Faq

Purpose

The Faq component renders frequently asked questions as nested accordions:

Groups (categories): optional, collapsible when the group has a title

FAQ lists inside each group: optional, collapsible when the list has a name

Questions inside each list: each question toggles its answer

Only one question is open at a time. Server-side pagination is supported through model.Pagination.

Where it's rendered

Placed on a page as a regular component (Components/Faq/Default.liquid). The whole section renders only when model.Groups has at least one entry.

Inputs (model contract)

Model shape (storefront example)

{
  "name": "Faq",
  "view": "Default",
  "section": "SectionA",
  "settings": {
    "id": "Component Id",
    "cssClass": "",
    "header": "Sample title",
    "alignment": "Left"
  },
  "groups": [
    {
      "title": "Sample category",
      "faqs": [
        {
          "name": "Sample name",
          "items": [
            { "question": "Sample question", "answer": "<p>Sample answer</p>" }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "pageNumber": 1,
    "numberOfPages": 3,
    "pageParameterName": "faqPage"
  },
  "translations": {
    "faq": "Sample translation",
    "untitled": "Sample translation",
    "pagination": "Sample translation",
    "...": "..."
  }
}

Required fields

settings.id
Used for the wrapper id comp-{{ id }} and every toggle/panel id (comp-<id>-group-<n>, comp-<id>-list-<key>, comp-<id>-question-<key>).

groups
When empty, nothing is rendered.

Optional fields

settings.cssClass
Applied only when non-empty and not (UNDEFINED).

settings.header
Rendered as an h2 above the groups; also used as the section aria-label (falls back to translations.faq).

settings.alignment
Center / Right / anything else (left) for the header block.

groups[].title
When empty, the group has no toggle and its lists are always visible.

groups[].faqs[].name
When empty, the list has no toggle and its questions are always visible.

pagination.pageNumber (default 1), pagination.numberOfPages, pagination.pageParameterName (default faqPage)
Pagination renders only when numberOfPages > 1.

Translations used by the template: faq, untitled, pagination, previousPage, nextPage, goToPageNumber, currentPageNumber. noQuestionsSelected and categories are defined in the component translations file.

Template behavior (Liquid + Alpine)

Keys are built from loop indexes: group <g>, list <g>-<l>, question <g>-<l>-<q>. Merchant text is never interpolated into Alpine expressions.

Initial state is rendered server-side to avoid flicker: the first group and list 1-1 start open; every question starts closed.

Questions with both empty question and answer are skipped. An empty question falls back to translations.untitled.

answer is rendered as HTML.

Every toggle is a button with a bound :aria-expanded and aria-controls pointing to a role="region" panel.

Pagination uses the same sliding-window logic as CustomTable (at most 7 entries, with ... gaps); the current page is a span with aria-current="page".

JavaScript

Global object

Liquid wiring:

x-data="faqdefault.initComponent(null, 1, '1-1', {{ pageParameterName | serialize | escape }})"

initComponent

Returns the Alpine state: openKey (question), openGroup (group index), openList (list key) and pageParameterName. A single shared key per level is what makes opening one item close the other.

isOpen

isOpen(key) returns true when the question key is open.

toggle

toggle(key) opens the question key, or closes it if it is already open. Opening a question closes any other open question.

isListOpen

isListOpen(key) returns true when the FAQ list key is open.

toggleList

toggleList(key) opens or closes a FAQ list.

Opening closes every other list, any group other than its own, and any question outside the list.

Its own questions stay closed.

isGroupOpen

isGroupOpen(index) returns true when the group index is open.

toggleGroup

toggleGroup(index) opens or closes a group.

Opening closes every other group and any list or question outside it.

Its own lists stay closed.

goToPage

goToPage(page) sets pageParameterName in the query string and performs a full navigation, so every page is server-rendered and linkable.

Notes

The accordion state is not persisted; a page change resets it to the initial state.

Faq

Purpose#

Where it's rendered#

Inputs (model contract)#

Model shape (storefront example)#

Required fields#

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Template behavior (Liquid + Alpine)#

JavaScript#

Global object#

initComponent#

isOpen#

toggle#

isListOpen#

toggleList#

isGroupOpen#

toggleGroup#

goToPage#

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