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Elementor Integration — Plugixa FAQ

Plugixa FAQ registers a native Elementor widget so you can drag-and-drop FAQs into any Elementor page, template, or theme builder layout. The widget is free — no Pro license required.

Requirements

  • Elementor 3.0.0 or higher.
  • Plugixa FAQ 1.0 or higher.

The integration activates automatically when both plugins are active.

Adding the widget

  1. Edit a page with Elementor.
  2. In the widget panel, search for Plugixa FAQ (or scroll to the Plugixa category).
  3. Drag the widget onto the canvas.

Widget controls

The widget exposes the same options as the [plugixa_faq] shortcode, organized into Elementor-style control tabs.

Content tab

  • Content source — native FAQs / posts / pages / WooCommerce products PRO / media PRO.
  • Category — dropdown.
  • Specific FAQs — multi-select.
  • Limit — number input.
  • Order — field + direction dropdowns.

Style tab

  • View — pick a view preset.
  • Override: colors, typography, spacing — Elementor-native style controls that override the view per-widget-instance.

Advanced tab

  • Open first
  • Allow multiple
  • Search
  • Group by category
  • Pagination
  • Dark mode
  • Feedback widget

Theme builder integration

You can use the widget inside Elementor’s theme builder:

  • Single post template — add contextual FAQs to every blog post.
  • Product template — show product-specific FAQs (Pro users: combine with WooCommerce integration).
  • Archive template — add FAQs to category archives.

When inside a theme builder template, the widget can receive the current post’s ID via a Dynamic FAQs source — useful for filtering FAQs by the current category.

Custom controls

The widget’s control set can be extended via a hook:

add_action( 'plugixa_faq_elementor_widget_controls', function( $widget ) {
    $widget->add_control(
        'my_custom_setting',
        [
            'label' => __( 'Custom setting', 'my-plugin' ),
            'type'  => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TEXT,
        ]
    );
} );

Output customization

Transform the widget’s rendered HTML:

add_filter( 'plugixa_faq_elementor_widget_render', function( $output, $settings ) {
    // $output is the HTML Plugixa would emit
    // $settings is the widget's Elementor settings array
    return $output . '<p class="disclaimer">Last updated: ' . current_time( 'Y-m-d' ) . '</p>';
}, 10, 2 );

Preview

Changes in the Elementor editor preview instantly — the widget re-renders on every setting change without a save-and-refresh cycle.

Assets

The widget enqueues the plugin’s frontend CSS and JS through Elementor’s asset system, so caching and minification work normally.

In preview mode (the Elementor editor), dev-time HMR assets load if available; otherwise built assets load.

Troubleshooting

Widget not showing in Elementor

  • Elementor active? Plugins screen.
  • Clear Elementor cache: Elementor → Tools → Regenerate CSS & data.

Widget shows but no FAQs

Same causes as the shortcode — see Shortcodes troubleshooting.

Preview breaks after a plugin update

Elementor caches widget controls. After any plugin update that changes controls, hit Regenerate CSS & data.

Hooks

See Hooks → Elementor.

Quick Links

Plugin page Changelog