SimpleFAQ — Joomla FAQ Component

A lightweight FAQ component for Joomla 5/6 that renders an accordion-style frequently-asked-questions page directly from standard Joomla content articles. No custom database tables, no duplicate content — just point it at an article category and it works.

Requirements

How it works

SimpleFAQ reads from Joomla's built-in content tables:

• A root FAQ category (default title: FAQ) acts as the entry point.
• Each direct subcategory of the root becomes a labelled section heading in the accordion.
• Articles within those subcategories become accordion items — the article title is the clickable question, the article body (intro text + full text) is the answer panel.
• Articles published directly in the root category (without a subcategory) are displayed at the top without a heading.

Only published articles with valid publish-up/publish-down dates are shown.

Installation

1. Download com_simplefaq-x.x.x.zip.
2. In the Joomla admin panel go to Extensions → Install and upload the ZIP.
3. After installation, go to Menus → (your menu) → Add New Menu Item.
4. Set Menu Item Type to SimpleFAQ → FAQ Page.
5. Save the menu item.

Content setup

1. In Content → Categories, create a category called FAQ (or whatever name you configure — see below).
2. Add subcategories under FAQ for each topic group, e.g. Accounts, Billing, Technical. These become section headings.
3. In Content → Articles, create articles inside those subcategories. The article title is the question; the article body is the answer.
4. Publish the articles. SimpleFAQ will pick them up automatically.

Configuration

Settings are available in two places:

• Global defaults: Admin panel → Components → SimpleFAQ → Options
• Per menu item: edit the menu item → FAQ Settings tab (these override the global defaults for that page)

Features

• Accordion display — Bootstrap 5 native collapse, no extra JavaScript libraries.
• Expand All / Collapse All — single-click controls to open or close every item at once.
• Section headings — subcategories render as visual group headings, making long FAQ lists easy to navigate.
• Responsive — adapts cleanly to mobile screens; buttons stack vertically on small viewports.
• Print-friendly — all accordion panels are forced open in print stylesheets so printed pages show complete content.
• No custom tables — uses only Joomla's standard #__content and #__categories tables.
• Publish controls respected — honours article publish-up, publish-down dates and published state.

Upgrading

Re-install over the existing version using the same ZIP upload process. The manifest uses method="upgrade" so existing settings are preserved.

Licence

GNU General Public License version 2 or later. See LICENSE.