It is a well-known fact that most developers are not necessarily good designers. We prefer to work on the backend, building great-performing and intelligent software, and sometimes, we tend to think of the user interface as an afterthought.
By using a predesigned HTML Bootstrap template, we can give our users an intuitive and well-designed user interface that was designed by a professional designer. If the design was based on Bootstrap, the developer is already familiar with most of the CSS class names, components, and plugins, and does not have to relearn anything.
The Web offers an assortment of free and premium Bootstrap templates. ThemeForest (www.themeforest.net) provides a mind-boggling array of different premium site styles and designs.
For our example in this chapter, we'll use the free SB Admin 2 template designed by Start Bootstrap (www.startbootstrap.com). The SB Admin 2 template is an admin theme that uses Bootstrap 3 and is ideal for a backend...