FAQly – Ultimate FAQ
by drakearthur · Chat & Support
FAQly – Ultimate FAQ Plugin: A plugin to manage FAQs and display them as an accordion using a shortcode.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accordion” and “faqs” for “responsive faq” and “wordpress faq”. “accordion” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “responsive faq” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “faqs” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress 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.
82 health vs 64 average across 1,180 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 29.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 630 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 11 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 28 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.07★ 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
34%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| faq shortcode your tag | #5 | #17 | down 1 |
| faq your tag | #14 | #21 | down 2 |
| faq block your tag | #16 | #21 | up 2 |
| faq plugin | #18 | #22 | down 2 |
| responsive faq | #12 | #19 | down 2 |
| faq with shortcode | #9 | #18 | up 1 |
| shortcode faq | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| faq schema | #17 | #19 | up 1 |
| custom faq | #17 | #23 | up 2 |
| shortcode for faq | #10 | #18 | up 1 |
| woocommerce faq | #20 | #22 | up 2 |
| faq page | #21 | #23 | down 2 |
| wordpress faq | #23 | #23 | down 2 |
| simple faq | #14 | #20 | 0 |
| accordion faq | #23 | #21 | 0 |
| faq accordion | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| faq in website | #18 | #22 | up 1 |
| advanced faq | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress responsive accordion with faq | #20 | #20 | up 1 |
| wordpress faq plugin | #23 | #22 | — |
| accordion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| faqs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 23 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” and “faqs” for “responsive faq” and “wordpress faq”. “accordion” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “responsive faq” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “faqs” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress 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.
- One page off on “faq”. #14 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 block”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Apr 2025 · 566 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.5K · 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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
11
releases in the last 12 months
28d ago
latest release · v1.2.3 · 5 Oct 2026
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 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 15 Apr 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ onlysli9mo ago
It add big adds banner on all pages in the admin and static button on right bottom.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brain8torm12mo ago
Lots of annoying unplugged ads
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PETER1.2y ago
Love this plugin! It lets me organize FAQs into categories with dropdowns, looks super modern, and blends perfectly with my WordPress site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ davidshakir1.2y ago
You can divide the pertinent questions into different groups. A shortcode can also be used to show only particular categories on particular pages. This topic was modified 10 months, 4 weeks ago by davidshakir.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jennifer7871.2y ago
A wonderful accordion plugin! We use FAQly – Ultimate FAQ in multiple places on our site, and it’s always reliable, customizable, and backed by a helpful support team.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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 "FAQly – Ultimate FAQ Plugin: A plugin to manage FAQs and display them as an accordion using a shortcode."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("essential for", "perfect for", "if you need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, WPML and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,553 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "faq block", "FAQ shortcode" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 800+ → 900+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-10-13 700+ → 800+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-09-26 600+ → 700+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 500+ → 600+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2025-08-20 400+ → 500+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2025-07-15 300+ → 400+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-07-01 200+ → 300+ up after 19 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★ · 4 shared tags A -
Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block – Create Beautiful FAQs, Content Accordions & Interactive Tabs 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Easy Accordion Block – Accordion, FAQ & Collapsible Content for the Block Editor 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 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 -
Accordion FAQ – FAQ Schema, Block & Shortcode with Live Search 100+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B
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