Faqs (06/04/22)

Frequently Asked Questions

The Frequently Asked Questions custom function grabs data from “reference-data/FAQS” blog entry and displays the questions/answers in an accordian style list. Each museum will have a separate tab, and separate questions based on CSV format data.

The frequently asked questions block is emplimented by adding a code block to the page with the following:

Code block for frequently asked questions

<script>
$( document ).ready(function() {
  collectionControl(
    '#faqsDiv',
    '',
    'faqs',
    {
      collapsable: true,
      collapsed: false,
      openfirst: true
    }
  );
});
</script>
<div id="faqsDiv"></div>

Usage:

collectionControl(Selector, Collection Slug, Display Type, Attributes)

Parameters:

Parameter	Description
Selector	Required. jQuery selector identification where the resulting html code will be generated. Note that the selector must be unique on the page.
Collection Slug	No defined collection is needed, leave blank.
Display Type	Required. Identifies the display type requested. For frequently asked questions must be "faqs". These are case sensitive parameters values.
Attributes	Optional. Identifies parameters to override default values. The parameters are passed in a object array of key/value pairs. Each display type has different default values as described below.

Attributes:

All attributes are optional, the defaults are defined.

Attribute	Description	Default
Collapasble	True=Can be collapsed or expanded. False=Not collapsable.	True
Collapsed	Collapsable must be set to true, otherwise this paramter is ignored. True=Initially collapsed. False=Initially expanded.	False
openfirst	Determins if the first accordian group is initially expanded or not True=Initially collapsed. False=Initially expanded.	False
title	The title that will be displayed if collapsable	View Frequently Asked Questions
activetab	Expecting a number from 1-4 indicating the museum. 1=Ann Arbor Hands On 2=Leslie Science 3=Yankee Air Museum 4=Challenger Learning center	1
Single	True=Show only the active museum tab. False=All museums.	False
OpenFirst	True=Automatically open the first faq question for the selected museum. False=All faq questions closed on initial open.	False

Return Value:

None

Reference Data

reference-data blog: FAQS (markdown block)

Markdown Block is a SquareSpace markdown block. Each museum starts with an h3 header mark (### MuseumName). The questions and answers follow as an unordered list, with the question at level 1 and the answer at level 2. I.e.

Where MuseumName is one of:

unity
aahom
leslie
experience
challenger
camp

Example:

### unity

- General Information
  - Unity in LearningYour gateway to hands-on discovery, ...
- How do I find an activity for my child
  - Answer
- Is my admissions fee valid at all mustems
  - Answer
- Where do I find information for educators
  - Answer

### aahom

Overrides:

You can dynamically override ActiveTab by adding a parameter to the linking url as:

?tab=n  (where n is a number from 1-4, see ActiveTab below)

Example Screenshot

Alt Frequently Asked Questions