Kadence vs LearnDash LMS - Course Grid
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| Feature | Kadence v1.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | LearnDash LMS - Course Grid v2.0.11 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 500,000+ | — |
| Last updated | July 24, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Kadence · Kadence Pro ($) | LearnDash LMS - Course Grid ($) |
| Pros | Fast, lightweight theme with an accessible front end; Drag-and-drop header builder and breadcrumbs; Integrations with WooCommerce, LearnDash and Kadence Blocks | Responsive card grid for courses; Category and tag filtering; Button or infinite-scroll loading |
| Cons | Customizer promotes the paid Kadence Pro edition; Many options are spread across a large customizer | Needs a paid LearnDash LMS licence; Auto-updates need a valid LearnDash LMS licence; Covers course listing only, not course creation |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Drag-and-drop header builder, Breadcrumbs component, Local hosting of Google Fonts, WooCommerce theme support, Kadence Pro upgrade section in customizer | learndash_course_grid shortcode ($), Filter by category and tag ($), Load more courses without a page reload ($), Button and infinite-scroll pagination ($), Price and trial price on course cards ($), Gutenberg blocks for the grid and filter ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | LearnDash, Kadence Blocks, bbPress, Elementor Pro theme builder, Beaver Builder, Divi | LearnDash LMS ($) |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.1 | 6.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |