Simple CSS Only Horizontal Accordion Slider

posted Feb 10, 2014, 12:02 PM by LoftnInja UNrealtor [ updated Feb 15, 2014, 7:51 PM by Jaybird Farrow ]

How to Build a Horizontal Accordian for Ning

Last week a client asked me how difficult it would be to create a simple accordion style slider for featured content on their Ning network. We ended up going with something different, but the result I came up with is still very useful and easy to implement into your Ning 3.0 Network. This is what we are creating.

Step One: Add the Following Code to a Text Box

<form>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <input id="rad1" type="radio" name="rad">
        <label for="rad1">1</label>
        <div class="jfslide">
          <h2>Slide 1</h2>
          <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent euismod ultrices ante, ac laoreet nulla vestibulum adipiscing.</p>
          <img src="http://lorempixum.com/420/200/city/1" alt="">
        </div>
      </li>
      <li>
        <input id="rad2" type="radio" name="rad">
        <label for="rad2">2</label>
        <div class="jfslide">
          <h2>Slide 2</h2>
          <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent euismod ultrices ante, ac laoreet nulla vestibulum adipiscing.</p>
          <img src="http://lorempixum.com/420/200/city/2" alt="">
        </div>
      </li>
      <li>
        <input id="rad3" type="radio" name="rad">
        <label for="rad3">3</label>
        <div class="jfslide">
          <h2>Slide 3</h2>
          <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent euismod ultrices ante, ac laoreet nulla vestibulum adipiscing.</p>
          <img src="http://lorempixum.com/420/200/city/3" alt="">
        </div>
      </li>
      </ul>
</form>

Step Two: Add the Following CSS to Design Studio

/*BASIC*/

* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
background: #eee;
}

/*HEADER*/
.header {
height: 25px;
background: #222;
color: #eee;
text-align: center;
font: 10px/25px Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;
}

.header a {
color: #999;
}

/*LIST*/
ul {
list-style: none;
}

/*FORM*/
form {
margin: 50px;
}

input {
position: absolute;
top: -9999px;
left: -9999px;
}

label {
display: block;
height: 330px;
width: 50px;
background: #999;
text-align: center;
font: 14px/50px Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;
margin-bottom: 10px;
float: left;
overflow: hidden;

-webkit-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-moz-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-o-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-ms-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
}

#rad2 + label {
background: #888;

-webkit-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-moz-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-o-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
-ms-transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
transition: width 1s ease, background 0.5s ease;
}

label:hover, #rad2 + label:hover {
background: #232323;
color: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
}

/*SLIDES*/
.jfslide {
color: #333;
display: block;
height: 330px;
width: 0px;
background: #fff;
font: 12px/1.5 Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;
padding: 10px 0;
float: left;
overflow: hidden;

-webkit-transition: all 1s ease;
-moz-transition: all 1s ease;
-o-transition: all 1s ease;
-ms-transition: all 1s ease;
transition: all 1s ease;
}

.jfslide p, h2, img {
width: 420px;
padding-left: 10px;
}

.jfslide img {
margin-top: 10px;
}

input[type="radio"]:checked+label ~ .jfslide {
width: 450px;
}