Plugin shortcode not working in text widget

[spamis]

I am using a Genesis theme with the Daniel child. I have looked at another Daniel website that used WordPress FAQ Manager to create a nice accordion FAQ in the sidebar and I want to do something similar for the site I am developing so I uploaded WordPress-FAQ-Manager. When I use the WordPress FAQ Manager shortcode in the text widget, the questions and answers appear in the sidebar but the accordion doesn't work - they are expanded and not collapsed. If the content area and the widget both have the shortcode inserted, then the expand/collapse feature works, but on both sides at the same time. Click on the sidebar faqs question and it expands along with the question and answer in the content area. Click on the question again and they both collapse. When I remove the shortcode from the content area, the sidebar faq reverts to expanded (will not collapse). The "Include jQuery collapse/expand" box is checked in the faq manager settings which explains why the shortcode works in the content area. When the FAQ works (expands/collapses) in the content area I see that the script (faq.init.js) and the css (faq-style.css) that make the accordion work are loaded but the script and css are not loading when only the text widget contains the shortcode. As I mentioned, the faqs accordion works properly on another website using the Daniel theme with the shortcode in the text widget. BTW, I placed the code //* enable shortcodes in widget area add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode'); in the function.php file but it did not fix the problem. The site is password protected while it's being developed. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

[Marcy]

I don't have access to Daniel, so can't tell you the exact code to use.
You could ask on the web-savvy-marketing.com forums.

But in general you need to enqueue the js/css files for the site, so that they are on every page for the sidebars.
This WPBeginner post has a good explanation under the heading "How to Properly Enqueue Scripts in WordPress"
http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-properly-add-javascripts-and-styles-in-wordpress/

You need to add that code to your functions.php and then make sure that you edit it for all the files you need to enqueue for the FAQ Manager

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[upthink]

Putting this line in your theme functions.php file should help:
add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');

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