FAQ Builder AYS
by Ays Pro · Chat & Support
Also makes 17 other plugins · 107.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create FAQs and accordions for your WP website without effort with FAQ Builder. Has Gutenberg Block, responsive design, 20+ style options, etc.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
-3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accordion faqs” for “responsive faq”. “accordion faqs” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “responsive faq” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 64 average across 1,174 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 10.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 628 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Chat & Support 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 3 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 64 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| faq builder | #3 | #17 | 0 |
| toggle faqs your tag | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| ays pro | #9 | #16 | 0 |
| responsive faq | #23 | #23 | up 1 |
| accordion faqs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| faq your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| faqs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| frequently asked questions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accordion faqs” for “responsive faq”. “accordion faqs” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “responsive faq” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 482 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.8.5 · 28 Aug 2026
86
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 9 Jun 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vkvvilmnos647mo ago
Thanks for the fast response and excellent work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ays Pro7.7y ago
We have made it with love ))
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.8.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-09-03 CVE-2026-81737 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 1.6.3 - 1.8.4 Patched in 1.8.5
- 2026-03-20 CVE-2026-25346 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8.2 Patched in 1.8.3
- Patched Medium · 4.4 FAQ Builder AYS <= 1.7.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-24 CVE-2025-24722 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.3 Patched in 1.7.4
- 2024-11-27 CVE-2024-11458 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.1 Patched in 1.7.2
- 2021-06-29 CVE-2021-24461 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.3.5 Patched in 1.3.6
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
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create FAQs and accordions for your WP website without effort with FAQ Builder. Has Gutenberg Block, respon..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,883 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "accordion FAQs", "toggle FAQS" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-06 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-05 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-03 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-02 100+ → 90+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2025-09-16 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-14 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 90+ → 100+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 80+ → 90+ up after 41 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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Quick and Easy FAQs 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
FAQ Concertina 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
FAQ Manager For Divi, Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Faq Module For Divi 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
AD Sliding FAQ 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B - W WP Simple FAQ 10+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
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