This documentation supports an article on our blog introducing how to include basic accordions on your website that reference various post types, and include excerpts of post content. This is an abbreviated version of the plugin clients enjoy, which is used mainly to support the inclusion of FAQs into their website. The plugin is limited in its functionality but still includes a large number of features.
The accordions are introduced on our blog in an article titled "Simple Accordion FAQ and Links in WordPress".
Dependencies
The plugin requires BeliefMedia Core. The Core plugin enables updates, but will also register you with an API Key. If you do not wish basic registration details sent to us upon registration then please do not download the plugin. You should also ideally download and install BeliefMedia Simple Cache to take advantage of the caching feature.
The Result
The most common use of the shortcode is to return a number of posts associated with a particular category. For example, [bm_accordion term="finance"] returns the following:
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We've actually included the attributes of margin_bottom="30" hover="#B6B6B6" selected="#C9C9C9" color_selected="000000" number="10" to alter the appearance, and limit the number of results to just 10 articles.
In the next example we'll use the accordion as if it were part of a series or similar where numbering might be required. Using default styling, and limiting results to just 5 results, the shortcode of [bm_accordion cpt="post" taxonomy="category" term="api" number="5" icon="0"] (note the icon attribute of '0' - this creates numbering).
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Built on the back of our Lender Data API, and supplementing features such as Lender Widgets, Rate Ribbons, Rate Blocks, Lender Archives, and Lender Product Pages, we've just released the Lender Document (and Media) APIs. Our Mortgage Broker Website is now shipped with an Elementor Block that'll enable the features we're about to describe.… [ Learn More ]
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The plugin is very lightweight as it's rendered with just CSS and a few lines of code. There are no JavaScript dependencies or libraries.
Shortcode Attributes
The following attributes may be used to alter the appearance of the accordion. Note that the style is inline; not ideal... but it works.
color
color of the accordion text. Defaults to #FBFBFB.color_selected
color when that accordion is selected and opened. Defaults to #FBFBFB.hover
selected
color_selected attribute should be in contrast.words
height
more
more attribute alters the "Learn More" text that will navigate the user to the destination page.icon
profile
cpt
post'. In the BM plugin it will default to 'faq'. Can generally be left with the default setting.taxonomy
taxonomy type. Defaults to category. Can generally be left with the default setting.field
slug and generally shouldn't be altered.term
term="cat-1,cat-2,cat-3".margin_bottom
margin_top
number
number="10.truncate
cache
Change Log
- Initial: New plugin. Returns a simple accordion of posts or any post category with shortcode. Use
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Please note that the BeliefMedia Core plugin is required before this plugin will activate or function.
