently offers and anything they'll create in the future. So, it gives you access to Kadence Theme Pro + Kadence Blocks Pro + all their current plugins they offer + any additional plugins or themes that they create in the future which is why it's the best value for the money. Hope that helps!
I'm assuming you're asking what the advantage of Kadence is vs Divi? If so, it's a night and day difference between the two. Divi is one of the slowest and most bloated themes/page builders out there and Kadence is one of the most lightweight themes out there. Plus, by using Kadence Blocks, you get a page builder type of experience directly in Gutenberg which is the best part.
I'm a huge fan of the Gutenberg editor (using Kadence Blocks) as it is significantly faster than using a third-party page builder such as Elementor and much easier to pass Core Web Vitals. What exactly do you mean by "the mobile looks awful"?
Kadence works perfectly with Elementor :) But I think you'll find that if you use Kadence + the block editor with the Kadence Blocks plugin, you won't even need Elementor and your page speed will be much higher and Google will be happy.
Hey Jai! I agree. The fact that Kadence has lifetime access is a huge perk as there are several companies that now only offer an annual plan, so you would be paying every single year. Paying for the lifetime and having it be a one-time cost is great. There are a lot of happy Divi users, but the page speeds will be much, much faster on a website built using Kadence + Kadence Blocks rather than Divi.
Astra is working on their own blocks plugin called Spectra and they're actually going to be releasing a different them (Spectra Theme) which will work better with the blocks than Astra currently does. All that being said, Kadence + Kadence Blocks is by far the most powerful option on the market right now.
Requests refer to the number of HTTP requests that are made in order to load the entire website. For example, HTML, CSS, and JS files all add together to create the total amount of requests.
Good Job with this Video. A Request - can you turn your attention to how to manipulate the mobile view with Kadence and blocks - No one seems to give any good instructional video on how to edit the mobile view or how to build on the PC with the mobile view in mind. I want to love Kadence but for the life of me I can not understand the mobile part of the theme
Hey Scott! Could you be a little more specific on what you mean here? When designing your website, many people prefer to go the "mobile first" approach where they design everything to look good in mobile first and then branch out from there to tablet and then desktop. However, if using spacing and everything the way it was intended, all 3 screen sizes should look good when developing a website with Kadence or any responsive WordPress theme. One thing that will mess up mobile views is adding tons of padding or margins to areas in desktop which is then "inherited" down to mobile and will mess up your views.
Good question! Blocksy is also a fantastic theme - in fact, I have an entire Blocksy review on my site (startblogging101.com/blocksy-review/). I plan to do a detailed comparison between Kadence and Blocksy. Both themes have some pretty clear advantages and disadvantages that I'll cover. I do believe that Kadence has several things in place over Blocksy that will allow it to become a lot more successful with time, though.
Sure! The free version offers tons of features that you'd be able to build out a niche affiliate site. Granted, the Kadence Pro theme adds a number of features that would be highly beneficial and make things easier, but you could still create a full-fledged site with the free version of Kadence.
I can add it to my list to make a comparison video, but I already know the outcome. :) Divi and its builder are very bloated, so even though Divi offers a lot of options, it will load much slower than any site built with Kadence and Gutenberg.
@@indian3960 Sure, you can always optimize it to help improve speed, but I've been doing some speed tests between using the built-in Gutenberg editor with WordPress and page builders such as Elementor and the Gutenberg versions are much faster even after optimizing page builders. The same would be true for Divi.
Hi there, glad you liked it! And yes, Kadence has added a TON of new features, several new plugins, and many more blocks to their Kadence Blocks pack since this video and the prices have gone up as they add more.
Nope, I was not biased in any way. In fact, I have zero exclusive ties with either Kadence or Astra. I'm simply an affiliate for both of them and Kadence has a vast amount of advantages over Astra.
Listened you first time, you are expert and spend a lot time in research before putting it live for viewers. Thank you for providing very useful information.
Thanks very much for taking the time to watch the video and leave a comment - I appreciate it :)
Thanks for making this detailed theme comparison! Excellent work
No problem, Ronald! It was fun to make :) Good to see you here, thanks for stopping in!
Thank you sooo much for this comparaison and all this tips !!
Please, do a video on the Mega Menu settings of Kadence pro :)
Thank you - Fantastic article, defiantly the best comparison of any I’ve seen. 👍😊😎
Wow, thanks! I really appreciate it 😄
One of the best videos I have watched recently. Thank you so much for it!
