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Setup: External Scripts
External Scripts in Webflow
Make sure to always put the External Scripts before the Javascript step of the resource.
In this video you learn where to put these in your Webflow project? Or how to include a paid GSAP Club plugin in your project?
HTML
Step 1: Copy structure to Webflow
Copy structure to Webflow
In the video below we described how you can copy + paste the structure of this resource to your Webflow project.
Copy to Webflow
Webflow structure is not required for this resource.
Step 1: Add HTML
HTML
<div data-accordion-close-siblings="true" data-accordion-css-init="" class="accordion-css">
<ul class="accordion-css__list">
<li data-accordion-status="not-active" class="accordion-css__item">
<div data-hover="" data-accordion-toggle="" class="accordion-css__item-top">
<h3 class="accordion-css__item-h3">This is just a simple CSS Accordion</h3>
<div class="accordion-css__item-icon">
<svg class="accordion-css__item-icon-svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="100%" viewbox="0 0 36 36" fill="none"><path d="M28.5 22.5L18 12L7.5 22.5" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="3" stroke-miterlimit="10"></path></svg>
</div>
</div>
<div class="accordion-css__item-bottom">
<div class="accordion-css__item-bottom-wrap">
<div class="accordion-css__item-bottom-content">
<p class="accordion-css__item-p">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li data-accordion-status="not-active" class="accordion-css__item">
<div data-hover="" data-accordion-toggle="" class="accordion-css__item-top">
<h3 class="accordion-css__item-h3">Choose to close the siblings: true/false</h3>
<div class="accordion-css__item-icon">
<svg class="accordion-css__item-icon-svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="100%" viewbox="0 0 36 36" fill="none"><path d="M28.5 22.5L18 12L7.5 22.5" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="3" stroke-miterlimit="10"></path></svg>
</div>
</div>
<div class="accordion-css__item-bottom">
<div class="accordion-css__item-bottom-wrap">
<div class="accordion-css__item-bottom-content">
<p class="accordion-css__item-p">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li data-accordion-status="not-active" class="accordion-css__item">
<div data-hover="" data-accordion-toggle="" class="accordion-css__item-top">
<h3 class="accordion-css__item-h3">Super easy, try it for yourself!</h3>
<div class="accordion-css__item-icon">
<svg class="accordion-css__item-icon-svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="100%" viewbox="0 0 36 36" fill="none"><path d="M28.5 22.5L18 12L7.5 22.5" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="3" stroke-miterlimit="10"></path></svg>
</div>
</div>
<div class="accordion-css__item-bottom">
<div class="accordion-css__item-bottom-wrap">
<div class="accordion-css__item-bottom-content">
<p class="accordion-css__item-p">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
HTML structure is not required for this resource.
Step 2: Add CSS
CSS
.accordion-css {
max-width: 29em;
position: relative;
}
.accordion-css__list {
grid-column-gap: .5em;
grid-row-gap: .5em;
flex-flow: column;
margin-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
display: flex;
position: static;
}
.accordion-css__item {
background-color: #efeeec;
border-radius: .5em;
list-style: none;
}
.accordion-css__item-top {
grid-column-gap: 1em;
grid-row-gap: 1em;
cursor: pointer;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
padding: 1em 1em 1em 1.5em;
display: flex;
}
.accordion-css__item-bottom {
transition: grid-template-rows 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1);
grid-template-rows: 0fr;
display: grid;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
[data-accordion-status="active"] .accordion-css__item-bottom {
grid-template-rows: 1fr;
}
.accordion-css__item-bottom-wrap {
flex-flow: column;
height: 100000%;
display: flex;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
.accordion-css__item-bottom-content {
padding-bottom: 1.5em;
padding-left: 1.5em;
padding-right: 1.5em;
}
.accordion-css__item-h3 {
margin-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 0;
font-size: 1.125em;
font-weight: 500;
line-height: 1.3;
}
.accordion-css__item-icon {
transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1);
background-color: #d4cee5;
border-radius: 50%;
flex-shrink: 0;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
width: 2em;
height: 2em;
display: flex;
transform: rotate(180deg);
}
[data-accordion-status="active"] .accordion-css__item-icon {
transform: rotate(0.001deg);
}
.accordion-css__item-icon-svg {
width: 1em;
}
.accordion-css__item-p {
color: #2c2c2c;
margin-bottom: 0;
font-size: .875em;
line-height: 1.5;
}
Step 2: Add custom Javascript
Custom Javascript in Webflow
In this video, Ilja gives you some guidance about using JavaScript in Webflow:
Step 2: Add Javascript
Step 3: Add Javascript
Javascript
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
document.querySelectorAll('[data-accordion-css-init]').forEach((accordion) => {
const closeSiblings = accordion.getAttribute('data-accordion-close-siblings') === 'true';
accordion.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
const toggle = event.target.closest('[data-accordion-toggle]');
if (!toggle) return; // Exit if the clicked element is not a toggle
const singleAccordion = toggle.closest('[data-accordion-status]');
if (!singleAccordion) return; // Exit if no accordion container is found
const isActive = singleAccordion.getAttribute('data-accordion-status') === 'active';
singleAccordion.setAttribute('data-accordion-status', isActive ? 'not-active' : 'active');
// When [data-accordion-close-siblings="true"]
if (closeSiblings && !isActive) {
accordion.querySelectorAll('[data-accordion-status="active"]').forEach((sibling) => {
if (sibling !== singleAccordion) sibling.setAttribute('data-accordion-status', 'not-active');
});
}
});
});
});
Step 3: Add custom CSS
Step 2: Add custom CSS
Custom CSS in Webflow
Curious about where to put custom CSS in Webflow? Ilja explains it in the below video:
CSS
/* Animate Accordion Bottom Grid */
.accordion-css__item-bottom {
transition: grid-template-rows 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1);
}
[data-accordion-status="active"] .accordion-css__item-bottom {
grid-template-rows: 1fr;
}
/* Animate Icon */
.accordion-css__item-icon {
transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1);
}
[data-accordion-status="active"] .accordion-css__item-icon {
transform: rotate(0.001deg);
}
Implementation
Close siblings [true/false]
You can set [data-accordion-close-siblings="false"]
to prevent the accordion from closing sibling items when toggling an item.
jQuery version
$(document).ready(function() {
$('[data-accordion-css-init]').each(function() {
var accordion = $(this);
var accordionCloseSiblings = accordion.attr('data-accordion-close-siblings') === 'true';
accordion.on('click', '[data-accordion-toggle]', function() {
var singleAccordion = $(this).closest('[data-accordion-status]');
if (singleAccordion.attr('data-accordion-status') === 'active') {
singleAccordion.attr('data-accordion-status', 'not-active');
} else {
// Close siblings if specified
if (accordionCloseSiblings) {
singleAccordion.siblings('[data-accordion-status="active"]').attr('data-accordion-status', 'not-active');
}
singleAccordion.attr('data-accordion-status', 'active');
}
});
});
});
Resource Details
Last updated
January 22, 2025
Type
The Vault
Category
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