Bard
Bard is a WordPress theme by WP Royal (Free). Tested on 2026-09-12 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 77 for mobile speed and 97 for desktop speed, 45/45 for SEO and 91/91 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100). On its marketplace it is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 87 reviews.
Mobile77
Desktop97
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 77 | 97 |
| SEO | 45 | 45 |
| Accessibility | 91 | 91 |
| Best practices | 100 | 100 |
Single preset · measured 2 times since 2026-09-12 · Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights · 0–100, 90+ is good.
Why not 100 — Bard home page
Mobile
Speed 77 · 23 points to gain
- −16.8 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −5.7 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −0.8 Speed Index medium effort
- 150 ms Minify JavaScript low effort
SEO 45 · 55 points to gain
- −36.6 Page is blocked from indexing low effort
- −9.1 Document does not have a meta description low effort
- −9.1 Links do not have descriptive text low effort
Accessibility 91 · 9 points to gain
- −3.7 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −3.7 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
- −1.6 Document does not have a main landmark. medium effort
Desktop
Speed 97 · 3 points to gain
- −1.3 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −0.8 Speed Index medium effort
- −0.5 First Contentful Paint medium effort
SEO 45 · 55 points to gain
- −36.6 Page is blocked from indexing low effort
- −9.1 Document does not have a meta description low effort
- −9.1 Links do not have descriptive text low effort
Accessibility 91 · 9 points to gain
- −3.7 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −3.7 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
- −1.6 Document does not have a main landmark. medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Bard default demo ↗ | 77 | 45 | 91 | 97 | 45 | 91 | 2026-09-12 |
| home ↗ | 77 | 45 | 91 | 97 | 45 | 91 | 2026-09-12 |
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