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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “accessibility toolbar”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “accessibility toolbar”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 5 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

One Accessibility – WordPress Accessibility Plugin & ADA Compliance Widget shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

User Switching places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 238 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #1 2 WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness 20K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #16 ↑3 10 too low 7 Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ · 2.9★ (162) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 User Switching 200K+ · 4.9★ (238) wp.org #21 13 too low 9 Screen Reader Accessibility – WCAG, Text-to-Speech & AI Accessibility Fixes 600+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too low 10 Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 4K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #20 ↓2 10 too low 11 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Real Accessibility: Accessibility Widget & Toolbar 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 SOGO Accessibility 5K+ · 4.1★ (8) wp.org #7 ↓1 6 too high 14 Accessibility Tool Kit: WP Accessibility checker plugin for WCAG, Section 508, ADA, EAA Compliance 1K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too high 15 AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar 10K+ · 4.5★ (47) wp.org #23 ↓3 8 too low 16 DJ-Accessibility – Accessibility Plugin 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓2 6 too high 17 Accessibility 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too high 18 Web Accessibility with Max Access 700+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓2 5 too high 19 Accessibility Enabler 300+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #15 ↓2 4 too high 20 Accessibility by AudioEye 2K+ · 3.3★ (7) wp.org #18 ↓4 2 too high 21 Web accessibility widget by tabnav 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too high 22 Widewalk – Accessibility Toolbar 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too high 23 One Accessibility – WordPress Accessibility Plugin & ADA Compliance Widget 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑2 9 too high 24 Sitelinx Accessibility Lite 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.