Title: Output Error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Output Error

 *  Resolved [davidnskidmore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidnskidmore/)
 * (@davidnskidmore)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output-error/)
 * This is my shortcode:
 *     ```
       [accordion title="Client Services"]
       [accordion-item title="Accounting Services"]Providing financial information to our clients in a timely and accurate manner is a commitment that we feel cannot be compromised. Meaningful, well-organized financial records ensure that your business operations will run more efficiently on a daily basis. Our firm provides a full range of cost effective accounting services including the following:
   
       <ul>
       <li>General ledger and financial statement preparation</li>
       <li>Bookkeeping (Monthly/Quarterly/Annual)</li>
       <li>Accounting system setup for new businesses</li>
       <li>Compilation of financial statements</li>
       </ul>
       [/accordion-item]
   
       [accordion-item title="Financial Forecasts and Projections"]Forecasting is a necessity when trying to effectively manage and lead a business to profitability. From simple projections to complex financial modelling, our experienced staff can assist you in achieving your company's financial goals.
       [/accordion-item]
       [/accordion]
       ```
   
 * This is the output:
 * `<ul class="accordion"></ul>`
 * Active plugins are:
 * Accordion Shortcodes
    Deactivate | Edit | Documentation Adds a few shortcodes
   to allow for accordion dropdowns. Version 1.3 | By Phil Buchanan
 * Limit Login Attempts
    Deactivate | Edit Limit rate of login attempts, including
   by way of cookies, for each IP. Version 1.7.1 | By Johan Eenfeldt | Visit plugin
   site
 * RSS Multi Importer
    Deactivate | Edit All-in-one solution for importing & merging
   multiple feeds. Make blog posts or display on a page, excerpts w/ images, 9 templates,
   categorize and more. Version 2.67.64 | By Allen Weiss | Visit plugin site
 * WPBakery Visual Composer
    Deactivate | Edit Drag and drop page builder for WordPress.
   Take full control over your WordPress site, build any layout you can imagine –
   no programming knowledge required. Version 3.6.14.1 | By Michael M – WPBakery.
   com | Visit plugin site
 * WPML Multilingual CMS
    Deactivate | Edit | Configure Version 3.0 | By ICanLocalize
   | Visit plugin site
 * WPBakery and WPML are not being used, but are required by the template. The footer
   functions seem to be coded properly in the theme, the jQuery library version 
   that’s loaded is 1.11.0. I’m not getting any console errors. I assume there must
   be soem sort of conflict with the template? I’m not getting console errors, and
   have tested across platforms and browsers.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/accordion-shortcodes/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/accordion-shortcodes/)

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 *  Plugin Author [philbuchanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philbuchanan/)
 * (@philbuchanan)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output-error/#post-5060714)
 * Is an empty `<ul class="accordion"></ul>` the only output you are getting? You
   should, even if the plugin is disabled see the various list items and other content
   within the shortcode. Also, the plugin shouldn’t output any `<ul>` tags. The 
   main accordion wrapper tag is `<div class="accordion"></div>` and that is what
   you should see in your output HTML.
 * Is the `accordion.min.js` file being loaded near the closing `</body>` tag in
   your HTML? What theme are you using (is it custom)?
 * Is it possible for you to share a link that I can take a look at?
 *  Thread Starter [davidnskidmore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidnskidmore/)
 * (@davidnskidmore)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output-error/#post-5060782)
 * The theme is businessbox. The accordion.min.js is not being loaded that I can
   see.
 * `<?php get_footer(); ?>` is loaded at the end of the page template and
 * `<?php wp_footer() ?>` in the footer.
 * I’ve labeled *Accordion Content* Above the Accordion section and *Non-Accordion
   Content* after the accordion section.
 *  Thread Starter [davidnskidmore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidnskidmore/)
 * (@davidnskidmore)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output-error/#post-5060783)
 * Example Page: [http://jeskeco.com/client-services/](http://jeskeco.com/client-services/)
 *  Thread Starter [davidnskidmore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidnskidmore/)
 * (@davidnskidmore)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output-error/#post-5060784)
 * So you can better understand the output vs the input.
 *     ```
       *Accordion Content*
   
