Manuscript
Manuscript is a Framer theme by Paul Lapkin (Free). Tested on 2026-09-13 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 67 for mobile speed and 91 for desktop speed, 92/92 for SEO and 72/78 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100). Note: its demo home page is heavy — 6.7 MB — heavier than a typical store, so the speed score may understate the theme.
Mobile67
Desktop91
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 67 | 91 |
| SEO | 92 | 92 |
| Accessibility | 72 | 78 |
| Best practices | 100 | 100 |
Single preset · measured 2 times since 2026-09-13 · Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights · 0–100, 90+ is good.
Why not 100 — Manuscript home page
Mobile
Speed 67 · 33 points to gain
- −25 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −6.5 Speed Index medium effort
- −1.6 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- 450 ms Reduce unused JavaScript high effort
SEO 92 · 8 points to gain
- −7.7 Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes low effort
Accessibility 72 · 28 points to gain
- −9.1 Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes low effort
- −6.4 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −6.4 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
- −6.4 Touch targets do not have sufficient size or spacing. medium effort
Desktop
Speed 91 · 9 points to gain
- −4.6 Speed Index medium effort
- −4 Cumulative Layout Shift medium effort
SEO 92 · 8 points to gain
- −7.7 Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes low effort
Accessibility 78 · 22 points to gain
- −9.1 Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes low effort
- −6.4 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −6.4 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Manuscript default demo ↗ | 67 | 92 | 72 | 91 | 92 | 78 | 2026-09-13 |
| home ↗ | 67 | 92 | 72 | 91 | 92 | 78 | 2026-09-13 |
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