10 Best Kadence Starter Templates Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Kadence Starter Templates has 200,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Kadence Starter Templates
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Starter Templates
Closest matchStarter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg
4.9 (4,746) 1 million+ active installsThe growing library of 300+ ready-to-use templates that work with all WordPress themes including Astra, Hello, OceanWP, GeneratePress and more
Shares the gutenberg, templates tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Starter Sites & Templates by Neve
4.7 (77) 100,000+ active installsAccess 100+ Gutenberg templates and ready-to-use starter sites for WordPress. All designs work with the Neve theme. One-click import, fully responsive …
Shares the gutenberg, templates tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites
4.5 (38) 10,000+ active installsImport free and pro Gutenberg and Elementor Templates for the Responsive WordPress theme.
Shares the gutenberg, templates tags on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 200,000+, last updated July 17, 2026.
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Ibtana
Paid version availableIbtana – WordPress Website Builder
4.3 (30) 10,000+ active installsBuild your dream WordPress website with Ibtana, a powerful website builder with customizable templates and drag-and-drop elements for customization.
Shares the gutenberg, templates tags on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 200,000+, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.9 (71) 20,000+ active installsHelps you create themes faster with sustainable code. With Timber, you write HTML using Twig Templates http://www.upstatement.com/timber/
Shares the templates tag on WordPress.org. 20,000+ installs against 200,000+, no update since May 31, 2025.
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Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 6500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud!
5.0 (383) 300,000+ active installsTemplately is an AI-powered WordPress templates cloud for Elementor and Gutenberg that offers 6,500+ ready template designs for a wide range of niches
Shares the templates tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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4.5 (354) 1 million+ active installsExtends and enhances the block editor (Gutenberg) and the classic editor (TinyMCE).
Shares the gutenberg tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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5.0 (735) 500,000+ active installsDisable Gutenberg Block Editor and restore the Classic Editor and original Edit Post screen (TinyMCE, meta boxes, etc.).
Shares the gutenberg tag on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, last updated July 18, 2026.
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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks
4.7 (1,870) 1 million+ active installsGutenberg blocks for existing Spectra websites. Maintained, stable, and fully supported — no action needed on your part.
Shares the gutenberg tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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4.9 (272) 2 million+ active installsEnables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
Shares the gutenberg tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated December 8, 2025.
Switching from Kadence Starter Templates: common questions
What is the best alternative to Kadence Starter Templates?
Starter Templates is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 1 million+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Kadence Starter Templates alternative has the most users?
Classic Widgets, with 2 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Kadence Starter Templates alternative is rated highest?
Disable Gutenberg, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 735 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Kadence Starter Templates alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Kadence Starter Templates score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Kadence Starter Templates on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Starter Templates is the closest match to Kadence Starter Templates by the data we track, and Classic Widgets has the widest reach with 2 million+ active installs. Advanced Editor Tools shipped the most recent release, on August 26, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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