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Your site vs. WordPress average

Your site
80
WordPress average
75
CategoryYour scorePeer avgDeltaPercentile
Performance8976+13—
Security6267-5—
Accessibility7363+10—
SEO8991-2—
Infrastructure9089+1—
Compliance8378+5—
Content8886+2—
Sustainability10075+25—

Better than 78% of WordPress sites

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Category: CMS

WordPress

Based on 878 real audits

47
Avg. Performance
88
Avg. Accessibility
87
Avg. Best Practices
91
Avg. SEO
67
Avg. Security
75
Avg. Composite
47 /100
Avg. Performance
420 ms
Avg. TTFB
75 /100
Avg. Composite
878
Sites Audited

How WordPress sites compare

WordPress sites tend to score below average on performance (47/100), compared to the global average of 59/100.

Part of these stacks

WordPress + PHP + MySQLWordPress + WooCommerce

Migrate from WordPress

→ astro→ ghost→ hugo

Recent Audits

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SitePerformanceGradeAudited
unmineable.wordpress.com48B2026-08-16
pornoadvisor.com95B2026-08-15
fetish4all.com56B2026-08-15
famstroke.com95B2026-08-14
rotarydrobeta.org60B2026-08-14
uefafoundation.org63B2026-08-13
www.justjared.com61C2026-08-13
onlinenews.ie57B2026-08-13
coldsolutions.com.au18B2026-08-13
rollingstone.com8B2026-08-12

Commonly Used With

Sites that use WordPress also commonly use:

Open Graph Miscellaneous 719Google Search Console Analytics 635PHP Programming languages 633MySQL Databases 607Google Tag Manager Tag managers 566jQuery JavaScript libraries 558Priority Hints Performance 490Google Analytics Analytics 464RSS Miscellaneous 454Cloudflare CDN 449

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

FAQ

What is the average Lighthouse performance score for WordPress sites?
Based on 878 real audits, WordPress sites score an average of 47/100 on Lighthouse performance.
How does WordPress compare on web security?
WordPress sites score an average security grade of 67/100 in BeaverCheck audits.
What is the average page load time for WordPress websites?
The average Time to First Byte (TTFB) for WordPress sites is 420ms based on 878 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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