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Lightweight Accordion
Simple accordion for adding collapse elements to pages without affecting page load time. Includes Gutenberg block and shortcode for classic editor.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 60
- Active installs
- 10k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Added
- Apr 2020
- Requires WP
- 5.9
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Downloads
- 124,169
Our analysis
AI-assistedLightweight Accordion is a WordPress plugin that enables you to add collapsible elements to your posts using Gutenberg blocks or shortcodes. It utilises the native details HTML tag and minimal CSS to create a javascript-free accordion, which helps to keep page load times low.
The plugin offers customisation options for the accordion title, default open state, borders, colours, and grouping behaviour. It is suitable for users looking to enhance their content presentation without adding significant overhead to their site's performance.
Best for: This plugin is ideal for WordPress users who want to create collapsible content sections efficiently.
What it does well
- ✓No Javascript required, minimising page load impact
- ✓Customisable title tags and styles
- ✓Supports FAQ schema for SEO
- ✓Lightweight at less than 1kb
- ✓Compatible with Gutenberg and classic editor
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on advanced features or support
Verdict
Lightweight Accordion provides a straightforward solution for adding collapsible content to WordPress sites, particularly for those focused on performance and simplicity.
From the developer
Andy Feliciotti's own description of Lightweight Accordion, lightly tidied.
Lightweight Accordion plugin for WordPress allows you to add collapse elements to posts using a Gutenberg block or a shortcode (via classic editor). By using the details HTML tag and a few lines of CSS this allows for a javascript-free accordion for minimum page load.
Extremely Lightweight (<1kb): Without using Javascript the plugin uses the native details HTML tag and a few lines of code for almost no impact on front-end.
Customizable: Options include customizing the HTML tag used for the accordion title, open by default, borders, colors, and accordion grouping (auto-close others when one opens).
Shortcode Usage examples
Here are a few examples of using the accordion plugin with shortcodes.
[lightweight-accordion title="My Accordion"]My Content[/lightweight-accordion]
Additionally you can display the accordion open on load with the accordion_open option.
[lightweight-accordion title="My Accordion" accordion_open=true]My Content[/lightweight-accordion]
You can also change the html tag wrapping the title of the accordion using the title_tag option.
[lightweight-accordion title="My Accordion" title_tag="h3"]My Content[/lightweight-accordion]
If you want to include FAQ schema you can add the schema option and set it to faq.
[lightweight-accordion title="What is your return policy?" schema="faq"]You have 1 week to return your items[/lightweight-accordion]
If you’d like put a border around the content of the accordion you can use the “bordered” attribute.
[lightweight-accordion title="Bordered Content" bordered=true]My Content[/lightweight-accordion]
If you want accordions to auto-close when another opens (exclusive accordion), use the “group” attribute with the same value on each accordion.
[lightweight-accordion title="Question 1" group="faq"]Answer 1[/lightweight-accordion]
[lightweight-accordion title="Question 2" group="faq"]Answer 2[/lightweight-accordion]
[lightweight-accordion title="Question 3" group="faq"]Answer 3[/lightweight-accordion]
Tagged as
platform
Gutenberg & Block Editor
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