Can i use a bootstrap template in Dreamweaver?

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February 13, 2014
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Hi, I want to buy a bootstrap template that comes with everything apparently. I wanted to know before I bought this if all codes and functionality works in Dreamweaver, how compatible are them? Does anyone know? Thanks!

Correct answer Preran

Hi CaroCF89,

See this tutorial http://www.dmxzone.com/go/21757/discover-the-magic-of-twitter-bootstrap-in-dreamweaver/ for using bootstrap with DW.

Thanks,

Preran

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

You don't have to buy Bootstrap. It's freely available online.

http://www.initializr.com/

In addition, DMX Zone offers a free Bootstrap Extension for DW. This allows you to create your own custom layouts in DW.

http://www.dmxzone.com/go/21759/dmxzone-bootstrap/

Commercial Templates are often complex to edit and a bit dicey to work with even by experienced coders. If you build your own -- with or without a framework, you'll better understand what everything does.

Nancy O.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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Thank you, Nancy! This was helpful.

edit: I will note I needed to download Extension Manager CC in order to install it.

Also, does anyone have an answer to Roberto's (sleek's) question re: multiple-page sites?

-t

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Bootstrap is simply a mobile first responsive framework -- albeit a very good one with plenty of built-in classes for things like carousel sliders, responsive navigation, and other cool stuff. It is not a web site, though. That's where the web designer/developer comes in.

You can create however many web pages you need in DW with File > SaveAs. I'm currently using Bootstrap on several projects -- for sites that have approx 50 pages each.

If you anticipate your site exceeding 50 pages, you need to explore dynamic web development with SQL databases and server-side code (PHP, ASP, etc...). Bootstrap layouts can be used with dynamically driven content. In fact many WordPress & Joomla Themes are built with Bootstrap now.

Nancy O.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert