Brief
Brief is a Ghost theme by brightthemes ($149). Tested on 2026-11-07 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 88 for mobile speed and 98 for desktop speed, 100/100 for SEO and 100/100 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100).
Mobile88
Desktop98
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 88 | 98 |
| SEO | 100 | 100 |
| Accessibility | 100 | 100 |
| Best practices | 100 | 100 |
Single preset · measured 10 times since 2026-09-25 · Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights · 0–100, 90+ is good.
Why not 100 — Brief home page
Mobile
Speed 88 · 12 points to gain
- −5.2 Speed Index medium effort
- −3.6 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −3 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- 150 ms Reduce unused JavaScript high effort
Desktop
Speed 98 · 2 points to gain
- −1.2 Total Blocking Time medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Brief default demo ↗ | 88 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 2026-11-07 |
| home ↗ | 88 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 2026-11-07 |
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