Better Aria Label Support
by Jb Audras · Uncategorized
Also makes 24 other plugins · 53.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Better aria-label support for WordPress (including menus).
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.8K estimated
Momentum
+45%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accessibility”, “menus” and “title” for “label”, “support” and “better”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “label” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “menus” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “support” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “title” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “better” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →33%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 12.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 64 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| aria your tag | #1 | #8 | 0 |
| aria label your tag | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| label | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| support | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| better | #15 | #24 | up 1 |
| labels | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| title your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accessibility”, “menus” and “title” for “label”, “support” and “better”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “label” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “menus” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “support” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “title” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “better” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 435 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v0.1 · 27 Nov 2025
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 5K.
Install history since 6 Jul 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alexlitz1.1y ago
After installation, all you need to do is enable the display of the aria label in the menu. Then enter the appropriate label, save, and you’re done. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Skylabb2.0y ago
I thought I found a plugin that addresses ARIA compliance for my project but it doesn’t work based on what the description says. In WP menu screen, I can see the Aria label field for each menu item. So I put in some text there for testing. When I few the site on the frontend, I’m not seeing any Aria tag for the test menu link in the code. The link shows the ‘title’ tag with my test text. I expect the see the Aria tag instead to make accessibility compliance. This is the only thing this plugin does and it’s not working that way.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yannickburky4.9y ago
Hey, super idée ! J’attends de voir comment ça évolue, mais je fais déjà un petit commentaire pour augmenter la visibilité du plugin 😉
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 345 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "accessibility" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-19 4K+ → 5K+ up after 110 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 5K+ → 4K+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2025-11-18 4K+ → 5K+ up after 643 days in tier
- 2024-02-14 3K+ → 4K+ up after 112 days in tier
- 2023-10-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 106 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Web Accessibility Toolkit – Accessibility Checker & ARIA for WCAG, Section 508 & ADA Compliance 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - A Accessible Dropdown Menus 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- F Fix Gravatar Alt Text & Title Tag 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ installs · 3.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Accessibility by UserWay 80K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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