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How to make the FAQ accordion toggle?

I’m trying to make an FAQ accordion and I want it to have two main features: 1- one question and answer can be seen at a time (I managed to do that) 2- if toggling on the open question it closes, and vice-versa (that’s what i’m struggling with)

Here’s a pen that has a small copy of what I’ve done on codepen: https://codepen.io/simokitkat/pen/yLEONpo?editors=0010

here is the html:

<div class="text">
        <h1>FAQ</h1>
        <ul>
          <li>
            <div class="question">
              <h2>How many team members can I invite?</h2>
            </div>
            <p>You can invite up to 2 additional users on the Free plan. There is no limit on team members for the
              Premium
              plan.
            </p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <div class="question">
              <h2>What is the maximum file upload size?</h2>
            </div>
            <p>No more than 2GB. All files in your account must fit your allotted storage space.</p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <div class="question">
              <h2>How do I reset my password?</h2>
            </div>
            <p>Click “Forgot password” from the login page or “Change password” from your profile page. A
              reset link
              will be
              emailed to you.</p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <div class="question">
              <h2>Can I cancel my subscription?</h2>                          
            </div>
            <p>Yes! Send us a message and we’ll process your request no questions asked.</p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <div class="question">
              <h2>Do you provide additional support?</h2>
            </div>
            <p>Chat and email support is available 24/7. Phone lines are open during normal business hours.</p>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </div>

here’s the CSS

.text h1 {
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 2rem;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

ul {
    list-style: none;
}

ul>li {
    padding: 10px 10px 10px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid grey;
}

.question {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

ul li h2 {
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 1rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: 0.1s;
}

ul li img {
    transition: 0.3s;
}

ul li h2:hover {
    color: red;
    font-weight: 700;
}


li p {
    font-weight: 400;
    height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: 0.3s;
}

.active p {
    height: 40px;
}

and that’s the JS code:

let allquestions = document.querySelectorAll("li");

allquestions.forEach(function (question) {
  question.addEventListener("click", function () {
    allquestions.forEach(function (element) {
      element.classList.remove("active");
    });
    this.classList.toggle("active");
  });
});

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Answer

You can use html details tag

const details = document.querySelectorAll("details");

details.forEach((el) => {
  el.addEventListener("click", () => {
    details.forEach((detail) => {
      if (detail !== el) {
        detail.removeAttribute("open");
      }
    });
  });
});
<details>
  <summary>How many team members can I invite?</summary>
  <p>
    You can invite up to 2 additional users on the Free plan. There is no limit on team members for the Premium plan.
  </p>
</details>

<details>
  <summary>How many team members can I invite?</summary>
  <p>
    You can invite up to 2 additional users on the Free plan. There is no limit on team members for the Premium plan.
  </p>
</details>
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