How to Integrate Bootstrap with Laravel PHP Framework

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How to Integrate Bootstrap with Laravel PHP Framework

Laravel is one of the most popular PHP frameworks available. This framework features Blade, a state-of-the-art template engine, which can be used to build HTML based templates with ease. The templates created with the Blade are located inside resources/views directory.

Laravel allows developers to use Bootstrap templates within PHP by caching them as blade views. The wide variety of design options offered by Bootstrap is sure to impress both you and your users. Integrating laravel Bootstrap templates is a fairly simple process and here’s how you can do it.

Download a Bootstrap Admin Template

The first thing to do is to find a Bootstrap template that suits your requirements and download it. Once you have finished downloading the template; extract the icons, JavaScript, and CSS files and insert them inside the Laravel application.  I have used Star Admin template because it is an easy-to-use and incredibly flexible template that contains all necessary elements for building stunning web applications. Now, go to the public folder, create a new theme folder, and then copy all files into the theme directory.

Layout File Creation

Before you start creating a layout file, take a close look at the template page’s code. You will be able to identify that the code has been separated into different parts.

Create two new folders within the resources/view folder. The first file, which should be named as layout, will include the main layout of code along with other crucial layout files. Now, name the second folder as partials, where you can find footer and header files of the code. Move to the layout and create a mainlayout.blade.php. file with the following code.

Mainlayout.blade.php

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">


<head>

@include('layout.partials.head')

</head>


<body>

<div class="container-scroller">

  @include('layout.partials.nav')

  <div class="container-fluid page-body-wrapper">

    @include('layout.partials.sidebar')

    <div class="main-panel">

      @yield('content-wrapper')

      <!-- content-wrapper ends -->

      @include('layout.partials.footer')

    </div>

    <!-- main-panel ends -->

  </div>

  <!-- page-body-wrapper ends -->

</div>

<!-- container-scroller -->

@include('layout.partials.footer-scripts')

</body>

</html>

The above-mentioned code will generate a layout file with all specified file contents within the HTML file.

head.blade.php

<!-- Required meta tags -->
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
<title>Star Admin Premium Bootstrap Admin Dashboard Template</title>

<!-- plugins:css -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/vendors/iconfonts/mdi/css/materialdesignicons.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/vendors/iconfonts/ionicons/css/ionicons.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/vendors/iconfonts/typicons/src/font/typicons.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/vendors/iconfonts/flag-icon-css/css/flag-icon.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/vendors/css/vendor.bundle.base.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/vendors/css/vendor.bundle.addons.css">
<!-- endinject -->

<!-- plugin css for this page -->
<!-- End plugin css for this page -->

<!-- inject:css -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/shared/style.css">
<!-- endinject -->

@yield(‘css’)

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/assets/images/favicon.png" />

