candidthemes
candidthemes has 14 themes tested on Themestested, for WordPress. Their median Google Lighthouse mobile speed score is 86 (desktop 95), with 3 of 14 scoring 90 or better on mobile. The fastest on mobile is Allure News at 93. Last measured 2026-09-13, on each theme's own demo store.
| Theme | Platform | Price | Mobile · speed SEO a11y | Desktop · speed SEO a11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allure News | WordPress | Free | 934579 | 954584 | 2026-09-13 |
| Palawan | WordPress | Free | 924078 | 994092 | 2026-09-12 |
| Fairy | WordPress | Free | 913084 | 993088 | 2026-09-12 |
| Falcha News | WordPress | Free | 884571 | 954580 | 2026-09-13 |
| Refined News | WordPress | Free | 874579 | 874585 | 2026-09-13 |
| BlockWP | WordPress | Free | 873087 | 993087 | 2026-09-12 |
| Gist | WordPress | Free | 864088 | 994095 | 2026-09-12 |
| Refined Magazine | WordPress | Free | 864579 | 924584 | 2026-09-12 |
| Nhuja News | WordPress | Free | 835471 | 975480 | 2026-09-12 |
| Fairy Dark | WordPress | Free | 823084 | 993088 | 2026-09-13 |
| Engage Mag | WordPress | Free | 814078 | 934083 | 2026-09-13 |
| Refined Blocks | WordPress | Free | 804571 | 894577 | 2026-09-13 |
| Mag and News | WordPress | Free | 715479 | 875485 | 2026-09-13 |
| Calmly | WordPress | Free | 705494 | 945494 | 2026-09-13 |
Sorted by mobile speed. Each theme's score is the median of its tested presets; open a theme for its pages, history and the audits behind the number.
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Any of these themes can carry its live score on your own site. The badge is an image that always shows the current number, links back to the theme's page here, and updates as the theme is re-tested.
<a href="https://themestested.com/theme/wordpress/allure-news"><img src="https://themestested.com/badge/wordpress/allure-news.svg" alt="Allure News speed score on Themestested" height="20"></a>
Swap the theme in the address for any of yours. Add ?device=d for the desktop score, or ?metric=seo / ?metric=a11y for SEO or accessibility.