Bootstrap is a sleek, intuitive, and powerful front-end framework for faster and easier web development, created and maintained by Mark Otto and Jacob Thornton.
To get started, check out http://getbootstrap.com!
Three quick start options are available:
git clone git://github.com/twitter/bootstrap.git
.bower install bootstrap
.Read the Getting Started page for information on the framework contents, basic template guidelines, and more.
Beyond getting started with the Bootstrap core, there are ways to use Bootstrap in other tools and services:
Have suggestions? Let us know with a new issue.
Have a bug or a feature request? Please open a new issue. Before opening any issue, please search for existing issues and read the Issue Guidelines, written by Nicolas Gallagher.
Bootstrap's docs are built using Jekyll and hosted on GitHub Pages at http://getbootstrap.com. To view our docs locally, you'll need to install Jekyll to run a local server.
Documentation for previous versions is also available via tags.
Bootstrap includes a makefile with convenient methods for working with the framework. Before getting started, be sure to install the necessary local dependencies:
$ npm install
When completed, you'll be able to run the various make commands provided:
make
make
runs the Recess compiler to rebuild the /less
files and compile the docs. Requires recess and uglify-js.
make bootstrap
make bootstrap
creates the /bootstrap
directory with compiled files. Requires recess and uglify-js.
make test
Runs jshint and qunit tests headlessly in phantomjs (used for ci). Requires phantomjs.
make watch
This is a convenience method for watching just Less files and automatically building them whenever you save. Requires the watchr gem.
Should you encounter problems with installing dependencies or running the makefile commands, uninstall any previous versions (global and local) you may have installed, and then rerun npm install
.
Please submit all pull requests against *-wip branches. If your pull request contains JavaScript patches or features, you must include relevant unit tests. All HTML and CSS should conform to the Code Guide, maintained by Mark Otto.
Editor preferences are also available in the editor config for easy application in common text editors. Read more and download plugins at http://editorconfig.com.
Keep track of development and community news.
irc.freenode.net
server, in the ##twitter-bootstrap
channel.For transparency and insight into our release cycle, and for striving to maintain backward compatibility, Bootstrap will be maintained under the Semantic Versioning guidelines as much as possible.
Releases will be numbered with the following format:
<major>.<minor>.<patch>
And constructed with the following guidelines:
For more information on SemVer, please visit http://semver.org/.
Mark Otto
Jacob Thornton
Copyright 2012 Twitter, Inc under the Apache 2.0 license.