Lightweight Accordion vs WPFAQBlock – FAQ & Accordion Plugin For Gutenberg

Lightweight Accordion plugin for WordPress allows you to add collapse elements to posts using a Gutenberg block or a shortcode (via classic editor). By using the details HTML tag and a few lines of CSS this allows for a javascript-free accordion for minimum page load. Extremely Lightweight (<1kb): Without using Javascript the plugin uses the native details HTML tag and a few lines of code for almost no impact on front-end. Customizable: Options include customizing the HTML tag used for the accordion title, open by default, borders, colors, and accordion grouping (auto-close others when one opens). Shortcode Usage examples Here are a few examples of using the accordion plugin with shortcodes. [lightweight-accordion title="My Accordion"]My Content[/lightweight-accordion] Additionally you can display the accordion open on load with the accordion_open option. [lightweight-accordion title="My Accordion" accordion_open=true]My Content[/lightweight-accordion] You can also change the html tag wrapping the title of the accordion using the title_tag option. [lightweight-accordion title="My Accordion" title_tag="h3"]My Content[/lightweight-accordion] If you want to include FAQ schema you can add the schema option and set it to faq. [lightweight-accordion title="What is your return policy?" schema="faq"]You have 1 week to return your items[/lightweight-accordion] If you’d like put a border around the content of the accordion you can use the “bordered” attribute. [lightweight-accordion title="Bordered Content" bordered=true]My Content[/lightweight-accordion] If you want accordions to auto-close when another opens (exclusive accordion), use the “group” attribute with the same value on each accordion. [lightweight-accordion title="Question 1" group="faq"]Answer 1[/lightweight-accordion] [lightweight-accordion title="Question 2" group="faq"]Answer 2[/lightweight-accordion] [lightweight-accordion title="Question 3" group="faq"]Answer 3[/lightweight-accordion] If you’d like to swap the default triangle marker for a chevron or plus/minus icon (optionally on the right side of the title) use the “icon” and “icon_position” attributes. [lightweight-accordion title="My Accordion" icon="chevron" icon_position="right"]My Content[/lightweight-accordion] Shortcode Options Here is the full listing of shortcode options. Additionally all of these options are accessible when using the Gutenberg block. title (Required Default: null) The title of your accordion will be displayed at the top for users to click. A good example would be to include a user’s question so they could click it for more details. content (Required Default: null) Content that will go into your accordion element. title_tag (Default: “span”) This sets the html tag that wraps the title in the accordion summary. Useful if you want to make it a heading tag for SEO purposes. accordion_open (Default: false) Set this to true if you want your accordion to be open by default. bordered (Default: false) Set this to true if you want a border around the accordion content. title_text_color (Default: false) Set this to a hex value or CSS color to change the color of the accordion title text. title_background_color (Default: false) Set this to a hex value or CSS color to change the color of the accordion title text. schema (Default: false) Set this to faq if you’d like FAQ schema to be included. class (Default: false) Used to add a custom class to the parent container of the accordion. anchor (Default: null) Adds the value as an ID to the accordion div as an anchor. autop (Default: true) By default the shortcode will wrap text in a ‘p’ tag. Set this to false if you’d like this disabled for the specific accordion. group (Default: false) Set this to a group name to make accordions with the same group auto-close when another opens. Uses the native HTML details name attribute for zero JavaScript overhead. icon (Default: false) Set this to “chevron”, “plus”, or “none” to replace the default triangle marker. The chevron rotates and the plus becomes a minus when the accordion opens. icon_position (Default: false) Set this to “right” to display the chevron or plus icon on the right side of the accordion title. Additional Details If you’d like to remove the “lightweight-accordion.css” from being enqueued on your site use the filter below. It’s recommend you style the accordion yourself if you use this filter. add_filter('lightweight_accordion_include_frontend_stylesheet', '__return_false' ); If you’d like to remove the “lightweight-accordion/editor-styles.css” from being enqueued in the admin area of your site you can use the filter below. add_filter('lightweight_accordion_include_admin_stylesheet', '__return_false' ); If you’d like to remove processing of shortcodes in accordion content you can use this filter. add_filter('lightweight_accordion_process_shortcodes', '__return_false' ); If you’d like to use inline Microdata for FAQ schema you can use this filter. (Not recommended) add_filter('lightweight_accordion_output_microdata', '__return_true' ); If you’d like to force “lightweight-accordion.css” to load on all of your site you can use this filter. By default the plugin will detect if the block or shortcode is used and enqueue the CSS. add_filter('lightweight_accordion_always_include_frontend_stylesheet', '__return_true' ); When a page contains an accordion a tiny inline script is added to the footer that automatically opens accordions targeted by a URL hash (for example a link to an accordion’s anchor). If you’d like to disable this you can use the filter below. add_filter('lightweight_accordion_anchor_script', '__return_false' );

