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WP Accessibility Helper (WAH)

by Alex Volkov · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Sep 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Accessibility Helper (WAH)
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Sep 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Accessibility Helper (WAH), and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer vol4ikman since Apr 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) safe?
6 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 0.6.7). Not on the exploited list. 22 Jul 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.6.7. No one-star spike after it. 2 Sep 2026 · Release history

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.

Committers and their active periods
vol4ikman6 Apr 2016 to 2 Sep 2026, 461 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Accessibility Helper (WAH)
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20243
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20253
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 2 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Rating distribution
5 star47
4 star6
3 star1
2 star1
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (6 on record), patched (latest fixed in 0.6.7).

Show 6 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Jul 2026WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) <= 0.6.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 0.6.60.6.743
28 Aug 2024WP Accessibility Helper <= 0.6.2.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update5.4<= 0.6.2.80.6.2.9Patched before disclosure
9 Jul 2024WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) <= 0.6.2.9 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 0.6.2.90.6.37
10 Apr 2024WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) <= 0.6.2.5 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 0.6.2.50.6.2.6n/a
5 Sep 2023WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) <= 0.6.2.4 - Missing Authorization via AJAX action4.3<= 0.6.2.40.6.2.5185
20 Jun 2022WP Accessibility Helper <= 0.6.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via wahi6.1< 0.6.0.70.6.0.7Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Accessibility Helper (WAH)
4 May 202695
11 May 2026189
18 May 2026183
25 May 2026195
1 Jun 2026170
8 Jun 2026183
15 Jun 2026198
22 Jun 2026156
29 Jun 2026142
6 Jul 2026201
13 Jul 2026148
20 Jul 2026173
27 Jul 2026176
3 Aug 2026208
10 Aug 2026154
17 Aug 2026202
24 Aug 2026192
31 Aug 20265,834
7 Sep 20261,507
14 Sep 20261,689
21 Sep 20261,107
28 Sep 2026708
5 Oct 2026678
12 Oct 2026636
19 Oct 2026843
26 Oct 2026661
2 Nov 202698

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 10% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version0.6.7
AuthorAlex Volkov
Added6 Apr 2016
Last updated2 Sep 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress4.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunity & Social > Comments & Discussions
TagsWAI, a11y, wcag, contrast, accessibility

Other plugins by this author: WP Nice Loader

Questions

Is WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) still maintained?

Yes. Last release 2 Sep 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Accessibility Helper (WAH), and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer vol4ikman since Apr 2016.

Was WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) safe?

6 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 0.6.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.6.7. No one-star spike after it.

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