WordPress plugin comparison

Handrail Accessibility Widget vs WP Accessibility Helper (WAH)

Handrail Accessibility Widget

by ifrederico

10+ installs

WP Accessibility Helper (WAH)

by Alex Volkov

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Handrail Accessibility Widget.
On a typical day, WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) is downloaded about 84 times, Handrail Accessibility Widget about 5.
Handrail Accessibility Widget has no reviews yet.
Handrail Accessibility Widget was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Sep 2, 2026 for WP Accessibility Helper (WAH).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) has been around longer: since 2016, against 2026 for Handrail Accessibility Widget.

WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Handrail Accessibility Widget	WP Accessibility Helper (WAH)
Popular rank	#46,791	#1,727
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	119	2.9K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(57)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.13	×0.85
Last release	6 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.