According styled layouts can really help jam a lot of info without using a lot of space. Akordean is a stylish free jQuery plugin that includes a few customization options:

• expadedItem: Item to be expanded by default, first item is expanded by default
• expadSpeed: Akordeon item expansion animation speed, default value 200
• toggle: If true each item can be expand and collapse, default value false
• buttons: Whether to display expand/collapse button on each item, default value true
• expandText: Button text when item is expanded, default text ‘–’
• collapseText: Button text when item is collapsed, default text ‘+’
• hiddenItem: 0 based index of item that should be hidden, -1 means visible all
• itemsOrder: Array of indexes if you want the plugin to reorder items

Setting up Akordean is simple and easy:

• Add a reference to latest jQuery script
• Add a reference to jquery.akordeon.js file
• Add a reference to jquery.akordeon.css file

That’s it!

Learn more, demo and download from the EGrappler Akordean website.