HTML Validation vs Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally)

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

HTML Validation

by seshelby

Health B81

Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally)

by Elementor

Health B70

Active-install trajectory

HTML Validation Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally)

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	HTML Validation	Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	+25% ✓
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	B · 70
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100 ✓	49/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	53/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.68★ ✓	2.95★
Reviews	1	162 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	84/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	14d ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	134	305.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

HTML Validation Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally)

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.