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Tabby Responsive Tabs

By cubecolour

Design & Themes / Themes & Templates

Reviewed by Omar Dabbas

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Tabby Responsive Tabs Review - In-Depth Analysis

Create responsive tabs for your posts and pages with simple shortcodes. Tabs change to an accordion on narrow viewports.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

7.15/10

User Rating

4.9/5 (based on 144+ reviews)

Active Installations

10,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

The Tabby responsive tabs plugin is designed to be an easy and lightweight way to add responsive tabs to your content. It adds a set of horizontal tabs that change to an accordion on narrow viewports, allowing for better user experience on mobile devices.

With this plugin, you can create multiple sets of tabs on the same page, and it uses semantic header and content markup to ensure accessibility. The tabs and content are also accessible via keyboard, making it user-friendly for everyone.

For customization, experienced developers can easily modify the display of the tabs by replacing the built-in CSS rules. Additionally, there are optional add-ons available that enhance the functionality of the tabs, such as adding icons, linking to specific tabs, and controlling the accordion behavior.

Comparing to Alternatives

Tabby Responsive Tabs stands out among several alternatives that offer tab functionality for WordPress, providing a simple and effective solution for responsive tabs.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Simple and effective tab creation using shortcodes
Lightweight and fast performance
Highly customizable with CSS for unique designs
Free to use with no paid version required
Excellent user ratings indicating reliability and satisfaction

Weaknesses

Lacks block editor integration, relying on shortcodes which may feel outdated
Limited advanced features compared to some premium alternatives
No option to add extra classes or IDs to individual tab containers via shortcode
Does not offer a pro version with extended functionalities

User Sentiment Analysis

With an outstanding 4.9 out of 5 rating from 144 users, the plugin enjoys overwhelmingly positive feedback, highlighting ease of use and effectiveness.

Positive highlights

'Simple, effective and elegant' - mkearns
'Best extension to create tabs directly from the page' - Alessio Pellegrini
'Simple and enough to use' - KeniVinh
'Works great' - gregblocklive
'Easy, Lightweight and Perfect!' - dinaddd

Common complaints

Weaknesses

No block editor support, relying on shortcodes
Limited shortcode customization options
Lacks advanced features found in some alternatives

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users seeking a straightforward, lightweight, and free solution for adding responsive tabs to their WordPress site without needing advanced features or block editor integration.

Not ideal for

Users who prefer block editor compatibility, require extensive customization options, or want premium features available in paid tab plugins.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version includes all core features needed to create responsive tabs using shortcodes, with the ability to customize styles via CSS.

Final Verdict

Tabby Responsive Tabs is a highly rated, reliable, and easy-to-use plugin ideal for users wanting a simple tab solution without the complexity of premium features or block editor integration. Its lightweight design and free availability make it an excellent choice for many WordPress users.

While it lacks some modern conveniences like block editor support and advanced customization options, its strong user satisfaction and absence of security vulnerabilities make it a trustworthy and practical option for responsive tabs. Users needing more advanced features may consider the listed alternatives.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Tabby Responsive Tabs plugin.

Responsive tabs

Accordion

Shortcode

Screenshots

FAQ

There are a few things you can investigate when troubleshooting any plugin which is not working as expected:

Incorrectly formed shortcodes
If you copied & pasted in the Tabby Responsive Tabs shortcodes from a web page showing an example usage rather than directly typing them into the page, it is possible that there may be invisible or invalid characters in the shortcode text, or the shortcodes are enclosed within code tags. Correct this by deleting the shortcodes and type them directly instead.

Plugin or theme conflicts
To troubleshoot whether a plugin or theme is conflicting with the Tabby Responsive Tabs plugin on your site, install the health check and troubleshooting plugin and use the troubleshooting mode.

If the plugin isn’t working for you, please read the documentation carefully to check whether your issue is covered. Then review the topics in the plugin support forum. You may find an appropriate solution outlined in a resolved topic if someone previously posted the same or a similar issue. If you do not find an answer that enables you to solve your issue, please post a new topic on the forum so we have an opportunity to get it working before you consider leaving a review.

It is possible to include tabs within a text widget if you have added shortcode support to text widgets by adding the filter below to your child theme’s functions.php or a custom functionality plugin.

add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');

This filter will enable you to use any shortcodes within text widgets.

This is used just like any other URL parameter in a query string so you need to use a valid structure for the query string.

If there’s already a parameter in a query string, including the one included in the url when not using ‘pretty’ permalinks, subsequent parameters must be appended using an ampersand.
eg:

yoursite.com/?page_id=1&target=phone-numbers

This is used just like any other URL parameter in a query string so you need to use a valid structure for the query string.

If there’s already a parameter in a query string, including the one included in the url when not using ‘pretty’ permalinks, subsequent parameters must be appended using an ampersand.
eg:

yoursite.com/?page_id=1&target=phone-numbers

Contributors and developers

“Tabby Responsive Tabs” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

cubecolour

Free Version Live Demo

WPS

7.15

Very Good

Ratings

4.9 out of 5 | 144

Version

1.4.1

Last updated

1 year ago

Active installations

10,000+

WordPress version

6.8.8 or higher

PHP version

5.6 or higher

Languages

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Tabby Responsive Tabs Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (144)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (0)

Previous Versions

WPS

7.15

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