Bootstrap - Overview

Bootstrap5 article series.

Supplementary Article for Sass.

Download Tutorial Source.

Local Group

Preface

This article series is intended for beginner.

Goal: Make your own theme using Bootstrap5

With this guidance, you can make your own theme, for use with blogging, or simple company profile. You can also enhanced later to create, your own portfolio based on this knowledge.

To face real life, web building situation, there will be other guidance, based on this Bootstrap example.

Reading

Always refer to official documentation first, before you start this real world example.

getbootstrap.com

Version

Which Bootstrap?

I’m using Boostrap v5. By the time this article written,

The obsolete Bootstrap v4 article series is also available.

Bootstrap OC - Overview

HTML Tools

My intention is simplicity

I’m using pure HTML instead of static site generator, so that any beginner can follow this Bootstrap show case.

You can just open the file in the browser, and this will works.

Nunjucks

Modularized

Since there is a repetitive reusable part, such as navbar, footer, and so on. For development, I use templating engine.

Explaining HTML as building block , is also easier with templating engine.

My choice is Nunjucks. And the automation can be done with Gulpjs.

CSS Tools

I’m using Sass to generate CSS, with .scss format instead of .sass. Because Bootstrap use .scss format.

Of course you can use any .sass format if you want, for your web design.

Learning Stylesheet

The Scope of CSS Tools

As stated in previous Bootstrap V4 article series. Learning CSS Frameworks is a part of this bigger picture below:

The Scope of CSS Tools

About Bootstrap

Bootstrap is an opensource CSS Framework. There are other alternative as well, such as Materialize or Bulma.

Why Bootstrap?

Although Bootstrap is not the most popular CSS framework anymore, Bootstrap is still en entry point for beginner.

Frankly speaking. I like Bulma, and I desire to learn Tailwind.

This theme is a direct port from my Bulma MD theme.

Choices

Beside palin framework, I also include additional options.

Icons: FontAwesome, Bootstrap Icon
Pallete: Google Material Color, Open Color, BS5

You can see example of FeatherIcons in my previous Bootstrap v4 tutorial.

Part of Bootstrap

Just read again the offical documentation. There is more complete than here.

Example Showcase

Screenshot

I add some aestethic appeal, with more custom stylesheet.

Bootstrap: Preview

Source Code

Source code used in this tutorial, is available at:

gitlab.com/epsi-rns/tutor-html-bootstrap5

This is also intended as a Demo.

Tools

Opening Example in Browser

You can open the html file artefact directly from your file manager, or alternatively setup simple web server example such as browsersync, and enjoy the localhost:3000.

Disclaimer

This is would not be the best blog template that you ever have. Because I only put most common stuff, to keep the tutorial simple.

After you learn this guidance, you understand the fundamental skill. Thus, a base for you, to make your own blog site. With your imagination, you may continue, to build your own super duper Bootstrap site. Far better than, what I have achieved.