DS FAQ Plus
by kimipooh · Chat & Support
Also makes 7 other plugins · 54.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP DS FAQ Plus is the plugin which was improved based on WP DS FAQ 1.3.3.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈34 estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “answer”, “documentation” 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.
82 health vs 64 average across 1,177 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 17.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 168 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| answer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| documentation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| faq your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| question your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “answer”, “documentation” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 263 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.1.0 · 17 May 2026
32
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 42% 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 44% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Josh.biz12.2y ago
Great plug-in for collapsible FAQs, now improved from the original version by Alfred at Kilukru Média. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2020-01-24 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.4.2 Patched in 1.4.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 134 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 110 more locales with partial translations.
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 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 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Note on Plugin Name").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,050 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("answer", "documentation", "question" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-25 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-20 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 40+ → 30+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 30+ → 40+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 30+ → 20+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 30+ → 40+ up after 8 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).
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FAQ Block 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Question answer 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Simple FAQ To The Website — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
AnsPress – Question and answer 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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