Mastering Bootstrap 4

Learn how to build beautiful and highly customizable web interfaces by leveraging the power of Bootstrap 4About This BookAdapt and customize Bootstrap to produce enticing websites that fit your needsExplore Bootstrap's grid system, helper classes, and responsive utilitiesExtend Bootstrap with jQuery plugins and learn how to create your own custom pluginsWho This Book Is ForThis book targets intermediate-level front-end web-developers. The book is not intended to be an introduction to web development. As such, the book assumes that readers have a firm grasp on the basic concepts behind web-development, as well as essential HTML, JavaScript and CSS skills.What You Will LearnCreate a professional Bootstrap-based website from scratch without using third-party templatesApply the Bootstrap mobile-first grid system and add responsiveness and aesthetic touches to image elementsStyle various types of content and learn how to build a page's layout from scratch by applying the power of Bootstrap 4Take advantage of Bootstrap's form helper and contextual classesInfuse your web pages with life and movement using Bootstrap jQuery pluginsCustomize the behavior and features of Bootstrap's jQuery Plugins extensivelyOptimize your Bootstrap-based project before deploymentIncorporate Bootstrap into an AngularJS or React application and use Bootstrap components as AngularJS directives or React componentsIn DetailBootstrap 4 is a free CSS and JavaScript framework that allows developers to rapidly build responsive web-interfaces.Right from the first chapter, dive into building a customized Bootstrap website from scratch. Get to grips with Bootstrap's key features and quickly discover the various ways in which Bootstrap can help you develop web-interfaces. Then take walk through the fundamental features, such as its grid system, helper classes, and responsive utilities. When you have mastered these, you will discover how to structure page layouts, use forms, style different types of content and utilize Bootstrap's various navigation components. Among other things, you will also tour the anatomy of a Bootstrap plugin, creating your own custom components and extending Bootstrap using jQuery. Finally, you will discover how to optimize your website and integrate it with third-party frameworks.By the end of this book, you will have a thorough knowledge of the framework's ins and outs, and be able to build highly customizable and optimized web interfaces.Style and approachThis comprehensive step-by-step guide walks you through building a complete website using Bootstrap 4. Each chapter is accompanied by source code and screenshots, and focuses on a distinct set of lessons that are illustrated within the context of a demo project.