Bootstrap 4.0
Responsive, mobile-first framework
What you need today:
- Directions - https://getbootstrap.com/
- Browser - Chrome today please
- Text Editor - https://atom.io/
It's all about the phones.
Got Bootstrap?
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Provides all the basics
Translation: "Quick start"
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Popular
Translation: "Huge support network"
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Project Jumpstarter
Translation: "Especially useful for projects that will need to exist outside of your CMS"
Framework
Responsive
Mobile-First
Flexible grid
- 12 columns
- Columns adjust to fit within the responsive framework
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because hand-coding columns sucks
Responsive
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Media queries with mobile, tablet, laptop and desktop breaks
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Images set to width: 100%;
will change size with the grid
- Encourages design to be built as the mobile version first, then increase in complexity for wider designs
Common components
& functionality
- Drop-down Navigation
- Buttons
- Pop-ups
- Slideshow / carousel
- Font icons
Also try "Font Awesome"
Alternatives to Bootstrap
Foundation
An alternate to Bootstrap
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Foundation provides core functionality - no extras
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Smaller community
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Mobile first / SASS
UI Kit
Lightweight
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Requires jQuery
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Minimalist look & feel
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Pro version to build WP and Joomla sites
