AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar vs WP Distraction Free View
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
AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,390, ahead of WP Distraction Free View at #45,405. Over the last 7 days AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar slipped 2 places and WP Distraction Free View slipped 8,673 places. AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10+ for WP Distraction Free View. Downloads this week: AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar 216 and WP Distraction Free View 73.
| Metric | AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar | WP Distraction Free View |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,390 ▼ 2 | #45,405 ▼ 8673 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 216 | 73 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (47) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 3, 2024 | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Current version | 5.4.0 | 1.9.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,380 | #33,883 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2015 | Mar 2016 |
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, AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar or WP Distraction Free View?
By active installs, AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar: 20K+ sites run it against 10+ for WP Distraction Free View, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 22, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar or WP Distraction Free View?
AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar, at #1,390 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with WP Distraction Free View at #45,405. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are AccessibleWP – Accessibility Toolbar or WP Distraction Free View 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.