Lightweight Accordion

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1. ★★★★★ Marisa

   6mo ago

   I greatly appreciate this plugin. It has helped me increase the screen real-estate on my web pages by collapsing the help/information parts. Lightweight plug-ins which don’t slow down WordPress are to be commended. I tried the built-in WordPress accordion element, but on my iPhone it could not be expanded.

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2. ★★★★★ Annejet Luik

   8mo ago

   Simple, lightweight plugin that does exactly what it promises. Clean UI, no unnecessary options. Great job!

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3. ★★★★★ tastymouse

   11mo ago

   And easy to work with. Thanks

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4. ★★★★★ steffifn

   1.5y ago

   will be interesting to see how this works with over 100 entries

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5. ★★★★★ Webtaurus

   1.6y ago

   Great versatile block! Simple and efficient.Thanks Andy

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6. ★★★★★ danielepais

   1.8y ago

   Absolutely spot on. Very useful and easy to use.

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7. ★★★★★ zhongxiyi

   1.8y ago

   不得不说，这是一个非常棒的插件 轻巧简单！ 唯一不足的。 就是不懂怎么添加到经典编辑器中！ 不过依然不影响在我心中的高评价！

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8. ★★★★★ Guido

   1.9y ago

   I was looking for a simple and lightweight plugin for adding an Accordion FAQ in the Classic Editor. This one does the job, I like it. Did not use the block yet.. Guido

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6.0 New feature: Accordion grouping – only one accordion can be open at a time within a group. Added “Add Item” button in block toolbar to easily create grouped accordions. Added group attribute for shortcodes to enable excl 1.6.0
2. — Version 1.5.20 Tested up to WordPress 6.7. 1.5.20
3. — Version 1.5.19 Restore content display system to 1.5.16’s version. 1.5.19
4. — Version 1.5.18 Bug fix for sanatizing titles. 1.5.18
5. — Version 1.5.17 Tested up to WordPress 6.5. Minified CSS files. Security fixes to sanitize outputs. 1.5.17
6. — Version 1.5.16 Tested up to WordPress 6.2. 1.5.16

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Lightweight Accordion <= 1.5.20 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-12-14 CVE-2025-13740 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5.20 Patched in 1.6.0
2. Medium · 6.4 Lightweight Accordion <= 1.5.16 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2024-03-22 CVE-2024-2436 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5.16 Patched in 1.5.17
3. Medium · 6.4 Lightweight Accordion <= 1.5.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2023-01-23 CVE-2023-0373 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5.14 Patched in 1.5.15

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9

Translated into 9 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2023-11-04 9K+ → 10K+ up after 165 days in tier
2. 2023-05-23 8K+ → 9K+ up after 52 days in tier
3. 2023-04-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 50 days in tier
4. 2023-02-10 6K+ → 7K+ up after 83 days in tier
5. 2022-11-19 5K+ → 6K+ 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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• Layout Grid Block 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Snow Monkey Forms 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Snow Monkey Editor 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B

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Lightweight Accordion: 10K+ active installs, 5.0★ (60 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/lightweight-accordion