WP Super FAQ
by Ryan · Chat & Support
Also makes 1 other plugin · 310+ installs across the portfolio →
A lightweight FAQ/QNA plugin that includes an FAQ shortcode for your site. A simple jQuery animation is included to show/hide each question.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+49%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “faq”, “frequently asked questions” and “jquery” 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.
44 health vs 64 average across 1,175 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 29.3K 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5437 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.3.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5437 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| qna your tag | #9 | #7 | 0 |
| faq your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| frequently asked questions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| question and answer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “faq”, “frequently asked questions” and “jquery” 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 111 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
14.9y ago
latest release · v0.5.6 · 13 Dec 2011
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dotlizard12.8y ago
This plugin hasn’t been updated in two years, and it still works. It’s pretty basic, but it’s free, you can categorize your FAQ and it’s quite easy to style. It isn’t full of shiny bells and whistles but not too many plugins are solid enough that they can go through two years of WP updates without breaking. Five stars for not being full of over-ambitious half-done features, and for just getting the job done.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cdewolfe13.1y ago
Relies on shortcodes to build the page(s) and is not very flexible, but does do what it promises. Worked well enough for me to install and use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DonDuSangParis13.7y ago
This plugin is very easy and simple to set up and has a nice expand/close jQuery effect. It would win a 5th star when it would provide additional features as I requested in the support forum 🙂 You can see it in action on my blog : http://www.dondusang-paris.fr/foire-aux-questions/ — webmaster of DonduSang-Paris.fr
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
6 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 "A lightweight FAQ/QNA plugin that includes an FAQ shortcode for your site. A simple jQuery animation is inc..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,551 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-01 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-27 400+ → 300+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-22 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-21 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-20 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-19 300+ → 400+ up after 1 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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Accordion FAQ – Compatible With All Page Builder (Elementor, Gutenberg) 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B - S SFN Easy FAQ Manager 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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FAQ Concertina 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
VS Knowledge Base 300+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
FAQ Manager For Divi, Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - S Smart FAQ 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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