Note: see this post if you'd like to make the Divi accordion tabs start closed by default.
Example of a Closable Accordion
The following example shows the feature in action. Click to open the accordion tabs and you'll then be able to close them again by clicking either on the toggle "close" icon, or on the toggle title itself.
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Do you want closable Divi accordion toggles?
Making Accordions Closeable using Divi Booster
Divi Booster adds hundreds of new options to Divi, including the option to make accordions closeable. This can be applied to individual modules, or to all modules at once.
Making Individual Accordions Closeable using Divi Booster
Divi Booster adds an option to make individual accordions closeable into the Accordion Module settings. You'll find it at:
- Divi Booster 2.9.5 upwards: "Accordion Module Settings > Design > Toggle > Closeable"
- Divi Booster 2.8.4 – 2.9.4: "Accordion Module Settings > Design > Title Text > Closeable"
Making All Accordion Modules Closeable using Divi Booster
It is also possible to make all accordions on the site closeable using the option found under "Modules > Accordion" on the Divi Booster settings page. This option has been available since Divi Booster v1.9.9.
Make Accordion Modules Closeable using jQuery / CSS
If you don't have Divi Booster and are comfortable with adding jQuery / CSS code to Divi, you can make the accordions closable using the following method.
Step 1: Add the following jQuery code to your site, e.g. by pasting it into the "Divi > Theme Options > Integration > Add this code to the head of you blog" box.
<script>
jQuery(function($){
$('.et_pb_toggle_title').click(function(){
var $toggle = $(this).closest('.et_pb_toggle');
if (!$toggle.hasClass('et_pb_accordion_toggling')) {
var $accordion = $toggle.closest('.et_pb_accordion');
if ($toggle.hasClass('et_pb_toggle_open')) {
$accordion.addClass('et_pb_accordion_toggling');
$toggle.find('.et_pb_toggle_content').slideToggle(700, function() {
$toggle.removeClass('et_pb_toggle_open').addClass('et_pb_toggle_close');
});
}
setTimeout(function(){
$accordion.removeClass('et_pb_accordion_toggling');
}, 750);
}
});
});
</script>Related Post: Adding JavaScript / jQuery to Divi.
Step 2 (Optional): To add a "close" icon to the open toggles, add the following CSS code to your site, e.g. by pasting it into the "Divi > Theme Options > General > Custom CSS" box.
.et_pb_accordion .et_pb_toggle_open .et_pb_toggle_title:before {
display: block!important;
content: "\e04f" !important;
}Related Post: Adding CSS to the Divi Theme
Styling the Close Icon
With any of the above methods of making accordions closeable, the close icon inherits the styles of the built in "open" icon. That means you can style both the open and close icons using the existing options in the accordion module settings, e.g.:
If you wish to apply certain styles to the close icon only (i.e. not to the open icon), then you can do so using CSS such as this:
/* Normal state */
.et_pb_accordion .et_pb_toggle_open .et_pb_toggle_title:before {
color: grey !important;
}
/* Hover state */
.et_pb_accordion .et_pb_toggle_open .et_pb_toggle_title:hover:before {
color: blue !important;
}Related Post: Adding CSS to the Divi Theme
The example above will make the icon grey normally, changing to blue when hovered. If you aren't sure how to get the effect you want, just give me a shout in the comments.
Adding a Second Close Icon at the Bottom of Toggles
If your accordion toggles contain a lot of text, you may want to add a second close icon at the bottom to save your users having to scroll all the way back to the top of the text to close the toggle. Here's the code to do this. It should be used in addition to either the Divi Booster / manual methods given above. The code can be placed either in a code module on the page in question, or in the "Divi > Theme Options > Integrations > Add Code to the Head of your Blog" box.
