How can I prevent the menu from closing when clicking on tab menus inside the dropdown in Webflow?

Published on
September 22, 2023

To prevent the menu from closing when clicking on tab menus inside the dropdown in Webflow, you can use interactions and custom code to achieve the desired behavior. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you:

  1. Add an attribute to the dropdown element:
  • Select the dropdown element in the Webflow Designer.
  • Go to the Settings tab on the right panel.
  • Scroll down to the Attributes section.
  • Click on the "+" button to add a new attribute.
  • Set the attribute name to data-menu-close and leave the value empty.
  1. Create an interaction for the dropdown:
  • Select the dropdown element in the Webflow Designer.
  • Go to the Interactions tab on the right panel.
  • Click on the "+" button to add a new interaction.
  • Choose the "Legacy" option to access the advanced interactions.
  • Select "Mouse Click" as the trigger.
  • Under "Affects Another Element," click on "+ Add New Element."
  • Choose the tab menus inside the dropdown that you want to prevent from closing the menu.
  • Set the action to "None" and the target to "Class."
  • In the Class field, add a unique class name for the tab menus (e.g., prevent-close).
  1. Add custom code to prevent the menu from closing:
  • Go to the Project Settings in the Webflow Designer.
  • Open the Custom Code tab.
  • In the Head Code section, add the following code:
    ```javascript ```
  1. Publish your site:
  • Save your changes and publish your site for the modifications to take effect.

By following these steps, you can ensure that the menu stays open when clicking on tab menus inside the dropdown in Webflow. This technique uses interactions to prevent the default behavior of the dropdown and custom code to stop the propagation of the click event when clicking on the tab menus.

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