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CSS

Posted by Raymond Tran
Raymond Tran
6,285 Points

How to customize CSS of Bootstrap 4 elements?

<ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked hidden-md-up ">
            <li class="nav-item active ">
              <a class="nav-link active "  href="#">Home </a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
              <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
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            <li class="nav-item">
              <a class="nav-link" href="#">Shipping</a>
            </li>
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              <a class="nav-link" href="#">About</a>
            </li>
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            </li>
</ul>

Link to my work ( adjust to the smaller window to see the stacked nav) : link

Raymond Tran
Raymond Tran
6,285 Points

I've been using different kinds of CSS selectors to target and change the background color of this stacked navigation. It doesn't work. Please help!!

2 Answers

John Steer-Fowler
PLUS
John Steer-Fowler
Courses Plus Student 11,734 Points
John Steer-Fowler
John Steer-Fowler
Courses Plus Student 11,734 Points

Hi Raymond,

You can either go into the original CSS file for bootstrap 4, find the selector you want and adjust the original css there.

Or, you can use the selectors in your own css file eg:

.nav-item {
   background-color: #000;
}

If you use this second option, make sure the link to the css file comes above the link to the bootstrap css file

<!-- style.css needs to come before the bootstrap css -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style/style.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-alpha.2/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-y3tfxAZXuh4HwSYylfB+J125MxIs6mR5FOHamPBG064zB+AFeWH94NdvaCBm8qnd" crossorigin="anonymous">

Hope this helps

Raymond Tran
Raymond Tran
6,285 Points

Hi John, For second option, isn't the css link supposed to go below the bootstrap's link in order for it to overwrite the bootstrap?

John Steer-Fowler
John Steer-Fowler
Courses Plus Student 11,734 Points

Yes, you're right. Don't know what I was thinking there :D

Raymond Tran
Raymond Tran
6,285 Points
Raymond Tran
Raymond Tran
6,285 Points

Haha! Anyway, thanks!