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Your site vs. WordPress average

Your site
82
WordPress average
74
CategoryYour scorePeer avgDeltaPercentile
Performance8175+6—
Security8065+15—
Accessibility7960+19—
SEO9390+3—
Infrastructure8889-1—
Compliance7580-5—
Content8886+2—
Sustainability6174-13—

Better than 95% of WordPress sites

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Category: CMS

WordPress

Based on 755 real audits

45
Avg. Performance
88
Avg. Accessibility
86
Avg. Best Practices
91
Avg. SEO
65
Avg. Security
74
Avg. Composite
45 /100
Avg. Performance
346 ms
Avg. TTFB
74 /100
Avg. Composite
755
Sites Audited

How WordPress sites compare

WordPress sites perform near the global average with a mean Lighthouse performance score of 45/100 (global average: 47/100).

Part of these stacks

WordPress + PHP + MySQLWordPress + WooCommerce

Migrate from WordPress

→ astro→ ghost→ hugo

Recent Audits

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tkpg.co.uk63B2026-05-13
barrettstudio.com79B2026-05-12
impactcommerce.com39B2026-05-12
threatmodeler.com48B2026-05-11
www.activatedigital.co.uk59B2026-05-11
pcpclaim-uk.co.uk67B2026-05-11
ingramfinancial.com.au32B2026-05-11
www.gesundheitswelt.de63B2026-05-11
etxpsych.com55B2026-05-10

Commonly Used With

Sites that use WordPress also commonly use:

Open Graph Miscellaneous 622Google Search Console Analytics 587PHP Programming languages 531Google Tag Manager Tag managers 510MySQL Databases 507jQuery JavaScript libraries 470Priority Hints Performance 423Google Analytics Analytics 414Cloudflare CDN 386RSS Miscellaneous 377

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FAQ

What is the average Lighthouse performance score for WordPress sites?
Based on 755 real audits, WordPress sites score an average of 45/100 on Lighthouse performance.
How does WordPress compare on web security?
WordPress sites score an average security grade of 65/100 in BeaverCheck audits.
What is the average page load time for WordPress websites?
The average Time to First Byte (TTFB) for WordPress sites is 346ms based on 755 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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