genesis-sample vs kadence

kadence is used by more websites in our catalog: 174 use genesis-sample and 11,712 use kadence.

genesis-sample sites have the higher median Ahrefs Domain Rating (genesis-sample: 29, kadence: 15).

Between 2026-06 and 2026-07, genesis-sample went from 0.02% to 0.02% of all tracked sites, while kadence went from 1.7% to 1.3%. genesis-sample is gaining ground faster in our index.

No. A site runs a single WordPress theme, so genesis-sample and kadence are mutually exclusive.

Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; Domain Rating comes from Ahrefs and traffic from DataForSEO. Figures reflect the sites we track and refresh at least monthly.