Core Web Vitals is here, and it not only makes a website have better results in SEO but also has been proven to help increase conversation rates.
Choosing a theme with the best Core Web Vitals metrics could give you a large advantage, whether for an ecommerce, blog, or affiliate website.
Google recently released a tool to visualize themes and their Core Web Vitals metrics. We can now compare themes by fastest loading speed time with real data.
Other ranks only test themes with a single run analysis in speed testing tools such as Gtmetrix. This method is way more accurate in setting a standard for the fastest Wordpress theme.
Here’s the leaderboard:
| Theme | Percent good Core Web Vitals (Speed + User Experience) |
|---|---|
| Lightning | 65,98% |
| Understrap | 50,06% |
| Bricks | 49,05% |
| Breakdance | 44,48% |
| Sydney | 41,76% |
| Kadence | 41,24% |
| Genesis theme | 40,19% |
| GeneratePress | 39,46% |
| Neve | 38,81% |
Other notable themes without field data, but have good performance in speed tests:
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