nav.blade.php

<nav class="navbar default-layout col-lg-12 col-12 p-0 fixed-top d-flex flex-row">
  <div class="text-center navbar-brand-wrapper d-flex align-items-top justify-content-center">
    <a class="navbar-brand brand-logo" href="index.html">
      <img src="assets/images/logo.svg" alt="logo" /> </a>
    <a class="navbar-brand brand-logo-mini" href="index.html">
      <img src="assets/images/logo-mini.svg" alt="logo" /> </a>
  </div>
  <div class="navbar-menu-wrapper d-flex align-items-center">
    <ul class="navbar-nav">
      <li class="nav-item font-weight-semibold d-none d-lg-block">Help : +050 2992 709</li>
      <li class="nav-item dropdown language-dropdown">
        <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle px-2 d-flex align-items-center" id="LanguageDropdown" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
          <div class="d-inline-flex mr-0 mr-md-3">
            <div class="flag-icon-holder">
              <i class="flag-icon flag-icon-us"></i>
            </div>
          </div>
          <span class="profile-text font-weight-medium d-none d-md-block">English</span>
        </a>
        <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-left navbar-dropdown py-2" aria-labelledby="LanguageDropdown">
          <a class="dropdown-item">
            <div class="flag-icon-holder">
              <i class="flag-icon flag-icon-us"></i>
            </div>English
          </a>
          <a class="dropdown-item">
            <div class="flag-icon-holder">
              <i class="flag-icon flag-icon-fr"></i>
            </div>French
          </a>
          <a class="dropdown-item">
            <div class="flag-icon-holder">
              <i class="flag-icon flag-icon-ae"></i>
            </div>Arabic
          </a>
          <a class="dropdown-item">
            <div class="flag-icon-holder">
              <i class="flag-icon flag-icon-ru"></i>
            </div>Russian
          </a>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <form class="ml-auto search-form d-none d-md-block" action="#">
      <div class="form-group">
        <input type="search" class="form-control" placeholder="Search Here">
      </div>
    </form>
    <ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
      <li class="nav-item dropdown">
        <a class="nav-link count-indicator" id="messageDropdown" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
          <i class="mdi mdi-bell-outline"></i>
          <span class="count">7</span>
        </a>
        <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right navbar-dropdown preview-list pb-0" aria-labelledby="messageDropdown">
          <a class="dropdown-item py-3">
            <p class="mb-0 font-weight-medium float-left">You have 7 unread mails </p>
            <span class="badge badge-pill badge-primary float-right">View all</span>
          </a>
          <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
          <a class="dropdown-item preview-item">
            <div class="preview-thumbnail">
              <img src="assets/images/faces/face10.jpg" alt="image" class="img-sm profile-pic"> </div>
            <div class="preview-item-content flex-grow py-2">
              <p class="preview-subject ellipsis font-weight-medium text-dark">Marian Garner </p>
              <p class="font-weight-light small-text"> The meeting is cancelled </p>
            </div>
          </a>
          <a class="dropdown-item preview-item">
            <div class="preview-thumbnail">
              <img src="assets/images/faces/face12.jpg" alt="image" class="img-sm profile-pic"> </div>
            <div class="preview-item-content flex-grow py-2">
              <p class="preview-subject ellipsis font-weight-medium text-dark">David Grey </p>
              <p class="font-weight-light small-text"> The meeting is cancelled </p>
            </div>
          </a>
          <a class="dropdown-item preview-item">
            <div class="preview-thumbnail">
              <img src="assets/images/faces/face1.jpg" alt="image" class="img-sm profile-pic"> </div>
            <div class="preview-item-content flex-grow py-2">
              <p class="preview-subject ellipsis font-weight-medium text-dark">Travis Jenkins </p>
              <p class="font-weight-light small-text"> The meeting is cancelled </p>
            </div>
          </a>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item dropdown">
        <a class="nav-link count-indicator" id="notificationDropdown" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown">
          <i class="mdi mdi-email-outline"></i>
          <span class="count bg-success">3</span>
        </a>
        <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right navbar-dropdown preview-list pb-0" aria-labelledby="notificationDropdown">
          <a class="dropdown-item py-3 border-bottom">
            <p class="mb-0 font-weight-medium float-left">You have 4 new notifications </p>
            <span class="badge badge-pill badge-primary float-right">View all</span>
          </a>
          <a class="dropdown-item preview-item py-3">
            <div class="preview-thumbnail">
              <i class="mdi mdi-alert m-auto text-primary"></i>
            </div>
            <div class="preview-item-content">
              <h6 class="preview-subject font-weight-normal text-dark mb-1">Application Error</h6>
              <p class="font-weight-light small-text mb-0"> Just now </p>
            </div>
          </a>
          <a class="dropdown-item preview-item py-3">
            <div class="preview-thumbnail">
              <i class="mdi mdi-settings m-auto text-primary"></i>
            </div>
            <div class="preview-item-content">
              <h6 class="preview-subject font-weight-normal text-dark mb-1">Settings</h6>
              <p class="font-weight-light small-text mb-0"> Private message </p>
            </div>
          </a>
          <a class="dropdown-item preview-item py-3">
            <div class="preview-thumbnail">
              <i class="mdi mdi-airballoon m-auto text-primary"></i>
            </div>
            <div class="preview-item-content">
              <h6 class="preview-subject font-weight-normal text-dark mb-1">New user registration</h6>
              <p class="font-weight-light small-text mb-0"> 2 days ago </p>
            </div>
          </a>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item dropdown d-none d-xl-inline-block user-dropdown">
        <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" id="UserDropdown" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
          <img class="img-xs rounded-circle" src="assets/images/faces/face8.jpg" alt="Profile image"> </a>
        <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right navbar-dropdown" aria-labelledby="UserDropdown">
          <div class="dropdown-header text-center">
            <img class="img-md rounded-circle" src="assets/images/faces/face8.jpg" alt="Profile image">
            <p class="mb-1 mt-3 font-weight-semibold">Allen Moreno</p>
            <p class="font-weight-light text-muted mb-0">allenmoreno@gmail.com</p>
          </div>
          <a class="dropdown-item">My Profile <span class="badge badge-pill badge-danger">1</span><i class="dropdown-item-icon ti-dashboard"></i></a>
          <a class="dropdown-item">Messages<i class="dropdown-item-icon ti-comment-alt"></i></a>
          <a class="dropdown-item">Activity<i class="dropdown-item-icon ti-location-arrow"></i></a>
          <a class="dropdown-item">FAQ<i class="dropdown-item-icon ti-help-alt"></i></a>
          <a class="dropdown-item">Sign Out<i class="dropdown-item-icon ti-power-off"></i></a>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <button class="navbar-toggler navbar-toggler-right d-lg-none align-self-center" type="button" data-toggle="offcanvas">
      <span class="mdi mdi-menu"></span>
    </button>
  </div>
</nav>

