I am trying to the get my head around this for quite some time now:
Is it possible to create a pinterest Layout with Twitter Bootstrap only? I know there are jQuery Plugins like Masonry, but is there no way without them?
Thanks
I am trying to the get my head around this for quite some time now:
Is it possible to create a pinterest Layout with Twitter Bootstrap only? I know there are jQuery Plugins like Masonry, but is there no way without them?
Thanks
Found a (free) template at http://bragthemes.com/demo/pinstrap/. It's supposed to have all you are asking for. Haven't had time to check it out, though.
Edit 2016-03-15: Bootstrap 4 allows this out of the box here. It's still in alpha, but we're getting there.
Found this solution, works within bootstrap (works even without defining column sizes), doesn't require javascript -- I snapped it into a project and it works beautifully:
Bless you @katiejones!
EDIT: This is now out of the box in boostrap 4 http://v4-alpha.getbootstrap.com/components/card/#card-columns
Sure Thing. Took me a while to work out. Hope this helps!
Apologies for the code dump but its necessary to show the grid working.
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/123941/masonry.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/123941/imagesLoaded.js"></script>
<!-- Latest compiled and minified CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha512-dTfge/zgoMYpP7QbHy4gWMEGsbsdZeCXz7irItjcC3sPUFtf0kuFbDz/ixG7ArTxmDjLXDmezHubeNikyKGVyQ==" crossorigin="anonymous">
<!-- Optional theme -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" integrity="sha384-aUGj/X2zp5rLCbBxumKTCw2Z50WgIr1vs/PFN4praOTvYXWlVyh2UtNUU0KAUhAX" crossorigin="anonymous">
<!-- Latest compiled and minified JavaScript -->
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha512-K1qjQ+NcF2TYO/eI3M6v8EiNYZfA95pQumfvcVrTHtwQVDG+aHRqLi/ETn2uB+1JqwYqVG3LIvdm9lj6imS/pQ==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
</head>
<div class="container">
<div class="row masonry-container">
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3 item">
<div class="thumbnail">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/150/200/abstract" alt="">
<div class="caption">
<h3>Thumbnail label</h3>
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</div>
</div>
</div><!--/.item -->
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3 item">
<div class="thumbnail">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/150/200/abstract" alt="">
<div class="caption">
<h3>Thumbnail label</h3>
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</div>
</div>
</div><!--/.item -->
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3 item">
<div class="thumbnail">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/150/200/abstract" alt="">
<div class="caption">
<h3>Thumbnail label</h3>
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</div>
</div>
</div><!--/.item -->
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3 item">
<div class="thumbnail">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/150/200/abstract" alt="">
<div class="caption">
<h3>Thumbnail label</h3>
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</div>
</div>
</div><!--/.item -->
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3 item">
<div class="thumbnail">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/150/200/abstract" alt="">
<div class="caption">
<h3>Thumbnail label</h3>
<p>Lorem ipsumLorem ipsum dolor ctetur adipisicing eli dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. </p>
</div>
</div>
</div><!--/.item -->
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3 item">
<div class="thumbnail">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/150/200/abstract" alt="">
<div class="caption">
<h3>Thumbnail label</h3>
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</div>
</div>
</div><!--/.item -->
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3 item">
<div class="thumbnail">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/150/200/abstract" alt="">
<div class="caption">
<h3>Thumbnail label</h3>
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</div>
</div>
</div><!--/.item -->
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3 item">
<div class="thumbnail">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/150/200/abstract" alt="">
<div class="caption">
<h3>Thumbnail label</h3>
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</div>
</div>
</div><!--/.item -->
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3 item">
<div class="thumbnail">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/150/200/abstract" alt="">
<div class="caption">
<h3>Thumbnail label</h3>
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</div>
</div>
</div><!--/.item -->
</div> <!--/.masonry-container -->
</div><!--/.tab-panel -->
<style type="text/css">
body {
padding-top: 50px;
}
.main-container {
padding: 10px 15px;
}
.p {
text-align: center;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
/* Demo Scripts for Making Twitter Bootstrap 3 Tab Play Nicely With The Masonry Library
* on SitePoint by Maria Antonietta Perna
*/
//Initialize Masonry inside Bootstrap 3 Tab component
(function( $ ) {
var $container = $('.masonry-container');
$container.imagesLoaded( function () {
$container.masonry({
columnWidth: '.item',
itemSelector: '.item'
});
});
//Reinitialize masonry inside each panel after the relative tab link is clicked -
$('a[data-toggle=tab]').each(function () {
var $this = $(this);
$this.on('shown.bs.tab', function () {
$container.imagesLoaded( function () {
$container.masonry({
columnWidth: '.item',
itemSelector: '.item'
});
});
}); //end shown
}); //end each
})(jQuery);
</script>
Yes, it is possible but with some limitations.
