How to Customize Bootstrap jQuery Plugins ?
Last Updated :
25 Jul, 2024
Bootstrap is a popular HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for building responsive, mobile-first web applications. It includes a library of jQuery plugins that provide various UI components and behaviors, such as modals, tabs, and carousels. While these plugins are useful out of the box, you may need to customize them to fit the specific needs of your project. In this article, we'll go over how to customize Bootstrap jQuery plugins.
Approach: To customize a Bootstrap jQuery plugin, you'll need to include the Bootstrap jQuery plugin files in your project, initialize the plugin in your JavaScript file or script tag, and customize the plugin by passing in options as an argument to the plugin's function.
First, let's take a look at how to include the Bootstrap jQuery plugin files in your project. Download the Bootstrap package and extract the files, or use a CDN to include the necessary files in your HTML file. Make sure you include the jQuery library, Bootstrap CSS file, and the Bootstrap jQuery plugin file.
Next, we'll need to initialize the plugin in our JavaScript file or script tag. To do this, we'll select the element(s) we want to apply the plugin, and call the plugin's function on it.
// Select the element(s) you want to apply the plugin to
var element = $('.my-element');
// Initialize the plugin
element.myPlugin();
Finally, we can customize the plugin by passing in options as an argument to the plugin's function. The specific options and customization methods will vary depending on the plugin you are using, so it's a good idea to consult the documentation for the plugin to learn about all the available options and customization methods.
// Customize the plugin
element.myPlugin({
option1: 'value1',
option2: 'value2'
});
Example 1: In this example, we are customizing the Bootstrap modal plugin to be displayed as a full-screen modal with a custom background color. We include the necessary Bootstrap files in the head of the HTML file and include the modal HTML in the body. We then include the jQuery library and Bootstrap jQuery plugin file and initialize and customize the modal plugin in a script tag at the end of the body.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<!-- Bootstrap CSS file -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href=
"https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body class='p-4'>
<h1 class="text-success">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<p>How to Customize Bootstrap jQuery Plugins ?
</p>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-success"
data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal">
Open Modal
</button>
<!-- Modal -->
<div class="modal fade" id="myModal" tabindex="-1"
role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel"
aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">
Geeks For Geeks
</h5>
<button type="button" class="close"
data-dismiss="modal"
aria-label="Close">
<span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
</button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
You are now a Geek
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary"
data-dismiss="modal">
Close
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-success">
Save changes
</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- jQuery library -->
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js">
</script>
<!-- Bootstrap jQuery plugin file -->
<script src=
"https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
// Initialize the modal plugin
$('#myModal').modal({
backdrop: 'static',
keyboard: false,
show: false
});
// Customize the modal
$('#myModal').css('background-color', '#000');
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output: When the "Open Modal" button is clicked, the modal will be displayed as a full-screen modal with a custom background color.
Example 2: In this example, we are customizing the Bootstrap tab plugin to have custom link colors and a border around the tab content. We include the necessary Bootstrap files in the head of the HTML file, and include the tab HTML in the body. We then include the jQuery library and Bootstrap jQuery plugin file, and initialize and customize the tab plugin in a script tag at the end of the body.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<!-- Bootstrap CSS file -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href=
"https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body class="p-4">
<h1 class="text-success">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<p>How to Customize Bootstrap jQuery Plugins ?
</p>
<ul id="myTab" class="nav nav-tabs">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link active"
data-toggle="tab"
href="#tab1">Home</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link"
data-toggle="tab"
href="#tab2">About</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link"
data-toggle="tab"
href="#tab3">Articles</a>
</li>
</ul>
<div id="myTabContent" class="tab-content">
<div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="tab1">
GFG Home content goes here.
</div>
<div class="tab-pane fade" id="tab2">
GFG about content goes here.
</div>
<div class="tab-pane fade" id="tab3">
GFG article content goes here.
</div>
</div>
<!-- jQuery library -->
<script src=
"https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js">
</script>
<!-- Bootstrap jQuery plugin file -->
<script src=
"https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
// Initialize the tab plugin
$('#myTab').tab();
// Customize the tab
$('.nav-link').css('color', 'white');
$('.nav-link').css('background', 'green');
$('#myTabContent').css('border', '2px solid #ccc');
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output: The tab will now have custom link colors and a border around the tab content.
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