Can i use a bootstrap template in Dreamweaver?

[CaroCF89]

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!

[Preran · Accepted solution]

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]

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.

[CaroCF89]

...yeah i was about to buy this package deal

http://www.mightydeals.com/deal/gt3themes-bootstrap-templates.html

But that's why i wanted to ask first...

Thanks for the help. I'll do my own.

[sleek46486798]

hi

i'm trying to build a new website

reading and searching i've found your post, which i found very interesting, the bootstrap stuff

so i've downloaded   initializr-bootstrap  and the DMX extension for DW, do i need to use the together ? don't understand the DMX, is that a sort of package to buy and add to DW?

i want to make a responsive website with a full-size background slider, i found this page as a starting point good for my case http://getbootstrap.com/examples/jumbotron/

but i'm not a coder or a good web designer i try to umderstand watching other page codes etc..

my web site is for a Hotel and will have a lot of pages,

in your opinion is bootstrap good for multiple pages websites or is best for single pages website?

i want to have a responsive multiple pages website, that is my goal , but i don't know which is the best way for me, i was looking also at fluid grid in DW

sorry for all these questions!

thank you

Roberto

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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]

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.

[urbanlegion]

Nancy O. wrote:

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.

Absolutely right.