Web Accessibility by accessiBe vs Accessible Reading
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Web Accessibility by accessiBe leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,716, ahead of Accessible Reading at #26,065. Over the last 7 days Web Accessibility by accessiBe climbed 1 place and Accessible Reading climbed 456 places. Web Accessibility by accessiBe has the largest install base, roughly 500× the next: 10K+ active installs against 20+ for Accessible Reading. Downloads this week: Web Accessibility by accessiBe 381 and Accessible Reading 12.
| Metric | Web Accessibility by accessiBe | Accessible Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,716 ▲ 1 | #26,065 ▲ 456 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 381 | 12 |
| Rating | 4.1★ (32) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Feb 23, 2026 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Current version | 2.13 | 2.1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,710 | #23,532 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2019 | Jun 2022 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Web Accessibility by accessiBe or Accessible Reading?
By active installs, Web Accessibility by accessiBe: 10K+ sites run it against 20+ for Accessible Reading, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Web Accessibility by accessiBe or Accessible Reading?
Web Accessibility by accessiBe, at #1,716 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Accessible Reading at #26,065. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Web Accessibility by accessiBe or Accessible Reading alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.