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In this post, I will show you how to implement an animated dropdown menu using jquery a library that makes our dropdown menu interactive.
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How to use the animated dropdown jquery plugin?
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Step 1: Load Animated Dropdown CSS assets.
<link href="/path/to/assets/css/main.css" rel="stylesheet" />Â
Step 2: Load Animated Dropdown Javascript assets
<!-- jquery -->
<script
src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"
integrity="sha256-/xUj+3OJU5yExlq6GSYGSHk7tPXikynS7ogEvDej/m4="
crossorigin="anonymous"
></script>
<!-- main script -->
<script src="assets/js/ia-dropdown.min.js"></script>
<script src="assets/js/main.js"></script>Â
Step 3: Add basic dropdown menu
<div
data-dropdown-wrapper="">
<div>
<button data-dropdown-trigger="trigger">
Example
</button>
</div>
<div data-dropdown-menu="">
<div class="py-1" role="none">
<!-- Active: "bg-gray-100 text-gray-900", Not Active: "text-gray-700" -->
<a
href="#">Account settings</a
>
<a
href="#">Support</a
>
<a
href="#">License</a
>
</div>
</div>
</div>Â
Step 4: Initialize the jquery ia-dropdown.js plugin.
function handleDropdowns() {
const dropdowns = $("[data-dropdown-wrapper]").each(function (
index,
wrapper
) {
const dropdown = new Dropdown({ wrapper, transformOrigin: false }).init();
});
}
$(function () {
handleDropdowns();
});Â
Step 5: Here is the full source code of our animated dropdown menu.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>IA-DROPDOWN - A Jquery Script</title>
<link href="assets/css/main.css" rel="stylesheet" />
</head>
<body class="text-gray-800">
<div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto">
<!-- intro -->
<div class="p-6">
<h1 class="text-3xl text-center font-bold mb-3">IA-DROPDOWN</h1>
<!-- block -->
<div class="p-4 rounded-lg text-sm bg-gray-200 text-gray-900">
<p class="mb-2 text-center">
This library is powered by <b>JQUERY</b> and it helps you setup
dropdowns quickly and simply.
</p>
</div>
<br />
</div>
<!-- preview -->
<div class="p-16 pb-32 flex">
<div
data-dropdown-wrapper=""
class="relative inline-block text-left mx-auto"
>
<div>
<button
data-dropdown-trigger="trigger"
type="button"
class="
inline-flex
justify-center
w-full
rounded-md
border border-gray-300
shadow-sm
px-4
py-2
bg-white
text-sm
font-medium
text-gray-700
hover:bg-gray-50
focus:outline-none
focus:ring-2
focus:ring-offset-2
focus:ring-offset-gray-100
focus:ring-indigo-500
"
id="menu-button"
aria-expanded="true"
aria-haspopup="true"
>
Example
<!-- Heroicon name: solid/chevron-down -->
<svg
class="-mr-1 ml-2 h-5 w-5"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
viewBox="0 0 20 20"
fill="currentColor"
aria-hidden="true"
>
<path
fill-rule="evenodd"
d="M5.293 7.293a1 1 0 011.414 0L10 10.586l3.293-3.293a1 1 0 111.414 1.414l-4 4a1 1 0 01-1.414 0l-4-4a1 1 0 010-1.414z"
clip-rule="evenodd"
/>
</svg>
</button>
</div>
<div
data-dropdown-menu=""
style="opacity: 0"
class="
origin-top-right
absolute
right-0
mt-2
w-56
rounded-md
shadow-lg
bg-white
ring-1 ring-black ring-opacity-5
focus:outline-none
"
role="menu"
aria-orientation="vertical"
aria-labelledby="menu-button"
tabindex="-1"
>
<div class="py-1" role="none">
<!-- Active: "bg-gray-100 text-gray-900", Not Active: "text-gray-700" -->
<a
href="#"
class="text-gray-700 block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-gray-100"
role="menuitem"
tabindex="-1"
id="menu-item-0"
>Account settings</a
>
<a
href="#"
class="text-gray-700 block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-gray-100"
role="menuitem"
tabindex="-1"
id="menu-item-1"
>Support</a
>
<a
href="#"
class="text-gray-700 block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-gray-100"
role="menuitem"
tabindex="-1"
id="menu-item-2"
>License</a
>
<form method="POST" action="#" role="none">
<button
type="submit"
class="
text-gray-700
block
w-full
text-left
px-4
py-2
text-sm
hover:bg-red-100
"
role="menuitem"
tabindex="-1"
id="menu-item-3"
>
Sign out
</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- jquery -->
<script
src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"
integrity="sha256-/xUj+3OJU5yExlq6GSYGSHk7tPXikynS7ogEvDej/m4="
crossorigin="anonymous"
></script>
<!-- main script -->
<script src="assets/js/ia-dropdown.min.js"></script>
<script src="assets/js/main.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
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This helpful jQuery plugin is developed by issam1994.
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