You're very welcome! I really appreciate the genuine compliment and I was happy to see you join the Start Blogging 101 Facebook Group as well!
Fantastic video.
Quite helpful and exactly what I was looking for
I'm glad it's exactly what you were looking for!
thorough! well done mate. subbed. goodluck
Thank you kindly!
Thx for a great video! Made my decision and went for the Kadence Membership yesterday :-)
Excellent choice! Join the club :)
Great content, you deserve more subs.
Quite the compliment! Really appreciate it :) I plan to keep cranking out content and growing the channel quickly.
Thanks for a very comprehensive review between the two. You've helped me decide on Kadence. Cheers!!
Good choice! Cheers!
Thanks. Really detailed.
Thanks for the comment, Boet!
Great Video always enjoy the Videos you put out. :-)
Glad to hear you liked it, Darin! Thanks for stopping in :)
I just started using Kadence over the weekend. It's great, and I think it solves a lot of issues I had with Astra. Specifically the blog post options.
Absolutely. When I had all of my websites on Astra, the blog post options felt so limited (along with the ability to build my desired header). I didn't understand why I couldn't easily show various meta options such as the Last Updated Date without writing custom code. And, let's be honest, nobody should ever have to use a page builder just to show the Last Updated Date on your blog post. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying Kadence so far, Doug!
@@StartBlogging101 Hi, I'm a beginner, I was to planning to buy Astro pro theme for my ecommerce + content site. which one should I go with, Astra or Kadence ?
@@serpantinthewild Kadence Pro is going to be much easier to use, give you more WooCommerce options, and your site is going to be even faster than using Astra. Plus, you can get 10% off Kadence Pro using the code SB10OFF saving you a bit of money. startblogging101.com/kadence-pro
Are there any news website starter templates in Kadence pro ?
Hi Jake, this video was amazing and just what I needed as a final push to change from Astra. I'm glad you showed what the Kadence free version offered, given that I've only got 1 small site and the paid versions don't make much economic sense to me right now.
Hey there! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Hope the free version of Kadence is going smoothly for you. Loads of customization features in there!
@@StartBlogging101 Yes, currently overhauling our site and it is generally quite easy to do, thanks again!
thanks for this review
You're very welcome!
good shit..thanks man
真的太棒了！謝謝您 👍
别客气！
That's it. I'm taking the leap. I'm going to use Kadence instead of Astra on my new site. Thanks for an awesome video!
Good choice, Emil! If you're anything like me, you won't ever look back - Kadence has so many advantages over Astra and I think you'll discover that as you get into it more. Let me know how it goes!
Thanks for this detailed video. I purchased the Kadence pro lifetime using your code. ;-)
Awesome - thanks so much for the support! Welcome to the lifetime pro club ;)
is it still available?
Finally I got the video I needed. Thanks 🙏
But I have a question, I am already using the Astra theme with Elementor builder and now wish to switch to the Kadence theme. Will uploding Kadence and activating it hurt my previous works done? Please guide.
No problem, glad it helped you out! So, if you have a site using the Astra theme with Elementor and want to switch to Kadence, you can still switch to Kadence and keep Elementor on your site and any of your pages built with Elementor shouldn't be affected at all. Eventually, if you want to switch everything to using the WordPress Gutenberg editor, though, you'll have to redo pages that were built in Elementor to be built using Gutenberg. However, that only needs to be done if you decide to remove Elementor otherwise Elementor will work perfectly fine after switching to Kadence :)
Is it possible to compare with flatsome theme which cost 59$ for lifetime? It has built in UX builder which doesnt need elementor.
thank you so much for in depth review, Kadence is really looks good.
Hi Jake fantastic video, really informative.
When using Woo commerce any idea how to change the image at the top of the shop page and also when it directs on the cart and checkout page as well, I see there is an option to remove the picture completely for the shop page only but once it directs to the cart and checkout page that image comes up again. Any advice on this?
Hey Daniel! Glad you enjoyed the video. I believe you can change that image by going to Customizer > General > Colors > Title Above Content Background. There you should see that image that is used on those pages. See if you can change that to help fix your issue.
