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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp 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 “wp accessibility”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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

Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget shows at wp.org #11 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 500K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.9★ average from 162 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 1138 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. 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 2 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) 10K+ · 4.7★ (57) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness 20K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1138) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #8 ↑3 9 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #13 ↑8 4 too low 10 Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 WP Crontrol 300K+ · 4.4★ (167) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #16 ↑8 3 too low 14 WP Chat App 100K+ · 4.9★ (222) wp.org #19 ↑4 5 too low 15 Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme 20K+ · 4.5★ (391) wp.org #20 ↓5 5 too low 16 BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323) wp.org #14 ↑5 2 too high 17 WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ · 2.9★ (162) wp.org #11 ↓2 7 too high 19 WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy 200K+ · 4.2★ (318) wp.org #18 ↑2 1 too high 20 Accessibility by UserWay 80K+ · 4.0★ (57) wp.org #23 ↓7 3 too low 21 SOGO Accessibility 5K+ · 4.1★ (8) wp.org #15 ↓2 6 too high 22 Accessibility Tool Kit: WP Accessibility checker plugin for WCAG, Section 508, ADA, EAA Compliance 1K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Editoria11y Accessibility Checker 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 EqualWeb Accessibility 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 2 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.