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Your site vs. WordPress average

Your site
70
WordPress average
76
CategoryYour scorePeer avgDeltaPercentile
Performance6878-10—
Security7169+2—
Accessibility5265-13—
SEO7791-14—
Infrastructure8988+1—
Compliance7376-3—
Content6885-17—
Sustainability5676-20—

Better than 3% of WordPress sites

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Category: CMS

WordPress

Based on 1052 real audits

49
Avg. Performance
88
Avg. Accessibility
88
Avg. Best Practices
92
Avg. SEO
69
Avg. Security
76
Avg. Composite
49 /100
Avg. Performance
553 ms
Avg. TTFB
76 /100
Avg. Composite
1052
Sites Audited

How WordPress sites compare

WordPress sites tend to score below average on performance (49/100), compared to the global average of 63/100.

Part of these stacks

WordPress + PHP + MySQLWordPress + WooCommerce

Migrate from WordPress

→ astro→ ghost→ hugo

Recent Audits

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SitePerformanceGradeAudited
theporndude.vip88B2026-10-19
lostspringsoutdoors.com65B2026-10-18
unmineable.wordpress.com45B2026-10-18
expertroofingwestchester.com32C2026-10-16
expertroofingwestchester.com29C2026-10-16
www.minicabit.com21B2026-10-16
www.voestalpine.com/welding/global-en/37B2026-10-16
toptechplumbingtx.com32C2026-10-15
svennouwen.nl97A2026-10-14
ukuat.org42B2026-10-13

Commonly Used With

Sites that use WordPress also commonly use:

Open Graph Miscellaneous 860PHP Programming languages 787MySQL Databases 759Google Search Console Analytics 685jQuery JavaScript libraries 680Google Tag Manager Tag managers 655Priority Hints Performance 615RSS Miscellaneous 583Google Analytics Analytics 546Cloudflare CDN 504

Compare with...

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 1052 real audits, WordPress sites score an average of 49/100 on Lighthouse performance.
How does WordPress compare on web security?
WordPress sites score an average security grade of 69/100 in BeaverCheck audits.
What is the average page load time for WordPress websites?
The average Time to First Byte (TTFB) for WordPress sites is 553ms based on 1052 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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