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Batch 3 of the shared section patterns for the 14 individual service pages, built from the Discovery page design. Batch 1 (#79) added the hero, the first two sections and the phase-colour plumbing. Batch 2 (#80) added the AI section, the receive/role cards and the featured case study. This PR adds the last three sections of the Discovery page: the FAQ, the "Where to go next" cards and the closing CTA. With it, all nine Discovery sections exist as reusable patterns. Like the earlier batches they are authored with Discovery's copy and edited per page after insertion, and every phase accent follows the service's parent phase through the existing ls-service-phase-{phase} body class.

New patterns

  • patterns/sections/split-faq.php ("Section - Split FAQ"): eyebrow, heading and description on the left, and on the right the Yoast FAQ block, built exactly as phase-faq.php builds it (the wp:yoast/faq-block comment with its questions attribute, plus the matching schema-faq markup). The accordion behaviour, FAQPage schema and keyboard handling therefore come from the same component every other FAQ in the theme uses. The section sits on a surface.card band.
  • patterns/sections/link-card-grid.php ("Section - Link Card Grid"): eyebrow, heading and description above a responsive grid of Card - Link Row cards (the same card as Card - Work Next Steps): each is a single stretched link with an H3 title, a short description and a trailing arrow. The grid is a core/group with the grid layout and a minimum column width, so any number of cards wraps cleanly.
  • patterns/cta/section-cta-split-checklist.php ("CTA - Split Checklist"): a full-bleed, permanently dark band whose diagonal gradient is a block attribute (no SCSS). Heading, description and the shared Button - Phase Primary / Outline buttons on the left, and a short checklist on the right using Tick Phase with the compact and on-dark modifiers.

FAQ styling (src/scss/structural/phase-faq.scss)

  • The Phase FAQ component is reused as-is. Its per-phase accent selector now also matches body.ls-service-phase-{phase}, so the open-state border and plus/minus follow the service's phase.
  • A new .ls-phase-faq.ls-service-faq block gives the service layout its look: rows fill with the page canvas (rest, hover and open) so they stand out on the surface.card band, corners use the large radius, and the tinted circle behind the plus/minus is dropped. This needs SCSS because the accordion is hard-coded Yoast FAQ block HTML with no style JSON path to its rows or controls; the rule carries a "JSON limitation" comment per AGENTS.md.

Next steps (src/scss/structural/phase-where-to-go-next.scss)

  • The pattern reuses the Phase "Where to go next" wrapper class (ls-phase-where-to-go-next) for equal-height cards and the phase-coloured hover border, background and arrow. Its per-phase selector now also matches body.ls-service-phase-{phase}.

Tick Phase (styles/blocks/lists/tick-phase.json, src/scss/structural/tick-phase.scss)

  • New ls-tick-phase--on-dark modifier for permanently dark sections: it sets the on-dark phase accent and a translucent divider. Both live in the style JSON's css field.
  • The ::before marker in the SCSS now reads --ls-tick-phase-accent with a --ls-phase-accent fallback, which is the only SCSS change.

Asset loading (inc/animations.php)

  • The phase-faq and phase-where-to-go-next bundles and the work-archive-sections bundle (which carries the card-link-row styles) now also load on the 14 service pages.
  • New render markers so each bundle also loads, as a fallback, when its pattern renders on any other page: ls-service-faq triggers phase-faq and phase-journey-nav, and ls-phase-where-to-go-next triggers phase-where-to-go-next.
  • Compiled output: assets/css/phase-faq.css, assets/css/phase-where-to-go-next.css, assets/css/tick-phase.css.

Investigated, not changed

  • The next-step cards use the shared Card - Link Row fill (surface.card), where the design fills them with the canvas. Overriding the fill inline would defeat the card's hover background, which the shared style sets with a stylesheet rule, so the shared look is kept.
  • npm run patterns:escape flags split-faq.php at its wp_json_encode line ("possible unescaped echo"). phase-faq.php triggers the identical warning on the same line. It is a heuristic false positive (JSON-encoded attribute inside a block comment), and the markup is kept identical to the existing FAQ patterns on purpose.

