Which lightweight WordPress theme is really the fastest? We loaded the official WordPress.org preview of 9 free themes five times each on 14 October 2026 and measured page weight and requests: Hello Elementor 17 KB, GeneratePress 23 KB, Kadence 42 KB, Blocksy 44 KB. Top 8 from our list of 9, with price, rating and sales:
0:04 #1 Hello Elementor – Lightest page: 17 KB, 5 requests · $0 · ⭐ 4.2 · 17 sales
0:10 #2 GeneratePress – Lightest stand-alone theme in our test · $0 · ⭐ 4.9 · 23 sales
0:16 #3 Kadence – No web fonts, no images, 7 requests · $0 · ⭐ 4.9 · 42 sales
0:22 #4 Blocksy – Newest update on the list · $0 · ⭐ 5.0 · 44 sales
0:28 #5 Astra – Own CSS and JS: only 23 KB · $0 · ⭐ 4.9 · 196 sales
0:34 #6 Neve – Own CSS and JS: only 21 KB · $0 · ⭐ 4.7 · 300 sales
0:40 #7 Botiga – Lightest WooCommerce pick here · $0 · ⭐ 4.9 · 91 sales
0:46 #8 Storefront – Built by WooCommerce itself · $0 · ⭐ 4.5 · 243 sales
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Measured on official WordPress.org previews, 14 Oct 2026. Prices can change.
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