Dropdown Component Issues

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@dan @ben

I am having some issues with the Dropdown component. It is probably user error.

I put in a button for trigger,. For content, I used the top pages component, set to folder. I selected the link, and selected the folder of pages that I wanted, and…nothing. Not showing in either Elements nor in Preview in browser. When picking the folder, it also doesn’t select the folder I chose. The folder I chose is Beret Flashes, but the selection reads Army Insignia.

It is on the Special Operations Insignia page.

elementsapp://downloadDocument/CLZkBdcKUfE2

PS: I viewed the video before I added the components to the page.

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Hi @sbchasin

I just opened your project and had a poke around — not sure why, but when I reselected the folder in the Top Pages component the menu items appeared.

I’m wondering if you moved / renames that folder at some point? (Just trying to think what might have caused the pages to not be visible as menu items in the Top Pages component!)

Anyway, try that and let me know how you get on! :slight_smile:

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Nothing renamed / removed. Just added the component yesterday.

I tried again, and still failed:

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Tried a few times, as well as quit and reopened elements.

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Here’s a quick video of how I get it working, let me know if this works for you! :slight_smile:

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@ben

It works for the top level folder, SpecialOpsInsignia, but I need it to go down one more level to BeretFlashes, and that is where it doesn’t work.

Nothing shown in list, and doesn’t work in preview.

Also, regardless of what I selected as the folder, it doesn’t show correctly in the inspector. It shows ArmyInsignia in inspector.

As the picture shows above, it shows BeretFlashes in the custom attributes box, but doesn’t indicate that in the inspector AND it doesn’t show the pages in the top pages

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Ahhh I see! I’ve now checked sub-folders and you are correct — those don’t currently work in the Top Pages components.

I’ve found the issue and fixed it, so it’ll start working for you in the next build :slight_smile:

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Thank you sir!!

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Didn’t seem to make Version 1.0.13 (23763) :sob:

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Sorry, it’ll be in the next build (1.0.13 didn’t include any component updates), which will be out very soon!

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@ben

Initial part works, showing the subfolder I selected, but…

Doesn’t show the subfolders under that.

What I am trying to duplicate are the dropdowns on my original site’s page: US Special Forces, Special Operations Forces and Airborne Units

I am also trying to get the button (trigger) to be the width of the container it is in (container is a grid item) and haven’t been successful there. I am probably missing a setting for this. I tried 100% and auto and neither worked.

I am just working on the first drop down, Beret Flashes, and once I get that working correctly will just copy into the other two containers and change the link to show the appropriate dropdown.

Thank you for your assistance.

Project: elementsapp://downloadDocument/FT5Gt5PJ0nXT

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the Top Pages component will only show one level, it is not designed to display multiple levels of menu items.

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Ahhhhh…That would explain that.

Any recommendation on how best to achieve what I am trying to replicate using existing components or shall I dive into the depths of a custom component??