I am migrating a project of mine from bootstrap 2 to bootstrap 3. Now, I am having some problem with the grid layout that I can't understand. I have a col-md-12 and I wanna add 3 columns of equal width in this larger div. Logically, the 3 columns should each be col-md-4. However, when I add the 3 columns (divs) of class col-md-4, they don't fit and one of them gets pushed down and some space is left at the end after the 2nd one.
Please someone help me understand something that I may be missing. Thank you.
It sounds like the issue is padding. Bootstrap automatically adds padding when you have nested col-xx-# classes. If you have col-md-4 as a direct child of a col-md-12 bootstrap will add padding and your third col-md-4 will end up on a new line.
What you're doing:
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<div class="col-md-4">
1/3
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
2/3
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
3/3
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
To address this, either add a new class="row" above your first col-md-4 or simply remove the col-md-12 like this:
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4">
1/3
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
2/3
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
3/3
</div>
</div>
</div>
Bootstrap's column layout can only be 12 "units" in width.
To archieve columns of equal width, you should split 12 equally (sum of * in col-md-* should be 12).
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guys. I have a little problem here working with bootstrap. I am trying to make a div container with a row containing 3 columns equally proportioned in width :
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4" style="background:red;">logo</div>
<div class="col-md-4" style="background:blue;">content</div>
<div class="col-md-4" style="background:yellow;">content+imgs</div>
</div>
</div>
The problem I have is that I want the column with 'logo' to be the second one (after 'content') on xs/sm devices or at resizing the browser window. I tried with push and pull, but I want the columns to be one above each other, not inline, as at the md devices. I have no clue how to do that, any help? :)
Using order classes with bootstrap, you can change the order of the columns responsively.
This example will put the second column first on XS and SM screens.
<!--bootstrap 4-->
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4 order-2 order-md-1">first</div>
<div class="col-md-4 order-1 order-md-2">second</div>
<div class="col-md-4 order-3 order-md-3">third</div>
</div>
edit:
For bootstrap 3 (3.3.7) you will need to use push & pull classes. In your case, you would have to make the logo the second column. Mobile counts as the starting point in bootstrap development.
<!-- bootstrap 3 -->
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4 col-md-push-4" style="background-color:red;">content</div>
<div class="col-md-4 col-md-pull-4" style="background-color:blue;">logo</div>
<div class="col-md-4" style="background-color:yellow;">content+imgs</div>
</div>
I'm trying to follow the guide here: http://getbootstrap.com/css/
and I just can't seem to understand what the "row" class is doing. I was trying some of the examples in the guide such as:
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8">.col-xs-12 .col-md-8</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">.col-xs-6 .col-md-4</div>
</div>
I tried it with the row div and without it, and I was trying to place everything inside a container, and there was no difference at all, they all looked the same.
Could anyone explain what the meaning of the "row" class is ?
In Bootstrap, the "row" class is used mainly to hold columns in it. Bootstrap divides each row into a grid of 12 virtual columns. In the following example, the col-md-6 div will have the width of 6/12 of the "row"s div, meaning 50%. The col-md-4 will hold 33.3%, and the col-md-2 will hold the remaining 16.66%.
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-6"></div>
<div class="col-md-4"></div>
<div class="col-md-2"></div>
</div>
I like to think of the row as a container that can contain X many columns equal to 12. You would use the row class to separate different stacked element (columns).
The columns as you defined them col-xs-12 col-md-8 mean that on a medium sized screen and above the div will span 8/12 of the page and on a xs small screen (mobile) it will span the full 12 columns. This works with the col-xs-12 col-md-4 class because 8 + 4 = 12.
If your entire site is split this way (8/12 and 4/12) then all you really would need is one row! Other wise you'd create another row for different column width. An example would be:
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8"></div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"></div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-2"></div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3"></div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3"></div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3"></div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3"></div>
</div>
</div>
The container class is used to create a nice margin around your entire site, but if you have a portion of your site you want to span across the entire width, you would need to close the container and create a container-fluid class. Then create another container to get the margin back. Hope that all makes since! Just how I think about it as.
The difference can be seen here with row class. Row like container is a class applied to the element.
P.S: run the snippet in full view
.color {
background: #cfcfcf
}
<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.2/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<div class='color container'>
Container only
</div>
<p>
<div class='color container-fluid'>
<div class=row>
Fluid Container & row
</div>
</div>
<p>
<div class='color container'>
<div class=row>
Container & Row
</div>
</div>
I'm sure this has been answered many times - but I've searched here with no luck...
I'm new to bootstrap (and div tags)... Here's what I've spent all day trying to figure out... I have 2 rows. The 1st row has 3 columns (1,2,3). The 2nd has 2 columns (4,5) . I'm trying to simply "allow" column "3" to extend into and beside column "5" - currently column 4 & 5 get pushed down below the end of 3...
Column "3" may contain an article or contact form - not sure yet- either way I need the flexibility...
I have successfully done this by nesting 4 into 1 & 5 into 2... but when I view in mobile view column 3 gets pushed to the end of section5... I want 3 to remain number 3 in the mobile vertical view list..
Does Bootstrap have something built into CSS to accomodate?
Are multiple 'containers' required?
I'd rather not add CSS, but if that's the only way so be it... Thanks!
