Bootstrap 3.0 - Open Accordion At Top

by Kyle Mitofsky

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/3.2.1/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<div class="panel-group" id="accordion">
    <!-- first panel -->
    <div class="panel panel-default">
        <div class="panel-heading"> 
            <span class="strong">
                <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion"
                   href="#collapseOne" id="predict">
                   Gettysburg <span class="caret"></span>
                </a>
            </span>
        </div>
        <div id="collapseOne" class="panel-collapse collapse">
            <div class="panel-body">
                <!--LOTS OF CONTENT - replaced with image-->
                <img src="http://i.imgur.com/AMhADP1.png" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    
    <!-- second panel -->
    <div class="panel panel-default">
        <div class="panel-heading">
            <span class="strong">
                <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseTwo" id="aries">
                    Background <span class="caret"></span>
                </a>
            </span>
        </div>
        <div id="collapseTwo" class="panel-collapse collapse">
            <div class="panel-body">
                <!--LOTS OF CONTENT - replaced with image-->
                <img src="http://imgur.com/j98Q0H8.png" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>









<!-- Post Info -->
<div style="height:100px;"></div>
<div style='position:fixed;bottom:0;left:0;    
            background:lightgray;width:100%;'>
    About this SO Question: <a href='http://stackoverflow.com/q/20633087/1366033'>Load accordion panels at top of their content</a><br/>
    Find documentation: <a href='http://getbootstrap.com/css/'>Get Bootstrap 3.0</a><br/>
    Fork This Skeleton Here <a...

JavaScript

$('#accordion').on('shown.bs.collapse', function (e) {
   var id = $(e.target).prev().find("[id]")[0].id;
   navigateToElement(id);
})

function navigateToElement(id) {
    $('html, body').animate({
        scrollTop: $("#" + id).offset().top
    }, 1000);
}