Master Accordion ( Former WP Awesome FAQ Plugin )
by Liton Arefin · Chat & Support
Also makes 32 other plugins · 1.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Best WordPress Accordion Plugin for WordPress. Master Accordion re-branded with lots new features and customization options
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
700+
≈700 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “accordion”, “collapse content” and “frequently asked questions” 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.
43 health vs 64 average across 1,175 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 138.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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 5.9.20.
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 1168 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20; the current branch is 6.8
2.9★ over 29 reviews, smoothed to 3.66★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1168 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.
58
Momentum
Gaining ground
+0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
67%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| accordion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| collapse content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| frequently asked questions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress faq your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 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
- “accordion”, “collapse content” and “frequently asked questions” 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 778 · 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
3.2y ago
latest release · v4.1.9 · 21 Aug 2023
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 700.
Install history since 21 Apr 2015
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (4.1.9). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 4.1.5 - 4.1.8 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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Features and Supports").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,791 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("collapse content", "frequently asked questions", "wordpress faq" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 600+ → 700+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-10-15 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-14 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 700+ → 600+ down after 185 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 700+ → 800+ up after 4 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).
- B BH FAQ 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
- W WP Awesome City Weather Report 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- M MYFAQ Plugin 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Accordion FAQ – Compatible With All Page Builder (Elementor, Gutenberg) 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
FAQ Concertina 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D - C CB FAQ Responsive Accordion 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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