Catch Base
Catch Base is a WordPress theme by Catch Themes (Free). Tested on 2026-09-12 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 82 for mobile speed and 87 for desktop speed, 54/54 for SEO and 82/94 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100). On its marketplace it is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 34 reviews.
Mobile82
Desktop87
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 82 | 87 |
| SEO | 54 | 54 |
| Accessibility | 82 | 94 |
| 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 — Catch Base home page
Mobile
Speed 82 · 18 points to gain
- −15.8 Cumulative Layout Shift medium effort
- −2.2 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
SEO 54 · 46 points to gain
- −36.6 Page is blocked from indexing low effort
- −9.1 Document does not have a meta description low effort
Accessibility 82 · 18 points to gain
- −5.4 Links rely on color to be distinguishable. medium effort
- −5.4 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
- −5.4 Touch targets do not have sufficient size or spacing. medium effort
- −2.3 Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order medium effort
Desktop
Speed 87 · 13 points to gain
- −13.3 Cumulative Layout Shift medium effort
SEO 54 · 46 points to gain
- −36.6 Page is blocked from indexing low effort
- −9.1 Document does not have a meta description low effort
Accessibility 94 · 6 points to gain
- −4 Links rely on color to be distinguishable. medium effort
- −1.7 Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Catch Base default demo ↗ | 82 | 54 | 82 | 87 | 54 | 94 | 2026-09-12 |
| home ↗ | 82 | 54 | 82 | 87 | 54 | 94 | 2026-09-12 |
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