Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Fresco

   2.4y ago

   This is a really useful plugin, easy to use with plenty of colour and font options to suit most folk – and it’s also easy to customise, if you know what you want and you can access your site through an ftp connection or similar (to upload your custom theme). The best bit though, is the support of the author; I reported a problem I was having with the plugin in a Support Thread, and just a few hours and some troubleshooting suggestions from the author later, a new version is made available to everyone which addresses the glitch. Great, quick and comprehensive support, which is so rare these days. Top Marks.

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2. ★★★★★ taisho

   7.5y ago

   I tested almost 10 tab plugins and this one suits me best. Even though it is very far from perfect, after the pain other developers put me through, I have to appreciate quality of this one. – Very fast, no content jumping – Content of tabs is within WordPress posts thanks to properly done shortcodes, not like in most of plugins where 1 shortcode = 1 tab of content created in plugin’s interface – Starting theme is good and neutral enough to actually suffice for most of websites – There is a multitude of other themes to be picked in plugin’s settings Now the bad: – No built in responsiveness for horizontal tabs – No Font Awesome icons for tab titles Some additional thoughts: Can’t set things like font size, but it can easily be changed through CSS, so no problem for me. It’s a bit misleading that settings are under Appearance menu and on installed plugins list there is no settings option for this plugin what at start led me to think there are no settings at all. I think that some preview of available themes would be nice, checking them one by one is quite a chore and I couldn’t find any online source for these themes.

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3. ★★★★★ decini

   8.2y ago

   The plugin seemed easy enough but could never get the title to show up. It showed as blank. I raised a support ticket and the issue was resolved. Great product and event better support. -Robert This topic was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by decini.

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4. ★★★★★ ahmedsawon

   8.6y ago

   This is the great plugin i discovered from WordPress directory I would like to say, it is the damn useful plugin for everyone who search for tabs, accordion shortcodes in wordpress post or page. Love you Matt Lowe, all the best bro.

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5. ★★★★★ miller999

   9.2y ago

   Easy to use and customize. Thank You very much.

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6. ★★★★★ aethronos

   9.3y ago

   This is a great plugin! Simple, practical, and it works. I’ve tried for three days to find a tabs plugin with the link to tab option and this is the best one and as far as I know, the only one that’s free. Many thanks to the author. You’ve really helped me a lot.

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7. ★★★★★ redpupmedia

   10.2y ago

   Buried deep in a non-standard use, Matt was a super fast and helpful author. Great work!

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8. ★★★★★ David user

   10.7y ago

   Great plugin for nested tabs with shortcodes.

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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 Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes <= 0.4.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via tab Shortcode ↗
   2024-07-08 CVE-2024-5946 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.4.8 Patched in 0.4.9
2. Medium · 4.3 Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes <= 0.4.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-05-07 CVE-2024-4463 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 0.4.7 Patched in 0.4.8
3. Medium · 6.4 Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes <= 0.4.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via accordions Shortcode ↗
   2024-04-04 CVE-2024-2499 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.4.3 Patched in 0.4.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.5

Translated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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1. 2023-07-30 2K+ → 1K+ down

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).

• Meks Flexible Shortcodes 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• ACF Tab & Accordion Title Icons 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C
• Display FAQ – Responsive Accordion and Product FAQ For WooCommerce 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• CM FAQ – Simplify support with an intuitive FAQ management tool 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Ultimate FAQ Accordion Plugin 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Accordions 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A

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Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes: 1K+ active installs, 4.8★ (24 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/squelch-tabs-and-accordions-shortcodes