Accordion
This page will help Sitecore Contributors become familiar with the Accordion Component. Accordion is a component that is used to show information and can be expanded or collapsed.
Before Getting Started
Make sure you have navigated to a page you have been authorized to edit before attempting to make changes to an Accordion component.
Best Practice
This is a page formatting tool. Accordions should not be used to hide critical content. You can use an accordion to shorten page content, but steer away from concealing critical content because your audience may miss the information that you are trying to impart.
How to Add an Accordion Component
Accordion cannot be created as the first component on a home page. Sitecore only allows the following three components: Hero Banner, Slideshow, and Video to be used as the first component on a home page.
- Select anywhere in the +Select Component area to add a component. (see image below)
- Select the + Add here button. (see image below)
Choose Accordion from the five options and then select Select. (see image below)
You can also double-click the Accordion icon to select it.
- Select Add Component to create the Accordion component. (see image below)
Select the Gear Icon if you want to add a headline and then select the Plus Icon. (see image below)
Hover over the area below the Headline and select the Pencil Icon to edit. (see image below)
An existing Accordion component will often have existing text or image(s).
Best Practice
Develop an order for content being displayed to help your audience to quickly find what they need. Consider using alphabetical, chronological, or numerical ordering if possible.
- Select Show editor or double-click the text in the area to edit. (see image below)
Once all edits are completed, select Accept to finalize the edits or Reject to leave the editor without making any changes. If the layout option chosen had multiple sections, complete for each section. (see image below)
Review the edited sections to ensure all edits have been made and then select OK. (see image below)
