Pure CSS Bootstrap Accordion

September 29, 2018

CSS only toggle Bootstrap accordion. No JavaScript required. Click the following texts of items to see demo.

The basic technique is the same as Pure CSS Tab Panel [3]. We need:

1 - Visible HTML label elements, which is the header of card.

2 - Invisible HTML input radio elements, referenced by the label elements. The value of name attribute of these elements must be the same.

3 - card body (content), invisible in the beginning.

When users click on the visible label elements, which are the headers of cards, the corresponding input radio element is checked. We use CSS3 :checked selector to select corresponding card body (content), and make the selected body content visible.

The complete source code is as follows:

HTML:

<!-- you can put the following line in your html head -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-MCw98/SFnGE8fJT3GXwEOngsV7Zt27NXFoaoApmYm81iuXoPkFOJwJ8ERdknLPMO" crossorigin="anonymous">

<input type="radio" id="panel-1" name="accordion-select">
<input type="radio" id="panel-2" name="accordion-select">
<input type="radio" id="panel-3" name="accordion-select">

<div class="accordion" id="accordionExample">
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-header" id="headingOne">
      <h5 class="mb-0">
        <button class="btn btn-link" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapseOne">
          <label for="panel-1">Collapsible Group Item #1</label>
        </button>
      </h5>
    </div>

    <div id="collapseOne" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingOne" data-parent="#accordionExample">
      <div class="card-body">
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      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-header" id="headingTwo">
      <h5 class="mb-0">
        <button class="btn btn-link collapsed" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapseTwo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseTwo">
          <label for="panel-2">Collapsible Group Item #2</label>
        </button>
      </h5>
    </div>
    <div id="collapseTwo" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingTwo" data-parent="#accordionExample">
      <div class="card-body">
        Anim pariatur cliche reprehenderit, enim eiusmod high life accusamus terry richardson ad squid. 3 wolf moon officia aute, non cupidatat skateboard dolor brunch. Food truck quinoa nesciunt laborum eiusmod. Brunch 3 wolf moon tempor, sunt aliqua put a bird on it squid single-origin coffee nulla assumenda shoreditch et. Nihil anim keffiyeh helvetica, craft beer labore wes anderson cred nesciunt sapiente ea proident. Ad vegan excepteur butcher vice lomo. Leggings occaecat craft beer farm-to-table, raw denim aesthetic synth nesciunt you probably haven't heard of them accusamus labore sustainable VHS.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-header" id="headingThree">
      <h5 class="mb-0">
        <button class="btn btn-link collapsed" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapseThree" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseThree">
          <label for="panel-3">Collapsible Group Item #3</label>
        </button>
      </h5>
    </div>
    <div id="collapseThree" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingThree" data-parent="#accordionExample">
      <div class="card-body">
        Anim pariatur cliche reprehenderit, enim eiusmod high life accusamus terry richardson ad squid. 3 wolf moon officia aute, non cupidatat skateboard dolor brunch. Food truck quinoa nesciunt laborum eiusmod. Brunch 3 wolf moon tempor, sunt aliqua put a bird on it squid single-origin coffee nulla assumenda shoreditch et. Nihil anim keffiyeh helvetica, craft beer labore wes anderson cred nesciunt sapiente ea proident. Ad vegan excepteur butcher vice lomo. Leggings occaecat craft beer farm-to-table, raw denim aesthetic synth nesciunt you probably haven't heard of them accusamus labore sustainable VHS.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS:

input[name="accordion-select"], .panel-block {
  display: none;
}

/* the magic */
#panel-1:checked ~ .accordion > .card > #collapseOne,
#panel-2:checked ~ .accordion > .card > #collapseTwo,
#panel-3:checked ~ .accordion > .card > #collapseThree {
  display: block;
}

The magic is in last rule. We use :checked and general sibling selector (~) to make the user-selected card body content visible.

Tested on: