Easy Accordion vs Smart FAQ
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Easy Accordion ranks #586 on the popular list; Smart FAQ is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Easy Accordion has the largest install base, roughly 700× the next: 70K+ active installs against 100+ for Smart FAQ. Downloads this week: Easy Accordion 16,406 and Smart FAQ 16. Ratings: Easy Accordion 4.9★ from 358 and Smart FAQ 4.1★ from 9 reviews.
| Metric | Easy Accordion | Smart FAQ |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #586 ▼ 1 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 16,406 | 16 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (358) | 4.1★ (9) |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Current version | 3.1.11 | 1.4 |
| Best rank on record | #577 | #13,261 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2014 | Mar 2013 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Easy Accordion or Smart FAQ?
By active installs, Easy Accordion: 70K+ sites run it against 100+ for Smart FAQ, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 22, 2026.
Are Easy Accordion or Smart FAQ alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.