LocalNews
LocalNews is a WordPress theme by blazethemes (Free). Tested on 2026-09-13 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 93 for mobile speed and 98 for desktop speed, 50/50 for SEO and 74/77 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100). On its marketplace it is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews.
Mobile93
Desktop98
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 93 | 98 |
| SEO | 50 | 50 |
| Accessibility | 74 | 77 |
| 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 — LocalNews home page
Mobile
Speed 93 · 7 points to gain
- −3.5 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −3.3 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
SEO 50 · 50 points to gain
- −40.3 Page is blocked from indexing low effort
- −10 Document does not have a meta description low effort
Accessibility 74 · 26 points to gain
- −4.7 Buttons do not have an accessible name medium effort
- −4.7 Form elements do not have associated labels medium effort
- −3.3 `[aria-hidden="true"]` elements contain focusable descendents medium effort
- −3.3 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −3.3 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
- −3.3 Lists do not contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`). low effort
Desktop
Speed 98 · 2 points to gain
- −0.8 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −0.6 Speed Index medium effort
SEO 50 · 50 points to gain
- −40.3 Page is blocked from indexing low effort
- −10 Document does not have a meta description low effort
Accessibility 77 · 23 points to gain
- −4.7 Buttons do not have an accessible name medium effort
- −4.7 Form elements do not have associated labels medium effort
- −3.3 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −3.3 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
- −3.3 Lists do not contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`). low effort
- −3.3 List items (`<li>`) are not contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements. low effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| LocalNews default demo ↗ | 93 | 50 | 74 | 98 | 50 | 77 | 2026-09-13 |
| home ↗ | 93 | 50 | 74 | 98 | 50 | 77 | 2026-09-13 |
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