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Your site vs. WordPress average

Your site
82
WordPress average
77
CategoryYour scorePeer avgDeltaPercentile
Performance8079+1—
Security7671+5—
Accessibility8067+13—
SEO9591+4—
Infrastructure9288+4—
Compliance7776+1—
Content8385-2—
Sustainability7576-1—

Better than 75% of WordPress sites

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Category: CMS

WordPress

Based on 1225 real audits

50
Avg. Performance
87
Avg. Accessibility
89
Avg. Best Practices
91
Avg. SEO
71
Avg. Security
76
Avg. Composite
50 /100
Avg. Performance
671 ms
Avg. TTFB
76 /100
Avg. Composite
1225
Sites Audited

How WordPress sites compare

WordPress sites tend to score below average on performance (50/100), compared to the global average of 60/100.

Part of these stacks

WordPress + PHP + MySQLWordPress + WooCommerce

Migrate from WordPress

→ astro→ ghost→ hugo

Recent Audits

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www.waddinxveen.nl59B2026-11-12
lisse.nl67B2026-11-12
hillegom.nl79B2026-11-12

Commonly Used With

Sites that use WordPress also commonly use:

Open Graph Miscellaneous 1000PHP Programming languages 940MySQL Databases 907jQuery JavaScript libraries 798Google Tag Manager Tag managers 763Google Search Console Analytics 735Priority Hints Performance 730RSS Miscellaneous 727Google Analytics Analytics 645Cloudflare CDN 555

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FAQ

What is the average Lighthouse performance score for WordPress sites?
Based on 1225 real audits, WordPress sites score an average of 50/100 on Lighthouse performance.
How does WordPress compare on web security?
WordPress sites score an average security grade of 71/100 in BeaverCheck audits.
What is the average page load time for WordPress websites?
The average Time to First Byte (TTFB) for WordPress sites is 671ms based on 1225 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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