WordPress FAQ Plugin (CMFAQ) - Adding/Editing FAQ Categories


Adding/Editing FAQ Categories

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The WordPress FAQ plugin allows each question to have a specific category that can help readers find a question regarding a specific topic. 

To do this, click on Categories under the plugin tab. 

Managing FAQ categories - FAQ Plugin WordPress
Managing FAQ categories

You can then add a category name, description, and specify a parent category.

Form for creating new FAQ category - Best FAQ Plugin WordPress
Form for creating new FAQ category

For each category, you can upload an icon image and specify the order. This icon can be cleared after selecting the category page.

Here you also can assign a category to the Lists.

Choosing a category icon and assigning it to the list - WordPress FAQ Plugin With Search Bar
Choosing a category icon and assigning it to the list

For example, here is a category with an icon image next to one without. 

Example of categories with and without icon - FAQ Search WordPress Plugin
Example of categories with and without icon

On this same page, you can view a list of all the FAQ categories and click on a category to edit. 

Table with created FAQ categories - WP Responsive FAQ With Category Plugin
Table with created FAQ categories

Subcategories

Since the version 1.8.0, the plugin supports creating subcategories.

To do this, while creating or editing a category, just choose a Parent Category in the corresponding dropdown.

Choosing a parent FAQ category - Q&A WordPress Plugin
Choosing a parent FAQ category

You can see the result hierarchy in the table with existing categories:

Hierarchy of FAQ categories - Frequently Asked Questions Plugin WordPress
Hierarchy of FAQ categories

Users will be able to see the categories hierarchy on the front-end:

Hierarchy of FAQ categories on the front-end - WordPress FAQ Schema Plugin
Hierarchy of FAQ categories on the front-end

The parent categories will include all questions from the subcategories:

Including questions from a child category to the parent category - Accordion FAQ WordPress Plugin
Including questions from a child category to the parent category

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