Title: Expandable/collapsable categories? Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Expandable/collapsable categories? * [paulritter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulritter/) * (@paulritter) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/) * Hi, I’ve searched far and wide for a code to do this, and I’ve found some, but couldn’t figure out how to use them. * What I’m looking for is to be able to set certain categories of mine to be automatically collapsed when someone views my site, but with a “+” button beside them to expand them if they so wish. I want to clarify that I want to be able to specify which categories I want to automatically be collapsed, I don’t want all of them to do it. * I found these: [http://www.webspaceworks.com/resources/cat/wp-plugins/31/](http://www.webspaceworks.com/resources/cat/wp-plugins/31/), and [http://www.webspaceworks.com/resources/cat/wp-plugins/30/](http://www.webspaceworks.com/resources/cat/wp-plugins/30/) but I couldn’t figure out how to work either one; in the instructions they provided to do, no such code existed in my sidebar.php file that they said to replace. * Please help? Thanks! 🙂 Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [Ajay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajay/) * (@ajay) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308194) * `wp_list_cats` lists the categories in your sidebar. * If you don’t have that in your sidebar you don’t need to worry. * Just add `` as the plugin page says to display the categories. * Thread Starter [paulritter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulritter/) * (@paulritter) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308399) * Hi, thanks for replying. Umm, I guess I shouldn’t have used categories as the word. * I’ve got literally a ton of links and stuff in my sidebar. So many, in fact, that it lengthens the page past the articles I have written. You can see it at: [http://www.paulritter.co.nr](http://www.paulritter.co.nr). I’m using another plugin called post-tease or something, and it basically shortens every entry and gives people the option of reading the entire thing or not. But now that I use this, all my links drag the length of my page waaaay down. I want to be able to have those “link categories” be automatically collapsed, not the actual categories list. * Is there a way? Thanks * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308400) * I use one way: [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/T2/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/T2/) check the archives and category links. * The method is described here: [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/collapse/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/collapse/) * It’s not perfect but it might be a pointer to the answer ? * Thread Starter [paulritter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulritter/) * (@paulritter) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308500) * Aha, yes, that’s exactly what I want, as long as I can make it collapse other things on the sidebar, not just Archives and Categories. * And I’m kind of confused about how to work that code…can you explain it to me how I install all those bits and where? Thanks!!! * [Edd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edd/) * (@edd) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308529) * Ok so if you look at the second link podz posted you’ll see a guide to achieve this. So the first thing you want to do is get your FTP client open and create a new folder called “hacks”. Create it under the wp-content folder. Once you’ve done this, you want to open up notepad and paste this code into it: `function kadabra(zap) { if (document.getElementById) { var abra = document.getElementById( zap).style; if (abra.display == "block") { abra.display = "none"; } else { abra. display = "block" } return false } else { return true } } * Under file type, select “all files” and name it “kadabra.js” save it somewhere memorable and close notepad. * Return to your FTP client and upload the file you just created to the folder you just created (wp-content/hacks) * Now you want to navigate to /wp-content/themename/ and open up header.php for editing. In header.php you want to add this code: ` Imbetween the “” and “” tags. Save your changes and close header.php. Now open up “style.css” and add #m1, #m2, #m3, #m4 { display: none; } to the bottom of the style. * Now you said you wanted to collapse the links section, this is where I need someone else to fill in the last bit. See, the links header isn’t coded in the same way as “Categories” (at least not for me). I’ll have a look myself and post back but if anyone knows themselves, please post here to finish off my quick guide. * Hope that helps, post back with any problems. * Thread Starter [paulritter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulritter/) * (@paulritter) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308590) * Still won’t work. * Oh well, don’t bother. I’m cleaning up my site anyways, there was way to much stuff on it. Thanks anyways. * [chickspirit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chickspirit/) * (@chickspirit) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308909) * Hi ~ * Edd said: * “Now you said you wanted to collapse the links section, this is where I need someone else to fill in the last bit. See, the links header isn’t coded in the same way as “Categories” (at least not for me). I’ll have a look myself and post back but if anyone knows themselves, please post here to finish off my quick guide.” * Does anyone have the answer as to how to apply the javascript from tamba2.org. uk/T2/ to the links section? * [naifyboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/naifyboy/) * (@naifyboy) * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308916) * i have also tried the code in tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/collapse/ * doesnt change a thing for me. * have treble checked my code and the paths to the script etc…still no good…there must be loads of us who want to do this.. * anyone have any ideas? * thanks * [Rok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rok/) * (@rok) * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308917) * I am using tamba2.org.uk/T2/ script from the days of WordPress 2.0 till date. And I have no problems. It is very flexible and customizable. * [silpstream](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silpstream/) * (@silpstream) * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308918) * Try the plugin I wrote: * [http://www.silpstream.com/blog/wp-dtree/](http://www.silpstream.com/blog/wp-dtree/) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Expandable/collapsable categories?’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [collapse](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/collapse/) * [expand](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/expand/) * [expandable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/expandable/) * 10 replies * 8 participants * Last reply from: [silpstream](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silpstream/) * Last activity: [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expandablecollapsable-categories/#post-308918) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics