Website Speed Checker
Test any website's speed with Google Lighthouse — scores, Core Web Vitals, and a plain-language list of exactly what's slowing it down and how to fix it. Free, no signup, mobile and desktop.
Scores lower than you'd like? I fix speed and SEO at the code level.
Get a Free SEO AuditWhat does this website speed checker measure?
This free website speed checker runs Google Lighthouse — the same engine behind PageSpeed Insights — against any URL and reports four scores (Performance, SEO, Accessibility, Best Practices) plus Google's Core Web Vitals, the speed metrics that directly influence your search rankings. Unlike a basic speed test, it also lists the specific issues slowing your site down and how to fix each one.
| Metric | What it means for visitors | Good target |
|---|---|---|
| LCPLargest Contentful Paint | How long the main content (usually the hero image or headline) takes to appear. | Under 2.5 s |
| CLSCumulative Layout Shift | How much the page jumps around while loading — buttons moving as you tap them. | Under 0.1 |
| TBTTotal Blocking Time | How long the page is frozen by JavaScript and can't respond to taps or clicks. | Under 200 ms |
| FCPFirst Contentful Paint | How long until the visitor sees anything at all instead of a blank screen. | Under 1.8 s |
Thresholds from Google's official Core Web Vitals documentation: web.dev/vitals ↗
Why website speed matters for businesses in Nepal
Most of your visitors in Nepal are on mobile data — NTC or Ncell 4G that swings between decent and dial-up depending on where they're standing. A website that feels fine on your office Wi-Fi can take 10+ seconds on the connection your actual customers use. Google's research ↗ found that 53% of mobile visitors abandon a page that takes more than 3 seconds to load — meaning a slow site silently loses half its potential customers before they see anything.
Speed compounds everywhere: Core Web Vitals are a Google ranking signal, so a faster site ranks higher, gets more clicks, converts more of them, and pays less per visitor on ads. That's why every website I build as a web developer in Nepal ships with a performance budget: 90+ mobile score, verified with this exact tool before launch.
Why websites in Nepal load slowly — and the fixes
After 100+ builds and audits, the same six problems explain almost every slow website I see — especially WordPress sites:
1Cheap overseas shared hosting
Most Nepali websites sit on budget shared servers in the US or Singapore, so every request travels half the world before the page even starts loading.
Fix: Add a CDN (Cloudflare's free plan works well for Nepal) so files are served from a node near your visitors, and cache pages so the server barely works.
2Heavy WordPress themes & page builders
Multipurpose themes and drag-and-drop builders like Elementor load hundreds of kilobytes of CSS and JavaScript on every page — most of it unused.
Fix: Use a lightweight theme, or better, a custom-coded WordPress theme built for exactly what your business needs. That's the core of good WordPress development in Nepal.
3Unoptimized images
A single photo straight from a phone can be 5 MB — more than an entire well-built page should weigh.
Fix: Resize images to the size they display at, compress them, and serve WebP/AVIF. My free Image Compressor tool does this in your browser.
4Plugin overload
Every WordPress plugin can add its own scripts, styles and database queries — 30 plugins often means 30 extra requests on every page view.
Fix: Audit your plugin list twice a year. Remove what you don't use, and replace heavy plugins with lighter alternatives or a few lines of custom code.
5No caching
Without caching, WordPress rebuilds every page from the database for every single visitor — slow on any server, painful on shared hosting.
Fix: Enable full-page caching (WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache or your host's built-in cache) so repeat requests are served instantly as static HTML.
6Render-blocking scripts & fonts
Chat widgets, sliders, analytics and custom fonts loading in the page head block rendering — visitors stare at a blank screen on 4G.
Fix: Defer non-critical JavaScript, load fonts with font-display: swap, and let third-party widgets load after the page is interactive.
Slow score? I'll make it fast.
I'm a full stack and WordPress developer in Nepal who fixes speed at the code level — hosting and caching, image pipelines, theme rebuilds, Core Web Vitals. Send me your URL and you'll get a free speed audit with a concrete fix list within 24 hours.
Website speed — FAQs
+What is a good website speed score?
In Google PageSpeed Insights, 90–100 is good (green), 50–89 needs improvement (orange) and below 50 is poor (red). Mobile is the score that matters most — Google indexes the mobile version of your site, and most Nepali traffic is on phones. A well-built site should score 90+ on mobile.
+Why is my mobile score so much lower than desktop?
The mobile test simulates a mid-range phone on a slow 4G connection with a 4× slower CPU, while the desktop test assumes fast hardware and broadband. Heavy JavaScript and large images that a desktop shrugs off will crush the mobile score — which is exactly the experience many real visitors in Nepal get.
+Does website speed affect Google rankings in Nepal?
Yes. Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS and interactivity) are a confirmed Google ranking signal, and speed also affects rankings indirectly: slow pages have higher bounce rates and lower engagement. For competitive searches in Nepal, a fast site is one of the cheapest ranking advantages you can buy.
+How fast should a website load in Nepal?
Aim for main content visible in under 2.5 seconds (LCP) on mobile. Google's research found 53% of mobile visitors abandon a page that takes longer than 3 seconds — and on Nepali 4G connections, an unoptimized site easily takes 8–15 seconds.
+Why is my WordPress website slow?
The usual suspects, in order: cheap shared hosting with no caching, a heavy multipurpose theme or page builder, unoptimized images, and too many plugins. Each is fixable — run your site through the checker above and it will tell you which ones apply to you.
+What is the difference between lab data and real-user (field) data?
This tool runs a lab test: one simulated load under controlled conditions, great for finding specific issues. Google also collects field data from real Chrome users (the Chrome UX Report), which is what actually feeds rankings. Fix the lab issues and the field data follows within about a month.
+Who can fix my website speed in Nepal?
That's literally my job. I'm a full stack web developer in Nepal who fixes speed at the code level — hosting and caching setup, image pipelines, theme and script optimization — for WordPress and custom-built sites. Most client sites reach a 90+ mobile score. Send your URL through the contact form for a free audit.
What this tool does
- Real Google PageSpeed / Lighthouse data
- Performance, SEO, accessibility & best-practice scores
- Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, TBT) with good/poor thresholds
- The exact issues found — each with a plain-language fix
- Free speed audit offer if you want it fixed for you
How to use it
- 1Paste your website URL
- 2Choose mobile or desktop (mobile is what Google ranks by)
- 3Click Analyze and wait 15–40 seconds
- 4Read your scores, then work through the fix list — or send it to me