Website speed and a fast loading website are important as it is a positive user experience and can lead to better search engine rankings. To help you build the fastest website possible, we’ve featured some of the fastest WordPress themes to complement this fact.
In the following article, we measure the TTFBs of each theme installed on the same hosting and performance with 3 different tools: gmetrix , Google site speed and pingdom . This is the file where we record our measurements: test file
Let’s discover this collection of absolutely powerful WordPress themes together.
Here’s a quick list of the fastest themes:
- Astra – Fastest Overall WordPress Theme
- Specular – The fastest with many customization options
- Neve: the fastest theme with Gutenberg Page Builder
- Newspaper – Best for News Websites
- Remake: The fastest theme for portfolio websites
Top 10 Fastest WordPress Themes
| subject | TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/Class) | Page speed (score) | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| speculative | 423 | 659/100% | 60 | 378/89 |
| aster | 526 | 529/100% | 99 | 308/98 |
| flox | 487 | 972/97% | 72 | 733/92 |
| decipher | 390 | 1200/96% | 81 | 720/89 |
| different | 783 | 1200/95% | 91 | 621/95 |
| the newspaper | 376 | 630/100% | 95 | 302/96 |
| potassium | 404 | 1600/92% | 77 | 381/90 |
| Open | 408 | 843/99% | 81 | 492/96 |
| Never | 505 | 1100/99% | 98 | 329/97 |
| make a new one | 445 | 478/96% | 84 | 481/90 |
1. Astra
Overall Fastest WordPress Theme
Astra is the fastest WordPress theme we’ve tested so far.
Having a fast loading website is crucial nowadays. From Google rankings to user experience, various metrics depend on how fast your website loads. And since the theme will be an integral part of your WordPress site, you need to get it right.
Astra is a lightweight multipurpose WordPress theme that loads in less than 0.3 seconds . It requires less than 51.1KB of resources compared to 500KB required by other WordPress themes. Astra’s design is built for speed and fully optimized for performance.
Astra offers functionality to search for Google Fonts on your website and store them locally. This reduces load times and in turn leads to Core Web Vitals score improvements .
A library of over 180 starter templates lets you get started with a website for any niche in minutes. With the one-click import feature, you can pick a custom website template of your choice and get your website up and running quickly.
All templates are responsive and work great on all screen sizes. You can easily customize the templates using page builders like Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy and Gutenberg (block editor).
technical data
- Prices: Free
- Value: 5/5
- Last updated: January 19, 2023
- Download files: 1M+
- Page Builder: Gutenberg, Elementary School
performance test
The Pingodm website speed test showed fast load times of 308ms for 51.1KB and only 7 files required. The performance score is also 98. Astra is simply the fastest and most optimized WordPress theme.
| TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/Class) | page speed | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 526 | 529/100% | 99 | 308/98 |
2. reflecting
The fastest theme with many customization options
Specular is incredibly intuitive and really easy to use, high quality and quite powerful, aesthetically stunning and stunning, graphically fluid.
Based on our super flexible framework, Specular is a responsive business theme that allows you to easily set up your own website page.
Its outstanding features like different headers with 9+ layouts, effective alternatives on every page, articles, drag and drop page builder, SEO optimized.
Specular has numerous post formats and also accessories for rev suppressors .
This theme is suitable for businesses, online portfolios, and personal blogs as well.
Specular works great for any type of website photography, commercial, personal, portfolio, and no matter what kind of material your website has, the theme will make sure to showcase each component in a stylish and professional way.
- Prices: $59
- Value: 4.41/5
- Last updated: July 19, 2022
- Download files: 7000+
- Page Creator: WpBakery Visual Composer, Elementor
performance test
As you can see, with a page size of 543KB, the speculative load time is 378ms , and there are about 34 requests in total. Specular is very fast if you find the load time too slow and the page size too large. Although it is a long topic, the execution is very good.
| TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/class) | Page speed (score) | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 423 | 659/100% | 60 | 378/89 |
3. Never
Best for Gutenberg
Neve is here to help those who want to create a website that works fast. It is an entity that offers a combination of traits typical of its type. Mobile access continues. Never comes in 2 versions, free and premium. We tested the free version of the WordPress theme.
Neve theme is compatible with popular page builder and AMP which makes it suitable for all users to easily create website. Even the less tech-savvy can easily create their own website.
Neve is best suited for companies that plan for the long term. It is light and fast and helps visitors to engage in business activities. In addition, it is easy to use and flexible. This gives you full control over customization and design.
technical data
- Prices: Free
- Value: 5/5
- Last updated: January 30, 2023
- Download files: 300,000+
- Page Builder: Gutenberg, Elementary School
performance test
Here we have Neve’s tests, which also only respond with fast load times of 329ms with a page size of 44.3KB . The theme only requested 8 files when loading after installation. The second fastest WordPress theme after Astra is on this list.
| TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/class) | page speed | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 505 | 1100/99 | 98 | 329/97 |
4. Newspapers
Best for news websites
Newspapers are commonly used for magazines and blogs. It is one of the most downloaded themes of all time as it offers many templates and customization options.
The design is simple but as you can imagine it is inspired by internet blogs and magazines like CNN, BBC etc.
You can also see here other WordPress themes for News and Magazines.
