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

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 “wordpress accessibility”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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 #24 on merit, a gap of 10 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

WP Popular Posts places #12 on merit, 4.5★ from 249 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 WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #3 ↓2 4 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #4 5 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness 20K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323) wp.org #7 ↑4 1 too high 9 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) 10K+ · 4.7★ (57) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ · 4.8★ (1497) wp.org #19 ↑2 8 too low 12 WP Popular Posts 100K+ · 4.5★ (249) wp.org #21 ↓6 9 too low 13 Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ · 2.9★ (162) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too high 14 WordPress Importer 2M+ · 3.1★ (327) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 Accessibility by UserWay 80K+ · 4.0★ (57) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too low 16 Accessibility New Window Warnings 1K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Simple Accessibility Button 900+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too low 18 Web Accessibility by accessiBe 10K+ · 4.1★ (32) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 SOGO Accessibility 5K+ · 4.1★ (8) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 Editoria11y Accessibility Checker 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↑7 5 too high 21 Accessibility Tool Kit: WP Accessibility checker plugin for WCAG, Section 508, ADA, EAA Compliance 1K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 DJ-Accessibility – Accessibility Plugin 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 EqualWeb Accessibility 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 One Accessibility – WordPress Accessibility Plugin & ADA Compliance Widget 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑5 10 too high

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.