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Your site vs. WordPress average

Your site
85
WordPress average
76
CategoryYour scorePeer avgDeltaPercentile
Performance8977+12—
Security8268+14—
Accessibility7664+12—
SEO9591+4—
Infrastructure9388+5—
Compliance7377-4—
Content9085+5—
Sustainability9875+23—

Better than 94% of WordPress sites

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Category: CMS

WordPress

Based on 975 real audits

48
Avg. Performance
88
Avg. Accessibility
87
Avg. Best Practices
92
Avg. SEO
68
Avg. Security
76
Avg. Composite
48 /100
Avg. Performance
513 ms
Avg. TTFB
76 /100
Avg. Composite
975
Sites Audited

How WordPress sites compare

WordPress sites tend to score below average on performance (48/100), compared to the global average of 70/100.

Part of these stacks

WordPress + PHP + MySQLWordPress + WooCommerce

Migrate from WordPress

→ astro→ ghost→ hugo

Recent Audits

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SitePerformanceGradeAudited
nationalenglishinstitute.com64B2026-09-21
spectator.com.ua60B2026-09-20
bavovna.ai27B2026-09-20
Adva.ie69B2026-09-20
Celebrade.ie56B2026-09-20
cloudatlasinc.com39B2026-09-20
ingramfinancial.com.au76B2026-09-18
goldbuypawn.com47B2026-09-17
key-hub.ru18B2026-09-17
snehasadan.org38C2026-09-17

Commonly Used With

Sites that use WordPress also commonly use:

Open Graph Miscellaneous 794PHP Programming languages 716MySQL Databases 689Google Search Console Analytics 672jQuery JavaScript libraries 620Google Tag Manager Tag managers 613Priority Hints Performance 558RSS Miscellaneous 517Google Analytics Analytics 505Cloudflare CDN 492

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WordPress vs Open GraphWordPress vs PHPWordPress vs MySQLWordPress vs Google Search ConsoleWordPress vs jQueryWordPress vs Google Tag ManagerWordPress vs Priority HintsWordPress vs RSSWordPress vs Google AnalyticsWordPress vs Cloudflare

FAQ

What is the average Lighthouse performance score for WordPress sites?
Based on 975 real audits, WordPress sites score an average of 48/100 on Lighthouse performance.
How does WordPress compare on web security?
WordPress sites score an average security grade of 68/100 in BeaverCheck audits.
What is the average page load time for WordPress websites?
The average Time to First Byte (TTFB) for WordPress sites is 513ms based on 975 audits.
How can I improve my WordPress site's performance?
Run a free audit on BeaverCheck to get specific recommendations for your WordPress site. Common issues include render-blocking resources, unoptimized images, and missing caching headers.

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