MethodBSAccordion

Overview

Programmatic Bootstrap 5 accordion generator for use in PHP templates.

Description

A utility class for generating Bootstrap 5 accordion HTML markup from PHP. Independent of the Accordion Gutenberg block — designed for use in traditional PHP templates, shortcodes, or anywhere you need to build an accordion programmatically.

Source

File: lib/class-method-bs-accordion.php

Properties

Property	Visibility	Type	Description
`$items`	`private`	`array`	Array of accordion items
`$opts`	`private`	`array`	Accordion configuration options

Methods

`__construct()`

Initializes the accordion with default options.

`setOptions( $args )`

Configures accordion behavior and markup.

Param	Type	Description
`$args`	`array`	Configuration array merged with defaults.

Defaults:

Key	Default	Description
`id`	`'accordion'`	The HTML `id` attribute for the accordion wrapper
`class`	`'accordion'`	CSS class(es) for the wrapper
`alwaysOpen`	`false`	When `true`, multiple items can be open simultaneously
`headerTag`	`'h3'`	HTML tag for the accordion header element

`addItem( $title, $content )`

Adds an accordion item.

Param	Type	Description
`$title`	`string`	The toggle button text.
`$content`	`string`	The panel body HTML.

`render()`

Generates and returns the complete accordion HTML.

Returns: (string) Bootstrap 5 accordion HTML markup.

Notes:

The first item is expanded by default (show class, aria-expanded="true").
When alwaysOpen is false, adds data-bs-parent to enforce single‑open behavior.

Usage

PHP

$accordion = new MethodBSAccordion();
$accordion->setOptions( array(
    'id'        => 'faq-accordion',
    'headerTag' => 'h4',
) );
$accordion->addItem( 'What is Method?', '<p>Method is a WordPress parent theme framework.</p>' );
$accordion->addItem( 'How do I install it?', '<p>Upload the theme zip to Appearance > Themes.</p>' );
echo $accordion->render();

$accordion = new MethodBSAccordion();
$accordion->setOptions( array(
    'id'        => 'faq-accordion',
    'headerTag' => 'h4',
) );
$accordion->addItem( 'What is Method?', '<p>Method is a WordPress parent theme framework.</p>' );
$accordion->addItem( 'How do I install it?', '<p>Upload the theme zip to Appearance > Themes.</p>' );
echo $accordion->render();

Changelog

Version	Description
2.0.0	Introduced.