@@StartBlogging101 Jake it worked 100%, thank you much appreciated. If you could do a full on online store tutorial on the Kadence theme it would really help, like a full on tutorial with no step skipped. Setting up of menus, how to set your desired pages only to show on the top of the website as the main menu, creating 'returns' pages, 'privacy policy' pages and how add these links to these pages only at the footer of the website, how to setup a 'terms and conditions' box as well before a customer checks out to make payment etc. The reason I ask is because this theme is fairly new to me and most users as well and it takes a bit of time to learn this theme fully. Can you assist with this perhaps? This theme is really powerful and much more customizable than any other theme that I have used before, like you I have also been using the astra theme on most sites that I have designed previously. You deserve more subs.
Hey there. Awesome review, it certainly cleared up my choice for me! Thank you. I was wondering if you have any advice on migrating from Divi to Kadence? I heard the shortcode left over can be a bit of a headache to sort out? 😀
Hey there! Sorry for the delayed response. I would definitely join the "Web Creator Community (by Kadence WP)" on Facebook which is Kadence's group if you haven't already. There are a number of people that have migrated from Divi to Kadence and are always very helpful.
@@StartBlogging101 No worries...I actually made the transition using the Bye bye Divi plugin. It worked like a treat. :)
This has been one of the best reviews of Kadence and Astra, especially the free version. It is lightweight and I can use it on the multisite without Elementor.
Wow, thanks for the kind words! I appreciate it. Kadence is absolutely packed with customization options and is very easy to use. Plus, where it really shines is using the built-in WordPress block editor so you can have a super fast website without needing to use a third-party page builder like Elementor. 🙂
@@StartBlogging101 That is so true and especially as Elementor has been listed today as the top plugin with security issues... which I am sure they will fix quickly.
Keep up the great work...
Just purchased using your discount code. Thank you! I got excited too fast, lol since I'm coming from the slow world of Divi. I don't like being a hater, but I spent too much money on Divi's products and a lot of time wasted.
Thank you for the detailed review. Can you do something similar for Kadence and Blocksy theme?
Thank you for taking the time to watch! I appreciate it. And thanks for the great suggestion. I've written it down as a potential future topic to cover :)
Just picked up the lifetime on kadence. Making the big switch from Divi. You're likely right, gutenberg is the future. Thanks for saving my $60 bucks btw! sub'd.
These are the comments I love to see! Making the big switch from Divi to the lifetime Kadence Suite - I applaud you! 👏 And I'm happy to have saved you some $$$
Then why do so many people trash Gutenberg?
Thanks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Welcome 👍
So underrated channel.
We're just getting started 😉
how do you style for the mobile devices? live preview does not work for me when I change fonts for example... For desktop view it works and fro tablet or mobile its not.
Hey Dalibor! I know you asked this in the Kadence group, but the lead developer for Kadence is working on a way to make this much better. This isn't a Kadence issue, it's a WordPress issue and the dev is planning to build a much more elegant solution to make it a lot better.
@@StartBlogging101 Thank you for the answer. Yes, I have asked on many places since I needed to know if I am going to keep the Kadence or not. As much as I like it I can not use it like this. I will buy it next year.
well done.
Thanks, Mel!
Great video! Can you make a video about Gutenberg in more detail? Elementor has a lot of features that are very necessary for site usability.
Hey there! That's a great idea. I've been wanting to create a video showing how to use the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg) in more detail. I know it's a pain point for a lot of people right now, but it continues to get better with each release and I could show some tips and tricks to hopefully help others out.
Great video, one of the best! Please make a video with more details on Gutenberg block editor, Please!!!! Waiting! all best, you are the best! Thank you!
Nice video:) I am sold! How easy would it be to convert my free basic Astra site (1/3 done) to a free Kadence theme/site??
Thanks a lot, Thorne! It should be very easy. I switched one of my main websites over from Astra to Kadence in less than 2 hours. Switching the theme really only changes how it looks and doesn't affect your post or page content that you already have written.
Thank you for your excellent presentation. Kadence certainly sounds like a winner. I'll give it a whirl.
You're welcome! How has your journey with Kadence been going so far?
How did you get the shadows around your recent posts in the sidebar?
Just used a little custom CSS for the widgets on my sidebar.
Brainstorm Force provides Schema Pro with Astra Pro. Does Kadence provide a similar Schema feature?