Scope and exclusions

  • Only the last three Discovery sections. The remaining work on the issue (final content and CTA wiring, SEO metadata, design QA and the responsive check) is not part of this PR.
  • No change to the six phase pages' behaviour: their selectors only gain an additional service-page case.
  • Review size: 11 files, +314 / -15 against the batch 2 branch (8 files, +311 / -12 excluding the three compiled CSS files, assets/css/phase-faq.css, assets/css/phase-where-to-go-next.css and assets/css/tick-phase.css). Within the preferred review budget.

Screenshots

Not attached yet. The patterns render on a local Studio site at /services/discovery/; light and dark mode screenshots still need adding.

Accessibility, performance and compatibility

  • Heading order is sequential on the Discovery page (h1, h2 sections, h3 cards), checked by the page-structure spec; axe reports no serious or critical violations.
  • The FAQ keeps the shared component's aria-expanded and focus-visible handling, and the next-step cards are a single stretched link each (the H3 title is the link) with a visible focus outline from Card - Link Row.
  • Contrast: the FAQ eyebrow sits on a surface.card band, where the phase "strong" accent is 4.50 to 4.52:1, so it passes AA with no headroom. The CTA's on-dark accents are 5.8:1 to 14.6:1.
  • Editor/front-end parity: the three patterns load in the block editor with no invalid blocks (43 blocks, including the Yoast FAQ block).
  • Existing phase pages are unaffected: the new selectors are additive and /services/discover/ still loads its FAQ and next-steps styling.

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Test plan

  • npm run lint (JSON valid)
  • npm run schema:validate
  • npm run theme:validate (passes; the one warning is an existing {{PLACEHOLDER}} in .github/prompts/cleanup.prompt.md)
  • npm run patterns:escape (all nine service patterns clean, apart from the split-faq.php heuristic warning described above)
  • composer run phpcs (whole repo clean)
  • npm run build:css produces no diff against the committed CSS
  • Playwright standing suite in single-page mode (SINGLE_PAGE_URL) against /services/discovery/ on localhost with all nine sections on the page: 13 of 13 pass
  • The three patterns validate in the block editor (0 invalid blocks, including the Yoast FAQ block; patterns unchanged since the check)
  • FAQ accordion opens and closes with aria-expanded set, and the accent follows the page's phase (checked on the local site)
  • Mobile layout at 390px: all three sections stack with no horizontal overflow (checked on the local site)
  • Visual comparison against the Figma frames in light and dark mode
  • Other service pages recolour to their parent phase
  • CodeRabbit findings reviewed

Changelog

meta:needs-changelog: this adds new user-facing patterns. The CHANGELOG.md entry is added after the PR is opened so it can link here.

Part of LSA-120. This is the last pattern layer, but the issue also covers design QA, SEO metadata and the responsive check, so this PR does not close it.

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  • New Features
    • Added reusable service-page layouts for a consultation call to action, a “Where to go next” link grid, and a discovery FAQ.
    • Service pages now display FAQ and next-step sections with colors matching their parent phase, including phase-accented links and cards.
    • Tick Phase markers can use a distinct accent color and a dark presentation with appropriately contrasting text and dividers.

New patterns
- Section - Split FAQ: intro left, Yoast FAQ block accordion right
- Section - Link Card Grid: responsive grid of Card - Link Row next-step cards
- CTA - Split Checklist: dark gradient closing CTA with phase buttons and a checklist

FAQ
- Use the Yoast FAQ block and schema markup, as phase-faq.php does
- Reuse the Phase FAQ component; add ls-service-faq modifier (canvas-filled rows on a card band, 16px corners, no circle behind the plus)
- Apply the service page phase accent through the ls-service-phase-{phase} body class

Next steps
- Reuse ls-phase-where-to-go-next for equal-height cards and phase-coloured hover
- Extend its per-phase accent selector to service pages

Tick Phase
- Add ls-tick-phase--on-dark modifier (phase on-dark accent, translucent divider) in the style JSON
- Read the marker colour from --ls-tick-phase-accent with a --ls-phase-accent fallback

