Arconix FAQ vs Ultimate FAQ
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| Feature | Arconix FAQ v1.9.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Ultimate FAQ v2.6.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 6,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | June 10, 2025 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Arconix FAQ | Ultimate FAQ Accordion Plugin · Ultimate FAQs Premium ($) |
| Pros | FAQ items are managed as their own post type; Toggle or accordion display from one shortcode; Groups let one page show different FAQ sets | FAQ blocks, shortcodes and widgets in the free version; Outputs FAQPage structured data for search engines; Page-load FAQ search and categories included free |
| Cons | No built-in search across FAQ items; Usage tracking exists, though it is opt-in | Live AJAX search, highlighting and multi-source AI generation need premium; AI generation runs through the vendor's proxy server |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | FAQ items stored as a custom post type, Groups via a taxonomy on FAQ items, Toggle or accordion display style, Dashboard widget with FAQ counts | FAQ custom post type with categories and tags, Gutenberg FAQ display and search blocks, FAQ shortcodes (ultimate-faqs, select-faq, popular-faqs and others), FAQPage structured data output, Page-load FAQ search, AI-generated FAQs (one at a time in free), FAQ list, recent, popular, random and category widgets, Live AJAX search, highlighting and autocomplete ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | WPForms |
| Other | — | OpenAI |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | tracking.tychesoftwares.com | etoilewebdesign.com |
| Blocks | — | 5 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 7 |