Startup Blog
Startup Blog is a WordPress theme by Ben Sibley (Free). Tested on 2026-10-28 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 93 for mobile speed and 99 for desktop speed, 45/45 for SEO and 92/94 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100). On its marketplace it is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 38 reviews.
Mobile93
Desktop99
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 93 | 99 |
| SEO | 45 | 45 |
| Accessibility | 92 | 94 |
| Best practices | 100 | 100 |
Single preset · measured 2 times since 2026-10-28 · Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights · 0–100, 90+ is good.
Why not 100 — Startup Blog home page
Mobile
Speed 93 · 7 points to gain
- −3.6 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −3.5 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
SEO 45 · 55 points to gain
- −36.6 Page is blocked from indexing low effort
- −9.1 Document does not have a meta description low effort
- −9.1 Links do not have descriptive text low effort
Accessibility 92 · 8 points to gain
- −4 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
- −4 Touch targets do not have sufficient size or spacing. medium effort
Desktop
SEO 45 · 55 points to gain
- −36.6 Page is blocked from indexing low effort
- −9.1 Document does not have a meta description low effort
- −9.1 Links do not have descriptive text low effort
Accessibility 94 · 6 points to gain
- −5.7 Links do not have a discernible name medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Startup Blog default demo ↗ | 93 | 45 | 92 | 99 | 45 | 94 | 2026-10-28 |
| home ↗ | 93 | 45 | 92 | 99 | 45 | 94 | 2026-10-28 |
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