# Vertical Tabbed Menu

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/vertical-tabbed-menu/55365>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [March 27, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/vertical-tabbed-menu/55365 "2026-03-27T03:36:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![dropgates](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dropgates/32/34206_2.png) [@dropgates](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dropgates)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/vertical-tabbed-menu/55365/1 "2026-03-27T03:36:47Z")

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I was starting to get a bit discouraged reading through the forums trying to find a tab solution that could handle 14 tabs cleanly. But I think I may have found a workable approach using a bit of Java and CSS.

This page requires 14 system selectors, each with up to 8 accordion groups of documents. Using standard tabs was starting to feel clunky at that scale, and I imagine the WYSIWYG could get pretty daunting once all of those accordions are in place. Is there a way to collapse a container in the WYSIWYG?

I tested a left-side button navigation with show/hide content panels on the right. This seems to handle the scale much better, while still allowing me to use RW Elements components for layout and content.

It feels like a solid path forward, but I’d love to hear if anyone has approached something similar or found a cleaner way to manage this kind of structure.

I have at least a [working Vertical Tab model in RW Elements](https://oneeleven.website/avm2026/resources/documents/).

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**Author:** ![pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@pumpkin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pumpkin)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/vertical-tabbed-menu/55365/2 "2026-03-27T11:51:53Z")

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As nice as it seems, it’s a bit cumbersome to nagivate on mobile. Same goes for your massive menu / submenu items. Unless the menu scrolls down on mobile, you can’t fully access the submenu items. And right now, it doesn’t.

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**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/vertical-tabbed-menu/55365/3 "2026-03-27T12:12:01Z")

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Agree with @pumpkin. I think what you really want is a pop-up menu that has all those ###SYSTEMS that can be selected, and based upon what is selected, then displays the Accordions for it underneath. This gives you much more flexibility in responsive design.