Expand menu macro does not function inside a tabs page.
Asked by ElizabethC:

I created my Tabs container macro\> tabs page macro \> Expand macro which has 3 items listed.

This macro works everywhere I have used it, so far, but inside a tabs page, the arrow does not expose the 3 child menu items.

Is this a broken behavior or just not supported? Thanks.


Answers:
author: Jonathan Smith
body: Hi [@ElizabethC](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2443151) ,

How are you making your tabs container? Is this an add-on? Expand macro comes with Confluence but I don't see a tabs.

Another option is to have your admin download the **free** app [Refined Toolkit for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211136/refined-toolkit-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview) from RefinedWiki. This came with **UI Tabs** and **UI Expand**. These work well together.

![a.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/49619i62E811897A6721E5/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "a.jpg")

comments: author: ElizabethC
body: In my confluence there is Tabs Container, then inside that you put tabs pages macros, and they become the tabs.

In this tabs page I am trying to use an expand menu.

This is what I was doing.

I will give the Easy Dropdown menu a try! Thanks!![ConfluenceTabmenuIssue.JPG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/49627i87B37C72C1B4A766/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "ConfluenceTabmenuIssue.JPG")


author: ElizabethC
body: I see I can "request" but as I am not our main space's administrator, (I just have admin rights to child pages) I am not sure how you go about adding this macro to what I see when I do the "Other Macros" option.


author: ElizabethC
body: Oh wait I see what happens the site admin gets the request.


author: Jonathan Smith
body: [@ElizabethC](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2443151) ,

The tabs page / tabs container is more than likely an installed macro. You can always ask your admin to open a case with that vendor to address your expand situation.

Also, based on the macro naming, your **tabs page should be on the outside** with **tabs containers on the inside**. Give this layout a shot:

Tabs Page

--- Tabs Container

--- --- expand

--- --- expand

--- Tabs Container

--- --- expand

--- --- expand

![b.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/49685iA699ECC9A19FCB85/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "b.jpg")

Again, I don't have this macro, but it sounds like your content (expand macros) would live in the "container".

- Jonathan


author: Jonathan Smith
body: [@ElizabethC](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2443151) Interested to know if switching tabs page and container fixed your situation.

- Jonathan


author: Jonathan Smith
body: [@ElizabethC](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2443151) ,

I updated the first post. The UI Tabs and UI Expand is from a different vendor. This add-on is free!

- Jonathan


author: Jacob Meler
body: I ran into the same issue, looks like the same vendors as the OP. It works in the preview, but not when saved.

Switching the containers and pages layout very much did not work.


author: Sean Dooley
body: Try turning off lazy loading.

comments: author: Tracey Coleman
body: I had the same problem ... turning off lazy loading worked, thanks!


author: Jenny Bennion
body: This worked for me as well. Thanks!


author: James Park
body: I do not think Expand can contain tabs by design. I think it should though.


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