How To Use Free Rank Math FAQ Block In WordPress 2024?

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Do you know that FAQ is an important ranking factor for Google?

This guide will teach us more about FAQ schema and how to leverage the free Rank Math FAQ block for your WordPress site.

What is an FAQ?

FAQ or frequently asked questions is one of the prominent factors that help your site rank higher on Google. Featured FAQ snippets appear on the search results page and increase the overall CTR i.e. click-through rate.

Google has limited the FAQ-rich results and has limited its appearance. FAQ-rich results will be shown for authority Government and health websites. so if you are running a WordPress help website, you can leverage the Rank Math FAQ schema.

Even after the Google update Sites other than the government or health websites appear in the search results. Google considers sites for FAQ snippets based on their content and eligibility. If you do a proper research your site might appear in the FAQ section on Google.

Now that you know what an FAQ is, let’s check the steps to add FAQs using Rank Math on your WordPress site.

How To Add Rank Math FAQ Block on your WordPress site?

Step 1: If you are new to Rank Math, sign up using your email address or a Facebook account. If you already have a Rank Math account, go to your WordPress dashboard.

Step 2: Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard, go to the post section, and click “add new post”.

Step 3: I will show you how to add the Rank Math FAQ schema block in the block editor.

Type /faq and select FAQ by Rank Math option. If you don’t find this option, go to the Rank Math settings and enable FAQ schema.

Leveraging Rank Math FAQ Schema Block

Now that you have the Rank Math FAQ schema block, you need to insert questions and answers. Before you enter any questions and relevant answers I suggest you do some research. 

If you aren’t sure what kind of questions to enter into the FAQ scheme block you can get help from the Rank Math Content AI feature. Go to the Content AI settings and head over to Questions. Here, you will find related questions to your search term.

For e.g. my search term was “answerthepublic alternatives“. Below is a screenshot of the questions generated by Content AI which can be used in the FAQ block.

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Content AI also shows questions that can be used inside your article for the FAQ block. Rank Math has its own FAQ schema, so there’s no more configuration required. You take a question, put it in the FAQ schema, and write down its relative answer.

You can use the Content AI to write answers for your FAQ questions. To use Content AI for generating answers, write a question, and click on the Content AI icon. Content AI will write down the answer for you which you can tweak and make it readable and appropriate.

You can move the FAQs up and down simply by clicking the up-down arrow.

Do you want to hide a question? You can do this by clicking the eye icon.

FAQ plugins For WordPress – Rank Math Alternatives

Now that you know how to add an FAQ section using the Rank Math FAQ block, let me show you some Rank Math alternatives. 

To install a new FAQ plugin, log into your WordPress admin dashboard. Go to Plugins> Add New Plugin. In the search box, type faq and you will see a list of free FAQ plugins populated.

Here’s a list of top free FAQ plugins for WordPress other than Rank Math.

Apart from all these plugins, Spectra is an amazing Gutenberg block editor plugin with numerous features including FAQ. You can find more FAQ plugins inside your WordPress plugin section.

The easiness of the Rank Math FAQ block outperforms all other plugins.

How to display an FAQ section on your WordPress site without installing a plugin?

If you are looking for alternative ways to display the FAQ section on your WordPress site, I’ve got it covered. I will show you how to add an FAQ section in the block editor without plugins.

Method 1: Display as Column

Type “/column” in the block editor and select 2 columns. Inside both columns, choose a heading or paragraph and write down your question and answer. Keep the question on the left side of the column and the answer on the right.

You can align text on the top, middle, or bottom. Likewise, you can align the column as top, middle, or bottom.

Method 2: Display as Details

In the block editor, type “/details” and enter the question where it says “Write Summary”. Enter the answer where it says “type / to add a hidden block. 

The answer remains hidden and when the user clicks the drop-down arrow, the answer appears on the screen. This FAQ section lets site users click on the question and increase your site CTR. Hidden answers create curiosity for users who are genuinely looking for a solution.

Check out my YouTube video on FAQ Schema Block

Conclusion

Adding FAQ schema to your WordPress post increases your chances of getting noticed by SERPs. If you are lucky and your site appears in the FAQ-rich results, the CTR of your site increases. One of the best practices is to include an internal link in the FAQs.

I hope my methods of adding an FAQ section to your WordPress post were helpful and informative. If you think this post was valuable, please share it with others.

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