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Kadence Starter Templates

Kadence Starter Templates - Predesigned Website Templates
by Nexcess · 200,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 12 Aug 2026, 26 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Kadence Starter Templates
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
SupportNo data
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Kadence Starter Templates still maintained?
Yes. Last release 12 Aug 2026, 26 releases in the last 24 months. 12 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Kadence Starter Templates, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer britner since Aug 2020. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Kadence Starter Templates removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Kadence Starter Templates safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.3.4). Not on the exploited list. 14 Aug 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Kadence Starter Templates update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.3.4. No one-star spike after it. 12 Aug 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master6 Aug 2020 to 6 Aug 2020, 1 commits
britner7 Aug 2020 to 21 Jul 2025, 117 commits
stellarwp3 Dec 2025 to 12 Aug 2026, 6 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
26
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Kadence Starter Templates
Q1 202410
Q2 20244
Q3 20240
Q4 20243
Q1 20255
Q2 20259
Q3 20253
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20263
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 12 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.

Average rating rose from 2.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star15
4 star0
3 star0
2 star2
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.3.4).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
14 Aug 2026Kadence Starter Templates - Predesigned Website Templates <= 2.3.3 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service5.3<= 2.3.32.3.4Patched before disclosure
1 Dec 2022Starter Templates by Kadence WP <= 1.2.16 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection6.6<= 1.2.161.2.171

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.3.4 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Kadence Starter Templates
4 May 20263,866
11 May 2026105,493
18 May 2026121,124
25 May 2026106,571
1 Jun 202619,492
8 Jun 202614,770
15 Jun 202612,531
22 Jun 202611,956
29 Jun 202611,317
6 Jul 202621,656
13 Jul 202610,014
20 Jul 202610,121
27 Jul 20269,530
3 Aug 2026114,252
10 Aug 2026109,841
17 Aug 202634,150
24 Aug 202614,279
31 Aug 202614,244
7 Sep 20269,858
14 Sep 20269,325
21 Sep 20269,129
28 Sep 20268,226
5 Oct 20268,060
12 Oct 20267,251
19 Oct 20268,915
26 Oct 20267,195
2 Nov 20261,116

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 80% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.3.4
AuthorNexcess
Added7 Aug 2020
Last updated12 Aug 2026
Active installs200,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Page Builders & Visual Editors
Tagsgutenberg, templates

Other plugins by this author: Kadence Security - Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection, The Events Calendar, Kadence Blocks - Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor, Image Widget, GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform, Event Tickets and Registration, Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer, Kadence Central - Site Management, Backups, Security, and Reporting, Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit, Membership Plugin - Kadence Memberships, GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor, Advanced Post Manager

Questions

Is Kadence Starter Templates still maintained?

Yes. Last release 12 Aug 2026, 26 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Kadence Starter Templates, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer britner since Aug 2020.

Was Kadence Starter Templates removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Kadence Starter Templates safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.3.4). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Kadence Starter Templates update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.3.4. No one-star spike after it.

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