Description

FAQ Schema Shortcode is a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily add FAQ sections to your site using simple shortcodes. It automatically generates structured data (JSON-LD schema) for each FAQ, helping search engines better understand your content and improving your site's SEO with rich results. By using the [faqs_dbm] and [faq_dbm] shortcodes, you can quickly create FAQs that are both user-friendly and SEO-friendly, enhancing your site's visibility in search engines.

Example Usage

[faqs_dbm]
[faq_dbm q="What color is the sky?" a="Blue"]
[faq_dbm q="What color is grass?" a="Green"]
[/faqs_dbm]

Features

• Shortcode alias for when you do not have any other shortcodes using [faqs] and [faq] then you can enable this feature in the settings.
• Customizable Question and Answer labels
• Accordion option to let users toggle FAQs open and closed
• Accordion background color, background hover color, and text color options
• Add additional CSS

Roadmap

• Add accordion functionality for FAQ sections.

Installation

1. Backup your WordPress site.
2. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the shortcode for displaying FAQs?

Use [faqs_dbm] as the container shortcode and [faq_dbm q="Your question?" a="Your answer."] for each individual FAQ item. Wrap the individual items inside the container like this:

[faqs_dbm]
[faq_dbm q="What is this plugin for?" a="It helps you display FAQs with JSON-LD schema for SEO."]
[/faqs_dbm]

Can I use a simpler shortcode like [faqs] and [faq]?

Yes, enable the "Shortcode Alias" option in the plugin settings. This will allow you to use [faqs] and [faq] instead of the default [faqs_dbm] and [faq_dbm].

How do I enable accordion functionality?

Go to Settings > FAQ Shortcode, and check the box labeled Accordion. This makes the FAQ entries collapsible and expandable.

How can I change the accordion colors?

In the settings page, you can set:

• Text color
• Background color
• Background hover color
  Just enter valid HEX values (like #ff0000) for each.

Does this plugin add FAQ schema for SEO?

Yes! It automatically generates JSON-LD structured data so search engines like Google can understand and feature your FAQs.

Can I use HTML in the question or answer?

Yes, but it's sanitized. Only the following tags are allowed in the answers:

• <a> with href, title, and target
• <strong>
• <em>
• <ol>
• <ul>
• <li>

How do I include a link?

You would simply replace the " with ' [faqs] [faq q="How to include a link" a="Just like this"] [/faqs]

Screenshots

Changelog

1.1.1

• Bugfix: FAQ showing at top of content

1.1.0

• Added: Setting to customize the question label
• Added: Setting to customize the answer label
• Added: Setting to add additional CSS
• Added: Translation support

1.0.2

• Updated: FAQs to allow a, em, strong, ol, ul, li

1.0.1

• Added: Accordion option
• Added: Accordion text color option
• Added: Accordion background color option
• Added: Accordion background hover color option
• Bugfix: Extra line breaks

1.0.0

• Initial release.