div
(or section
depending upon the meaning of your layout)div
, or img
etc. depending upon your design.To make the columns you can use the following various techniques:
float
the columnsdisplay: inline-block
the columnsThen place various tiles (div
s) in each column. Again, depending upon your design/layout you could replace the column-divs with ul
s, and have a list of tiles (li
s). I can't speak as to whether that is semantically correct for your design.
With some time, one could get pretty close to the Pinterest layout - that said, there's probably a good reason they chose to implement said layout with JavaScript.
I know my answer is late. but just wanted this common question to be up dated. I found out 3 latest implementations.
Since Bootstrap 4, the .card-columns
class is available.
Specifications in there documentation here. It makes a nice Pinterest-like grid.
<div class="card-columns">
<div class="card" id="card1"></div>
<div class="card" id="card2"></div>
<div class="card" id="card3"></div>
<div class="card" id="card4"></div>
<div class="card" id="card..."></div>
</div>
About the number of columns, though, I had trouble adapting it to different screen sizes. I finally managed to do it with :
@media (max-width: 575.98px){
.card-columns {
column-count: 1; }
}
@media (min-width: 576px){
.card-columns {
column-count: 2; }
}
@media (min-width: 768px){
.card-columns {
column-count: 3; }
}
@media (min-width: 992px){
.card-columns {
column-count: 4; }
}
@media (min-width: 1200px){
.card-columns {
column-count: 4; }
}
There we have a stuff named: bootstrap-waterfall:
http://mystist.github.io/bootstrap-waterfall/
But in fact, this plugin does not need bootstrap as it's dependencies. It's depends on whether you want to use bootstrap as your pin's markups or just style it yourself.
<div class="card-deck">
<div class="card">
<img class="card-img-top" src="..." alt="Card image cap">
<div class="card-block">
<h4 class="card-title">Card title</h4>
<p class="card-text">This is a wider card with supporting text below as a natural lead-in to additional content. This content is a little bit longer.</p>
</div>
<div class="card-footer">
<small class="text-muted">Last updated 3 mins ago</small>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<img class="card-img-top" src="..." alt="Card image cap">
<div class="card-block">
<h4 class="card-title">Card title</h4>
<p class="card-text">This card has supporting text below as a natural lead-in to additional content.</p>
</div>
<div class="card-footer">
<small class="text-muted">Last updated 3 mins ago</small>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<img class="card-img-top" src="..." alt="Card image cap">
<div class="card-block">
<h4 class="card-title">Card title</h4>
<p class="card-text">This is a wider card with supporting text below as a natural lead-in to additional content. This card has even longer content than the first to show that equal height action.</p>
</div>
<div class="card-footer">
<small class="text-muted">Last updated 3 mins ago</small>
</div>
</div>
</div>
For everyone who dont want want to go through the hassle of cross browser compatibility, here is a PHP solution. Assuming you have your data in an array,
<?php $iColumns = 4;?>
<?php for($i=0; $i < $iColumns; ++$i):?>
<div class="span3">
<?php
$j=$i;
while( isset( $aData[$j] ) ):
$oItem = $aData[$j]
?>
<div class="thumbnail" style="margin-top:10px;">
<a href="">
<img src="" alt=""/>
</a>
<h3>title</h3>
<p>caption</p>
</div>
<?php
$j=$j+$iColumns;
endwhile;?>
</div>
<?php endfor;?>