WP Accessibility
Healthy: WP Accessibility is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| joedolson | 22 Oct 2012 to 25 Oct 2026, 248 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 9 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 29
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 6 |
| Q4 2025 | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5 |
| Q4 2026 | 5 |
Last release 25 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
100% of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2026 | WP Accessibility <= 2.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 'alt' Attribute | 6.4 | <= 2.3.1 | 2.3.2 | 134 |
| 26 Dec 2019 | WP Accessibility < 1.7.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 6.4 | < 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 | 1 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2025.
| 5 star | 59 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 6 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 1 |
- Little value to intermediate user · 2 stars · 4 Jun 2020
Momentum
60,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 1,202 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 2,253 |
| 18 May 2026 | 4,010 |
| 25 May 2026 | 2,196 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,837 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,946 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,729 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,630 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,428 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 20,976 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 12,094 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 5,128 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 3,909 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 2,885 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 30,443 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 5,665 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 4,363 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,499 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 2,410 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,690 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 2,529 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 65,517 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 12,114 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 29,523 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 35,432 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 31,613 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 1,100 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 127% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.4.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | Joe Dolson |
| Added | 22 Oct 2012 |
| Last updated | 25 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 60,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Multilingual & Accessibility > Translation & Multilingual Management |
| Tags | a11y, wcag, Alt Text, section508, accessibility |
Other plugins by this author: My Calendar - Accessible Event Manager, XPoster - Share to Bluesky and Mastodon, Contact Form 7: Accessible Defaults, My Tickets - Accessible Event Ticketing, Able Player, accessible HTML5 media player
Questions
Is WP Accessibility still maintained?
WP Accessibility was last updated on 25 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is WP Accessibility safe?
WP Accessibility has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns WP Accessibility?
The wordpress.org author is Joe Dolson. Recent committers: joedolson, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of WP Accessibility?
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.