Helpie FAQ vs Ultimate Blocks
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| Feature | Helpie FAQ v1.52 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details | Ultimate Blocks v3.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | — | September 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Helpie FAQ · Helpie FAQ Pro ($) | Ultimate Blocks · Ultimate Blocks Pro ($) |
| Pros | Accordion and toggle FAQ display through shortcode, block and widget; Categories, tags and groups for organising questions; Free core covers WooCommerce product FAQ tab and LearnDash, Polylang support | Free set of content blocks for the block editor; Review block outputs JSON-LD schema markup; Table of contents, post grid and social share blocks included free |
| Cons | Premium display options and some options need the Pro licence; Freemius SDK asks for opt-in usage sharing; Docs pages are marked as coming soon in the readme | Some blocks such as AI summary and advanced review features are only in Pro; Schema output is limited to the review block, with no sitemap or redirect tools |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 3 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | FAQ entries with categories and tags, FAQ groups taxonomy, Gutenberg FAQ block, WooCommerce product FAQ tab, Excerpt display of FAQ posts ($), Custom accordion heading tags ($), Link accordion titles to post slugs ($), Insights reporting page, Q and A settings | Table of contents block, Post grid block, Social share buttons block, Content filter block, Countdown block, Review block with JSON-LD schema output, Pro-only block upsells (review, expand, image slider and others) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | LearnDash, Polylang | — |
| Other | Freemius | Google Fonts, Freemius |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.freemius-local.com, sandbox-api.freemius, checkout.freemius-local.com | www.googleapis.com, api.dailymotion.com, player.vimeo.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 37 |
| Shortcodes | 4 | — |