Accordions for Power Apps

Learn how to add collapsible content sections to your Power Apps using PowerLibs accordion components.

Add accordions using PowerLibs components

PowerLibs provides ready-to-use accordion components that you can customize and paste directly into Power Apps Studio.

1. Browse the Accordions category to find the right component
2. Customize the settings to match your app's needs
3. Copy the generated YAML code
4. Paste into Power Apps Studio

Choose your accordion component

Accordion

Basic collapsible content sections with expand/collapse functionality.

Best for: FAQs, help sections, and organizing related content into expandable groups.

Settings you can customize:

• Section titles and content
• Default expanded/collapsed state
• Colors and styling options

Accordion Card

Enhanced accordion with card-style design and better visual separation.

Best for: Dashboard panels, settings sections, and content that needs clear visual boundaries.

Settings you can customize:

• Card styling and borders
• Section headers and content
• Spacing and layout options
• Color schemes

Implementation steps

1. Select your component

Go to Accordions and choose the component that fits your content structure.

2. Customize settings

Click on your chosen component and use the Settings tab to customize:

• Section titles - Set headers for each collapsible section
• Content - Add the text or information for each section
• Default state - Choose which sections start expanded
• Styling - Adjust colors and visual appearance

3. Copy YAML code

Switch to the YAML tab and copy the generated Power Apps code to your clipboard.

4. Paste into Power Apps

Open Power Apps Studio, right-click in the Tree view, and select "Paste code".

Connect accordion actions

After pasting your accordion component, you can enhance it with custom actions:

Section expand/collapse tracking

// Track which sections are expanded
Set(varExpandedSections, 
    Patch(varExpandedSections, {SectionID: "section1", IsExpanded: true})
)

Load content dynamically

// Load section content from data source
Filter(AccordionContent, SectionID = "section1").Content

Navigation on section click

// Navigate to detail screen when section is clicked
Navigate(DetailScreen, ScreenTransition.SlideLeft, {SelectedSection: "section1"})

Common use cases

FAQ section

Use accordions to organize frequently asked questions with expandable answers.

Settings panels

Group related settings into collapsible sections for better organization.

Product details

Display product specifications, reviews, and details in organized sections.

Help documentation

Structure help content into searchable, expandable topics.

Best practices

• Keep section titles clear and descriptive
• Limit the number of sections (5-10 works best)
• Consider which sections should be expanded by default
• Test accordion behavior on mobile devices
• Use consistent content structure across sections

Troubleshooting

Accordion not expanding

Check that the expand/collapse actions are properly connected to the section headers.

Content not displaying

Verify that content is properly bound to data sources and section properties are set correctly.

Styling issues

Ensure that custom styling doesn't conflict with the accordion's built-in expand/collapse animations.