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CSS Bootstrap 4 Basics (Retired) Using Bootstrap Components Building a Navbar

ZoDo .
ZoDo .
13,135 Points
Posted by ZoDo .
ZoDo .
13,135 Points

Float-sm-right not working.....

Hi, I have tried the new class presented in the documentation float-sm-right and it does not work, I have tried to use the class shown in the video as well. any ideas? here is my code:

     <a class="nav-link" href="#schedule">Schedule</a>
      </li>
    </ul>
   <a class="navbar-brand  float-sm-right  mr-0" href="https://teamtreehouse.com">Presented by Treehouse</a>

</nav>
 <!-- /navbar   -->
Harrison Llewellyn
Harrison Llewellyn
5,422 Points

Your code snippet is the wrong one. You need to show the navbar-brand class.

4 Answers

Amy Funderburg
Amy Funderburg
18,038 Points
Amy Funderburg
Amy Funderburg
18,038 Points

After reading the Bootstrap documentation, I have found that this is successful for floating nav-brand to the right ... <a class="navbar-brand navbar-toggler-right mr-0 hidden-xs-down" href="http://wwww.teamtreahouse.com">Presented by Team Treehouse</a> ...

Dave McFarland
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Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher
Dave McFarland
Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher

Bootstrap 4 changed how it aligns elements and has replaced floats with flexbox. Here's what you need to know to get the navbar to work as it does in the video:

Aligning the last button to the right side of the page

Bootstrap 4 no longer uses the responsive utilities mentioned in the video. Now all layout uses Flexbox instead of floats. So to align the last link to the right of the page, use Auto Margins by applying the class mr-auto to the <ul> tag containing the main nav buttons like this:

<ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
Fixed navbar

The Bootstrap class for creating a fixed navbar is no longer nav-fixed-top. It's just fixed-top so just add that class to the <nav> element like this:

<nav class="navbar fixed-top navbar-toggleable-md navbar-inverse bg-primary">

There's more information in the Teacher's Notes for this video.

Chelsea Rucker
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Chelsea Rucker
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 14,613 Points
Chelsea Rucker
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Chelsea Rucker
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 14,613 Points

I added the .justify-content-end class to my anchor tag:

<a class="navbar-brand justify-content-end" href="http://www.teamtreehouse.com">Presented by Treehouse</a>

Then moved it to the bottom of my code, under the closing </ul> tag:

 <nav class="navbar fixed-top navbar-toggleable-md navbar-inverse bg-primary">
     <button class="navbar-toggler navbar-toggler-right" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
    </button>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
      <ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
        <li class="nav-item active">
          <a class="nav-link" href="#home">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
        </li>
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link" href="#about">About</a>
        </li>
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link" href="#speakers">Speakers</a>
        </li>
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link" href="#schedule">Schedule</a>
        </li>
      </ul>
      <a class="navbar-brand justify-content-end" href="http://www.teamtreehouse.com">Presented by Treehouse</a> 
    </div>
  </nav>
Mary Hawley
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Mary Hawley
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 34,349 Points
Mary Hawley
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Mary Hawley
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 34,349 Points

The class on the link to the presenter's website as listed in the video should be "pull-sm-right" and not "float-sm-right". 

<a class="navbar-brand pull-sm-right mr-0" href="https://teamtreehouse.com">Presented by Treehouse</a>