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Accordion Blocks

by philbuchanan · Blocks

Also makes 1 other plugin · 10.0K+ installs across the portfolio →

Gutenberg block for creating responsive accordion drop-downs.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned
How scoring works →
52 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 94/100
Support 70/100

52 health vs 67 average across 1,682 Blocks plugins

Removal-risk signals

53/100

Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.

  • Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.16.

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

55 / 100

Room to improve

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 6/100
WP compatibility 36/100
Rating quality 90/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 1664 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+18% vs prior 30d
35Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.2K

now · peak 2.7K

1.2K30d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Accordion Blocks · #1561 you Gutena Accordion · #2955 Flexible Spacer Bloc · #3448 Spectra Legacy · #57

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

122per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

0

releases in the last 12 months

4.6y ago

latest release · v1.5.0

26

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.5.0 · 4.6y ago1.4.1 · 4.8y ago1.4.0 · 5.0y ago1.3.5 · 5.3y ago1.3.4 · 5.4y ago1.3.3 · 5.4y ago1.3.2 · 5.4y ago1.3.1 · 5.5y ago1.3.0 · 5.6y ago1.2.2 · 5.7y ago1.2.1 · 5.7y ago1.2.0 · 5.7y ago1.1.6 · 5.9y ago1.1.5 · 6.1y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.5 95%
Older / other versions 5.2%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
10K–20K ≈19K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2019-07-21 · 1,440 observations

10KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price.

Details

Version
1.5.0
Last updated
4.6y ago
Added
2019-03-12 · 7 yrs old
Requires WP
5.9
Tested up to
5.9.16
Requires PHP
7.3

Recent review vibe

read from the latest 12 reviews to 2024-03-31
Positive PraisePerformanceFeature requestsCompatibility

Reviewers keep calling it lightweight and simple to use, with a few noting animation jitter, a Chrome and Edge caching conflict, and styling options they'd like added.

Recent reviews

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  1. jasonbongreen
    2.4y ago

    I used this block with some custom CSS styling to create a responsive frequently asked questions area of a site.

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  2. Sofi-Soao
    3.8y ago

    Nice block editor integration, super easy to use. I like the opportunity to pick different headline types for each accordeon block what helps doing SEO. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by Sofi-Soao.

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  3. tompich
    3.9y ago

    Does the job quite well. Simple and straight forward. However, it would be nice to smooth the movement (there’s some kind of small jump at the end of the opening and the beginning of the closing)

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  4. brs_paul
    3.9y ago

    Great plugin, but it often won’t work in Chrome or Edge, and often randomly will work. a bit glitchy! We have the LiteSpeed Cache Plugin and is probably an issue with the combine CCS or JS.

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  5. Jaakko Pöntinen
    4.6y ago

    This should be WP Core. Lightweight, works, rocks. Thank you.

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  6. astwert
    4.6y ago

    Fantastic lightweight. I’m very grateful for this important block. Thank you so much!

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  7. bus3714
    5.3y ago

    This is a truely Jquery free accordion!Simple and yet functional as expected.

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  8. Head Goldfish
    5.4y ago

    Exactly what I needed. Simple, lightweight, and includes all the options for a perfect user experience. The Gutenberg team should take note.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 1.5.0 Plugin now requires WordPress 5.9. Use useInnerBlocksProps and useInnerBlocksProps.save() for inner blocks handling. 1.5.0
  2. Version 1.4.1 Fixed: Fixed UUID not generating properly in widget editor. 1.4.1
  3. Version 1.4.0 New: Use block API v2 with useBlockProps. Fixed: Registering block with block.json file. Fixed: Use BlockControls group setting for title tag toolbar. Fixed: Replaced deprecated registerStore with register . Fixed: Refer 1.4.0
  4. Version 1.3.5 Fixed: An issue where the global loading of scripts and styles checkbox was checked when the setting was actually off. 1.3.5
  5. Version 1.3.4 Fixed: Made turning off global loading of scripts and styles an explicit setting. You can turn off this off in Settings > Accordion Blocks. 1.3.4
  6. Version 1.3.3 Fixed: Rolled back deprecated registerStore with register change since it only applies to WordPress 5.7+. 1.3.3

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

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Translated into 6 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Russian 100%
Spanish (Chile) 100%
Spanish (Spain) 100%
German 95%
German (Formal) 95%
Portuguese (Brazil) 62%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2025-07-17 20K+ → 10K+ down after 2 days in tier
  2. 2025-07-15 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier
  3. 2025-07-14 20K+ → 10K+ down

Competes with

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