Question 1

What is an FAQ block?

Accepted Answer

An FAQ block is a pre-built, production-ready question-and-answer section you can drop into any React or Next.js landing page. Each block is a single self-contained TSX component that renders a complete FAQ layout — classic accordions, card grids, search-filtered lists, tabbed category switchers, sticky-nav split views, and more — styled with shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS. Copy the source, replace the sample Q&A with your own, and ship a polished FAQ in minutes.

Question 2

Are shadcn.io FAQ blocks free?

Accepted Answer

Browsing the gallery, previewing every layout, and reading the code is completely free. Downloading the full source of the Pro blocks requires a shadcn.io Pro subscription — the same tier that unlocks every block in the registry. Individual, Team, and Organization licenses are available monthly, yearly, or lifetime.

Question 3

How are these different from a free Tailwind FAQ template?

Accepted Answer

Three things. First, every block is built on shadcn/ui primitives with the same ShadcnioButton used across the entire shadcn.io gallery, so it drops into any existing shadcn project without CSS conflicts. Second, the source code is yours — no runtime dependency, no attribution, no vendor lock-in. Third, every block ships with proper semantic disclosure markup (aria-expanded, aria-controls, role=region), keyboard navigation, and realistic sample Q&A, not placeholder lorem ipsum.

Question 4

Do I need a shadcn.io Pro subscription to use FAQ blocks?

Accepted Answer

You need Pro to copy or download the full source code. Pro unlocks all 100 FAQ blocks plus the rest of the shadcn.io component library — over 6,000 blocks across 56 categories. If you only want to browse, preview, or compare layouts before deciding, no subscription is needed.

Question 5

Which FAQ layout is best for my landing page?

Accepted Answer

For a pricing page, use a classic single-expand accordion so visitors can focus on one answer at a time and scan billing concerns quickly. For a documentation home page, use a tabbed category layout or a sticky sidebar nav so readers can jump between topics without scrolling. For a product page with 30+ questions, use a search-filtered FAQ so visitors can type their own question and see matching answers live. For a marketing page with 6–12 questions, a simple accordion or two-column grid is almost always the right call.

Question 6

Should I use an accordion or show all answers open?

Accepted Answer

Use an accordion when answers are long enough that showing all at once would overwhelm the page, or when focus on a single answer is the goal. Show everything open (a plain list or grid) when answers are short, scannable, and help users compare multiple items quickly. A good rule of thumb: if the average answer is longer than two sentences, use an accordion; if shorter, render them all.

Question 7

When should I use a search-filtered FAQ versus tabs?

Accepted Answer

Use search when you have 30+ questions and visitors typically arrive with a specific problem in mind — they'd rather type one keyword than scroll through categories. Use tabs when you have 6–20 questions that split cleanly into 3–5 topical buckets and visitors browse by topic rather than by keyword. If you have both a long list and clear topical structure, combine them: tab categories at the top plus a search input above the accordion.

Question 8

Which FAQ block works best for technical documentation?

Accepted Answer

Pick a layout that supports code snippets, anchored deep links, and a table of contents. The With Code, With Anchor, and With Toc variants in this gallery give you all three — each question gets a hash-linkable id, monospace code blocks render inside answers, and a sticky TOC on the left highlights the current section on scroll. For API reference style FAQ, pair With Code with the JSON-LD schema variant so Google can surface rich results for your answers.

Question 9

How do I add an FAQ block to my Next.js project?

Accepted Answer

Open any block detail page, copy the full TSX source, and paste it into your project as a new file (e.g. `components/faq-section.tsx`). Each block imports from `~/components/ui/*` and `~/components/button/shadcnio-button` — the standard shadcn/ui path alias — so it works immediately inside any shadcn-bootstrapped Next.js app. No CLI install, no registry configuration, no extra dependencies beyond what shadcn/ui and motion/react already give you.

Question 10

Can I load FAQ items from a headless CMS or database?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every FAQ block defines a module-level `FAQ_ITEMS` constant (or similarly named array) with a typed interface. Replace the static array with data fetched from your CMS, database, or API route — fetch in a Server Component parent and pass the array as props to the client block. The disclosure/animation logic stays the same, and the blocks re-render automatically on new data without any structural changes.

Question 11

Are the FAQ blocks accessible for keyboard and screen reader users?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every accordion uses semantic `<button>` triggers with `aria-expanded` and `aria-controls`, and each expanded panel renders with `role="region"` and `aria-labelledby` pointing back to its trigger. Native buttons give Enter/Space activation for free, Tab order follows visual order, and the Keyboard Nav variant layers on ArrowUp/ArrowDown/Home/End support. Decorative icons are marked `aria-hidden` so screen readers only announce meaningful content.

Question 12

How do I add JSON-LD FAQ schema for Google rich results?

Accepted Answer

Use the `faq-with-schema` or `faq-json-ld` variant as your starting point. Both render a `<script type="application/ld+json">` tag with a FAQPage schema built from the same data array as the visible accordion. Google can then surface your answers as rich results in search. If you start from a different variant, copy the JSON-LD snippet from either schema block and inline it above your component — it's a five-line addition.

Question 13

What tech stack do the shadcn.io FAQ blocks use?

Accepted Answer

React 19, Next.js 16 App Router, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, and shadcn/ui. Every block uses Motion (the modern successor to framer-motion) for expand/collapse animations and the shadcn.io ShadcnioButton with the signature sliding-arrow expansion for the bottom CTA pair. Interactive variants lean on shadcn's Input, Tabs, Tooltip, and Select primitives. There is zero runtime dependency on shadcn.io itself — once you copy a block, it belongs to your codebase.

Question 14

Do the FAQ blocks support dark mode?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every block uses shadcn's semantic color tokens (`bg-background`, `text-foreground`, `bg-muted`, `border`) instead of hardcoded hex values, so dark mode works automatically the moment your app's `class` or `data-theme` attribute flips. The Dark variant inverts those same tokens for a dedicated dark-panel treatment, and it renders correctly in both light and dark app themes without any conditional logic.

Question 15

How do I track which FAQ items visitors expand most?

Accepted Answer

Wrap the `setExpanded` call inside a handler that fires an analytics event with the question id. Send to PostHog, Plausible, Mixpanel, or Google Analytics. Tracking expand frequency reveals which topics cause friction and where your docs need more coverage. You can also capture search queries on the search-filtered variants for the same insight.

Question 16

Can I use the FAQ blocks with TypeScript?

Accepted Answer

Yes — every block is written in TypeScript with an explicit `FaqItem` interface exported or declared at module scope. The interface covers `id`, `question`, and `answer` at minimum, with optional fields like `category`, `tags`, or `lastUpdated` on richer variants. Reuse the interface when wiring the FAQ to your CMS or backend so you don't reverse-engineer the shape.

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