Getting Started — Plugixa FAQ

This guide walks you from a clean WordPress install to a published FAQ page in under five minutes.

Install

From the WordPress.org plugin directory

1. In wp-admin, go to Plugins → Add New.
2. Search for Plugixa FAQ.
3. Click Install Now, then Activate.

From a ZIP file

1. Download plugixa-faq.zip from your Plugixa account (for Pro) or WordPress.org (for Free).
2. In wp-admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
3. Choose the ZIP and click Install Now, then Activate.

What happens on activation

When you activate the plugin, the installer:

• Creates 7 database tables with prefix {wpdb_prefix}plugixa_faq_*.
• Seeds 5 default views: Accordion, Accordion Dark, Timeline PRO, Horizontal Normal PRO, Horizontal Modern PRO.
• Sets sane defaults in the plugixa_faq_settings option.
• Registers the [plugixa_faq] shortcode and the Gutenberg block.
• Registers the Elementor widget if Elementor is active.

No pages, posts, or menus are created — you get a clean slate.

First look

After activation, a new Plugixa FAQ menu appears in wp-admin. Open it and you’ll see these sub-pages:

Menu item	What it does
Dashboard	Stats, recent FAQs, quick actions
FAQs	Create, edit, order, filter
Categories	Organize FAQs into groups
Views	Design presets (colors, typography, layout)
Shortcodes	Saved shortcode configurations + visual builder
Custom Fields PRO	Define custom fields per FAQ
AI Generator PRO	Generate FAQs from topic, URL, or PDF
Feedback	“Was this helpful?” responses (analytics PRO)
Settings	Global plugin configuration
Account	Your Plugixa license and upgrade link

Publish your first FAQ

1 · Create a category (optional but recommended)

Go to Plugixa FAQ → Categories → Add New.

• Name — a label like “Shipping” or “Account”.
• Color — a hex color shown in the admin and optionally on the frontend.
• Icon — a dashicon or SVG.

Save. You now have an empty category.

2 · Create an FAQ

Go to Plugixa FAQ → FAQs → Add New.

Fill in:

• Question — the question text (required).
• Answer — the answer, rich-text (required).
• Category — the category you just created.
• Status — published to make it live, draft to hide it.

Click Save.

3 · Display FAQs on a page

Create a new WordPress page (Pages → Add New), and add the shortcode:

[plugixa_faq]

Or use the Plugixa FAQ Gutenberg block and pick a view/category from the block sidebar. See Blocks.

Publish the page. Visit it on the frontend — your FAQ is live.

What to do next

• Customize the design — see Views.
• Organize with categories — see Categories.
• Filter and paginate — see Shortcodes.
• Collect feedback — see Feedback Widget.
• Generate FAQs with AI PRO — see AI Generator.

Quick tips

• The plugin ships with a reasonable default, so [plugixa_faq] on its own produces a usable accordion immediately.
• All utility classes are prefixed pxf-* so the plugin never clashes with your theme.
• Schema.org markup is on by default — search engines start treating your FAQ as structured content right away.
• Want to preview without publishing? Set FAQ status to private and log in — you’ll see it, visitors won’t.

System requirements

Requirement	Minimum
WordPress	6.0
PHP	8.0
MySQL	5.7 (or MariaDB 10.3)
Browser	Current Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge

The plugin does not require Node.js or a build step — assets are precompiled and shipped with the ZIP.

Uninstalling

Deactivating the plugin leaves your data in place. To remove all data:

1. Plugins → Deactivate Plugixa FAQ.
2. Plugins → Delete.
3. When prompted, confirm “Also delete all plugin data”.

Alternatively, from the admin: Settings → Advanced → Delete all data before deactivating.

Your FAQs, categories, views, shortcodes, and settings are dropped. This is irreversible.