So your Bootstrap site could go from this: Most of the options come from Bootswatch. In this section, you can configure if Bootstrap will be served from a CDN and which version you want to use.įrom the “Theme” drop-down you can choose a different theme. Let’s now jump down to the “CDN” section. I always leave this set to “None”.įor more details check out the Images section. The “Default image shape” drop-down allows you to choose a different style for images which is done via CSS. It adds a max-width:100% so images are resized when viewed on mobile. This adds an img-responsive class to images making them responsive. This option let’s you configure how images will be handled. While still under General, click on the Images field-set. By default, the main region has a width of 1200px.įor more details check out the Containers section.
#Drupal bootstrap full
The “Fluid container” option, which can be accessed by going to General then Container, this option adds the container-fluid class which’ll display the main region at full width. The vertical tabs under “Bootstrap Settings” is where you can configure specific Bootstrap options, let’s look at a few. If you’ve configured a Drupal theme in the past this should look familiar. Bootstrap Settingsįrom the “Override Global Settings” you can configure common Drupal options such as the logo or favicon. Once you’ve downloaded the theme go to Appearance and click on “Install and set as default” on the Bootstrap theme. Enough to give you flexibility but not too much that you’re overwhelmed or confused. The level of configuration in a Drupal theme varies a lot, however, the Bootstrap theme has a healthy amount of options. In this section, we’ll look at some of the theme options. Let’s first look at what the theme offers out-of-the-box. If you use Composer, run the following: $ composer require drupal/bootstrap Configuring Bootstrap Themeīefore we jump into the advanced topic of sub-theming or compiling Sass.
#Drupal bootstrap download
Getting Startedīefore we can begin, go download the Bootstrap theme from.
If you know of any other Bootstrap based themes please leave a comment. Other Bootstrap Based ThemesĪnother theme you should evaluate is the Radix theme. For details look at #2554199 in the issue queue. The Bootstrap theme as of this writing only supports Bootstrap 3.
If you have experience using Bootstrap you should know what I mentioned above. For example, a designer may ask, “can we have a sidebar on the right which is 3 columns wide”? Or, they may ask, “make this button on the blog listing page small”. But in reality, most design agencies, unless they specialize in Drupal, don’t know it and this is where Bootstrap can help.īy using Bootstrap, it’ll be easier to work with designers and design agencies because you can discuss things using Bootstrap terminology. Yes, in the perfect world it’ll be great to receive a fully built Drupal theme which can be enabled and that’s it. If they can supply HTML wireframes using Bootstrap then it’s much easier to implement them into Drupal. Now, another good reason to use Bootstrap is when you’re working with an agency who will design the site but has no Drupal expertize. But with a little bit of effort, you can make your site look unique. When you see the famous Jumbotron you know it’s a Bootstrap site. One complaint about Bootstrap is you can spot it a mile away because a lot of developers use the default look-and-feel. I just want to know which CSS class to add to an tag so it looks like a button and I’m good to go. As a developer, I don’t want to spend time styling yet another button. It comes with all sorts of common components that every website needs such as a grid system, buttons, drop-down, responsive form elements, carousel (of course) and so much more. It ships prebuilt CSS and JavaScript components that make building sites fast. You’ll need 8.x-3.19 and above to follow this tutorial.īootstrap is a front-end framework for building websites.
#Drupal bootstrap update
Update May 2019: This tutorial has been updated for Bootstrap 8.x-3.19 which comes with a new starter kit.