My code:
<div class="row-fluid">
<div class="col-md-4">
<h2>section1 </h2>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<h2>section2 </h2>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<h2>section3 </h2>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row-fluid">
<div class="col-md-4">section4</div>
<div class="col-md-4">section5</div>
</div>
I believe this is what you're looking to accomplish:
Bootply
First, there is no .row-fluid class in Bootstrap 3. For this design, you'll need just a single .row and you'll use the helper class .pull-right on the section 3 element as follows:
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-8">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6">
<h2>Section 1</h2>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6">
<h2>Section 2</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4 pull-right">
<h2>Section 3</h2>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-8">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6">
<h2>Section 4</h2>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6">
<h2>Section 5</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
So, what's going on here is that the col-* classes have float: left applied to them by default. That means that if you were to have very long content in the 3rd column, when the remaining two columns wrap, there would be a gap between them and the first two columns, equal to the height of the 3rd column. We can fix this by telling the third column to float right instead. That's what the class .pull-right does -- it applies float: right to the element on which it's used.
When the third column is floated to the right, the 4th and 5th columns can sit neatly right below the left floated columns 1 and 2 at the md and lg breakpoints (991px and up). At the sm and xs breakpoints though, the source order is honored and section 3 displays in the proper position below section 2 and above section 4.
Finally, using a single row allows all of the columns to wrap at 12-grid units.
**If your content is dynamic or uneven in length, you can use the technique shown in the Bootply of nesting columns 1 and 2 together in a single column, as well as columns 4 and 5.
If you're new to Bootstrap, I encourage you take a look at my answers here or here, to help you understand and visualize the grid better.
I have three divs that i need to position based on screensize. Im using bootstrap's grid system on my page, but i have encountered a small issue with the placement
Can anyone help me accomplish this?
Thanks in advance!
PS: let me know if any more details are needed.
Here is the code:
<div class="row">
<div id="div1" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-12 col-md-8"><h2>Some header text here DIV1</h2></div>
<div id="div2" class="col-xs-3 col-sm-6 col-md-2"><span>Some span here DIV2</span></div>
<div id="div3" class="col-xs-3 col-sm-6 col-md-2"><span>Some other span here DIV3</span></div></div>
The fiddle:
Fiddle
And an image of how i want it to work:
To get the layout and order you want, you'll need to use nesting along with push pull like this..
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-6 col-md-push-6 col-xs-12">
<div class="row">
<div id="div2" class="col-xs-7">div2</div>
<div id="div3" class="col-xs-5">div3</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="div1" class="col-md-6 col-md-pull-6 col-xs-12">div1</div>
</div>
I used col units col-7 and col-5 for div's 2 and 3 (based on your picture) but you may need to change those to the actual units you want for those columns.
Demo: http://bootply.com/jFfCKhkuR3
You need to use column ordering, see the bootstrap docs here
Using col-xs-push-12 in div1 and pull consequently the other two divs.
Here you have a small snippet showing the effect of the col push and pull
so I'm trying to make a bootstrap website but I don't really know how to customize the widths and position of these grids. I'm a bootstrap beginner. Could you please help me? It DOESN'T have to be accurate so bad but I need to keep the layout.
How it should look like:
http://i.imgur.com/WAE161o.png
HTML:
<div style="margin-top:200px;" class="container">
<div class="row clearfix">
<div class="col-md-4 column">
</div>
<!--THIS ONE IS FOR THE MIDDLE, CENTERED AD-->
<div class="col-md-4 column">
</div>
<div class="col-md-4 column">
</div>
</div>
<div class="row clearfix">
<div class="col-md-2 column">
</div>
<!--THIS ONE IS FOR BUTTONS STICKED TO THE POST ON THE LEFT-->
<div class="col-md-1 column">
</div>
<!--THIS ONE IS FOR THE POST AND BUTTONS STICKED ON THE BOTTOM-->
<div class="col-md-4 column">
</div>
<!--THIS ONE IS FOR THE SIDEBAR-->
<div class="col-md-3 column">
</div>
<div class="col-md-2 column">
</div>
</div>
</div>
From Bootstrap 3.0 release
col-vp-push-x = push the column to the right by x number of columns, starting from where the column would normally render -> position: relative, on a vp or larger view-port.
col-vp-pull-x = pull the column to the left by x number of columns, starting from where the column would normally render -> position: relative, on a vp or larger view-port.
vp = xs, sm, md, or lg
x = 1 thru 12
So the answer to your question is push/pull columns. For example, your ad row should be like this:
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-8 col-sm-pull-2 col-sm-push-2 advertisement">
your center column
</div>
</div>
and so on. See fiddle here
If you need specific columns with pixel-specific widths, you can't use the Bootstrap grid. The Bootstrap grid is broken into 12 equal sized columns. You can still use Bootstrap, just not the grid part. There is some limited customization that can be done with the grid system, but I don't think it can approach what you are trying to do. You'll need to use custom CSS to position the site how you want it.
If you just want something similar and don't care about exact widths, then you should follow the grid documentation. You are moving in the right direction but when you have nested columns you need to make sure you wrap in a row, which you don't have. You can also use the col-md-offset-* styles to shift columns so you don't have to "use" all 12 columns. For example for the main part of the site you might want the first column to be ".col-md-3 .col-md-offset-4" and the second ".col-md-3".