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Thank you, Nancy. What happens to what I've created using version 4?
By @Haybound
Nothing, it still works. However don't try and link Bootstrap version 5 to whatever you have done in version 4 as you will mostly likely need to update certain elements.
There's nothing in Dreamweaver that will make it easy for you to select Bootstrap utility classes, starter responsive templates etc for version 5 as it currently only supports version 4 and won't be updated as far as we know. Dreamweaver is only receiving OS and bug updates, currently no new features.
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By @Haybound
Have a look at the Boutique playlists that I am working on:
This is part 1. This is based on an earlier version of Wappler and version 5.0 of Bootstrap.
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Thank you, again. I've read everything I could find on migrating, including this article. I can't see any reason for updating to 5 at this point. I'd have to fix 8 sites, if I did. The change I think I should consider is switching to Wrappler.
By @Haybound
You don't need to update any website created in Bootstrap version 4, just continue to use version 4 to manage it. Going forward, any new website use version 5 if you want to access improved workflows.
One of the issues l see with frameworks, apart from being bloated, is you might struggle to remember how they do things, particularly if you are managing websites built in several different versions. Updating to a newer version is not always an option.
If you require visual UI assistance from an editor then yes you will have to consider an alternative editor that supports Bootstrap versions that DW doesn't...........another editor you might try is Pinegrow
That was what I was wondering... Can I have both versions installed in Dreamweaver so that I can create new sites using version 5. I'll research Pinegrow. I thought they were a Wordpress editor only.
And, you're right. I struggle to remember.
By @Haybound
You don't install Bootstrap version 5 in Dreamweaver, you can either link to it via a cdn, content delivery network or you could download the css and js files and link your pages to them locally.
You will then have to consult the official Bootstrap 5 website to copy the components code snippets and paste them into your Dreamweaver pages although there's nothing stoping you creating a set of the most used Bootstrap 5 components and turning them into Dreamweaver code snippets. Keep the Bootstrap 5 website bookmarked as you will need to return to it frequently to observe what utility classes you will need to deploy.
You can still use both versions, version 4 for maintaining your sites built in that version and if you choose you can use version 5 to create new sites. However don't mix and match the versions.
Pinegrow is an html editor with a visual interface which l think supports Bootstrap version 5 and yes l believe it does have a WordPress plugin but it's not an editor exclusively for WordPress.
Wappler is an all singing dancing low code editor for projects which are more advanced like connecting, querying databases, making calls to api's etc although you can obviously use it for lesser projects as well. It has its own front end javascript niche workflow, not unlike Vue, React or Angular, which may or may not be appropriate for you depending on if its important that a recognised main stream workflow is deployed or one that has limited appeal but gets the job done.
You use Bootstap 5 manually. Dreamweaver is stuck on Bootstrap 4. It won't be updated to new versions.
By @Nancy OShea
That, together with an outdated PHP version, should be enough to diverge developers/designers away from Dreamweaver.
The most used IDE for Mac, Windows, and Linux is Visual Studio Code. It is one of the easiest ones to get into. Designed for JavaScript development, it also supports multiple major scripting and compiled languages, and a lot of plugins for code completion and highlighting. Moreover, Visual Studio Code offers the AI helper, which analyzes code edits and completes code lines based on learned patterns and context.
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