Advanced Custom Fields: Accordion Tab Field
by bogdand · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 710+ installs across the portfolio →
An accordion field that lets you group multiple fields under accordion tabs. This makes a long ACF form break down with style.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈800 estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “accordion”, “acf” and “advanced custom fields” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 20.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 5 reviews to 2016-06-13Reviewers like how much manual styling and JS the accordion saves them, with one asking for color options and flagging Google Map fields vanishing from the admin view after first use.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3849 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3849 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| accordion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| acf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| advanced custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| options your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tabs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “accordion”, “acf” and “advanced custom fields” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 245 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Nihad Nagi10.4y ago
I am developing on wp-types on a life subscription, but the number of fields plugins available, made me rethink for a smoother UI for my clients, this one stood out, actually I bought ACF on full throttle today, especially for this one, saving us alot of JS in the background and much on styling, now it’s a piece a cake. Good luck keep it up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ broodi10.5y ago
Man I love this plugin, BUT the Google Map and Google Map Extended wont show up after the first time you put it in. Works fine the first time, but the map disappears from the admin view after the initial time you put it in. (at least in Chrome 50.x and Firefox 46 on Mac) Everything works fine on the front-end. ALSO: it would be good if the ‘panels’ for the accordion had a different background color and hover color. It would be awesome if that was ‘color-pickable’. I will keep looking for an update. good job. I’m gonna live with it for now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deb11.1y ago
Its simple and powerful, i liked it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Surendra Shrestha11.1y ago
It’s pretty good one. Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gabriel Reguly11.1y ago
Does what it says. Thanks for it. Cheers, Gabriel
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "An accordion field that lets you group multiple fields under accordion tabs. This makes a long ACF form bre..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions ACF.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 305 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "advanced custom fields", "options" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 800+ → 700+ down after 133 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-17 900+ → 800+ down after 196 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 1K+ → 900+ down after 1156 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 873 days in tier
- 2020-05-14 4K+ → 2K+ down after 1043 days in tier
- 2017-07-06 500+ → 4K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Accordions 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
ACF Options For Polylang 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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