Core
Core is a Ghost theme by primedirection.org ($89). Tested on 2026-10-31 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 68 for mobile speed and 97 for desktop speed, 100/100 for SEO and 92/93 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100).
Mobile68
Desktop97
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 68 | 97 |
| SEO | 100 | 100 |
| Accessibility | 92 | 93 |
| Best practices | 100 | 100 |
Single preset · measured 10 times since 2026-10-02 · Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights · 0–100, 90+ is good.
Why not 100 — Core home page
Mobile
Speed 68 · 32 points to gain
- −19.5 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −8.9 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −3.4 Speed Index medium effort
- 920 ms Reduce unused JavaScript high effort
Accessibility 92 · 8 points to gain
- −4.1 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −4.1 Touch targets do not have sufficient size or spacing. medium effort
Desktop
Speed 97 · 3 points to gain
- −1.5 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −1.1 Speed Index medium effort
Accessibility 93 · 7 points to gain
- −3.7 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
- −3.7 Touch targets do not have sufficient size or spacing. medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Core default demo ↗ | 68 | 100 | 92 | 97 | 100 | 93 | 2026-10-31 |
| home ↗ | 68 | 100 | 92 | 97 | 100 | 93 | 2026-10-31 |
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