Sidenav drop downs not working

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Topic: Sidenav drop downs not working

berner8273 pro asked 6 years ago

Just downloaded mdbpro and tried using the sidebar templates.  Everything works except the menu items don't expand and drop down.  What could be causing this?

Bartłomiej Malanowski staff pro premium commented 6 years ago

Do you have any console logs? Could you please show us your code? I recommend you to try our MDB Snippets to do that. Here you can do it: https://mdbootstrap.com/snippets

berner8273 pro commented 6 years ago

Thanks, I also tried the sidenav example in snippets and had the same issue where the sub-menu items do not expand.

billywinter pro commented 6 years ago

I bought the pro version specifically for the sidenav. I was able to get this type to work:

berner8273 pro answered 6 years ago

Here is the code: 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
<meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge">
<title>Material Design Bootstrap</title>
<!-- Font Awesome -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
<link href="css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- Material Design Bootstrap -->
<link href="css/mdb.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- Your custom styles (optional) -->
<link href="css/style.css" rel="stylesheet">

<!-- SCRIPTS -->
<!-- JQuery -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script>
<!-- Bootstrap tooltips -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/popper.min.js"></script>
<!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<!-- MDB core JavaScript -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/mdb.min.js"></script>

// SideNav Button Initialization
$(".button-collapse").sideNav();
// SideNav Scrollbar Initialization
var sideNavScrollbar = document.querySelector('.custom-scrollbar');
Ps.initialize(sideNavScrollbar);

</head>

<body class="fixed-sn black-skin">

<!--Double navigation-->
<header>
<!-- Sidebar navigation -->
<div id="slide-out" class="side-nav sn-bg-4 fixed">
<ul class="custom-scrollbar">
<!-- Logo -->
<li>
<div class="logo-wrapper waves-light">
<a href="#"><img src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/logo/mdb-transparent.png" class="img-fluid flex-center"></a>
</div>
</li>
<!--/. Logo -->
<!--Social-->
<li>
<ul class="social">
<li><a href="#" class="icons-sm fb-ic"><i class="fa fa-facebook"> </i></a></li>
<li><a href="#" class="icons-sm pin-ic"><i class="fa fa-pinterest"> </i></a></li>
<li><a href="#" class="icons-sm gplus-ic"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"> </i></a></li>
<li><a href="#" class="icons-sm tw-ic"><i class="fa fa-twitter"> </i></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<!--/Social-->
<!--Search Form-->
<li>
<form class="search-form" role="search">
<div class="form-group md-form mt-0 pt-1 waves-light">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Search">
</div>
</form>
</li>
<!--/.Search Form-->
<!-- Side navigation links -->
<li>
<ul class="collapsible collapsible-accordion">
<li><a class="collapsible-header waves-effect arrow-r"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right"></i> Submit
blog<i class="fa fa-angle-down rotate-icon"></i></a>
<div class="collapsible-body">
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">Submit listing</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">Registration form</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</li>
<li><a class="collapsible-header waves-effect arrow-r"><i class="fa fa-hand-pointer-o"></i>
Instruction<i class="fa fa-angle-down rotate-icon"></i></a>
<div class="collapsible-body">
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">For bloggers</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">For authors</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</li>
<li><a class="collapsible-header waves-effect arrow-r"><i class="fa fa-eye"></i> About<i class="fa fa-angle-down rotate-icon"></i></a>
<div class="collapsible-body">
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">Introduction</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">Monthly meetings</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</li>
<li><a class="collapsible-header waves-effect arrow-r"><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i> Contact me<i
class="fa fa-angle-down rotate-icon"></i></a>
<div class="collapsible-body">
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">FAQ</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">Write a message</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">FAQ</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">Write a message</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">FAQ</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">Write a message</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">FAQ</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" class="waves-effect">Write a message</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<!--/. Side navigation links -->
</ul>
<div class="sidenav-bg mask-strong"></div>
</div>
<!--/. Sidebar navigation -->
<!-- Navbar -->
<nav class="navbar fixed-top navbar-toggleable-md navbar-expand-lg scrolling-navbar double-nav">
<!-- SideNav slide-out button -->
<div class="float-left">
<a href="#" data-activates="slide-out" class="button-collapse"><i class="fa fa-bars"></i></a>
</div>
<!-- Breadcrumb-->
<div class="breadcrumb-dn mr-auto">
<p>Material Design for Bootstrap</p>
</div>
<ul class="nav navbar-nav nav-flex-icons ml-auto">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <span class="clearfix d-none d-sm-inline-block">Contact</span></a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i> <span class="clearfix d-none d-sm-inline-block">Support</span></a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link"><i class="fa fa-user"></i> <span class="clearfix d-none d-sm-inline-block">Account</span></a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item dropdown">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdownMenuLink" data-toggle="dropdown"
aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
</a>
<div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdownMenuLink">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<!-- /.Navbar -->
</header>
<!--/.Double navigation-->

<!--Main Layout-->
<main>
<div class="container-fluid mt-5">
<h2>Advanced Double Navigation with fixed SideNav & fixed Navbar:</h2>
<br>
<h5>1. Fixed side menu, hidden on small devices.</h5>
<h5>2. Fixed Navbar. It will always stay visible on the top, even when you scroll down.</h5>
<div style="height: 2000px"></div>
</div>
</main>
<!--Main Layout-->

</body>
</html>

Bartłomiej Malanowski staff pro premium commented 6 years ago

What's your version of MDB?

billywinter pro answered 6 years ago

Am I supposed to comment or use the post here? My version is 4.5.12.

Bartłomiej Malanowski staff pro premium answered 6 years ago

As I can see, you placed your javascript section too high. Please move your js scripts to the end of the <body> tag
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  • User: Pro
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  • Technology: General Bootstrap questions
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  • Device: pc
  • Browser: chrome
  • OS: windows 10
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