Whistles for WordPress Plugin Directory
Whistles is a WordPress app, with a 4.8 average rating from 19 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Whistles is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Justin Tadlock. With a rating of 4.8★ from 19 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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Whistles is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 19 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.8★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Justin Tadlock — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (19) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Whistles works
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Whistles was not born as “just another tabs plugin”. It was born out of the idea that we need to get rid of all other plugins like this and start from scratch.
It seems to me that tabs plugins have been clunky and extremely hard to use over the years. Whistles seeks to rectify this by making it easy to manage tabs, toggles, accordions, and other things that need to be embedded into a page.
So, what is Whistles? Are whistles? Can you whistle? Whistles is a plugin that creates a new content type called “whistle” and a new taxonomy called “whistle group”. The plugin allows you to create individual whistles and organize them into whistle groups however you see fit. Then, it allows you to embed whistle groups into posts using the [whistles] shortcode or adding it via the Whistles widget.
You can also decide how you want to display your whistles. In the current version of the plugin, they can be displayed as:
Tabs
Toggles
Accordions
The great thing about this method is that you’re pretty much able to put whatever content you want into your whistles. It’s no different than writing a post or page. You can insert text, images, media, and even other shortcodes.
Features
“Whistles” screen in the admin under “Appearance” for creating whistles.
“Whistle Groups” screen in the admin under “Appearance” for organizing whistles.
[whistles] shortcode for displaying whistles.
“Add Whistles” media button above the post content editor for inserting whistles.
“Whistles” widget under the “Appearance > Widgets” admin screen.
Professional Support If you need professional plugin support from me, the plugin author, you can access the support forums at Theme Hybrid, which is a professional WordPress help/support site where I handle support for all my plugins and themes for a community of 40,000+ users (and growing).
Plugin Development If you’re a theme author, plugin author, or just a code hobbyist, you can follow the development of this plugin on it’s GitHub repository.
Donations Yes, I do accept donations. If you want to buy me a beer or whatever, you can do so from my donations page. I appreciate all donations, no matter the size. Further development of this plugin is not contingent on donations, but they are always a nice incentive.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Whistles?
Whistles is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.8-star rating from 19 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Justin Tadlock.