Categories — Plugixa FAQ

Categories group related FAQs. They also carry a color and icon that flow through to the frontend, and they support translations.

The category list

Go to Plugixa FAQ → Categories.

Columns:

• Name / Slug — display name and URL slug.
• Color swatch — the assigned color.
• FAQs — count of FAQs assigned.
• Language — when Multilingual is active.
• Order — drag handle for reordering.

Creating a category

Click Add New.

Field	Notes
Name	Up to 200 characters. Required.
Slug	Auto-generated from the name. Unique. Used in shortcodes (category="slug").
Description	Optional. Shown at the top of a grouped FAQ display when show_category_description="true".
Color	Hex color. Used in badges and optionally in view headers.
Icon	Dashicon name or SVG.
Feedback enabled	Master toggle for all FAQs in this category. Per-FAQ override is possible.

Editing

Click a category name or the Edit action. All fields above are editable. Changing the slug breaks any shortcode that references the old slug — update with care.

Ordering

Drag the handle on each row. Updates the menu_order column. The order affects:

• The grouped FAQ display (group_by_category="true").
• The admin FAQ filter dropdown.
• The AI generator’s category picker.

Filtering by language ^Multilingual

When WPML or Polylang is active, the language switcher at the top of the list filters categories:

• One language selected — shows only that language’s categories.
• All languages — shows every category grouped by translation.

Deleting

Click Delete on a row. You’re asked what to do with the FAQs in that category:

• Uncategorize them — FAQs remain, category_id set to NULL.
• Reassign them — pick another category.
• Delete them too — also deletes the FAQs. Irreversible.

Nested categories PRO

Pro unlocks parent/child categories. Set Parent category on the form to create a subcategory.

Typical structure:

Account
├── Sign up
├── Login issues
└── Account settings
    ├── Change email
    └── Change password
Shipping
├── Domestic
└── International

Nested categories flow into the shortcode’s group_by_category mode as indented headers.

Translations ^Multilingual

Each category can have translations linked by translation_group. Translatable fields: name, slug, description. Shared fields (color, icon, menu_order, feedback_enabled) stay identical across all translations.

See Multilingual for how translation groups work and how to link items.

Creating categories from FAQs

In the FAQ editor’s Category dropdown, type a new name and click Create. The plugin creates the category with a slug auto-generated from the name. No need to switch screens.

REST API

Method	Endpoint
GET	/wp-json/plugixa-faq/v1/categories
POST	/wp-json/plugixa-faq/v1/categories
GET	/wp-json/plugixa-faq/v1/categories/{id}
PUT	/wp-json/plugixa-faq/v1/categories/{id}
DELETE	/wp-json/plugixa-faq/v1/categories/{id}
POST	/wp-json/plugixa-faq/v1/categories/reorder

See Hooks for before_* / after_* action hooks on every mutation.

Related

• FAQ Management
• Multilingual
• Shortcodes — grouping by category