AllAccessible doesn't just tell you where you are today — it watches for changes and puts your results in context. Regression detection emails you when your accessibility score drops unexpectedly or a new critical issue appears. Industry benchmarks (shown as Cohort Rank) show how your site compares to anonymized peers in your sector. This guide explains what each one does, where to find it, how to read it, and how to control the alerts.

Note: Benchmarks and regression alerts are informational signals to help you prioritize good-faith remediation. A high percentile or a quiet inbox is a good sign — but neither is the same as certified compliance. Full accessibility still depends on criteria that require manual review and testing with real assistive technology.

After each nightly refresh of your audit data, AllAccessible compares your site's latest result to the one before it. It raises a regression when either of these is true:

If both happen at once, the alert says so.

Because the score is measured net of fixes, issues that AllAccessible AI auto-remediates for you don't drag it down. When a new critical rule is one the platform handles automatically, the alert email still tells you how many were auto-remediated — so you know you're covered rather than being left to worry.

Regression detection reaches you as an email alert, not a separate dashboard screen. When a regression fires, you'll get a message with a subject line like:

The email links back to your dashboard so you can open Audits & Fixes and see what changed.

Why this matters: Routine site changes — a theme update, a new plugin, a batch of edited content — are the usual culprits behind accessibility drift. Regression alerts answer the question "my site looked fine last week, what changed?" without you having to check the dashboard every day.

📷 Example regression alert email showing the score-drop subject line and a link back to the dashboard

You manage regression alerts from your Notification preferences hub:

A key rule: you can dial frequency down below your plan's default, but not up — the default reflects what your plan includes.

Plan defaults for regression alerts:

📷 Notification preferences "Email schedule" section with the "Score regressions" row and its frequency dropdown

Note on the 5-point threshold: The score-drop trigger (5 points) and the new-critical trigger are set by AllAccessible; the notification hub lets you control how often and whether you're emailed, not the point threshold itself. If the cadence isn't working for you, contact support.

Industry benchmarks answer "is my score good?" by comparing your site to a cohort of anonymized peers. You'll see this as the Cohort Rank card on your Live Monitoring page (the default page under Audits & Fixes).

The Cohort Rank card shows:

Higher on the score card, you may also see a compact badge reading, for example, "Top 18% of E-commerce sites (n=42, cohort avg 74)" — a quick summary of the same comparison.

📷 Cohort Rank card showing the percentile, Industry Avg, Your Score, and Difference rows

Your cohort is a group of sites that share three traits with you:

The comparison is rebuilt nightly, so your rank stays current as your score and your peers' scores change.

To keep comparisons fair and defensible, a percentile only appears once your cohort has at least 30 sites in it. Until then you'll see a message like "Cohort sample too small for benchmark (12/30 needed)" instead of a rank. This isn't an error — it just means not enough peers in your exact sector-and-size-and-tier group have data yet. As more sites join your cohort, your rank appears automatically.

Reading it honestly: A percentile compares you to peers — it is a relative position, not a compliance grade. Being in the "top 20%" of your sector means you're doing better than most similar sites, not that your site is fully accessible or certified. Use it to gauge momentum and set goals, then keep clearing real issues.

Q: Where do regression alerts show up — is there a page for them?
A: They arrive by email. There isn't a separate "regression alerts" screen in the dashboard; when one fires, the email links you back to Audits & Fixes so you can see what changed. Your periodic accessibility summary email also notes the score change.

Q: My score dropped but I didn't get an alert. Why?
A: A few reasons are normal: the drop was 5 points or less and no new critical issue appeared; your alert frequency is set to a longer cadence (so it's batched into your next digest); the regression email is switched off in your Notification preferences; or the site is muted in the subdomain mute list. Check the Score regressions row under Email schedule.

Q: A new "critical" issue was flagged but my score barely moved. Is that a bug?
A: No. Your score is measured after fixes are applied, so an issue AllAccessible AI auto-remediates won't hurt your score much even though it still appears in the underlying scan. The alert exists so you have visibility; the auto-remediation count tells you it's already handled.

Q: Why don't I see a Cohort Rank / percentile?
A: Most often your cohort doesn't yet have the 30 sites required to show a defensible percentile — you'll see a "sample too small" note instead. It can also appear once your site has enough audit history and an assigned sector.

Q: How is my industry decided, and can I change it?
A: Your sector is set on the AllAccessible side; sites without one are compared in a general "Other" group, and site size is derived automatically. If you'd like to be benchmarked against a specific sector, contact support.

Q: Does a high percentile mean my site is compliant?
A: No. The percentile shows how you compare to similar sites, not whether you meet WCAG 2.2 or any legal standard. Treat it as context for prioritization, not a certificate.

Cause: The alert frequency is tied to your plan default, and you may want a different cadence.

Solutions:

Cause: Fewer than 30 sites are currently in your exact cohort (sector × size × tier).

Solution: No action needed — the percentile appears automatically once the cohort reaches 30. If you believe your sector is set incorrectly, contact support to review it.

Cause: Your site may not have a specific industry assigned and is being compared in the general "Other" cohort.

Solution: Contact support to set your industry vertical so you're grouped with the right peers.

Last Updated: July 2026
​Where: Audits & Fixes → Live Monitoring (Cohort Rank); Account → Notifications → Email schedule (Score regressions)
​Plan note: Regression alert frequency defaults by plan (Free monthly, Starter weekly, Enterprise real-time); you can dial it down or off, not up.