PluginScout

Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand — WordPress FAQ Plugin

by buntegiraffe · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.0 Tested up to WP 6.1.12

Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 160,349 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 19, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.

Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
160,349
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.1.12, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
10%
2 of 20 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Show/Hide ANY content*
  • Collapse/Expand using jQuery Effects (blind, fold, highlight, slide)
  • Set custom animation speed
  • Add your custom JS functions to onclick events
  • Collapse/Expand lists
  • Easily add FAQs
  • Add hidden answers to quizzes (answer opens on button click)
  • Collapse widgets to declutter sidebars
  • Save space on pages by grouping the content under expandable headings
  • Use hyperlinks or stylish pure-css buttons
  • Style every link/button individually
  • Make button stick to the end of the expanded content

Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand reviews and ratings

20 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.6 out of 5

20 reviews

5★
17
4★
1
3★
0
2★
0
1★
2

  • Good Plugin for Hidden Answer Quiz

    I am using this plugin for Hidden Answer Quiz. After searching around, I discovered this is the only Wordpress Hidden Answer plugin in the market, perfect for Hidden Answer Quiz, Reveal Hidden Coupon code, Hide and Reveal FAQs and so on. Initially, I was looking for something like a scratch off sticker that is used on coupon sites like savings.com, but this plugin does the job of hiding answers as well, so it's a good option. I hope the developer will add more features such as a multiple choice quiz which is linked to the hidden answer. In this case, the hidden answer should not be revealed unless the user completes the multiple choice question by selecting/guessing/putting his or her own answer.

    Kissington

  • funktioniert nicht

    keine Möglichkeit einen Link für collape Funktion einzubinden zu sehen

    maxichz

  • Five Stars

    Very nice to work with ---- once you get a feel for how it works. Exceptionally well-coded and will do just about anything you need it for.

    linux garage

  • Good!

    Good for text show/hide. has colored buttons.

    david2432

  • Does what it says but doesn't play well with elementor GUI editor

    I installed and used this plugin on a site I am admin for. They use Elementor for their page edits and I find it is a capable enough editor. However, I am not able to use the GUI components of this Show-Hide plugin within the text editor of Elementor. I was able to manually add the shortcode with options and get the desired effect...including hiding photos, etc. So, 5 stars for that and 6 stars if you get the GUI button to show up in Elementor editor!

    omnialive

  • Not really collapsing widgets

    Hello, I'm sorry but I've set my review to one star cause the plugin isn't really doing what is in the description -namely collapsing ANY widgets- as it is clearly stated here it only does with text/html widget. I'll change my review once this is either removed from the description or actually offered as a functionality -since I've lost my time installing this and trying it, and looking all over on how to make it work, reading through the forum etc...

    oguido

Where Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best FAQ Plugins #12 by tag, not in search #43 –

Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand alternatives

Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand.

All Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand alternatives

Details

Save space on your pages, posts, sidebars. Hide the content before user clicks to see it. Collapse long lists, create FAQs & more.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand competes in

Tags

  • collapse
  • expand
  • faq
  • hide content
  • show content

More from buntegiraffe

Version
1.3.0
Last updated
Mar 19, 2023
First published
Mar 4, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.2
Tested up to
6.1.12
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand FAQ

What does Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand offers Show/Hide ANY content*, Collapse/Expand using jQuery Effects (blind, fold, highlight, slide), Set custom animation speed, Add your custom JS functions to onclick events and Collapse/Expand lists.

How many active installs does Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand as of September 7, 2026.

Is Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand still maintained?

The last release was on March 19, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand free?

Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand rank among FAQ Plugins?

Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand is #43 in the WordPress.org FAQ Plugins ranking.