WordPress FAQ Plugin (CMFAQ) - Lists
Lists
Lists allow grouping categories into a list which admin can display by shortcode with attribute.
Creating Lists
To manage lists in the WordPress FAQ plugin, navigate to the Admin Dashboard → CM FAQ → List.
![Managing FAQ lists - Q&A WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57e50d799033606c1955ca73/file-W7YgGx7mPp.png)
Create a new list to group categories.
![For for creating new FAQ list - Frequently Asked Questions Plugin WordPress](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57e50dbbc697910d0784df67/file-hqgYdnpwXw.png)
- Name - The name is how it appears on your site.
- Description - The description is not prominent by default; however, some themes may show it.
- CM FAQ Page - The page on which shortcode with this list will be running. This is needed in order to have a link back from each q&a page to the index page
- Order - Terms are usually ordered alphabetically, but you can choose your own order by entering a number (1 for first, etc.) in this field.
![Table with created FAQ lists - WordPress FAQ Schema Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57e5109b9033606c1955ca7c/file-j2tAo3hWpj.png)
Adding Categories to the List
To add Category to the List navigate to the Admin Dashboard → CM FAQ → Categories.
![Managing FAQ categories - Accordion FAQ WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57e510099033606c1955ca7a/file-Botdf7e0ve.png)
Edit category.
![Choosing FAQ category for editing - WordPress Plugin for Expanding FAQ](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57e5100ec697910d0784df6e/file-kohE0k5Ro9.png)
On the category edit page, check a list you want to add a category to. Then update category.
![Assigning category to the FAQ list - WordPress Plugin for Expanding FAQ](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57e510e79033606c1955ca80/file-0apedaSOtv.png)
Displaying Lists
To display List on the page simply place [cm-faq list="LISTNAME"] shortcode in the content. Set List name as list attribute value.
![Displaying FAQ list - WordPress FAQ Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57e51149c697910d0784df74/file-n7Sif1ACv5.png)
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