WordPress plugin comparison
Accordion Categories vs Lightweight Accordion
At a glance
- Lightweight Accordion has more active installs: 10K+, against 50+ for Accordion Categories.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Accordion is downloaded about 111 times, Accordion Categories about 3.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Lightweight Accordion was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Mar 25, 2017 for Accordion Categories.
- Lightweight Accordion is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Accordion Categories.
- Accordion Categories has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for Lightweight Accordion.
Line by line
Lightweight Accordion leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Accordion Categories |  Lightweight Accordion |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,610 | #2,003 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 57 | 8.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(60) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.03 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 29 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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