Flexible FAQs – WordPress FAQ Plugin
by David Gwyer · Chat & Support
Also makes 13 other plugins · 98.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Flexible FAQs plugin for WordPress. Create unlimited FAQs easily via a drag and drop interface. Includes predefined themes for your FAQs.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
40+
≈50 estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accordion” and “faq” for “wordpress faq plugin” and “faqs list”. “accordion” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress faq plugin” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “faq” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “faqs list” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 64 average across 1,177 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 5.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 82 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| faqs your tag | #18 | #24 | down 2 |
| faqs wordpress plugin your tag | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| wordpress faq plugin | #21 | #24 | — |
| faqs list | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| simple faqs | #19 | #24 | up 1 |
| accordion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| faq your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce faq your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accordion” and “faq” for “wordpress faq plugin” and “faqs list”. “accordion” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress faq plugin” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “faq” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “faqs list” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 1 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 155 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (0.6.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 0.5.5 - 0.5.11 No patch available
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 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
8 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 "Flexible FAQs plugin for WordPress. Create unlimited FAQs easily via a drag and drop interface. Includes pr..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, Easy Digital Downloads.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,907 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "woocommerce faq" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 50+ → 40+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 40+ → 50+ 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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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 -
FAQly – Ultimate FAQ 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Happy FAQs – FAQ, Product FAQ & Help Center 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Joli FAQ SEO – WordPress FAQ Plugin 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags A
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