Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand
by buntegiraffe · Chat & Support
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Save space on your pages, posts, sidebars. Hide the content before user clicks to see it. Collapse long lists, create FAQs & more.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “collapse”, “expand” and “faq” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
56 health vs 64 average across 1,175 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 161.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 629 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1322 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1322 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| collapse your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| expand your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| faq your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| show content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “collapse”, “expand” and “faq” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.7K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.6y ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 19 Mar 2023
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.3 years ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Jul 2017
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.0 Enhanced plugin security 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.6 Fixed a vulnerability issue. Please update as soon as possible. Checked compatibility with WP 6.1 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 Added compatibility for WP 5.7 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.4 Added compatibility for PHP 7.3+ Checked WP 5.5 compatibility 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.3 Fixed apostrophes causing errors in collapse and expand texts 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.2 Added custom_class shortcode attribute 1.2.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand <= 1.2.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-01-04 CVE-2022-4829 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.5 Patched in 1.3.0
- 2023-01-04 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.2.6 Patched in 1.3.0
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 6.2
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Save space on your pages, posts, sidebars. Hide the content before user clicks to see it. Collapse long lis..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,931 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hide content", "show content" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-07-22 20K+ → 10K+ down after 635 days in tier
- 2021-10-25 10K+ → 20K+ up after 781 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 1K+ → 10K+ 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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BBSpoiler 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
ACF Admin Flexible Content Collapse 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Hide/Show Post/Page Content 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Truncate Comments 70+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
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