Accessibility engine for automated Web UI testing
C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 62/100
External PR Merge Rate: 70%
Response Time: 13h
First Timer Success: 63%
dequelabs/axe-core has a recorded first-timer success rate of 62.5%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in dequelabs/axe-core respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 12.9 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.
The C-Rank™ system evaluates GitHub projects on a 0–100 scale using real data: PR merge rates, review turnaround time, active maintainer presence, and first-time contributor success. A score of 61.8 places dequelabs/axe-core in the A tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for dequelabs/axe-core is 70.4%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
dequelabs/axe-core does not currently have active "good first issue" tags indexed, but accepts external contributions through standard GitHub issue tracking.
Accessibility engine for automated Web UI testing
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Maintainers are most responsive around 14:00 UTC (14:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Monday - Wednesday from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC (14:00 - 18:00 UTC local).
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~8 hours (88% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~62 hours (32% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
Product axe-core Product Version 4.12.1 Latest Version I have tested the issue with the latest version of the product Issue Description Expectation p-as-heading should not report a violation for a <p> element that carries an explicit role="heading" with aria-level. Such an element is exposed as a heading in the accessibility tree, and the pattern is ARIA12, a documented sufficient technique for SC 1.3.1. The element should not be matched by the rule at all (expected outcome: inapplicable). Actual The element is reported as a serious violation — "Heading elements should be used instead of styled <p> elements" — regardless of the role or aria-level present on it. How to Reproduce <div id="root"> <p role="heading" aria-level="1" style="font-size: 2em; font-weight: 700;">Section title</p> <p>Body copy that follows the heading.</p> </div> axe.run('#root', { runOnly: ['p-as-heading'] }) .then(results => console.log(results.violations)); Result: one violation, target #root > p:n
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Currently, maintainers of dequelabs/axe-core acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 12 hours. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 70.4% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
dequelabs/axe-core has a recorded first-timer success rate of 62.5%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~12 hours. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 61.8 places dequelabs/axe-core in the Welcoming tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 70.4%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
dequelabs/axe-core does not have open beginner labels indexed currently, but external PRs for bugs and documentation improvements are evaluated via normal issue triage.
All metrics displayed for dequelabs/axe-core are automatically retrieved via the public GitHub API and recalculated daily. Insider pull requests submitted by repository owners or organization members are excluded from merge rate calculations to preserve objective external contributor statistics.