Asset loading
- Load phase-faq, phase-where-to-go-next and work-archive-sections on service pages
- Add render markers so each bundle loads when its pattern renders elsewhere
@brandonmarshal brandonmarshal added area:theme Theme & styles (templates, template parts, FSE) comp:block-patterns Patterns library/registration comp:block-styles Block styles registered via JSON comp:section-styles Section/background styles lang:css Stylesheets lang:json JSON config/content lang:php PHP code priority:normal Default priority for most issues. status:needs-review Awaiting code review meta:needs-changelog Requires a CHANGELOG.md entry before merge labels Oct 1, 2026
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LSA-120

Changelog
- Document the split FAQ, link card grid and split checklist CTA patterns (LSA-120)
- Note the Tick Phase on-dark modifier and the service-page phase colours for FAQ and next steps
- Link PR #82

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The pull request adds three WordPress patterns for service pages, extends phase FAQ and “Where to go next” styles and rendering conditions to service pages, and adds a dark Tick Phase modifier with a tick-specific accent fallback.

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Service page patterns and phase styling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Service page content patterns
patterns/sections/split-faq.php, patterns/sections/link-card-grid.php, patterns/cta/section-cta-split-checklist.php
Adds a split FAQ with five questions, a “Where to go next” grid with three service links, and a split checklist CTA. The pattern output escapes displayed text and URLs.
Service-page phase styling and loading
assets/css/phase-faq.css, src/scss/structural/phase-faq.scss, assets/css/phase-where-to-go-next.css, src/scss/structural/phase-where-to-go-next.scss, inc/animations.php
Extends FAQ and next-step phase selectors to service phase body classes. Adds service FAQ row styling and updates render-time conditions for individual service pages.
Tick Phase accent and dark modifier
assets/css/tick-phase.css, src/scss/structural/tick-phase.scss, styles/blocks/lists/tick-phase.json, CHANGELOG.md
Adds a tick-specific accent fallback and the on-dark modifier’s accent and divider styling. The changelog records the patterns and service-page styling.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

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The patterns and phase styling appear mergeable; the FAQ encoding concern is addressed, and the dark CTA checklist text remains legible.

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The change affects 6 systems.

Changed systems: assets, patterns, src, CHANGELOG.md, inc, styles

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  • observed — patterns (service) was modified; 3 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — src (service) was modified; 3 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — CHANGELOG.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in CHANGELOG.md: Added an Unreleased LSA-120 entry listing the Split FAQ, Link Card Grid, and Split Checklist patterns, the ls-tick-phase--on-dark modifier, and their use across the 14 service pages.
  • observed — Modified behavior in CHANGELOG.md: Added a Changed note that Phase FAQ and “Where to go next” styles now apply to the 14 service pages using each service’s parent phase colour, followed by the PR reference and entry separator.
  • observed — Modified behavior in assets/css/phase-faq.css: Adds positioning for the question’s ::before indicator and makes it transparent for service FAQs. Each phase’s active border color now matches both its existing page-slug-* body selector and the corresponding ls-service-phase-* selector.
  • observed — Modified behavior in assets/css/phase-where-to-go-next.css: For each of the six phases, the card-row and arrow-accent rules now match either the existing page-slug-* body class or the corresponding ls-service-phase-* body class.
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- FAQ questions JSON was embedded in the Yoast block comment with plain wp_json_encode()
- A question or answer containing "-->" or "--" could end the comment early or make it invalid HTML

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- Encode with JSON_HEX_TAG and JSON_HEX_AMP and escape every double hyphen, matching core's block attribute serialisation
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Merge
- Bring in LSA-120 section pattern PRs #79, #80 and #82 from develop

CHANGELOG conflict
- Keep the LSA-172 entry and the three LSA-120 entries as separate per-PR headings
- Order newest first, with the LSA-172 entry on top

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- lint:json passes
- SCSS build produces no diff
- phpcs passes on the changed patterns

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Merged from develop
- LSA-120 service patterns (#79, #80, #82)
- LSA-172 Work archive cards (#83)

Conflict resolution
- CHANGELOG.md: keep the LSA-170 entry and all four develop entries
- theme.json and styles/dark.json auto-merged, valid JSON with no duplicate keys

Verification
- lint, schema:validate and theme:validate clean
- CSS rebuild matches the merged assets
- phpcs and escape scan clean for the footer

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