Accordion Menu Module

NOTE: I am not currently maintaining this extension. If someone would like to take it over and continue developing it, let me know.

This simple module for Joomla! 1.5 creates an accordion menu using unordered lists and the Mootools library. It is based off of the standard mod_mainmenu and a script written by ah72 and shared on the Joomla! forums. It will automatically create an accordion menu based on nested tags. Simply define a menu in the Menu Manager that has nested items and then tell mod_accordionmenu to display it. No complicated configuration or options needed. Just install it and it works.

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byfedemika on May 27, 2009
Definitely I would recommend it. At first I thought as Flutje there was a problem with the closing of the menu when mouseout, but as I added more submenues I realized a submenu is closed only when another one is opened, and this is a friendly feature for the end user. Maybe would be nice to add the option to close always the submenu on mouseout. It's a pity this extension is not being maintained anymore. Let's see if someone else takes the torch :). Good job!
byi_sorin_i on May 12, 2009
simple and it works out of the box!!!!
also, i want to make a sugestion to the developer... it would be nice if the menu returns on its current page when i take the mouse from it... on large menus this option may prevent the visitor from getting lost... keep up the good work!
byFlutje on February 7, 2009
It works very nice but I do miss one option. I can mouse over and the menu slides open but when I leave the menu alltogether it doesn't close down.

Maybe I am doing something wrong or it is just not part of this menu, but it would be a nice option.

Besides this minor inconvenience it works great and is easy to use. I can advise everyone to give it a try!
This is the perfect compliment to any site with a large menu system. I implemented this at a school district website which simplified their site from overwhelming to easy to use. I would highly recommend this menu and dare say that it should be the default for Joomla! I don't create Joomla! sites without this one.
byDeadShot on January 11, 2009
This accordion menu is probably the best available now. Easy to install and no trouble to configure. However, I do get an error on certain pages which leaves me to think that it does not work well with certain extensions as it generates an error on the page where there is a link to ArtForms. To be honest I do not know which is the culprit but this error does not happen with other extensions.
On a positive note, this is a very good menu and I guess the chance to have an error is minute. Well done.
Owner's reply

Feel free to send me a link to the page with an error and I'll look at it. Chances are high that it is caused by another extension using a custom copy of the mootools library instead of the Joomla! built in version. This often breaks the script, and there's not much I can do about it.

byivanji on November 27, 2008
Finally an accordion that works out of the box! - I'm a designer and i have to do a lot of conversions and clients sometimes request this type of menus - and after months of trying other crapp solutions - I'm so glad I've found this one. Just installed and selected the menu and worked! zero issues -

Thanks a ton to the developer - It works beautifully!
byMr.Fresh on September 11, 2008
Does exactly what it should. The only failure is that the module is also shown, also when there are no menu items.

But the rest is great.
bytheovspra on August 28, 2008
I installed and configured it in less than 2 minutes. It just worked as I want. I really love this module.
Extremely simple configuration
Mature effect
Great work. Thanks
bybstras21 on August 8, 2008
Thank you for the great accordian menu. I tried a bunch of accordian menus and yours was the only one that actually worked beyond 2 menus, again thank you very much! I had questions and the author was a great help!