Novel Writer
Novel Writer is a WordPress theme by Creta Themes (Free). Tested on 2026-09-13 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 78 for mobile speed and 98 for desktop speed, 45/45 for SEO and 87/88 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100). On its marketplace it is rated 1.0 out of 5 from 1 reviews.
Mobile78
Desktop98
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 78 | 98 |
| SEO | 45 | 45 |
| Accessibility | 87 | 88 |
| Best practices | 96 | 100 |
Single preset · measured 2 times since 2026-09-13 · Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights · 0–100, 90+ is good.
Why not 100 — Novel Writer home page
Mobile
Speed 78 · 22 points to gain
- −15.5 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −4.3 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −2.4 Speed Index medium effort
- 450 ms Reduce unused CSS high effort
- 300 ms Reduce unused JavaScript high 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 are not crawlable medium effort
Accessibility 87 · 13 points to gain
- −5.6 Buttons do not have an accessible name medium effort
- −3.9 `[aria-hidden="true"]` elements contain focusable descendents medium effort
- −3.9 Touch targets do not have sufficient size or spacing. medium effort
Best practices 96 · 4 points to gain
- −3.8 Serves images with low resolution low effort
Desktop
Speed 98 · 2 points to gain
- −1 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −0.9 Speed Index 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 are not crawlable medium effort
Accessibility 88 · 12 points to gain
- −5.2 Buttons do not have an accessible name medium effort
- −3.6 `[aria-hidden="true"]` elements contain focusable descendents medium effort
- −3.6 Touch targets do not have sufficient size or spacing. medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Novel Writer default demo ↗ | 78 | 45 | 87 | 98 | 45 | 88 | 2026-09-13 |
| home ↗ | 78 | 45 | 87 | 98 | 45 | 88 | 2026-09-13 |
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