Hi Marcos! Schema markup is built into any well-coded theme already including Kadence. Schema markup is pretty simple and basically just defines various parts of your site (header, sidebar, article, etc) so that Google "knows" the various sections of your website. If you're referring to going in and creating custom schema (for example, say you have a recipe that you want to show up on Google), I highly recommend using a dedicated SEO plugin for that since that is their specialty. I use the free RankMath plugin for almost all custom schema. But Kadence doesn't have a "custom schema" type of plugin.
Great video. You mention that Kadence allows to show updated date on a blog post which is awesome. I see on your startblogging101 website that the original publish date is still in the code. Google often will pickup and show the publish date instead of the updated date. There is an article on Authority Hacker about this. Any idea how to remove the publish date from the code completely? AuthorityHackers used a plugin to accomplish this but this was back in 2019. Any insight would be great! Thanks!
Hey Garth! Thanks for the comment. I personally believe you should keep both the published date and the updated date in the code... Google is pretty smart at figuring out which one to show based on when the post was updated, etc, but if you do want to remove the published date from code, I'm not 100% sure on that right now. There may be a filter hooked up that would allow you to remove it using a code snippet, but I would reach out to Kadence's support and ask them as they would know better.
@@StartBlogging101 Ok thanks! It also makes sense to me :)
Do you recommend Divi? That is the website builder I am thinking about getting because of the freedom!
Hi there! No, I don't recommend Divi. The Divi theme is bloated and the Divi builder is one of the heaviest third-party builders on the market which makes it extremely hard to have a fast website without doing hours of tweaking. Using Kadence + Kadence Blocks is going to be a night and day difference in terms of being lightweight and making it easy to have a fast site that passes Google Core Web Vitals. Hope that helps!
@@StartBlogging101 Do you know how easy it would be to then switch from Kadence to Divi and vice versa without destroying my blog in case I change my mind? What I like about Divi is one of the best blog post templates and blog archive page customization I have ever seen. I also have graphic design experience but no coding expertise, so I crave something very customisable but I absolutely despise most interfaces of website builders. Also, if I were to chose Divi would it be possible to increase speed by reducing the size of media content (photos and charts)?
Very useful video! When I buy "Kadence Pro $59" plan, Can I use it for all of my websites? Is that activation code valid for unlimited websites? Thank you!
Yes, absolutely! The Kadence Theme Pro plan for $59 will give you access to the pro version of the theme on unlimited websites. Then there are also Kadence bundles such as the Essential Bundle which includes both the pro version of the theme along with the pro version of Kadence Blocks.
I'm using Kadence . I can't make line-space narrow. Plz give me advice
Hey there! Are you referring to the line-height used throughout the text on your website? That's easily adjustable by going to your customizer -> General -> Typography and then under the "Base Font", the third box drops down and allows you to choose your line height. Hope that helps!
whats difference between KADENCE BLOCKS PRO and Lifetime Kadence Membership?
both are $480
Hey Janko! Kadence Blocks Pro is the pro version of the Kadence Blocks plugin which gives you a number of premium additional blocks to add to the WordPress block editor. It shouldn't be $480. It's around $59 per year on its own. The Lifetime Kadence Membership gives you everything that Kadence currently offers and anything they'll create in the future. So, it gives you access to Kadence Theme Pro + Kadence Blocks Pro + all their current plugins they offer + any additional plugins or themes that they create in the future which is why it's the best value for the money. Hope that helps!
What is the advantage of this vs Divi?
I'm assuming you're asking what the advantage of Kadence is vs Divi? If so, it's a night and day difference between the two. Divi is one of the slowest and most bloated themes/page builders out there and Kadence is one of the most lightweight themes out there. Plus, by using Kadence Blocks, you get a page builder type of experience directly in Gutenberg which is the best part.
What about page builder? Gutenberg or elementor. Heard Gutenberg is a faster load but the mobile looks awful (deal breaker for some)
I'm a huge fan of the Gutenberg editor (using Kadence Blocks) as it is significantly faster than using a third-party page builder such as Elementor and much easier to pass Core Web Vitals. What exactly do you mean by "the mobile looks awful"?
@@StartBlogging101 Thank you. I guess the mobile may need to be customized
Double sub'd ;)
Aw yeah, let's keep it going!!
I'm a bit disapointed that kadence is not optimized for Elementor.. because I want to create very design pages.
