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Posted by Jacob Thomson
Jacob Thomson
757 Points

Using the position property

I'm currently positioning my photos and text within my divs, using:

position: absoloute;

I have created a desktop version of my website, and soon want to use media queries to make it responsive for a mobile version. Will using the position property cause any problems when trying to scale my website to a mobile version?

1 Answer

Nick Pfisterer
Nick Pfisterer
8,064 Points
Nick Pfisterer
Nick Pfisterer
8,064 Points

As long as you are using the position property correctly, you shouldn't have any problems. The most important thing to keep in mind when using the position property is that it's all about context. Positioning elements absolutely, for example, means that:

  • those elements are removed from the normal flow of the document
  • any offsets declared on those elements - top, right, bottom or left - will use the nearest relatively-positioned parent element as their context

I will say that it's unusual to be positioning all of your images and text with position: absolute; so it may be worth learning more about the property and considering a more efficient alternative before diving into making your site responsive.

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Jacob Thomson
Jacob Thomson
757 Points

Thanks a lot for your advice, what is the more efficient way to get certain images and text sitting in different places all over your site, the only downside i have noticed, is when i go to resize my browser, all the stuff that has been styled with absoloute, will stay in the same place and eventually disappear as the window gets towards a mobile width. Can media queries change that affect? Nick Pfisterer