       [accordion]
       [accordion-item title="Accounting Services"] Providing financial information to our clients in a timely and accurate manner is a commitment that we feel cannot be compromised. Meaningful, well-organized financial records ensure that your business operations will run more efficiently on a daily basis. Our firm provides a full range of cost effective accounting services including the following:
       <ul>
       	<li>General ledger and financial statement preparation</li>
       	<li>Bookkeeping (Monthly/Quarterly/Annual)</li>
       	<li>Accounting system setup for new businesses</li>
       	<li>Compilation of financial statements</li>
       </ul>[/accordion-item]
   
       [accordion-item title="Financial Forecasts and Projections"] Forecasting is a necessity when trying to effectively manage and lead a business to profitability. From simple projections to complex financial modelling, our experienced staff can assist you in achieving your company's financial goals.[/accordion-item]
       [/accordion]
   
       *Non-Accordion Content*
   
       <strong>Financial Statements</strong>
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Author [philbuchanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philbuchanan/)
 * (@philbuchanan)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output-error/#post-5060787)
 * If the `accordion.min.js` file isn’t loading then the page isn’t recognizing 
   the shortcode on the page. However, the content of the shortcode should still
   be displaying (instead of the empty `<ul>` tag.
 * I’ve just tried your shortcode input on a stock WordPress install and it’s working
   for me.
 * Can you try switching to the default Twenty Fourteen theme and see if it’s still
   not working?
 *  Thread Starter [davidnskidmore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidnskidmore/)
 * (@davidnskidmore)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output-error/#post-5060788)
 *     ```
       <p>*Accordion Content*</p>
       <div id="accordion"><br />
       < class="accordion-title">Accounting Services</><div class="accordion-content"> Providing financial information to our clients in a timely and accurate manner is a commitment that we feel cannot be compromised. Meaningful, well-organized financial records ensure that your business operations will run more efficiently on a daily basis. Our firm provides a full range of cost effective accounting services including the following:</p>
       <ul>
       <li>General ledger and financial statement preparation</li>
       <li>Bookkeeping (Monthly/Quarterly/Annual)</li>
       <li>Accounting system setup for new businesses</li>
       <li>Compilation of financial statements</li>
       </ul>
       <p></div>
       <p>< class="accordion-title">Financial Forecasts and Projections</><div class="accordion-content"> Forecasting is a necessity when trying to effectively manage and lead a business to profitability. From simple projections to complex financial modelling, our experienced staff can assist you in achieving your company’s financial goals.</div><br />
       </div>
       		<script>
       			jQuery(function() {
       				var icons = {
       					header: "ui-icon-plusthick",
       					activeHeader: "ui-icon-minusthick"
       				};
       				jQuery( "#accordion" ).accordion({
       					collapsible: true,
       					active: 0,
       					heightStyle: "content",
       					icons: icons,
       				});
       			});
       		</script>
       <p>*Non-Accordion Content*</p>
       ```
   
 * It appears the H3 tag is not printed at all when using the default theme, however
   there is obviously some sort of conflict.
 *  Plugin Author [philbuchanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philbuchanan/)
 * (@philbuchanan)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output-error/#post-5060790)
 * According to the [Themeforest](http://themeforest.net/item/businessbox-corporate-business-template/5180049)
   the theme has built in Accordions shortcodes. The theme must be using the same`[
   accordion]` naming convention (confirmed by switching to the default theme).
 * I’d suggest either using the build in theme accordions or talking to the developer
   of that theme to see if they can be disabled.
 *  Thread Starter [davidnskidmore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidnskidmore/)
 * (@davidnskidmore)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output-error/#post-5060794)
 * Thanks Phil, sorry I bugged you unnecessarily.
 *  Plugin Author [philbuchanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philbuchanan/)
 * (@philbuchanan)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output-error/#post-5060795)
 * No worries. That’s what I’m here for. Good luck with it.

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