WPFAQBlock is a WordPress FAQ builder and accordion plugin for creating, managing, and displaying professional FAQ sections across your website. Use WPFAQBlock to build support FAQs, product FAQs, service FAQs, help center questions, documentation FAQs, and clear question-and-answer content for posts, pages, widgets, and custom post types. The plugin includes a visual FAQ builder, Gutenberg block support, shortcode output, FAQ category filtering, optional FAQPage JSON-LD schema, custom accordion icons, import/export tools, and AI-assisted FAQ generation with OpenAI or Google Gemini. Frontend FAQ content is rendered as HTML, and optional FAQPage JSON-LD structured data can be enabled for eligible FAQ pages. This helps search engines understand your FAQ content without forcing schema output on every site. WPFAQBlock is designed for site owners, agencies, ecommerce stores, service businesses, content teams, and developers who need a flexible FAQ plugin that stays lightweight, accessible, and easy to manage. Key Features Visual FAQ Builder – Create, edit, organize, and manage FAQs from a clean admin interface. Accordion FAQ Layout – Display FAQs in a user-friendly collapsible accordion format. Gutenberg FAQ Block – Add FAQ sections directly from the WordPress block editor. FAQ Shortcode – Display FAQs anywhere with the [wpfaqblock] shortcode. Per-Instance FAQ Selection – Choose all FAQs, selected FAQs, or FAQs from selected categories for each display. FAQ Categories – Group FAQs by category and show only the content needed on each page. Optional FAQ Schema – Enable FAQPage JSON-LD structured data only when you want schema output. Displayed-Only Schema Output – Schema is generated only from FAQs actually rendered on the current page. Custom Accordion Icons – Upload separate open and closed accordion icons from the WordPress Media Library. Open First Accordion Option – Choose whether the first FAQ item should be open by default. Import and Export FAQs – Export all FAQs, selected FAQs, single categories, or multiple categories as JSON. AI FAQ Generation – Generate FAQ suggestions from builder prompts or editor content using OpenAI or Gemini. Editor Content FAQ Generator – Generate FAQs while editing a post, page, product, or supported custom post type. AI Chatbot Assistant – Floating conversational companion for your dashboard to manage, create, and refine FAQs. AI Chatbot Database Commands – Create, update, toggle draft/publish, or delete FAQs and categories via chat. AI Chatbot URL Scraping – Generate instant FAQs from any web link. AI Chatbot Copy Optimizer – Propose and refine FAQ answers with professional copy. AI Chatbot Page Reader – Retrieve content from any post/page ID to draft new FAQs. AI Chatbot Smart Lookup – Context-aware search of your existing FAQ database. Custom Post Type Storage – FAQs are stored as WordPress content for easier management, backups, and migration. Why choose WPFAQBlock? 🚀 Build and manage professional FAQ sections without writing code. 🤖 Generate high-quality FAQs instantly using OpenAI or Google Gemini. 💬 Use the AI Chatbot Assistant to create, edit, search, and manage FAQs through natural conversation. 🌐 Generate FAQs directly from any website URL with AI-powered URL scraping. 📄 Create FAQs from existing WordPress posts and pages using the built-in Page Reader. ✨ Improve FAQ answers with the AI Copy Optimizer for clear and professional content. 🧩 Add FAQs anywhere using the Gutenberg block or the [wpfaqblock] shortcode. 📂 Organize FAQs with categories and display only the questions relevant to each page. 🎨 Customize your accordion with your own open and closed icons. 📈 Enable optional FAQPage JSON-LD Schema to help search engines better understand your FAQ content. 🔄 Easily import and export FAQs for backups, migration, or bulk management. 📱 Fully responsive and works seamlessly across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. 🎯 Perfect for WooCommerce stores, business websites, agencies, SaaS products, blogs, documentation sites, schools, and customer support centers. Common Use Cases Product FAQ sections for WooCommerce or ecommerce pages. Service FAQs for local business, agency, and landing pages. Help center or support FAQ content. Documentation pages with categorized questions and answers. FAQ schema structured data for eligible FAQ content. Reusable FAQ blocks across posts, pages, widgets, and templates. AI-assisted FAQ creation from existing page or post content. Shortcode Usage Display all published FAQs: [wpfaqblock] Display FAQs from one category: [wpfaqblock category="returns"] Limit the number of FAQs: [wpfaqblock category="returns" limit="5"] Hide the category title: [wpfaqblock category="returns" category_title="0"] Change FAQ order: [wpfaqblock category="general" order="DESC"] Open the first accordion item by default: [wpfaqblock category="general" open_first="1"] Display specific FAQs only: [wpfaqblock ids="12,34,56"] Use custom accordion icons: [wpfaqblock ids="12,34" closed_icon="https://example.com/closed.png" open_icon="https://example.com/open.png"] Shortcode Attributes category – Filter FAQs by faq_group term slug. Leave empty to show all FAQs. ids – Comma-separated FAQ post IDs for showing specific FAQs only. limit – Maximum number of FAQs to display. Use -1 to show all matching FAQs. order – Sort order. Accepts ASC or DESC. category_title – Set to 0 to hide the category heading above grouped FAQ output. open_first – Set to 1 to open the first accordion item by default. closed_icon – Image URL for the closed accordion state. open_icon – Image URL for the open accordion state. Benefits Save time managing FAQs Reduce support requests Improve user experience Organize FAQs efficiently Generate FAQs with AI Reuse FAQs across pages Display SEO-friendly structured content