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Your site vs. WordPress average

Your site
83
WordPress average
76
CategoryYour scorePeer avgDeltaPercentile
Performance8677+9—
Security7868+10—
Accessibility7863+15—
SEO9891+7—
Infrastructure9289+3—
Compliance7378-5—
Content7986-7—
Sustainability8675+11—

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Category: CMS

WordPress

Based on 922 real audits

48
Avg. Performance
88
Avg. Accessibility
87
Avg. Best Practices
91
Avg. SEO
68
Avg. Security
76
Avg. Composite
48 /100
Avg. Performance
449 ms
Avg. TTFB
76 /100
Avg. Composite
922
Sites Audited

How WordPress sites compare

WordPress sites tend to score below average on performance (48/100), compared to the global average of 65/100.

Part of these stacks

WordPress + PHP + MySQLWordPress + WooCommerce

Migrate from WordPress

→ astro→ ghost→ hugo

Recent Audits

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calciominuto.com82B2026-08-25
abclatina.it38B2026-08-25
clinicsofnorthtexas.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gbp90B2026-08-25
txac.pro56B2026-08-25

Commonly Used With

Sites that use WordPress also commonly use:

Open Graph Miscellaneous 751PHP Programming languages 668Google Search Console Analytics 657MySQL Databases 642Google Tag Manager Tag managers 590jQuery JavaScript libraries 580Priority Hints Performance 521Google Analytics Analytics 483RSS Miscellaneous 480Cloudflare CDN 472

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WordPress vs Open GraphWordPress vs PHPWordPress vs Google Search ConsoleWordPress 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 922 real audits, WordPress sites score an average of 48/100 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 449ms based on 922 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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