Accordion Blocks vs Collapsible Widget — WordPress

Accordion Blocks vs Collapsible Widget Area

Name: Accordion Blocks
Rating: 5 (36 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Accordion Blocks

5.0·36reviews·10,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Accordion Blocks	Collapsible Widget Area
Tagline	—	—
Description	2361 / 5000 chars47% used	1910 / 5000 chars38% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	philbuchanan	Curtiss Grymala
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2. Categories & rankings

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At a glance

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Feature comparison between Accordion Blocks and Collapsible Widget Area
Metric	Accordion Blocks	Collapsible Widget Area
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.6 ★
Total reviews	★ 36	8
Active installs	10,000+	100+
Free plan	—	—

3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Accordion Blocks

Accordion Blocks is a simple plugin that adds a Gutenberg block for adding accordion drop-downs to your pages. The accordions should blend seamlessly with your theme. However, you may want to add custom styles to your theme. Features Adds a Gutenberg block for adding accordions to your site. Supports multiple accordions with individual settings for each accordion item. Fully responsive. Support for item IDs and direct links. Supports nesting accordions. Accessible (for users requiring tabbed keyboard navigation control). Optional Features Open individual accordion items by default. Disable auto closing of accordion items. Manually close items by clicking the title again. Scroll page to title when it’s clicked open (including setting a scroll offset position). Set the HTML heading tag for the title element (h1–h6, button). Set defaults to be applied to all new accordion items or reset a specific accordion item to the defaults. Supports adding custom block styles using wp.blocks.registerBlockStyle. Output The plugin will ultimately output following HTML (simplified for this example): Title with H2 tag Content Custom CSS You can use the following CSS classes to customize the look of the accordion. .c-accordion__item {} /* The accordion item container */ .c-accordion__item.is-open {} /* is-open is added to open accordion items */ .c-accordion__item.is-read {} /* is-read is added to accordion items that have been opened at least once */ .c-accordion__title {} /* An accordion item title */ .c-accordion__title--button {} /* An accordion item title that is using a ` ` tag */ .c-accordion__title:hover {} /* To modify the style when hovering over an accordion item title */ .c-accordion__title:focus {} /* To modify the style when an accordion item title currently has broswer focus */ .c-accordion__content {} /* An accordion item content container */

Top keywords

accordion16×5.84%
item12×4.38%
title11×4.01%
accordion item8×2.92%
c-accordion8×2.92%
items6×2.19%
accordion items5×1.82%
accordion item title4×1.46%
accordions4×1.46%
item title4×1.46%
adding3×1.09%
block3×1.09%

Collapsible Widget Area

This plugin allows you to combine multiple widgets into a single tabbed/accordion-style interface in your theme. Usage To use this plugin, simply drag widgets into the “Collapsible Widget Area” widget area in Appearance -> Widgets within your admin area. Once you’ve done that, reload the Appearance -> Widgets page and drag the Collapsible Widget into the sidebar in which you want it to appear. Do not drag a “Collapsible Widget” into any of the existing “Collapsible Widget Area” sidebars. Options Within the Collapsible Widget itself, you can specify whether you want to use a Tab interface or an Accordion interface. Under Settings -> Collapsible Widget Options, you can choose the jQueryUI theme you want to apply to the collapsible widget container. All of the included jQueryUI themes are hosted on Google’s CDN. If you already have a jQueryUI theme included in your WordPress theme, you can choose “None” from the option selector, and no extra stylesheet will be included for this widget. If you want to include your own jQueryUI theme, there are two ways you can do so: Use the collapsible-widget-ui-theme filter to specify the exact URI of the stylesheet you want to include. Use the collapsible-widget-theme-list filter to add or remove items from the list of available themes. The parameter sent through this filter is an associative array of the available themes. If the theme is hosted on Google’s CDN, just the keyword is needed as the array key (for instance, the keyword for the “UI Lightness” theme is “ui-lightness” and the keyword for the “Base” theme is “base”). If the theme is hosted elsewhere, the entire URI to the stylesheet should be used as the array key. The array value should be the human-readable name of the theme. Under Settings -> Collapsible Widget Options, you can specify how many separate Collapsible Widget Areas should be available within Appearance -> Widgets.

Top keywords

widget11×3.47%
theme10×3.15%
collapsible9×2.84%
collapsible widget9×2.84%
want5×1.58%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Accordion Blocks or Collapsible Widget Area?

Accordion Blocks has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 36 reviews) compared to Collapsible Widget Area (4.6★ from 8 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Accordion Blocks or Collapsible Widget Area?

Accordion Blocks holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Accordion Blocks or Collapsible Widget Area?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Accordion Blocks has the deeper published review base (36 vs 8), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Accordion Blocks typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (36 reviews). Collapsible Widget Area typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (8 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Accordion Blocks and Collapsible Widget Area?

Migration support varies by app and category. Accordion Blocks and Collapsible Widget Area both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Collapsible Widget Area" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Accordion Blocks vs Collapsible Widget Area

Accordion Blocks

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Collapsible Widget Area

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Which has better reviews, Accordion Blocks or Collapsible Widget Area?

Should I choose Accordion Blocks or Collapsible Widget Area?

Which is faster to set up, Accordion Blocks or Collapsible Widget Area?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Accordion Blocks and Collapsible Widget Area?

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