FAQ Module

Best Practices

Overview

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are spread throughout CDC sites.  They provide focused information to the user based on topics of particular interest.

The FAQ Module was created to produce uniform content across CDC sites and searches.  New FAQ content can be shared easily with external partners and allows FAQ information to reflect in Google rich results.  The content provided to partners also retains formatting for consistency.  Individual FAQ items can be syndicated as well.

Example FAQs showing variations in styling and function are provided below.

Overview Sample

An FAQ item looks like this when accordion is selected as the card style.  Additional information can be linked to below using the FAQ settings window.

Guidance

  • Be brief with both questions and answers.  Link to more detail when necessary.
  • When using multiple FAQ modules across a site, maintain a consistent look and feel.
  • Use the FAQ module for supplemental content only, especially when using the accordion style.  Accordions do not work well for presenting core content.
  • Note that there is a delay between the publishing of pages containing FAQs and the rich results produced by Google searches.
Go to Examples

Examples


Accordion Style FAQ Module

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Question Example - A

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Sample Link

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Example Question - C1

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Sample Link
Example Question - C2

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Header Accent Primary

Example Question - B

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Sample Link

Header White

Example Question - D1

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Sample Link
Example Question - D2

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Sample Link