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HTML Build a Simple Website Creating a Website Structure Working with Grids

Amy Watkins
Amy Watkins
195 Points
Posted by Amy Watkins
Amy Watkins
195 Points

My grid isn't working... the margins aren't appearing... any suggestions?

I'm not sure if my problem is in HTML or CSS but for some reason it isn't working

6 Answers

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

Hi Amy,

Watch the video again. It'll show you where to add the classes to your HTML. For example, at the 4:20 mark in the video, Nick shows where to add a <div> tag to create a column for the logo. He ends up with HTML like

<div class="grid_4">
  <img src="img/logo.gif" alt="Smells like Bakin">
</div>

The grid CSS only works when you start adding the classes, like class="grid_4" to the tags in your HTML.

Salmen Bejaoui
Salmen Bejaoui
8,017 Points
Salmen Bejaoui
Salmen Bejaoui
8,017 Points

can you show us your code ?

Amy Watkins
Amy Watkins
195 Points
Amy Watkins
Amy Watkins
195 Points

Here's my Index:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"; charset=utf-8"/>
  <title>Smells Like Bakin' Cupcake Company</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css" type="text/css" media="screen">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/grid.css" type="text/css" media="screen">
</head>
<body>
  <div class="container">
    <img src="img/logo.gif" alt="Smells Like Bakin">
    <ul Class="nav">
      <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Cupcakes &amp; Prices</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Locations</a></li>
      <li class="last"><a href="#">Contact US</a></li>
    </ul>
    <div id="intro">
      <h1>Opposites really do attract, especially in our kitchen! We combine unexpected flavors that melt together to create ironically delicious desserts.</h1>
      <p><a href="#" class="btn">Browse Our Cupcakes</a></p>
    </div>

    <img src="img/you-bake-me-blush.gif" alt="You Bake Me Blush">

    <div>
      <h2>Cupcake of the Week</h2>
      <p>This week's featured cupcake is the <a href="#">Avacado Chocolate cupcake</a>. Its strange combo of flavors will kick your taste buds into fiesta mode!</p>
      <img src="img/featured-cupcake.jpg" alt="Avocado Chocolate Cupcake">
    </div>

    <div id="new-cupcakes">
      <h2>Fresh Out of the Oven</h2>
      <p>Our newest cupcakes are <a href="#">Bacon Me Crazy</a> and <a href="#">Jalepeno So Spicy</a>.</p>
      <img src="img/new-cupcake-bacon.jpg" alt="Bacon Me Crazy">
      <img src="img/new-cupcake-jalapeno.jpg" alt="Jalepeno So Spicy">
    </div>

    <h2>Inside the Kitchen</h2>
    <p>Smells Like Bakin' started in the garage of the husband wife duo Allison &amp; Joseph. Allison is the baker, and Joseph found a way for them to make a business out of her tasty treats. Flash forward to today and they have a successful store front, catering business and cupcake truck.</p>
    <p><a href="#" class="btn-small">Read More</a></p>

    <h2>Get Bakin' with Us</h2>

    <div id="contact">
      <p>Call us: <span>1-555-CUP-CAKE</span><br>
        Email us: <a href="#">bakeon@smellslikebankin.com</a></p>
    </div>

    <p>We announce all of our new flavors first through Facebook &amp; Twitter, and even take requests!</p>
    <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SmellsLikeBakin"><img src="img/facebook.gif" alt="Facebook"></a>
    <a href="http://www.twitter.com/smellslikebakin"><img src="img/twitter.gif" alt="Twitter"></a>

    <div id="copyright">
    <p>&copy; 2012 Smells Like Bakin' Cupcake Company. All Rights Reservered.</p>
    </div>

  </div>

</body>
</html>
Amy Watkins
Amy Watkins
195 Points
Amy Watkins
Amy Watkins
195 Points

And here is my grid:

/* Width: 1000px # Columns : 12 Column width: 65px Gutter : 20px

*/ .grid_1 { width: 65px; } .grid_2 { width: 150px; } .grid_3 { width: 235px; } .grid_4 { width: 320px; } .grid_5 { width: 405px; } .grid_6 { width: 490px; } .grid_7 { width: 575px; } .grid_8 { width: 660px; } .grid_9 { width: 745px; } .grid_10 { width: 830px; } .grid_11 { width: 915px; } .grid_12 { width: 1000px; }

.grid_1, .grid_2, .grid_3, .grid_4, .grid_5, .grid_6, .grid_7, .grid_8, .grid_9, .grid_10, .grid_11, .grid_12 { margin: 0 20px 10px 0; float: left; display: block; }

.alpha{margin-left:0px;} .omega{margin-right:0px;}

.container{ width: 1000px; margin: auto; }

.clear{clear:both;display:block;overflow:hidden;visibility:hidden;width:0;height:0}.clearfix:after{clear:both;content:' ';display:block;font-size:0;line-height:0;visibility:hidden;width:0;height:0}* html .clearfix,*:first-child+html .clearfix{zoom:1}

Salmen Bejaoui
Salmen Bejaoui
8,017 Points
Salmen Bejaoui
Salmen Bejaoui
8,017 Points

You don't have any grid class in your HTML code .