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Bootstrap 4 Site Blueprints - Second Edition

By : Ian Whitney, David Cochran
Book Image

Bootstrap 4 Site Blueprints - Second Edition

By: Ian Whitney, David Cochran

Overview of this book

Packed with trade secrets, this second edition is your one-stop solution to creating websites that will provide the best experience for your users. We cover six popular, real-world examples, where each project teaches you about the various functionalities of Bootstrap 4 and their implementation. The book starts off by getting you up and running with the new features of Bootstrap 4 before gradually moving on to customizing your blog with Bootstrap and SASS, building a portfolio site, and turning it into a WordPress theme. In the process, you will learn to recompile Bootstrap files using SASS, design a user interface, and integrate JavaScript plugins. Towards the end of the book, you will also be introduced to integrating Bootstrap 4 with popular application frameworks such as Angular 2, Ruby on Rails, and React.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Bootstrap 4 Site Blueprints
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

The side bar of your blog


The HTML and PHP code for the side bar can be found in the sidebar.php file in your theme directory. The side bar loads WordPress Widgets. You can manage your widgets in the WordPress Dashboard. Navigate to Appearance | Widget and configure the widgets.

Each widget has a built-in HTML structure with CSS classes. You can change or modify the HTML and CSS structure when you register your side bar. The JBST 4 theme's side bars are registered in the assets/functions/sidebar.php file of the theme as follows:

    register_sidebar(array( 
        'id' => 'sidebar1', 
        'name' => __('Sidebar 1', 'jbst-4'), 
        'description' => __('The first (primary) sidebar.',
             'jbst-4'), 
        'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">', 
        'after_widget' => '</div>', 
        'before_title' => '<h4 class="widgettitle">', 
        'after_title' => '</h4>', &...