Bootstrap Dropdown Sub Menu Missing

Bootstrap dropdown sub menu missing

Bootstrap 5 (update 2021)

Add some JavaScript to prevent the submenu from closing when the parent dropdown is open. This can be done be toggle display:block...

let dropdowns = document.querySelectorAll('.dropdown-toggle')
dropdowns.forEach((dd)=>{
    dd.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
        var el = this.nextElementSibling
        el.style.display = el.style.display==='block'?'none':'block'
    })
})

Bootstrap 5 Multi-level Dropdown - click

Bootstrap 5 Multi-level Dropdown - hover

Or, you can use this CSS only method for Navbar dropdowns...

.dropdown-submenu {
  position: relative;
}

.dropdown-submenu .dropdown-menu {
  top: 0;
  left: 100%;
  margin-top: -1px;
}

.navbar-nav li:hover > ul.dropdown-menu {
    display: block;
}

Bootstrap 5 Navbar Dropdown Hover Submenus (CSS only)

Bootstrap 4 (update 2018)

The dropdown-submenu has been removed in Bootstrap 3 RC. In the words of Bootstrap author Mark Otto..

"Submenus just don't have much of a place on the web right now, especially the mobile web. They will be removed with 3.0" - https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/6342

But, with a little extra CSS you can get the same functionality.

navbar submenu on hover:

.navbar-nav li:hover > ul.dropdown-menu {
    display: block;
}
.dropdown-submenu {
    position:relative;
}
.dropdown-submenu>.dropdown-menu {
    top:0;
    left:100%;
    margin-top:-6px;
}

Navbar submenu dropdown hover

Navbar submenu dropdown hover (right aligned)

Navbar submenu dropdown click (right aligned)

Navbar dropdown hover (no submenu)

Bootstrap 3

~~Here is an example that uses 3.0 RC 1: http://bootply.com/71520~~

Here is an example that uses Bootstrap 3.0.0 (final): http://bootply.com/86684

CSS

.dropdown-submenu {
    position:relative;
}
.dropdown-submenu>.dropdown-menu {
    top:0;
    left:100%;
    margin-top:-6px;
    margin-left:-1px;
    -webkit-border-radius:0 6px 6px 6px;
    -moz-border-radius:0 6px 6px 6px;
    border-radius:0 6px 6px 6px;
}
.dropdown-submenu:hover>.dropdown-menu {
    display:block;
}
.dropdown-submenu>a:after {
    display:block;
    content:" ";
    float:right;
    width:0;
    height:0;
    border-color:transparent;
    border-style:solid;
    border-width:5px 0 5px 5px;
    border-left-color:#cccccc;
    margin-top:5px;
    margin-right:-10px;
}
.dropdown-submenu:hover>a:after {
    border-left-color:#ffffff;
}
.dropdown-submenu.pull-left {
    float:none;
}
.dropdown-submenu.pull-left>.dropdown-menu {
    left:-100%;
    margin-left:10px;
    -webkit-border-radius:6px 0 6px 6px;
    -moz-border-radius:6px 0 6px 6px;
    border-radius:6px 0 6px 6px;
}

Sample Markup

<div class="navbar navbar-default navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
    <div class="container">
        <div class="navbar-header">
            <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-ex1-collapse">  
                <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
                <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                <span class="icon-bar"></span>
            </button>
        </div>
        <div class="collapse navbar-collapse navbar-ex1-collapse">
            <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
                <li class="menu-item dropdown">
                    <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Drop Down<b class="caret"></b></a>
                    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                        <li class="menu-item dropdown dropdown-submenu">
                            <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Level 1</a>
                            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                                <li class="menu-item ">
                                    <a href="#">Link 1</a>
                                </li>
                                <li class="menu-item dropdown dropdown-submenu">
                                    <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Level 2</a>
                                    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                                        <li>
                                            <a href="#">Link 3</a>
                                        </li>
                                    </ul>
                                </li>
                            </ul>
                        </li>
                    </ul>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

P.S. - Example in navbar that adjusts left position: http://bootply.com/92442

bootstrap dropdown 3.3.7 submenu does not expand

i did some changes see it

$(document).ready(function(){  $('.dropdown-submenu a.test').on("click", function(e){    $(this).next('ul').toggle();    e.stopPropagation();    e.preventDefault();  });});

<!DOCTYPE html><html><head>  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>  <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script><style>.dropdown-submenu {  position: relative;}
.dropdown-submenu .dropdown-menu {  top: 0;  left: 100%;  margin-top: -1px;}</style></head><body>   <div class="container">                                       <ul class="nav navbar-nav">        <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>        <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>        <li class="dropdown">            <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true"> <span class="nav-label">Services</span> <span class="caret"></span></a>            <ul class="dropdown-menu">                <li><a href="#">Service A</a></li>                <li><a href="#">Service B</a></li>                <li class="dropdown-submenu">                    <a class="test" href="#">Service C <span class="caret"></span></a>                    <ul class="dropdown-menu">                        <li><a href="#">Service C1</a></li>                        <li><a href="#">Service C2</a></li>                        <li><a href="#">Service C3</a></li>                        <li><a href="#">Service C4</a></li>                        <li><a href="#">Service C5</a></li>                    </ul>                </li>            </ul>        </li>    </ul></div>


</body></html>

Bootstrap dropdown menu items missing style

You need to add a container div with class "dropdown", here's the example from bootstrap website:

<div class="dropdown">
  <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true">
    Dropdown
    <span class="caret"></span>
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenu1">
    <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
    <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

As you can see there is a dropdown class on the wrapper div that you're missing.

Cheers

Dropdown menu does not open with bootstrap

The Dropdown for Bootstrap needs a Script-Dependency. For Bootstrap-5 the JS-Bundle is:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-ka7Sk0Gln4gmtz2MlQnikT1wXgYsOg+OMhuP+IlRH9sENBO0LRn5q+8nbTov4+1p" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-1BmE4kWBq78iYhFldvKuhfTAU6auU8tT94WrHftjDbrCEXSU1oBoqyl2QvZ6jIW3" crossorigin="anonymous">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-ka7Sk0Gln4gmtz2MlQnikT1wXgYsOg+OMhuP+IlRH9sENBO0LRn5q+8nbTov4+1p" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>


<!-- NAV BAR BOOTSRAP 5-->
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg bg-light">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="/">Andres Pachano</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
          <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
        </button>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
      <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="/">Home</a>
        </li>
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link" href="http://127.0.0.1:5000/about-me">About Me</a>
        </li>
        <li class="nav-item dropdown">
          <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="true">
                More options
              </a>
          <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
            <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">GitHub</a></li>
            <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
            <li>
              <hr class="dropdown-divider">
            </li>
            <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <!--<li class="nav-item">
              <a class="nav-link disabled">Disabled</a>
            </li>-->
      </ul>
      <form class="d-flex" role="search">
        <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
        <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
      </form>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

Bootstrap Dropdown Sub Menu Missing