This was originally discussed in the jQuery UI documentation for Accordion:
NOTE: If you want multiple sections open at once, don't use an accordion
An accordion doesn't allow more than one content panel to be open at the same time, and it takes a lot of effort to do that. If you are looking for a widget that allows more than one content panel to be open, don't use this. Usually it can be written with a few lines of jQuery instead, something like this:
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ $('.accordion .head').click(function() { $(this).next().toggle(); return false; }).next().hide(); });Or animated:
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ $('.accordion .head').click(function() { $(this).next().toggle('slow'); return false; }).next().hide(); });
"I may be an idiot" - You're not an idiot if you don't read the documentation, but if you're having problems, it usually speeds up finding a solution.