Kadence works perfectly with Elementor :) But I think you'll find that if you use Kadence + the block editor with the Kadence Blocks plugin, you won't even need Elementor and your page speed will be much higher and Google will be happy.
Screw Elementor, never again, such useless bloatware
I like it has lifetime access, I also I like Divi as well
Hey Jai! I agree. The fact that Kadence has lifetime access is a huge perk as there are several companies that now only offer an annual plan, so you would be paying every single year. Paying for the lifetime and having it be a one-time cost is great. There are a lot of happy Divi users, but the page speeds will be much, much faster on a website built using Kadence + Kadence Blocks rather than Divi.
I'm sold 💰
Best choice you'll make this year 💪
What I like most about Kadence is it has Kadence block, does Astra have its own block editor?
Astra is working on their own blocks plugin called Spectra and they're actually going to be releasing a different them (Spectra Theme) which will work better with the blocks than Astra currently does.
All that being said, Kadence + Kadence Blocks is by far the most powerful option on the market right now.
@@StartBlogging101 I like Kadence verymuch. I hope you can make a video on Spectra VS Kadence blocks
What is he talking about when he says "requests"?
Requests refer to the number of HTTP requests that are made in order to load the entire website. For example, HTML, CSS, and JS files all add together to create the total amount of requests.
Good Job with this Video. A Request - can you turn your attention to how to manipulate the mobile view with Kadence and blocks - No one seems to give any good instructional video on how to edit the mobile view or how to build on the PC with the mobile view in mind. I want to love Kadence but for the life of me I can not understand the mobile part of the theme
Hey Scott! Could you be a little more specific on what you mean here? When designing your website, many people prefer to go the "mobile first" approach where they design everything to look good in mobile first and then branch out from there to tablet and then desktop. However, if using spacing and everything the way it was intended, all 3 screen sizes should look good when developing a website with Kadence or any responsive WordPress theme. One thing that will mess up mobile views is adding tons of padding or margins to areas in desktop which is then "inherited" down to mobile and will mess up your views.
Curious your opinion of Blocksy compared to these?
Good question! Blocksy is also a fantastic theme - in fact, I have an entire Blocksy review on my site (startblogging101.com/blocksy-review/). I plan to do a detailed comparison between Kadence and Blocksy. Both themes have some pretty clear advantages and disadvantages that I'll cover. I do believe that Kadence has several things in place over Blocksy that will allow it to become a lot more successful with time, though.
With just Kadence free, can I build a proper website for reviewing affiliate products?
Sure! The free version offers tons of features that you'd be able to build out a niche affiliate site. Granted, the Kadence Pro theme adds a number of features that would be highly beneficial and make things easier, but you could still create a full-fledged site with the free version of Kadence.
Please make a comparison video on Kadence vs Divi
I can add it to my list to make a comparison video, but I already know the outcome. :) Divi and its builder are very bloated, so even though Divi offers a lot of options, it will load much slower than any site built with Kadence and Gutenberg.
Is there no way to make Divi website faster?
@@indian3960 Sure, you can always optimize it to help improve speed, but I've been doing some speed tests between using the built-in Gutenberg editor with WordPress and page builders such as Elementor and the Gutenberg versions are much faster even after optimizing page builders. The same would be true for Divi.
OK, So we can use Divi builder on kadence theme. I think that will be very fast. But still, wait when DIVI will become more bloat-free and lighter.
@@StartBlogging101 how about divi builder on top of a kadence theme?
Thanks for the review. But kadence is 199 per year now and lifetime is 649$. Is that normal ?
Hi there, glad you liked it! And yes, Kadence has added a TON of new features, several new plugins, and many more blocks to their Kadence Blocks pack since this video and the prices have gone up as they add more.
It ends up being a bargain.
were you in any way biased? Because you made me completely pro Kadence by this video.
Nope, I was not biased in any way. In fact, I have zero exclusive ties with either Kadence or Astra. I'm simply an affiliate for both of them and Kadence has a vast amount of advantages over Astra.
@@StartBlogging101 i hope you got the bonus through affiliate market. Bless you in Jesus name!
Thank you greatly for your support! God bless 🙏🏻
Oh yeah forgot to mention that I totally removed the usage of elementor.
Another one bites the dust 😎 Join the club!
Meanwhile, me who using generate press free 😹
I have a written blog post on Kadence vs GeneratePress as well :)