The side menu in Bootstrap dropdown experiences a one-time functionality

When navigating through a responsive top menu with Bootstrap, everything works seamlessly - from toggling the menu to dropdown functionality. However, I encountered an issue with the side menu as nav-pills used to select tab-panes.

<div class="container-fluid">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-1 col-sm-3">
      <div class="dropdown">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle xs-toggle" id="dropmenu" data-toggle="dropdown">
          <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
          <span class="icon-bar"></span>
          <span class="icon-bar"></span>
          <span class="icon-bar"></span>
        </button>   
        <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dropmenu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
          <li class="nav-item" role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item nav-link" tabindex="-1" href="#goitem1" data-toggle="pill">Item1</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item" role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item nav-link" tabindex="-1" href="#goitem2" data-toggle="pill">Item2</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item" role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item nav-link" tabindex="-1" href="#goitem3" data-toggle="pill">Item3</a></li>
        </ul>
        <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked xs-collapse" id="TabItems">
          <li class="active"><a href="#goitem1" data-toggle="pill">Item1</a></li>
          <li><a href="#goitem2" data-toggle="pill">Item2</a></li>
          <li><a href="#goitem3" data-toggle="pill">Item3</a></li>
        </ul>
      </div> 
    </div> 
    <div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-7">
      <div class="maincontent">
        ...
      </div> 
    </div> 
  </div> 
</div>

As the window minimizes, the nav-pills menu vanishes and the dropdown button appears. Clicking on the button reveals the dropdown selections, which can be interacted with by clicking on each menu item to display its respective content.

However, there seems to be a hiccup after selecting a menu item once - subsequent clicks do not trigger any action. As my expertise in JavaScript is limited, sticking to HTML and CSS along with Bootstrap, I'm at a loss as to what's causing this behavior.

Your insights into how to resolve this issue would be greatly appreciated. An in-depth understanding of the underlying mechanics could help shed light on the problem at hand.

I've included relevant CSS:

.maincontent{
  background-color: #ffffff;
  color: #000;
  opacity: 0.9;
  padding: 5%;
  border: 10px outset #d22814;
}

.xs-collapse {
  display: none;
  visibility: hidden;
}

...
javascriptjqueryhtmlcsstwitter-bootstrap

Answer №1

Through numerous attempts and extensive investigation, I finally stumbled upon a practical solution. To complement the JQuery script, I inserted the following code snippet:

$(function () {
    $('.dropdown-menu a').click(function (e) {
        $('.active').removeClass('active');
    });
});

This implementation has resolved my issue satisfactorily. Kind regards, Ralf

Answer №2

After some experimentation, I found that including the attribute data-target="#navItemGame" on both the <a> element and the #id of my dropdown-menu class resolved the issue I was facing. Simply adding data-target and id="myID" worked like a charm.

<li class="dropdown">
   <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#" data- 
   target="#navItemGame">GAME</
        <ul class="dropdown-menu" id="navItemGame">
             <li><a href="#">MODE 1</a></li>
             <li><a href="#">MODE 2</a></li>
             <li><a href="#">MODE 3</a></li>
        </ul>
</li>

Answer №3

It is disappointing to see big fake brands like BOOTSTRAP resorting to such shameful tactics. If you disagree with this unsatisfactory solution, please refrain from giving me negative scores. Such negativity should be directed towards Bootstrap instead.

According to the Bootstrap documentation, a navbar with a toggle menu item should look something like this:

<ul class="nav nav-tabs">
<li class="dropdown" style="float: right;">
        <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">Filters</a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                <li><a href="#">Most Sellers</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">Newest</a></li>
            </ul>
    </li>
    <li class="active"><a href="#">Group 1</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Group 2</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Group 3</a></li>
</ul>

However, this code does not function properly. After making some changes as shown below, it worked successfully:

<ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="ulnav">
<li class="dropdown" style="float: right;">
        <a id="lk1" href="#" onclick="BShameMenu();">Filters  <span class="caret"></span></a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu" id="lk1ul">
                <li><a href="#" onclick="jQuery('#lk1').click();">Most Sealers</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#" onclick="jQuery('#lk1').click();">Newest</a></li>
            </ul>
    </li>
    <li class="active"><a href="#" onclick="BShameMenu2(jQuery(this));">Group 1</a></li>
    <li><a href="#" onclick="BShameMenu2(this);">Group 2</a></li>
    <li><a href="#" onclick="BShameMenu2(this);">Group 3</a></li>
</ul>
<script>
    function BShameMenu() {
        jQuery('#lk1ul').toggle();
    }
    function BShameMenu2(el) {
        if (jQuery('#lk1ul').is(':visible')) { jQuery('#lk1').click(); }
        jQuery('#ulnav li').removeClass('active');
        jQuery(el).parent().addClass('active');
    }
</script>

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