Acabado - Fastest WordPress Theme by Income School 1.3.2

Acabado is a highly specialized WordPress theme created by the team at Income School (Ricky Kesler and Jim Harmer). It is designed with a singular, aggressive focus: Speed.

The name "Acabado" (Portuguese for "Finished") reflects the creators' philosophy—a theme that is ready to go out of the box, requiring zero technical optimization from the user to achieve a perfect 100/100 score on Google PageSpeed Insights.

The "Stupid Fast" Philosophy

Acabado is built for niche site owners and affiliate bloggers who want to stop "fiddling" with their website design and start producing income-generating content.

No Page Builders Needed: While it is technically compatible with Gutenberg and Elementor, it is designed to be used without them to maintain maximum speed.

AMP-Free Speed: It achieves lightning-fast mobile loading times without using Google's AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) framework, which can often be difficult to monetize and customize.

Built-in SEO: It eliminates the need for heavy SEO plugins like Yoast or Rank Math by building Schema markup and XML sitemaps directly into the core code.

Key Features (2026 Update)

Feature

Benefit

Anti-Bounce Protection

Automatically shows related articles when a user is about to leave, increasing "Time on Page."

Built-in Schema

Includes native support for Books, Recipes, Products, and Videos to help get Google rich snippets.

Fixed Media Dimensions

Forces specific image sizes ($1200 \times 800$ for featured images) to prevent layout shifts and speed up rendering.

One-Click Analytics

Simple field to paste your Google Analytics code without needing extra tracking plugins.

Legacy Monetization

Optimized ad placements that don't tank your PageSpeed score when using Mediavine or AdThrive (Raptive).

Pros & Cons

Pros:

Incredible Speed: It is arguably the fastest "plug-and-play" theme for blogs, often hitting 95-100 on mobile PageSpeed tests even on cheap hosting.

Extreme Simplicity: You can set up your entire site layout in under 5 minutes.

SEO Optimized: Designed by professional affiliate marketers who know exactly what Google’s algorithm looks for in a niche site.

Cons:

Rigid Design: It is not a "pretty" theme. Customization options are intentionally limited to prevent you from adding "bloat" that slows the site down.

Niche-Specific: It is perfect for blogs but poor for portfolios, corporate sites, or complex e-commerce.

Support: Primary support is geared toward members of Income School's Project 24 program.

Pricing

Yearly License: Typically $67/year.

Century License: A unique $179 for 100 years option (essentially a lifetime license).

Project 24 Members: Included for free as part of the Income School membership.

Implementation Tip

If you decide to use Acabado, trust the default settings. The biggest mistake users make is trying to "force" a complex design onto it using page builders. Acabado works best when you let its minimalist, text-first design lead the way, as this is exactly how it achieves its high search rankings.

Would you like me to compare Acabado's performance metrics against other "speed-first" themes like GeneratePress or Astra?