Square
Square is a WordPress theme by hashthemes (Free). Tested on 2026-09-12 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 58 for mobile speed and 79 for desktop speed, 54/54 for SEO and 76/88 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100). On its marketplace it is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 39 reviews.
Mobile58
Desktop79
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 58 | 79 |
| SEO | 54 | 54 |
| Accessibility | 76 | 88 |
| 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 — Square home page
Mobile
Speed 58 · 42 points to gain
- −18.8 Cumulative Layout Shift medium effort
- −17.5 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −4.2 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −1.3 Speed Index medium effort
- 160 ms Reduce unused CSS high effort
- 140 ms Minify JavaScript low 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 76 · 24 points to gain
- −6.9 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −6.9 Links rely on color to be distinguishable. medium effort
- −6.9 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
- −2.9 Document does not have a main landmark. medium effort
Desktop
Speed 79 · 21 points to gain
- −18 Cumulative Layout Shift medium effort
- −1.5 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −0.7 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −0.5 Speed Index 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 88 · 12 points to gain
- −4.8 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −4.8 Links rely on color to be distinguishable. medium effort
- −2.1 Document does not have a main landmark. medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Square default demo ↗ | 58 | 54 | 76 | 79 | 54 | 88 | 2026-09-12 |
| home ↗ | 58 | 54 | 76 | 79 | 54 | 88 | 2026-09-12 |
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