Add/Edit/Delete Accordions in WordPress
An Accordion is collapsible a list that works great for Frequently Asked Question pages and more. While it is easy to add and remove Accordions with Widgetkit, setting up Accordions on the page requires a little more work. Follow these instructions closely. Don't forget, you can call Techno Goober for help at (302) 645-7177 or email us for help.
Quick Access:
Open Widgetkit
To begin, log into WordPress, your content management system.
Step 1: Click the Widgetkit link in the left sidebar within the content management system. Hint: It's at the very bottom.
Edit Existing Accordion
Step 1: Navigate to Widgetkit and select Accordion. It should be open by default.
Step 2: Click on the name of the accordion that you want to edit.
Step 3: Edit the contents of the accordion by changing the title or content of each accordion item. Read more about editing text, headings, and links.
Step 4: You can remove items by clicking the minus symbol next to the item.
Step 5: You can add new accordions by clicking Add New Item at the bottom. If you are finished, click Save Changes.
Step 6: Go to the front-end of the website to check out your work. To do this, you can right-click on the name of your website in the top left corner and select Open in a new tab.
Add New Accordion
Step 1: Navigate to Widgetkit and select Accordion. It should be open by default.
Step 2: Click Add New.
Step 3: Enter a title for your Gallery. Make it memorable or descriptive. It needs to be easy to understand what it is in the future.
Step 4: Enter a title and description for at least one Accordion Item. Read more about editing text, headings, and links.
Step 5: Adjust Settings. You can set the Accordion to be completely collapsed by selecting Auto Collapse and Start Index -1.
Step 6: You can quickly re-order your Accordion Items by dragging and dropping too.
Step 7: Add additional Accordion Items if you want by click Add New Item. When you are finished, click Save Changes.
Display new Accordion on Page
Step 1: Navigate to Widgetkit, then select Accordion. It should be open by default.
Step 2: Next to the name of the Accordion is the Shortcode. Highlight and copy the Shortcode. For example, widgetkit id=3856. Don't forget the brackets, you'll need those for the code to display properly.
Step 3: Navigate to the page you would like to add the Accordion to from the Page Manager. Click the title of the page to open it.
Step 4: Within the Editor, paste or type the shortcode that was associated with the Accordion. For example, widgetkit id=3856 *including brackets
Step 5: Save Changes to the edited page by clicking Update.
Step 6: Confirm the Accordion is displaying correctly. Go to the front-end of the website to check out your work. To do this, you can right-click on the name of your website in the top left corner and select Open in a new tab.
Step 7: Confirm the Accordion is displaying correctly.
Delete Accordion
Step 1: Navigate to Widgetkit and select Accordion. It should be open by default.
Step 2: Click the Delete button next to the Title of the Accordion you want to delete.
