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Drupal Commons Would Be Better Using the Bootstrap Parent Theme Would be better for this
project because
*Load of different icons are included already
*Easier to choose different style of buttons
*Adapts to active nav states
*Custom content
*It's now mobile 1st
Comments
Comment #1
japerryhello! thanks for the input. Similar to drupal core, I don't see us switching or adding bootstrap to commons anytime soon. Any new parent theme would be for a future 4.x release.
please see #1801582: Add a new, non-default framework-based theme to Drupal core for further discussion.
Comment #2
ezra-g CreditAttribution: ezra-g commentedTo add to japerry's answer: A big part of the reason we can't switch the default theme for Drupal Commons within a release cycle is that it would constitute an API change that could break sites already built on top of that version of Commons.
However, you could certainly provide a contributed theme for Commons based on Bootstrap, and we'd be happy to link to it from the Commons project page.
When we get closer to architecting an 8.x-4.x version of Commons, I hope you'll join us in the Commons issue queue to discuss potential changes in architecture at that time.
Thanks!
Comment #3
charlie charles CreditAttribution: charlie charles commentedAfter doing a bit more research
maybe bootstrap not the way to go
because it use's less instead of sass
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/sass-vs-less
@ezra-g o Which is the right commons issue
architecting an 8.x-4.x version of Commons please?
Comment #4
ezra-g CreditAttribution: ezra-g commented@charlie charles, feel free to use this issue queue. I suggest adding a "Commons 8.x-4.x architecture" tag to mark these discussions until we've broken ground on a corresponding branch.
Comment #5
charlie charles CreditAttribution: charlie charles commentedThank's I've added a tag to this issue now
I thought this was a good article
why not to use bootstrap theme
5 Reason Not To Use Bootstrap
http://www.zingdesign.com/5-reasons-not-to-use-twitter-bootstrap
sass vs less
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/sass-vs-less/
http://css-tricks.com/sass-vs-less/
Bootstrap only use's less while
Omega use's sass already
Twitter Bootstrap 3 vs Foundation 4 – Which One Should You Use?
http://abetteruserexperience.com/2013/08/twitter-bootstrap-3-vs-foundati...
Foundation 4 offer better than bootstrap 3
Comment #6
RobKoberg CreditAttribution: RobKoberg commentedI use sass with bootstrap, along with compass:
https://github.com/thomas-mcdonald/bootstrap-sass
http://compass-style.org/
The foundation versus bootstrap debate is ridiculous.
Comment #7
charlie charles CreditAttribution: charlie charles commentedTop 5 Core Differences Between Bootstrap and Foundation
https://medium.com/frontend-and-beyond/8b3812c7007c
1- UI Elements
2- EMs VS Pixels
3- Flexible Grid VS Pre-defined Grids
4- Mobile First VS Mobile Also
5- Community
Comment #8
charlie charles CreditAttribution: charlie charles commentedThis module would definitely help to improve the
drupal commons layout
https://drupal.org/project/panels_extra_layouts
Comment #9
Time has come CreditAttribution: Time has come commentedMay I request if you successfully use Bootstrap instead of Commons Origins on a site please share your learnings?
The Commons Origins theme is good and integrates a lot of Commons' functions but Bootstrap has become the benchmark. So why has this issue stalled?
I believe many, not just me, would be grateful for shared wisdom on using Bootstrap with Commons, such as:
As my project does not depend on the Group Browsing Widget, I don't think it would be too much work to switch in my case, am I wrong?
Comment #10
giorgio79 CreditAttribution: giorgio79 commentedBootstrap is now a top 3 theme for Drupal :)
https://www.drupal.org/project/bootstrap
Perhaps, in addition to the Adaptive Theme, we could have another Bootstrap based theme as well for Commons.