Getting Started
Installation
- Install the Bootstrap base theme in
sites/all/themes or a similar
sites/*/themes folder.
- Enable the Drupal Bootstrap base theme. If you do not intend to use the base
theme as the default theme, and instead choose to create a sub-theme, you will
still need to enable the Drupal Bootstrap base theme (see warning below).
- Ensure your site's jQuery version has been configured to meet the
Bootstrap Framework minimum version requirement. The preferred method for
updating Drupal's jQuery is to install the jQuery Update module.
{.alert.alert-warning} WARNING: Due to a bug in Drupal 7, base themes may
appear to still "work" even if they are not enabled. This fact does not mean
that the base theme still isn't required to be enabled. Not all features will
work properly if the base theme is disabled, especially if certain
functionality relies on a list of "enabled" themes.
Bootstrap Framework Fundamentals
Generally speaking, you should really read the entire Bootstrap Framework
documentation site, if you haven't already. Here are the four basic "sections"
that site is split into:
- Getting Started - An overview of
the Bootstrap Framework, how to download and use, basic templates and
examples, and more.
- CSS - Global CSS settings, fundamental HTML
elements styled and enhanced with extensible classes, and an advanced grid
system.
- Components - Over a dozen reusable
components built to provide iconography, dropdowns, input groups, navigation,
alerts, and much more.
- JavaScript - Bring the
Bootstrap Framework components to life with over a dozen custom jQuery
plugins. Easily include them all, or one by one.