Tushi WordPress Theme
How to build a WordPress theme from scratch with 98/100 performance
98/100
PageSpeed Score
0.8s
Avg LCP
40%
CSS size reduction
3x
Faster than parent theme
The challenge
The client had a commercial theme that barely reached 45/100 on PageSpeed.
The approach
I chose a template parts architecture with pure PHP, zero page builder.
The solution
The result is a theme that weighs 180KB total (CSS + JS), loads 0 unnecessary plugins, and reaches 98/100 PageSpeed.
The result
The site went from 45/100 to 98/100 PageSpeed. Bounce rate decreased by 34%. Conversions increased by 22% in the first month.
Lessons learned
The most important lesson: WordPress plugins are a performance tax.
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