Stencil Means Speed: When it comes to speed and efficiency, Stencil blows Blueprint out of the water by every possible metric. Stencil’s performance rating in Google page speed is around 90 for desktop and 74 for mobile. Those are solid numbers, particularly on desktop, making Stencil a winner for sites looking to maintain SEO best practices along with strong user experience.
Improve Your SEO: Stencil Is SEO-friendly - Streamlined code and faster page load speed mean better SEO. Additionally, Stencil supports rich snippets, which allows search engines to gain a better understanding of what’s on a web page. Support for rich snippets is essential for sites looking to stand out among competitors on the same search results page.
Mobile Friendly: Akamai Image Manager: Stencil uses Akamai Image Manager, which optimizes website images based on device size. That means images will load faster for visitors, regardless of the browser’s origin. This is a game-changer for online businesses looking to enhance a user’s experience through videos and high-quality images without needlessly adding to the page’s load time.
Easier To Customize: The Stencil Theme Editor allows you to customize and manage storefront attributes with zero coding required. That means publishers quickly can adjust components such as colors, fonts, and many items displayed quickly and easily.