Awesome FAQ – answer questions before customers ask
by bPlugins · Blocks
Also makes 105 other plugins · 209.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Build responsive FAQ sections with accordion themes, FAQ schema for SEO rich results, Gutenberg block and shortcode support – no coding needed.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.2K estimated
Momentum
-10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accordion”, “block” and “faq block” for “ask”, “answer” and “questions”. “accordion” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ask” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “answer” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “faq block” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “questions” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 15.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,577 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 15 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| responsive faq your tag | #3 | #15 | up 2 |
| ask | #4 | #23 | down 2 |
| questions | #5 | #24 | up 1 |
| answer | #5 | #20 | up 1 |
| faq schema your tag | #12 | #22 | up 1 |
| faq | #15 | #24 | down 2 |
| before | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| faq block your tag | #15 | #23 | up 2 |
| bento grid | #8 | #13 | down 1 |
| awesome | #15 | #24 | 0 |
| faq schema generator | #6 | #18 | up 2 |
| rich results | #17 | #24 | down 1 |
| free faq schema | #11 | #23 | up 1 |
| ai faq | #11 | #21 | up 1 |
| citation | #17 | #23 | down 1 |
| faq shortcode | #12 | #23 | down 1 |
| shortcode faq | #12 | #23 | up 1 |
| custom faq | #13 | #24 | up 1 |
| shortcode for faq | #13 | #23 | down 1 |
| simple faq | #15 | #24 | 0 |
| accordion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
92 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 60 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accordion”, “block” and “faq block” for “ask”, “answer” and “questions”. “accordion” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ask” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “answer” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “faq block” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “questions” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “faq block”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “faq schema”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.8K · 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
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
15
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v2.5.3 · 12 Oct 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 1K.
At the current install trend, crossing 2K+ in roughly 390 days.
Install history since 15 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Clara KV4mo ago
Awesome FAQ is easy to use and works great with Gutenberg. The templates look professional, and the built-in FAQ Schema is a nice SEO bonus. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.5.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 FAQ And Answers – Create Frequently Asked Questions Area on WP Sites <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-12-11 CVE-2024-11882 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.0 Patched in 1.1.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Build responsive FAQ sections with accordion themes, FAQ schema for SEO rich results, Gutenberg block and s..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "who needs", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, OpenAI and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 12 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 9,974 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 800+ → 900+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 700+ → 800+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 600+ → 700+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2026-05-03 500+ → 600+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 400+ → 500+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 300+ → 400+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 200+ → 300+ up after 31 days in tier
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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Ultimate FAQ Accordion Plugin 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Accordion Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Lightweight Accordion 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gutena Accordion – Beautiful FAQ Accordion Block 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Accordion Toggle 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Toggles 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C
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