{"id":9718,"date":"2023-03-14T04:31:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T04:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=9718"},"modified":"2023-03-14T04:31:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T04:31:34","slug":"unleash-your-inner-musician-learn-the-ultimate-guide-on-creating-an-accordion-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-inner-musician-learn-the-ultimate-guide-on-creating-an-accordion-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unleash Your Inner Musician: Learn the Ultimate Guide on Creating an Accordion in WordPress!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6767a129c3a9b\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6767a129c3a9b\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-inner-musician-learn-the-ultimate-guide-on-creating-an-accordion-in-wordpress\/#How_to_Create_an_Accordion_in_WordPress\" title=\"How to Create an Accordion in WordPress\">How to Create an Accordion in WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-inner-musician-learn-the-ultimate-guide-on-creating-an-accordion-in-wordpress\/#Method_1_Creating_Accordion_with_a_Plugin\" title=\"Method 1: Creating Accordion with a Plugin\">Method 1: Creating Accordion with a Plugin<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-inner-musician-learn-the-ultimate-guide-on-creating-an-accordion-in-wordpress\/#Accordion_plugin_by_PickPlugins\" title=\"Accordion plugin by PickPlugins\">Accordion plugin by PickPlugins<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-inner-musician-learn-the-ultimate-guide-on-creating-an-accordion-in-wordpress\/#Shortcode_Ultimate_plugin\" title=\"Shortcode Ultimate plugin\">Shortcode Ultimate plugin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-inner-musician-learn-the-ultimate-guide-on-creating-an-accordion-in-wordpress\/#Method_2_Creating_Accordion_without_a_plugin\" title=\"Method 2: Creating Accordion without a plugin\">Method 2: Creating Accordion without a plugin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-inner-musician-learn-the-ultimate-guide-on-creating-an-accordion-in-wordpress\/#Method_3_Creating_Accordion_using_shortcodes\" title=\"Method 3: Creating Accordion using shortcodes\">Method 3: Creating Accordion using shortcodes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-inner-musician-learn-the-ultimate-guide-on-creating-an-accordion-in-wordpress\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Create_an_Accordion_in_WordPress\"><\/span>How to Create an Accordion in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Accordions are a popular way of organizing content on a webpage. They provide a clean and manageable solution that avoids overwhelming visitors with too much text or clutter. In this article, we explore three methods of creating an accordion in WordPress:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Creating_Accordion_with_a_Plugin\"><\/span>Method 1: Creating Accordion with a Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Plugins make it easy to create accordions on WordPress without any coding experience. Two popular plugins are:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accordion_plugin_by_PickPlugins\"><\/span>Accordion plugin by PickPlugins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">This user-friendly plugin offers unique styling options for your accordion. Follow these steps to use it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Install and activate the Accordion plugin by PickPlugins.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Select &#8220;Accordion&#8221; and then click &#8220;Add New.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Add the name of your accordion item in the &#8220;Accordion Title&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Type in the information you want to display in the &#8220;Content&#8221; section.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Customize your accordion by choosing a style, width, and color in the &#8220;Options&#8221; section.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Click &#8220;Publish.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shortcode_Ultimate_plugin\"><\/span>Shortcode Ultimate plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">This plugin has an extensive range of customization options and is beginner-friendly. Follow these steps to use it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Install and activate Shortcode Ultimate plugin<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Select &#8220;Shortcode&#8221; and then &#8220;Add New.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Choose &#8220;Accordion&#8221; from the list of available shortcodes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Add the title and content you want to display.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Customize the accordion with various available options like the color, font size, and border settings.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Click &#8220;Publish.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Creating_Accordion_without_a_plugin\"><\/span>Method 2: Creating Accordion without a plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">If you do not want to add more plugins to your WordPress site, follow this manual coding process:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Create a new page in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Paste the accordion code into the new page.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Replace the content in the code with yours.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Add the following CSS code into the style.css file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre>\n\/* Styling *\/\nbutton.accordion {\n  background-color: #eee;\n  color: #444;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  padding: 18px;\n  width: 100%;\n  text-align: left;\n  border: none;\n  outline: none;\n  transition: 0.4s;\n}\n\nbutton.accordion.active,\nbutton.accordion:hover {\n  background-color: #ddd;\n}\n\nbutton.accordion:after {\n  content: '\\02795';\n  font-size: 13px;\n  color: #777;\n  float: right;\n  margin-left: 5px;\n}\n\nbutton.accordion.active:after {\n  content: \"\\2796\";\n}\n\ndiv.panel {\n  padding: 0 30px;\n  background-color: white;\n  display: none;\n}\n\ndiv.panel.show {\n  display: block;\n}\n<\/pre>\n<h2 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Creating_Accordion_using_shortcodes\"><\/span>Method 3: Creating Accordion using shortcodes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Using shortcodes is another easy way of creating an accordion in WordPress:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Create a new page in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Enter the following shortcode:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre>\n[accordion]\n[accordion-item title=\"Accordion Title\"] Accordion Content goes here [\/accordion-item]\n[accordion-item title=\"Accordion Title 2\"] Accordion Content goes here [\/accordion-item]\n[accordion-item title=\"Accordion Title 3\"] Accordion Content goes here [\/accordion-item]\n[\/accordion]\n<\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"perplexity\">Customize the accordion as desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Creating accordions can add functionality and style to your WordPress site&#8217;s pages. 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