PE Panels
Show your posts and pages in tabbed or collapsible way !
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PE Panels shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 500+ sites and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 27/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (500+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.8 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where PE Panels stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Accordion | >100 |
| panels | >100 |
| responsive tabs | >100 |
| tabs | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About PE Panels
From the official readme · v1.09Description
The plugin that allows you to display widget with blog posts and pages content in tabbed or collapsed (accordion) view.
The user may also select to show: post thumbnail, readmore link and publish date. Number of panels and their ordering are unlimited, even thumbnail size can be adjusted which makes this widget very friendly and flexible to user. Simple, easy to style, well optimized and clean package.
Installation
- Upload the ‘pe-panels’ folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Navigate to the ‘Widgets’ page found under the ‘Appearance’ menu item
- Drag an drope ‘PE Panels’ to the target widget area and choose your options
Configuration (see screenshot of backend):
- Widget title
- Type of view ( chose between 2 available views – tabbed and collapsed)
- Posts and Pages to show as panels
- Items ordering (depends on items chosen ordering)
- Content length limit
- Option to show ‘readmore’ link below content
- Option to show creation date in certain positions
- Option to show post thumbnail above content
- Thumbnail alignment ( to left, to right or center)
- Thumbnail size (you can chose from all theme sizes or set custom size – thumbnail will be generated automatically)
- Image width in pixels
- Image height in pixels
- Option to crop thumbnails (you can chose crop area).
- (Tabbed view) Option to resize panel headings to fill available space (each heading will have fixed width)
- (Tabbed view) Responsive break point (widget will switch desktop mobile layout in this respolution)
- (Collapsed view) Show or Hide first panel content
- (Collapsed view) Allow open more than one panel
Changelog
1.09
- Fixed PHP Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type int
- Added support for WordPress 5.8 (as legacy widget)
1.08
- added possibility to display excerpt with HTML tags.
- JavaScript improvements related to jQuery3
1.07
- Fixed not possible highlighting and selecting text in the tab panel
- Fixed keeping active the chosen tab while selecting text in the tab panel (for mobile views)
- Improved keyboard navigation according to WCAG guidelines
1.06
- Added option to translate a plugin
1.05
- Fixed W3C validator errors related to unclosed paragraphs
1.03
- Added option to use post excerpt as a tab or accordion content
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FAQ
PE Panels: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is PE Panels free?
Yes. PE Panels is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is PE Panels safe to use in 2026?
PE Panels shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 500+ sites and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 27/100 on our health check.
How many websites use PE Panels?
PE Panels is active on 500+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 8,746 times since it launched in September 2016. It was downloaded 143 times in the last 30 days.
Does PE Panels work with WordPress 7.1?
PE Panels is officially tested up to WordPress 5.8.17, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was PE Panels last updated?
The latest version, 1.09, was released on September 1, 2021 (5 years ago).
Who makes PE Panels?
PE Panels is developed and maintained by DJ-Extensions.com.
What are the best alternatives to PE Panels?
The most popular alternatives to PE Panels are Accordion FAQ (30K+ installs), Ultimate FAQ Accordion Plug… (30K+ installs) and Read More Without Refresh (20K+ installs).
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