Technical data:
- Prices: $59
- Value: 4.82/5
- Last updated: January 21, 2023
- Download files: 130,000+
- Page Builder: TagDivi Composer
performance test
What I really like is the excellent performance shown during our tests. The news topic page size is 118.5KB and the load time is 302ms. Only 11 files are required in total because Themeforest newspaper theme is very fast.
| TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/class) | Page speed (score) | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 376 | 630/100% | 95 | 302/96 |
5. Reissue
best for wallets
Remake is the fastest WordPress portfolio theme, specially designed for you to create great and fast at the same time. It has been optimized to maintain the quality of the design and to be as light as possible.
If you are looking for a fast and modern portfolio, agency, photography and architecture theme, you have one of the best solutions in front of you.
Technical data:
- Prices: $59
- Value: 4.48/5
- Last updated: January 10, 2023
- Download files: 1031+
- Page Builder: Elementor
performance test
As a theme, the remake is highly optimized for speed, as you can see from our test, the load time is 481ms with a 548KB page size and 26 requests. If you compare it to other themes, Remake looks pretty good in terms of speed even if the page is large.
| TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/class) | Page speed (score) | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 445 | 478/96 | 84 | 481/90 |
6. Flox
Best for Elementor Page Builder
Phlox is a free theme that is free to download from the WordPress library, and they also offer a premium version with many templates included on Themeforest. The theme is especially suitable for businesses.
This is the most complete free Elementor WordPress theme and even the premium version comes with 200 ready-to-use premium templates.
Support will respond within approximately 24 hours of opening a ticket. This measurement is carried out in the WordPress community forum.
Technical data:
- Prices: Free
- Value: 5/5
- Last updated: January 21, 2023
- Download Files: 50,000+
- Page Builder: Elementor
performance test
Pingdom.com Phlox 92 performance class. Also, the load time of the tested website with the Phlox theme installed is 733ms with a page size of 381KB. If you compare it to the faster Astra theme, it doubles the loading time and this is partly due to the 18 file requests the theme requires. So Phlox is not too fast.
| TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/class) | Page speed (score) | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 487 | 972/97% | 72 | 733/92 |
7. Open
The best for customer service
Avada is one of the most purchased and used WordPress themes in the world. The theme’s success is largely attributed to its incredible customer support and flexibility. It was the first 100% business-focused theme on the Envato marketplace.
The theme isn’t the best you can find, and some demos have old themes as well, but people love it for its general style that allows you to create any type of website design.
Technical data:
- Prices: $69
- Value: 4.78/5
- Last updated: January 21, 2023
- Download Files: 869,000+
- Page Builder: Theme Fusion
As you can see during our performance test with a page size of 495.8 KB, the load time was around 492 ms. The number of requests is 15. It is a fast theme considering that this is a multipurpose WordPress theme.
| TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/class) | Page speed (score) | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 408 | 843/99% | 81 | 96/492 |
8. Decipher
The fastest with a minimalist design
Uncode is a minimally creative WordPress theme with amazing design and great support. Easy to use for those who already had experience with WpBakery Visual Composer. You are not using the exact version of the plugin, but a modified one.
The templates are minimal and can be easily adapted to any type of agency website or portfolio.
Technical data:
- Prices: $59
- Value: 4.89/5
- Last updated: January 17, 2023
- Download files: 105,000+
- Page Creator: WpBakery Visual Composer
performance test
Pingdom’s performance class is 89 and class B, and the load time is 720ms with a page size of 624KB. TTFB is too good at 390ms, which is important for SEO.
| TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/class) | Page speed (score) | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 390 | 1200/96% | 81 | 720/89 |
9th division
The most popular
Divi is a very popular multipurpose WordPress theme. It comes with many templates for each type of niche. The design is simple and generic, but offers many customization options and compatibility with other plugins.
Divi has its own page builder called DIVI, which is drag and drop and has many options.
Technical data:
- Pricing: $59 per year
- value: on
- Last updated: January 15, 2023
- Download files: in
- Page Builder: Divi Page Builder
performance test
The load time of the Divi theme is 621 ms with a page size of 231.2 KB, which means that it does not compare well with other themes on this list. It’s fine as a structural theme, but the large topic page with 15 requests makes it slower than other themes.
| TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/class) | Page speed (score) | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 783 | 1200/95% | 91 | 621/95 |
10. potassium
The fastest for photo websites.
Potassium A super minimalist portfolio WordPress theme with an incredibly clean design that manages to stay its fashion even over the years. Pixel perfect design with lots of theme options and easy to work with WpBakery Visual Composer as a page builder.
It is one of the highest rated themes on Themeforest due to its amazing support and is constantly updated.
Technical data:
- Prices: $59
- Value: 4.95/5
- Last updated: January 20, 2023
- Download files: 44,000+
- Page Creator: WpBakery Visual Composer
performance test
Potassium shows an amazing load speed of 381 ms on a page size of 265.8 KB with 21 files requested when loading. Like other Themeforest themes on Google Page Speed Score, it has a low score of 77.
| TTFB | Gmetrix (LCP/class) | Page speed (score) | Pingdom (load time ms/power) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404 | 1600/92% | 77 | 381/90 |
Conclusion
Among all our tests, we found it to be the fastest WordPress theme on the market, which comes with amazing performance in the TTFB test, Gmetrix, Google Pagespeed, and Pingdom. Astra never comes with excellent performance. Among the premium themes, Newspaper seems very good to me, except for some errors that the theme generates after installing the full template.
In any case, keep in mind that there are other factors that can make your website fast, such as: B. Hosting provider.
