How To Open And Collapse The Same JQuery Accordion With Click On It Only

Trying to get the accordion open and collapse only when it's being clicked. I am able to open/collapse it but it is getting closed also when another accordion is clicked. It should

Solution 1:

I have created a new fiddle with some css...

HTML

<div class="accordion-container">
    <a href="#" class="accordion-toggle">Heading 1</a>
    <div class="accordion-content">
        Content 1
    </div>
</div>
<div class="accordion-container">
    <a href="#" class="accordion-toggle">Heading 2</a>
    <div class="accordion-content">
        Content 2
    </div>
</div>
<div class="accordion-container">
    <a href="#" class="accordion-toggle">Heading 3</a>
    <div class="accordion-content">
        Content 3
    </div>
</div>

JS

$(document).ready(function () {
    $('.accordion-toggle').on('click', function(event){
        event.preventDefault();
        // create accordion variables
        var accordion = $(this);
        var accordionContent = accordion.next('.accordion-content');

        // toggle accordion link open class
        accordion.toggleClass("open");
        // toggle accordion content
        accordionContent.slideToggle(250);

    });
});

please check this fiddle

Solution 2:

Easy and simple bootstrap accordion on a click HTML

    <button type="button" class="btn openpanel">Open panel 3</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn closepanel">Close panel 3</button>
    <hr>
    <div class="panel-group" id="accordion">
       <div class="panel panel-default">
         <div class="panel-heading">
            <h4 class="panel-title">
                <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#panel1">Panel 1</a>
            </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="panel1" class="panel-collapse collapse">
            <div class="panel-body">
                Contents panel 1
            </div>
        </div>
       </div>
       <div class="panel panel-default">
         <div class="panel-heading">
            <h4 class="panel-title">
                <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#panel2">Panel 2</a>
            </h4>
         </div>
         <div id="panel2" class="panel-collapse collapse">
            <div class="panel-body">
                Contents panel 2
            </div>
         </div>
    </div>
    <div class="panel panel-default">
        <div class="panel-heading">
            <h4 class="panel-title">
                <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#panel3">Panel 3</a>
            </h4>
        </div>
        <div id="panel3" class="panel-collapse collapse">
            <div class="panel-body">
                Contents panel 3
            </div>
        </div>
      </div>
  </div>

Simple js code

$(".openpanel").on("click", function() {
   $("#panel3").collapse('show');
});
$(".closepanel").on("click", function() {
   $("#panel3").collapse('hide');
});
$('#accordion').on('show.bs.collapse', function () {
   $('#accordion .in').collapse('hide');
});

I hope it will help you.