MinimalBlog
MinimalBlog is a WordPress theme by Smarter Themes (Free). Tested on 2026-09-12 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 94 for mobile speed and 99 for desktop speed, 45/45 for SEO and 85/85 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100). On its marketplace it is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews.
Mobile94
Desktop99
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 94 | 99 |
| SEO | 45 | 45 |
| Accessibility | 85 | 85 |
| 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 — MinimalBlog home page
Mobile
Speed 94 · 6 points to gain
- −3.1 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −2.5 Largest 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 85 · 15 points to gain
- −7.3 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −7.3 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
Desktop
Speed 99 · 1 points to gain
- −0.5 Largest 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 85 · 15 points to gain
- −7.3 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −7.3 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| MinimalBlog default demo ↗ | 94 | 45 | 85 | 99 | 45 | 85 | 2026-09-12 |
| home ↗ | 94 | 45 | 85 | 99 | 45 | 85 | 2026-09-12 |
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