Bootstrap 5 Theme

What is Bootstrap Theme?

Bootstrap Theme allows you to use appearance customization options that enable you to create skins for your Bootstrap 5 project You can use the predefined dark theme, light theme, or create custom themes.

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Installation

Manual installation (zip package)

To use our Bootstrap Colors component, you first need to install the MDB 5 Free package

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MDB CLI

Watch our Quick Start Tutorial to discover and use the full potential of MDB 5 and MDB CLI

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NPM

Prerequisites

Before starting the project make sure to install Node LTS (12.x.x recommended).

Installation

To install MDB UI KIT in your project easily type the following command in the terminal:

npm i mdb-ui-kit 

Importing JS modules

You can import the entire library or just individual modules:

import * as mdb from 'mdb-ui-kit'; // lib
import { Input } from 'mdb-ui-kit'; // module 

Importing CSS file

To import MDB stylesheet please use the following syntax:

@import '~mdb-ui-kit/css/mdb.min.css'; 

Importing SCSS modules

You can also import individual SCSS modules. To do it properly, we recommend to copy them from the node_modules/mdb-ui-kit/src/scss location directly to your project and import in the same way as CSS files.

Webpack integration

You can significantly speed up the process of creating a new project based on Webpack using our Starter.

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CDN

Installation via CDN is one of the easiest methods of integrating MDB UI KIT with your project. Just copy the latest compiled JS script tag and CSS link tag from cdnjs to the application.

Don't forget to add also Font Awesome and Roboto font if you need. Here's an example code:

CSS

<!-- Font Awesome -->
<link
  href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.1/css/all.min.css"
  rel="stylesheet"
/>
<!-- Google Fonts -->
<link
  href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,500,700&display=swap"
  rel="stylesheet"
/>
<!-- MDB -->
<link
  href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mdb-ui-kit/3.3.0/mdb.min.css"
  rel="stylesheet"
/>

JS

<!-- MDB -->
<script
  type="text/javascript"
  src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mdb-ui-kit/3.3.0/mdb.min.js"
></script>

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Customization

Light theme

It's possible to create a light theme using mdb-light-theme function. You just need to define primary and secondary colors, all other parameters will be adjusted automatically.

@import '~mdb-ui-kit/src/scss/mdb.pro.scss';

$my-theme-primary: #9c27b0; // theme primary color, change this value to customize theme
$my-theme-secondary: #69f0ae; // theme secondary color, change this value to customize theme

$my-light-theme: mdb-light-theme($my-theme-primary, $my-theme-secondary); // create the new light theme using
primary and secondary colors

// include theme styles
@include mdb-theme($my-light-theme);

You can see more customization examples on the 📄 Theme documentation page

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Crucial Resources

Here are the resources that we have prepared to help you work with this component:

1. Read 📄 Theme tutorial & documentation <-- start here
2. In to get the most out of your project, you should also get acquainted with other Content & style options related to Themes. See the section below to find the list of them.
3. You can use predesigned Content & style elements in 📥 Starter Bootstrap 5 templates
4. Templates are a part of 📦 Free UI Kit for Bootstrap 5
5. After finishing the project you can publish it with CLI in order to receive 💽 Free hosting (beta)

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Related Content and Styles options & features

• Animations
• Background Image
• Colors
• Figures
• Flags
• Hover effects
• Icons
• Images
• Masks
• Shadows
• Typography

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