- Squarespace 7.1's native accordion block is the better choice for a short FAQ.
- Questions live in Elfsight's editor, not in Squarespace, so content sits in two places.
- Free-tier widgets carry Elfsight branding and view limits.
Overview
Accordion FAQ from Elfsight (listed on their own site simply as FAQ) puts a set of questions and answers on a Squarespace page in a collapsible accordion, a flat list or a multi-column layout. It is an embeddable widget hosted on Elfsight's platform rather than native Squarespace code. In Elfsight's editor you type the questions and answers, group them into categories with their own titles and icons, and pick a layout and colour template. Answers accept HTML, so links, bold text and line breaks are fine. Squarespace 7.1 has its own accordion block that handles a plain FAQ well, so the case for this widget rests on categories, icons, the multi-column option and the styling presets rather than on the accordion itself.
Key features
- Three layouts: accordion (answer opens on click), list and multi-column
- Categories with titles and a choice of more than 30 icons
- Option to hide category names for a flat list of questions
- HTML in answers for links, bold text and line breaks
- Cross or arrow icons on the accordion toggles
- Several colour templates plus individually paintable elements
- No fixed limit on the number of questions
Who it suits
Shops and service businesses with a long FAQ that needs grouping by topic (delivery, returns, sizing, bookings), help pages that have outgrown a single accordion, and anyone still on Squarespace 7.0, where there is no native accordion block at all.
Honest limits
Squarespace 7.1's accordion block is native, free and quicker for a short FAQ, so only reach for this when categories or the layout options matter to you. Questions and answers live in Elfsight's editor rather than in Squarespace, which means your content sits in two places. The text is rendered by a script, so I would not assume search engines read it the way they read a native text block, and the widget does not add FAQ structured data to your page. Free-tier widgets carry Elfsight branding and monthly view limits, and because the FAQ loads from Elfsight's servers it disappears if your subscription lapses.
Installation on Squarespace
Build the FAQ in Elfsight's editor, copy the embed code and paste it into a Squarespace code block where you want the questions to appear. Edits made later in the editor update the page automatically.
Related guide: see my review of which Elfsight widgets are worth it on Squarespace.
- Three layouts: accordion, list and multi-column
- Categories with titles and more than 30 icons
- Option to hide category names for a flat list
- HTML in answers for links, bold text and line breaks
- Cross or arrow icons on the toggles
- Colour templates plus individually paintable elements
Full specifications
Specifications
Categories with titles and more than 30 icons
Option to hide category names for a flat list
Html in answers for links, bold text and line breaks
Cross or arrow icons on the toggles
Colour templates plus individually paintable elements
Service businesses with booking and policy questions
Help pages that have outgrown one accordion
Squarespace 7.0 sites with no native accordion block
Questions live in elfsight's editor, not in squarespace, so content sits in two places.
Free-tier widgets carry elfsight branding and view limits.