WordPress Review Summary Site

I run several niche websites and I’d like a separate WordPress installation whose sole purpose is to present condensed summaries of the reviews already published on my main domains. The end result should feel clean, easy to scan and—most importantly—very simple for me to update whenever I publish a new full-length review elsewhere.

Here is what I’m after:

• Set up WordPress on my hosting (I can supply cPanel access).
• Recommend and configure a lightweight theme that keeps the focus on the review excerpts rather than heavy graphics.
• Build a clear navigation structure that can grow with me—ideally a homepage that surfaces the latest summaries plus dedicated category pages if that makes sense.
• Create one working template for a “summary card” or “excerpt module” so I can drop in the review title, feature image, star rating and a short paragraph, then link out to the full review on the parent site.
• Ensure the site is fully responsive and plays nicely with basic SEO best practices (per-summary meta, schema if convenient).

Acceptance criteria
1. I can add or edit a summary from the WordPress dashboard with no coding.
2. Each summary links out to the corresponding full article on my main site and opens in a new tab.
3. The homepage loads in under three seconds on a standard mobile connection (you can use Lighthouse to check).
4. No console errors on a vanilla Chrome install.

Optional—but nice to have if it fits smoothly in the build: automatic pulling of the feature image and title when I paste the URL of the full review.

Let me know your approach, a rough timeline, and any similar sites you’ve built so I can get a feel for your style.