Homepage Template on Starter Theme

I don’t know if it so easy to point to a theme and say it faster. The blocks and plugins added by the end user will play a big role in determining how fast a site is going to load. WordPress by default lazy loads images. But, if an end user create a page that loads a massive video from a plugin. If that video is not lazy loaded your site will take a massive hit on speed. You can cut down the items loading in the theme. But in the end, The site may e slow because of items added to it. Creating a grid structure can be done with styling. If you want a masonry type structure were items are arranged by size you are looking at using JavaScript. I pretty sure there are some blocks for grid based layouts but not to sure about masonry layouts. It kind of vague what you are looking for. But, the site speed is probably more determined by the blocks you are using and the content being displayed. Even if you take the most cut down theme. It can become slow and unresponsive it it loaded down with bad blocks.

That’s good advice and well taken thank you, I intend on focusing on the JavaScript and blocks as well