WordPress plugin comparison
Lightweight Accordion vs Widget Options
Lightweight Accordion
by Andy Feliciotti
10K+ installs5.0
Widget Options
by Marketing Fire
100K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Widget Options has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Lightweight Accordion.
- On a typical day, Widget Options is downloaded about 1,482 times, Lightweight Accordion about 122.
- Lightweight Accordion is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 60 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,516 reviews.
- Widget Options was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Oct 12, 2026 for Lightweight Accordion.
- Lightweight Accordion resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Widget Options.
- Lightweight Accordion is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Widget Options.
- Widget Options has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for Lightweight Accordion.
Line by line
Widget Options leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric | Lightweight Accordion | Widget Options |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,003 | #379 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8.8K | 77.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(60) | 4.9(1.5K) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.03 | ×1.14 |
| Last release | 28 days ago | 15 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
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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