Most most users will be able to use the Automated Installation procedure:
iFAQ uses Joomla content articles, so it is very simple to create an iFAQ page. Just go to Content > Categories, create a category for your FAQ, then create new articles. One new article for each FAQ item, just like you would create a new article, then create a menu item for this category you've just created.
You can also use the current Joomla content to test iFAQ. Just go to the menu item and create a new iFAQ Category Menu item type and choose a category which has contents in the first level.
iFAQ already gives you a lot of flexibility to display your FAQ page with the iFAQ menu items, however sometimes you might need a greater flexibility and add iFAQ inside an article or inside another component that is compatible with Content plugins. The iFAQ plugin can display a iFAQ Category, Categories or a Search view in any Content item (Articles).
To create a new Recorded Messages Menu Item:
The Button - iFAQ plugin helps you to add the correct syntax. When it is enabled you should see this button below the content editor, then click on it to open a modal window with the options. Choose the options you want , then select which options you want to display; If you do not want to enable the Editor Button, then you can manually enter the following syntax inside the Joomla article:
{ifaq view=|category OR categories OR search| category=|categoryID| categories=|categoryID| article=|article IDs separated by commas (use it only with the search view)| title=|add a title for the FAQ (optional) | description=|add a description for the FAQ section (optional)| template=|a different template from the one in the component options|}
If you enable the "Button - iFAQ" Plugin it will help you to add iFAQ into an article. It will add a button below your WYSIWYG Editor.
iFAQ comes with a Search Module which allows you to search articles.
As of version 3.0 you can link to a specific FAQ item and make iFAQ slide it automatically;
Find out the FAQ item's Article ID then add the hash #article-id-9999, where 9999 is the article ID you want to link to;
Your iFAQ URL:
http://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/index.php?option=com_ifaq&view=categories&id=16
Add the hash (anchor):
http://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/index.php?option=com_ifaq&view=categories&id=16#article-id-9999
Your iFAQ URL:
http://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/index.php?option=com_ifaq&view=category&id=16
Add the hash (anchor):
http://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/index.php?option=com_com_ifaqoofaq&view=category&id=16#article-id-9999
Go to Components → iFAQ, click on the Options button and you can change the iFAQ default templates.
iFAQ tries to inherit most of your template's style. It should look like your content items and have the same styling such as font-size, color, headings (h1, h2, h3, h4), blockquotes, pre-formated text, buttons, and so forth.
In order to customize iFAQ Look and Feel all you have to do is edit the CSS file:
[Joomla 4] /media/com_ifaq/css/templates/[template_name]/ifaq.css
[Joomla 3 or older] /components/com_ifaq/templates/[template_name]/ifaq.css
It's recommended to create a new template from an existing one, so choose the template you want to copy from and copy the entire directory:
[Joomla 4] /media/com_ifaq/css/templates/template_name/
[Joomla 3 or older] /components/com_ifaq/templates/template_name/
to:
[Joomla 4] /media/com_ifaq/css/templates/new_template_name/
[Joomla 3 or older] /components/com_ifaq/templates/new_template_name/
Then edit the/new_template_name/ifaq.css
file and replace all instances of template_name
with new_template_name
, then change the color
and background
properties according to your needs.
Editing tip: We minimize the CSS file in order to improve performance, so you can use a CSS beautifier tool. There are many available online;
After the changes you can take a screenshot of the FAQ area and replace the thumbnail.png
Once you are done, if you want to share your customization with everyone send it to us and we might add to the existing templates;
You can have as many categories you want!
For multiple FAQ pages you have to create more menu items, one for each category that you want to show.
In order to display multiple categories at once, please create a iFAQ » Categories menu item.
In order to display nested categories as sliders you'll need to fill these requirements:
In order to avoid problems, by default iFAQ does not process plugins. You have to enable them in the menu parameters. Set the "Enable Plugins" to Yes under Component Parameters.
To allow editor to edit all MooFAQ items just follow these steps:
You can also allow editors to edit only the FAQ items under some menu items, if that's what you want, please follow these steps:
The latest iFAQ version already comes with a iFAQ content plugin built-in, which is automatically installed and enabled.
You should see a plugin button bellow your WYSIWYG Editor* like this:
Click on it and you will see this the iFAQ addition form:
You can choose the view (search, category or multiple category). If you choose a Search view you are also going to have to add a iFAQ → Search menu item type;
When you click on the Add faq button you should see a line like these:
{ifaq view=|category| id=|31| showtitle=|0| showdesc=|0| }
{ifaq view=|categories| id=|3| showtitle=|0| showdesc=|0| }
{ifaq view=|search| search=|FAQ| search_type=|keywords| searchphrase=|all| title=|Relevant FAQ's| showdesc=|0| }
If you are using MooFAQ just change ifaq for moofaq in the plugin syntax.
If you look in your content from the front-end you should see a FAQ in there;
* The plugin button is not compatible with JCE, however you can still use iFAQ plugin by inserting the Syntex directly in the content;
The shadowbox extension actually gives the option of using one of 4 different javascript libraries, so just try each one.
A user named Elaine Lee said that "there was a conflict when I had it set to 'jquery' but not when I had it set to 'EXT'. I also cleaned up some of the unnecessary javascript files being used."
We advise to all choose MooTools when possible for a few reasons:
MooFAQ is a full feature FAQ component! It allows you to order your question in 9 different ways:
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If you have a question that is not listed in our MooFAQ section, please feel free to contact us using the form bellow or go to our forum;
The form bellow is a integration with Contact Enhanced component and it's plugin;
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