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Your site vs. WordPress average

Your site
85
WordPress average
76
CategoryYour scorePeer avgDeltaPercentile
Performance9877+21—
Security8068+12—
Accessibility8564+21—
SEO8591-6—
Infrastructure8688-2—
Compliance6377-14—
Content7585-10—
Sustainability9575+20—

Better than 94% of WordPress sites

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Category: CMS

WordPress

Based on 974 real audits

47
Avg. Performance
87
Avg. Accessibility
87
Avg. Best Practices
91
Avg. SEO
68
Avg. Security
76
Avg. Composite
47 /100
Avg. Performance
512 ms
Avg. TTFB
76 /100
Avg. Composite
974
Sites Audited

How WordPress sites compare

WordPress sites tend to score below average on performance (47/100), compared to the global average of 71/100.

Part of these stacks

WordPress + PHP + MySQLWordPress + WooCommerce

Migrate from WordPress

→ astro→ ghost→ hugo

Recent Audits

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SitePerformanceGradeAudited
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
roids4all.ws74B2026-09-16
vocedeicittadini.it28B2026-09-15
svennouwen.nl55B2026-09-15

Commonly Used With

Sites that use WordPress also commonly use:

Open Graph Miscellaneous 791PHP Programming languages 713MySQL Databases 686Google Search Console Analytics 671jQuery JavaScript libraries 617Google Tag Manager Tag managers 611Priority Hints Performance 557RSS Miscellaneous 514Google Analytics Analytics 503Cloudflare CDN 490

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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 974 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 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 512ms based on 974 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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