Whistles vs WP Featherlight — WordPress

Whistles vs WP Featherlight Disabled

Name: Whistles
Rating: 4.8 (19 reviews)

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Whistles

4.8·19reviews·300+installs

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	Whistles	WP Featherlight Disabled
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Description	2263 / 5000 chars45% used	1587 / 5000 chars32% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Justin Tadlock	treeflips
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Feature comparison between Whistles and WP Featherlight Disabled
Metric	Whistles	WP Featherlight Disabled
Rating	4.8 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 19	3
Active installs	300+	2,000+
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Whistles

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.

Top keywords

whistles18×4.70%
whistle6×1.57%
donations5×1.31%
support5×1.31%
tabs4×1.04%
admin3×0.78%
appearance3×0.78%
author3×0.78%
content3×0.78%
development3×0.78%
groups3×0.78%
page3×0.78%

WP Featherlight Disabled

This minimal WordPress lightbox plugin adds high performance, responsive jQuery lightbox functionality to your images. When standard WordPress images/galleries are clicked, the background fades out into black as images display in lightbox popup. Galleries can be navigated with on-screen arrows, touchscreen swipes, or pressing arrows keys. In order for WordPress images and galleries to be lightboxed: – You must select the “Media File” option when choosing where thumbnails should link. You can also select the “Custom Link” option if it links directly to an image file. This should work for any image file, even if it’s hosted on another website. – Enable on each post by checking “Enable lightbox” on the WP Featherlight settings. – You can also lightbox videos, iframes, and ajax content by adding data attributes to your content. For more details on custom content loading, check out the featherlight documentation. My plugin is simply a forked version of the original WP Featherlight plugin. Only difference is the original loads the featherlight CSS/JS on every page whereas mine only loads when you manually enable. Big thanks to Yin and Walter for contributing. Features: Ultra-lightweight – even more lightweight than the original WP Featherlight since the lightbox CSS/JS is not loaded automatically. Manual activation – to enable lightbox functionality, simply click the checkbox in your post settings. Retains WP Featherlight features – has all the same features and filters as the original WP Featherlight plugin (up to version 1.3.3) Supports WEBP image format.

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featherlight7×2.87%
lightbox7×2.87%
wp5×2.05%
wp featherlight5×2.05%
enable4×1.64%
images4×1.64%
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Which has better reviews, Whistles or WP Featherlight Disabled?

WP Featherlight Disabled has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 3 reviews) compared to Whistles (4.8★ from 19 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Whistles or WP Featherlight Disabled?

WP Featherlight Disabled holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). 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, Whistles or WP Featherlight Disabled?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Whistles has the deeper published review base (19 vs 3), 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?

Whistles typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (19 reviews). WP Featherlight Disabled typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3 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 Whistles and WP Featherlight Disabled?

Migration support varies by app and category. Whistles and WP Featherlight Disabled 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 WP Featherlight Disabled" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Whistles vs WP Featherlight Disabled

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