Adding an accordion on a page

An accordion shows a list of headings that visitors can click to open and close. It is ideal for FAQs, opening hours, policies or any content that would otherwise make a page very long.

In Zenario you build an accordion with a nest. Each slide in the nest becomes one accordion panel: the slide's title is the clickable heading, and the plugins on the slide are the content that opens underneath.

Start by inserting a nest on the page. Then set it to display as an accordion, and add one slide per panel.

Inserting a nest on the page

  1. Select the "Tools" mode on the Admin Toolbar.

    Zenario Admin Toolbar, highlighting Tools view button

  2. Click on the icon to Show mobile and empty slots.

    Content editor toolbar highlighting the show mobile and empty slots icon

  3. In the page, find an empty slot where you want the accordion to appear, and select "Insert..".
    If prompted, make a draft.

    Slot inspector panel showing empty slot and insert option in website layout editor

  4. Choose Insert a Nest from the list, and click the 'Continue' button.

    CMS dialog to insert a plugin, nest, or slideshow into Slot

  5. Click '+ Create a new nest' button and select 'Nest'. 

    Organizer admin panel showing create a nest button and nest selection dropdown menu

  6. Enter a Nest name for it, for example "FAQ accordion". For the Type of nest select Accordion.

    Zenario nest dialog showing FAQ accordion display settings and type of nest options

  7. On the Accordion tab, choose whether the first panel should be open when the page loads, or whether all panels start closed.

    Zenario nest accordion settings panel with slide and animation options

  8. Click the "Save" button.
  9. Click the "Insert nest" button.

Adding panels to the accordion

Each slide in the nest is one panel of the accordion.

  1. Hover over the nest on the page and open its menu. Select Add plugins to this nest to manage its slides and plugins.

    Empty nest slot inspector panel showing options to add plugins, edit settings, move, copy, or remove nest

  2. Edit the 'Slide 1' by clicking the "Edit slide properties" button.

    Organizer interface showing FAQ accordion nest editing with Edit slide properties button highlighted.

  3. Enter the Slide label. This is the heading visitors will click, so keep it short and clear, for example: 'How are artworks packaged and delivered?'. Then click the "Save" button.

    Editing slide of nest slide label

  4. Add a plugin to the slide to hold the panel's content, such as a WYSIWYG editor or Banner plugin, and enter the text.

    FAQ accordion editor showing add plugin menu with WYSIWYG editor option highlighted

    Organizer interface for editing FAQ accordion nest

    WYSIWYG editor interface showing FAQ accordion content

    Note: You can put more than one plugin on a slide, for example a WYSIWYG editor and a Banner plugin.

  5. To add the next slide, click "+ Add slide" and repeat steps 2 to 4 for each panel.

    Organizer interface showing FAQ accordion editing

  6. To change the order of the panels, drag the slides into the order you want.
  7. Close the nest editor to return to the page.

    FAQ accordion list answering questions