<script>
jQuery(function($){
$('.et_pb_toggle_title').each(function(){
var $title = $(this);
var $closebar = $title.clone(true).addClass('db_pb_toggle_close2').html(' ');
$title.closest('.et_pb_toggle').append($closebar);
});
});
</script>
<style>
.et_pb_toggle_close .db_pb_toggle_close2 {
display: none;
}
.db_pb_toggle_close2 {
margin-top: 10px;
visibility: hidden;
}
.db_pb_toggle_close2:before {
visibility: visible;
}
</style>
Hi Dan,
I've been trying your code above and it's not working for me. I've tried putting the code into the and also tried in a code module placed above the Accordian module.
Have things changed with Divi 4.0+ that would make your code no longer work?
Thanks!
Hi Ken, I've been doing some testing and it is still working correctly for me in Divi 4.0+. Is there any chance you're able to point me to an example page so that I can take a look at why it isn't working for you? Thanks!
I don't know if anyone else is running into issues, but the CSS listed above is broken. I changed it to the following and it worked:
.et_pb_toggle_open .et_pb_toggle_title:before {
display: block !important;
content: "\e04f";
}
The original code is missing the forward slash.
Hi Colin, you're right, there should be a slash. It looks like it got stripped out from the code somehow. I've added back in now. Thanks for pointing that out!
I purchased the Divi Booster plugins mainly for this function of automatically closing the accordeon entries when opening another one. But it doesn't seem to work. I checked "Make accordions closable" in the Divi booster settings. Anything else that needs to be done?
Thanks for your help!
Hi Mandy, the default behavior in Divi is that the accordion module automatically closes any open entries when you click to open another. If you're not seeing this, are you using individual toggle modules rather than the accordion module? The toggle modules act separately from one another. If you are using individual toggle modules, you might find that you can do what you want with the accordion module instead.
The code described in this post, and the corresponding Divi Booster feature, are for making it possible to manually close entries in the accordion module. By default Divi always keeps one open – you can never close them all. This code / feature allows your users to close them all.
I hope that helps, but if you still aren't able to get the effect you want, perhaps you can send me a link to the page you're working on so that I can take a look at how you have things set up? Thanks!
Oh my word!
Thank you so much for the Divi Booster plug In.
I bought it because of the Toggle issue getting one to close when the other is opened but now I see tons of goodies!
As I am not a seasoned coder, this has taken away tons of hours of looking for solutions on the internet, reading every post and comments to see what worked for whom, what did not work and which workaround was applied.
Well worth the price.
You are a god man Dan!
Brilliant! I needed to use the accordion as a way to have a "read more" within a post. Took me a while to figure out that's not what the does. This solution worked perfectly – thanks for adding the CSS for the close tag too!
Awesome, thanks!
Thank You so much. That's very helpful for me to make my website professional…
The snippet works fine but the first tab is opened by default. In your example is closed. Anything else to do that? thks for your scripts!
Hey Carl, here's how to make the tabs all start closed by default:
https://divibooster.com/make-divi-accordions-closed-by-default/
Hope it helps!
Perfect!
YEAH! Great man! Thanks
Same for me – it used to work but doesn't work anymore. Maybe it has to do with a recent Divi update? Please check!
Hi Chris, how / where are you adding the code? I took a look, but can't see any sign of the code being included in the page or affecting the accordions. I could have just missed it, of course, but it may be worth checking that the way you are adding it to the site is still working (and perhaps trying to re-add the code). Thanks!
HI Dan, I have selected the two options under accordian, as well as put the php into the header of my Divi theme, but nothing is working. I currently have a maintenance screen up there, as we don't go live for a couple of weeks. Can you make any recommendations?
Hi Brenda, you should only add the code in one place (either in Divi Booster, or in the header), not both as the repeated code can conflict with itself. Other than that, clear the caches in any performance plugins you have installed and check you don't have any JavaScript errors in the page, as such errors could prevent the accordion code from running. You can check for JavaScript errors by opening your browser's JavaScript console: https://code-maven.com/open-javascript-console
If you're still having trouble after that, perhaps you could send me login details for the site (via the contact form) so that I can take a look?