Tuesday 19 July 2016

SharePoint accordion with list items, FAQ sample

SharePoint online, Office 365, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010 accordion option / menus, needed depending of how and what data you have to show to the users, here I am writing an example of FAQs section with Accordion as below example is using only jQuery, Css and SPServies to show data from SharePoint list to your page, this sample can be added in App for learning purpose.

<html>
<head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
    <TITLE>SharePoint Accordion option using jQuery and css : sample</TITLE>
    <style type='text/css'>
        #AccordionByPraveen {
            list-style: none;
            padding: 0px;
            width: 99%;
            margin: auto;
        }
        #AccordionByPraveen li {
            display: block;
            background-color: #0074C3;
            color: white;
            font-size: 15px;
            cursor: pointer;
            padding: 5px 5px 5px 8px;
            list-style: circle;
            -moz-border-radius: 3px;
            -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
            border-radius: 3px;
        }
        #AccordionByPraveen ul {
            list-style: none;
            padding: 7px;
            display: none;
            border: 1px silver solid;
        }
        #AccordionByPraveen ul li {
            font-weight: normal;
            font-size: 15px;
            font-family: 'segoe ui';
            cursor: auto;
            color: black;
            background-color: #fff;
            padding: 5px 5px 5px 12px;
        }
        #AccordionByPraveen a {
            text-decoration: none;
        }
        #AccordionByPraveen .faqHeadings {
            border-top: 1px white solid;
            padding: 15px;
            font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';
            font-family: 'Verdana';
        }
        #AccordionByPraveen .faqHeadings:hover {
            background-color: #338DCD!important;
        }
    </style>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(e) {

            $("#AccordionByPraveen > li").live('click', function() {
                $("#AccordionByPraveen > li").css('background-color', '#0074C3');
                $(this).css('background-color', '#00487B');

                if (false == $(this).next().is(':visible')) {
                    $('#AccordionByPraveen > ul').slideUp(400);
                }
                $(this).next().slideToggle(400);
            });
            AddFAQs();
            $('#AccordionByPraveen > ul:eq(0)').show();
            // $('#AccordionByPraveen > ul:eq(0)').parent().css('background-color','#00487B');
        });

        function AddFAQs() {
            var faqListName = "FAQs";
            var camlViewFields = "<ViewFields><FieldRef Name='Title' /><FieldRef Name='Details' /></ViewFields>";
            var htmlLis = "";
            var countLi = 1;
            $().SPServices({
                operation: "GetListItems",
                async: false,
                listName: faqListName,
                CAMLViewFields: camlViewFields,
                completefunc: function(xData, Status) {
                    //alert(Status+faqListName );
                    $(xData.responseXML).SPFilterNode("z:row").each(function() {
                        var ttl = $(this).attr("ows_Title");
                        var ttlDetails = $(this).attr("ows_Details");
                        ttl = countLi + ") " + ttl;
                        htmlLis += '<li class="faqHeadings">' + ttl + '</li><ul>';
                        htmlLis += '<li>' + ttlDetails + '</li></ul>';
                        ++countLi;
                    }); // end completefunc            
                }
            });
            if (htmlLis.indexOf("faqHeadings") > 0) {
                //alert(htmlLis);
                $("#AccordionByPraveen").append(htmlLis);
            } else {
                htmlLis = "<li class='faqHeadings'>FAQ couldn't loaded. Please inform Admin or raise a help ticket with SharePoint team in AskAlexion.</li><ul><li>Details not found.</li></ul>";
                $("#AccordionByPraveen").append(htmlLis);
            }
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <H2 class="headingFAQPage">Frequently Asked Questions</H2>
    <ul id="AccordionByPraveen">
        <li class="faqHeadings">How can start form to initnin I can nto see sumbit button</li>
        <ul>
            <li>Accordion same data for first li. you can do this and this to open the form</li>
        </ul>
        <li class="faqHeadings">I am new to the site how can I setup my profile </li>
        <ul>
            <li>Contact you website admins or create Help ticket, this is another reply.</li>
        </ul>
        <li class="faqHeadings">Latest feature and upcoming event details can be found at?</li>
        <ul>
            <li>This is the url so site ,http.... and see option number three etc etc.</li>
        </ul>
    </ul>
Original post link is http://makeshortwork.blogspot.in/ 
</body>
</html>


Below is working demo, it may be its not looking perfect as some of the google css are applied here forcefully. 

SharePoint Accordion option using jQuery and css : sample

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How can start form to initnin I can nto see sumbit button
    • Accordion same data for first li. you can do this and this to open the form
  • I am new to the site how can I setup my profile
    • Contact you website admins or create Help ticket, this is another reply.
  • Latest feature and upcoming event details can be found at?
    • This is the url so site ,http.... and see option number three etc etc.