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Accessibility by UserWay

by UserWay · 80,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

80/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Accessibility by UserWay
Ownership100
Maintenance55
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
userwayorg23 Jan 2017 to 8 Dec 2025, 138 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
13
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Accessibility by UserWay
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20253
Q2 20259
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 8 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Accessibility by UserWay
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20251.0
Q2 20263.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 3.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star40
4 star1
3 star3
2 star0
1 star13
Latest low reviews

Momentum

80,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Accessibility by UserWay
4 May 2026608
11 May 20261,279
18 May 20261,385
25 May 20261,196
1 Jun 20261,207
8 Jun 20261,403
15 Jun 20261,247
22 Jun 2026993
29 Jun 20261,044
6 Jul 20261,098
13 Jul 20261,112
20 Jul 20261,214
27 Jul 20261,376
3 Aug 20261,150
10 Aug 20261,000
17 Aug 2026987
24 Aug 20261,019
31 Aug 20261,048
7 Sep 2026893
14 Sep 20261,045
21 Sep 20261,074
28 Sep 2026981
5 Oct 2026969
12 Oct 2026990
19 Oct 20261,273
26 Oct 20261,124
2 Nov 2026152

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 17% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Button visually impairedScore 93 · 10,000+Accessibility Widget by OneTap - Easy One-Click Accessibility ToolbarScore 92 · 60,000+Dark Mode - Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark ThemeScore 92 · 20,000+Definitely allow mobile zoomingScore 91 · 7,000+ResponsiveVoice Text To SpeechScore 91 · 7,000+

Facts

Version2.6.6
AuthorUserWay
Added20 Jan 2017
Last updated8 Dec 2025
Active installs80,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryMultilingual & Accessibility > Translation & Multilingual Management
Tagsada, wcag, Section 508, accessibility, EAA compliance

Other plugins by this author: AccessibleWP - Accessibility Toolbar

Questions

Is Accessibility by UserWay still maintained?

Accessibility by UserWay was last updated on 8 Dec 2025. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Accessibility by UserWay safe?

Accessibility by UserWay has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Accessibility by UserWay?

The wordpress.org author is UserWay. Recent committers: userwayorg, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Accessibility by UserWay?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Button visually impaired, Accessibility Widget by OneTap - Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar, Dark Mode - Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme, Definitely allow mobile zooming, ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech.

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