Bootstrap Collapse doesn't toggle after you show, hide or toggle from code

Answer 1

Try activating your content as a collapsible element first. I skimmed over this part when reading the documentation and it really stumped me.

$('#myCollapsible').collapse({
    toggle: false
})

After you activate it you can hide and show it as usual.

$('#myCollapsible').collapse('hide');
$('#myCollapsible').collapse('show');

http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#collapse-methods