Do you have a question about WOT? Are you a new user? Search for the answer in our FAQs and articles, or watch a tutorial video.

Are you new to WOT?

Get started in no time by following these steps.

Step 1: Register

To get the most out of WOT you should register. After you register you have access to our full range of features.

• Create a user profile
• Write comments on the WOT scorecard
• Participate in the forum and blog

Register now

Step 2: Customize Settings

You can personalize WOT to suit your way of surfing. Access Settings by opening the add-on and clicking in the top right corner. Here are the most popular customizations:

• Increase child protection
• Turn off the popup
• Turn on the colorblind version

Step 3: Learn More

Learn about the basic concept of WOT and how to best use the rating system to make the Internet a safer place for everyone.

• The WOT community describes our mission and who makes up our user community
• How WOT works tells where we get our ratings
• Website reputation rating explains the meaning of the rating components
• WOT symbols shows the meaning of the rating icons

	Excellent reputation
	Good reputation
	Unsatisfactory reputation
	Poor reputation
	Very poor reputation

Frequently Asked Questions

Membership and Registration

• How do I become a member?
• Why should I register as a user?
• What information do you collect?
• I have the add-on, but cannot register. What's wrong?
• I installed WOT and it appears in Firefox tools, but it does not work. How do I start WOT?
• Why do you use cookies?

Protection and Customization

• Does WOT have different protection settings?
• How can I change the protection settings?
• Can I choose my own settings?

Rating Websites

• How do I rate a website?
• How do I remove or change a rating that I have accidentally submitted?
• Are the ratings based only on users' input?
• I have my own website. How do I get a rating for it?
• How reliable are the ratings?
• Can a site's reputation be manipulated?
• How do I change a rating I think is wrong?
• How does the system rate subdomains?
• What is an activity score and how is it calculated?

WOT scorecard

• Can I add a comment on the scorecard in addition to a rating?
• Do scorecard comments have an affect on a site's rating?
• Will WOT remove a comment from the scorecard?
• Someone left a comment on my website's scorecard that I would like to address. How do I do this?
• My website doesn't have any information or a thumbnail on the scorecard. How can I supply that information to WOT?

WOT and My Computer

• Which browsers does WOT support?
• Does the system slow down my browsing?
• What if my ratings aren't loading and the toolbar button remains grey?
• I can't see the WOT toolbar anywhere. How do I get it?
• How do I turn off the add-on?
• How do I log in and out of WOT?
• I have two computers / user accounts / browsers. How can I have my ratings show up for both?
• How do I enable the colorblind version?
• How do I remove the WOT add-on?