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State of Ghost theme SEO — September 2026

As of 2026-09-31, 227 Ghost themes have Google Lighthouse SEO scores on Themestested, measured on their own demo stores. The median mobile SEO score is 100 (desktop 100); 183 themes (81%) score 90 or better on mobile. The highest is Asona by apalodi.lemonsqueezy at 100, then Synapse at 100 and Breeze at 100. Among the themes first tested in September 2026, the best for mobile SEO is Asona at 100.

227Ghost themes tested
100median mobile SEO
100median desktop SEO
81%score 90+ on mobile
227first tested in September 2026

Top Ghost themes for SEO

Highest mobile SEO score as of 2026-09-31; the desktop score beside it. A theme's score is the median of its tested presets.

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ThemeMobileDesktopPrice
1Asona · apalodi.lemonsqueezy100100$89
2Synapse · layeredcraft100100$69
3Breeze · pinathemes100100$89
4Drift · pinathemes100100$89
5Clear · outline7100100$59
6GuidePost · layeredcraft100100$49
7Myoan · fueko100100$89
8Taba · aspirethemes100100$149
9Wire · primedirection.org100100$89
10Zurich · themex.lemonsqueezy100100$69

New this month

Themes first tested in September 2026, best first.

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ThemeMobileDesktopPrice
1Asona · apalodi.lemonsqueezy100100$89
2Synapse · layeredcraft100100$69
3Breeze · pinathemes100100$89
4Drift · pinathemes100100$89
5Clear · outline7100100$59
6GuidePost · layeredcraft100100$49
7Myoan · fueko100100$89
8Taba · aspirethemes100100$149
9Wire · primedirection.org100100$89
10Zurich · themex.lemonsqueezy100100$69

Trending

The biggest changes in mobile SEO between a theme's latest test and its last test at least a week earlier. A move of 3 points or more counts; Lighthouse varies by a point or two between runs.

Not enough re-tests yet: trending needs a theme measured at least a week apart, and the score history began on 2026-09-11. This section fills in as themes are re-measured.

Distribution

How all 227 tested Ghost themes fall across Google's bands.

Mobile · good (90+)183 · 81% needs work (50–89)44 · 19% poor (0–49)0 · 0%
Desktop · good (90+)183 · 81% needs work (50–89)43 · 19% poor (0–49)0 · 0%

About this report

Scores are Google Lighthouse SEO scores from the PageSpeed Insights API, run against each theme's own demo store — the home page and, on store platforms, a collection and a product page — on a simulated mid-range phone and on desktop. A theme's score is the median of its presets; a preset's is the mean of its pages. Every run is kept, and a theme's page shows its history. This month is closed; its numbers no longer change. Read the full methodology, or see the live Ghost SEO ranking.

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