sidebar.blade.php

<nav class="sidebar sidebar-offcanvas" id="sidebar">
  <ul class="nav">
    <li class="nav-item nav-profile">
      <a href="#" class="nav-link">
        <div class="profile-image">
          <img class="img-xs rounded-circle" src="assets/images/faces/face8.jpg" alt="profile image">
          <div class="dot-indicator bg-success"></div>
        </div>
        <div class="text-wrapper">
          <p class="profile-name">Allen Moreno</p>
          <p class="designation">Premium user</p>
        </div>
      </a>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item nav-category">Main Menu</li>
    <li class="nav-item">
      <a class="nav-link" href="index.html">
        <i class="menu-icon typcn typcn-document-text"></i>
        <span class="menu-title">Dashboard</span>
      </a>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item">
      <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="collapse" href="#ui-basic" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ui-basic">
        <i class="menu-icon typcn typcn-coffee"></i>
        <span class="menu-title">Basic UI Elements</span>
        <i class="menu-arrow"></i>
      </a>
      <div class="collapse" id="ui-basic">
        <ul class="nav flex-column sub-menu">
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/ui-features/buttons.html">Buttons</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/ui-features/dropdowns.html">Dropdowns</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/ui-features/typography.html">Typography</a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item">
      <a class="nav-link" href="pages/forms/basic_elements.html">
        <i class="menu-icon typcn typcn-shopping-bag"></i>
        <span class="menu-title">Form elements</span>
      </a>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item">
      <a class="nav-link" href="pages/charts/chartjs.html">
        <i class="menu-icon typcn typcn-th-large-outline"></i>
        <span class="menu-title">Charts</span>
      </a>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item">
      <a class="nav-link" href="pages/tables/basic-table.html">
        <i class="menu-icon typcn typcn-bell"></i>
        <span class="menu-title">Tables</span>
      </a>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item">
      <a class="nav-link" href="pages/icons/font-awesome.html">
        <i class="menu-icon typcn typcn-user-outline"></i>
        <span class="menu-title">Icons</span>
      </a>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item">
      <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="collapse" href="#auth" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="auth">
        <i class="menu-icon typcn typcn-document-add"></i>
        <span class="menu-title">User Pages</span>
        <i class="menu-arrow"></i>
      </a>
      <div class="collapse" id="auth">
        <ul class="nav flex-column sub-menu">
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/samples/blank-page.html"> Blank Page </a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/samples/login.html"> Login </a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/samples/register.html"> Register </a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/samples/error-404.html"> 404 </a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="pages/samples/error-500.html"> 500 </a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </li>
  </ul>
</nav>

 

footer.blade.php

<footer class="footer">
  <div class="container-fluid clearfix">
    <span class="text-muted d-block text-center text-sm-left d-sm-inline-block">Copyright © 2019 <a href="http://www.bootstrapdash.com/" target="_blank">Bootstrapdash</a>. All rights reserved.</span>
    <span class="float-none float-sm-right d-block mt-1 mt-sm-0 text-center">Hand-crafted & made with <i class="mdi mdi-heart text-danger"></i>
    </span>
  </div>
</footer>

 

footer-scripts.blade.php

<!-- plugins:js -->
<script src="../assets/vendors/js/vendor.bundle.base.js"></script>
<script src="../assets/vendors/js/vendor.bundle.addons.js"></script>
<!-- endinject -->

<!-- Plugin js for this page-->
<!-- End plugin js for this page-->

<!-- inject:js -->
<script src="../assets/js/shared/off-canvas.js"></script>
<script src="../assets/js/shared/misc.js"></script>
<!-- endinject -->

<!-- Custom js for this page→
@yield(‘script’)
<!-- End custom js for this page-->

 

Integration

The next step is to test the Bootstrap-Laravel integration. You will need to add a view file to initiate the testing process. Now, go to the views folder and create another folder, titled dashboard.blade.php. The otherpage.blade.php file should contain the following code.

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dashboard.blade.php

@extends('layout.mainlayout')

@section(‘css’)
<!-- Layout styles -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/demo_1/style.css">
<!-- End Layout styles →
@endsection

@section(‘script’)
<script src="../assets/js/demo_1/dashboard.js"></script>
endsection

@section('content-wrapper')
<!-- Dashboard code here -- >
<b style="font-size: 14.4px;" data-mce-style="font-size: 14.4px;">

@endsection

Routes Creation

Once you have created the view folder, you will need to find a way to access it. This is where a routes folder comes into play. For creating a routes folder, you will need to open routes/web.php and use the following code. 

Route::get('/dashboard', function () {
 return view('dashboard');
});

Route::get('/widgets', function () {
 return view('widgets');
});

Use staging URL to run your app, where you can see the Bootstrap template integrated with the web application.

Conclusion

Here is a simple way through which you can easily integrate Bootstrap templates with Laravel. We hope that the above guide will help you to integrate Bootstrap templates with the Laravel without any issues.

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