Minimal Solo
Minimal Solo is a BigCommerce theme by BigMadness ($420). Tested on 2026-11-07 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 64 for mobile speed and 78 for desktop speed, 90/90 for SEO and 90/90 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100). Note: its demo home page is heavy — 8 MB — heavier than a typical store, so the speed score may understate the theme.
Mobile59
Desktop66
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 64 | 78 |
| SEO | 90 | 90 |
| Accessibility | 90 | 90 |
| Best practices | 71 | 71 |
Single preset · measured 30 times since 2026-09-11 · Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights · 0–100, 90+ is good.
Why not 100 — Minimal-Solo home page
Mobile
Speed 59 · 41 points to gain
- −25 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −9.9 Speed Index medium effort
- −4.5 Total Blocking Time medium effort
- −2 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- 2.4 s Reduce unused JavaScript high effort
- 150 ms Reduce unused CSS high effort
SEO 92 · 8 points to gain
- −7.7 Document does not have a meta description low effort
Accessibility 91 · 9 points to gain
- −3.1 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −3.1 `<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements do not have a title low effort
- −3.1 Links rely on color to be distinguishable. medium effort
Best practices 58 · 42 points to gain
- −19.2 Uses deprecated APIs medium effort
- −19.2 Uses third-party cookies high effort
- −3.8 Issues were logged in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools high effort
Desktop
Speed 66 · 34 points to gain
- −19.8 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −8.7 Speed Index medium effort
- −5.4 Total Blocking Time medium effort
- 330 ms Reduce unused JavaScript high effort
SEO 92 · 8 points to gain
- −7.7 Document does not have a meta description low effort
Accessibility 91 · 9 points to gain
- −3.1 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −3.1 `<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements do not have a title low effort
- −3.1 Links rely on color to be distinguishable. medium effort
Best practices 58 · 42 points to gain
- −19.2 Uses deprecated APIs medium effort
- −19.2 Uses third-party cookies high effort
- −3.8 Issues were logged in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools high effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Minimal-Solo default demo ↗ | 64 | 90 | 90 | 78 | 90 | 90 | 2026-11-07 |
| category ↗ | 64 | 92 | 93 | 82 | 92 | 93 | 2026-11-07 |
| home ↗ | 59 | 92 | 91 | 66 | 92 | 91 | 2026-11-07 |
| product ↗ | 68 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 86 | 2026-11-07 |
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