Manual
Manual is a Squarespace theme by Squarespace (Free). Tested on 2026-09-14 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 29 for mobile speed and 58 for desktop speed, 92/92 for SEO and 87/87 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100).
Mobile29
Desktop58
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 29 | 58 |
| SEO | 92 | 92 |
| Accessibility | 87 | 87 |
| Best practices | 96 | 96 |
Single preset · measured 2 times since 2026-09-14 · Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights · 0–100, 90+ is good.
Why not 100 — Manual home page
Mobile
Speed 29 · 71 points to gain
- −25 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −25 Cumulative Layout Shift medium effort
- −10 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −9.8 Speed Index medium effort
- −1.2 Total Blocking Time medium effort
- 7.0 s Reduce unused JavaScript high effort
- 900 ms Reduce unused CSS high effort
SEO 92 · 8 points to gain
- −7.7 Document does not have a meta description low effort
Accessibility 87 · 13 points to gain
- −5.5 Form elements do not have associated labels medium effort
- −3.8 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −3.8 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
Best practices 96 · 4 points to gain
- −3.8 Browser errors were logged to the console medium effort
Desktop
Speed 58 · 42 points to gain
- −25 Cumulative Layout Shift medium effort
- −11.5 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −2.4 Total Blocking Time medium effort
- −2.4 Speed Index medium effort
- 300 ms Reduce unused JavaScript high effort
- 120 ms Reduce unused CSS high effort
SEO 92 · 8 points to gain
- −7.7 Document does not have a meta description low effort
Accessibility 87 · 13 points to gain
- −5.5 Form elements do not have associated labels medium effort
- −3.8 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −3.8 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
Best practices 96 · 4 points to gain
- −3.8 Browser errors were logged to the console medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Manual default demo ↗ | 29 | 92 | 87 | 58 | 92 | 87 | 2026-09-14 |
| home ↗ | 29 | 92 | 87 | 58 | 92 | 87 | 2026-09-14 |
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