Bootstrap in Action
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Summary
Bootstrap in Action is a hands-on front-end book in the Turing Programming Series, originally titled Bootstrap Site Blueprints and written for Bootstrap 3. Organized around "learning by doing," it does not settle for listing component APIs but instead presents five representative full-site projects, letting readers master Bootstrap's grid, components, JavaScript plugins, and customization methods while building real pages. The five site types progress from simple to complex: a personal portfolio site—built on a full-width carousel, three-column text layout, and Font Awesome icons; a WordPress theme—turning the portfolio site into a reusable WordPress theme and organizing template files with the Roots starter theme; a corporate website—building a complex header, dropdown navigation, multi-column content areas, and a four-column footer while keeping the whole site responsive; an e-commerce site—controlling multi-row product lists within a complex responsive grid, creating product filters and product display pages; and a single-page marketing site—building a scrolling one-pager with a hero welcome message, icon feature list, image-wall testimonials, and pricing table, plus a dynamic scrolling navigation. Beyond Bootstrap itself, the book systematically introduces the principles and usage of LESS, enabling readers to customize styles by recompiling LESS files; it also weaves in practical plugins and frameworks such as HTML5 Boilerplate, Font Awesome, Respond.js, Masonry, Scroll-Spy, and Roots, along with front-end development workflows. Appendices cover advanced topics such as site asset optimization, responsive images, and carousel gesture support, and the companion code is organized in "start" and "finish" folders for easy comparison and practice. It suits developers with HTML/CSS basics who want to truly put Bootstrap to work through complete projects.
Editor's review
市面上讲 Bootstrap 的书不少，但多数停留在“组件说明书”的层面；这本《Bootstrap实战》难得地把框架放进了完整项目的语境里。它的英文原名是 Bootstrap Site Blueprints，直译就是“站点蓝图”，作者 David Cochran 与 Ian Whitley 都是长期用 Bootstrap 交付真实客户项目的一线开发者，因此书里的五个案例不是玩具 demo，而是从作品集站、WordPress 主题到企业站、电商列表页、单页营销页这些真正会遇到的需求。 最值得称道的是“由浅入深又环环相扣”的编排：第2章的作品站建立的轮播与栅格经验，到了第3章直接变成 WordPress 主题；企业站那一章则专门解决页头、下拉导航、多栏页脚这些容易失手的地方。书里对 LESS 的处理也相当厚道，用相当篇幅讲原理再讲编译定制，读者照着重编一遍 LESS，就能真正做出属于自己的配色与间距，而不是永远套用默认样式。 当然，它基于 Bootstrap 3，今天前端工具链早已换代，书中的目录结构、LESS 编译流程需要读者自行对照新版文档迁移。但“如何拆解一个页面、如何组织响应式布局、如何选插件补齐功能”这些判断力不会过时。译者李松峰长期从事前端技术图书翻译，术语准确、行文顺畅，代码与注释的对应关系清晰。想从“会调组件”进阶到“能独立做完一个站”的读者，这本书仍是一条捷径。
Who it's for
A good fit for
- 已掌握 HTML 与 CSS，想把 Bootstrap 真正用进项目的初级前端开发者
- 需要独立完成企业站、电商列表页、单页营销页的开发与建站从业者
- 想系统学习 LESS 定制 Bootstrap 样式、摆脱默认外观的读者
- 正在做 WordPress 主题开发、希望引入响应式框架的技术人员
Not a good fit for
- 完全没有 HTML/CSS 基础、需要先了解盒模型与选择器入门的零基础读者
- 只想查阅 Bootstrap 5 最新 API 与工具链、需要与现行版本文档严格对应的读者
- 以 React、Vue 等组件化框架为主战场、对 jQuery 插件生态无兴趣的开发者
Reading tips
- 先按第1章把 Bootstrap 下载、编译与页面模板跑通，再进入案例，避免中途被环境问题打断。
- 每章对照随书代码的“开始”文件夹自己动手重写一遍，再与“完成”文件夹比对差异。
- 把 LESS 定制部分当作重点，边读边改变量与混合宏，理解 Bootstrap 是如何被“编译出来”的。
- 阅读时对照 Bootstrap 5 官方文档，记下 LESS→Sass、jQuery 插件→原生 JS 等迁移差异，作为后续升级清单。
About the publisher
Posts & Telecom Press
China · Founded in 1953
Posts & Telecom Press is known for its strengths in science and technology, computing, and information and communications titles, and has extended its publishing into photography, art, software learning, and inspirational growth, giving it a fairly diverse range. Its catalog includes computing and communications works such as Refactoring and Patterns (Revised Edition) and Huawei Switch Learning Guide (Second Edition), alongside bilingual collector's editions such as The Little Prince (Chinese-English-French illustrated collector's edition), The Great Gatsby, and Three Days to See. Beijing Ten Years: 1980-1990 and Ghost Blade: WLOP Personal Illustration Collection reflect its presence in photography and art. Its authors include Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Helen Keller, Joshua Kerievsky, Wang Da, Zhang Zhaozeng, and WLOP.
Contents
- Chapter 1: Getting Started with Bootstrap
- Chapter 2: Portfolio Site
- Chapter 3: WordPress Theme
- Chapter 4: Corporate Website
- Chapter 5: E-commerce Website
- Chapter 6: Single-Page Marketing Site
- Appendix A: Optimizing Site Assets
- Appendix B: Responsive Images
- Appendix C: Adding Gesture Support to the Carousel
FAQ
这本书讲的是 Bootstrap 3 还是 Bootstrap 4？
这本 2015 年首版《Bootstrap实战》基于 Bootstrap 3，英文原书为 Bootstrap Site Blueprints。2019 年人民邮电出版社另出了《Bootstrap实战（第2版）》，基于 Bootstrap 4 撰写，由邵钏、李松峰翻译，两者是不同版本，购买时请注意区分。
书中的五个案例分别是什么类型的网站？
依次是个人作品展示站点、WordPress 主题、企业网站、电子商务网站和单页营销网站。五个案例由浅入深，前一章搭好的基础会在后一章被继续改造利用，因此建议按顺序阅读。
没有 LESS 基础能读懂吗？
可以。作者专门用相当篇幅从基本原理讲起，介绍 LESS 的变量、嵌套与编译方式，并配合实际项目演示如何通过重编译 LESS 文件定制 Bootstrap 样式，零基础读者跟着操作即可上手。
随书代码可以直接使用吗？需要注意什么？
代码质量较高，每章都提供“开始”和“完成”两套文件夹，便于对照练习。但由于年代较早，依赖的 Node、Gulp 等工具版本已明显落后，直接安装可能报错，建议先按当前环境调整构建配置，或只取其中的 HTML、LESS 与 JS 结构参考。
现在学 Bootstrap 买这本老书还有价值吗？
如果目标是掌握 Bootstrap 5 的最新 API，建议直接看官方文档；但这本书的价值在于完整的项目拆解思路、响应式布局的组织方法与样式定制习惯，这些并不会随版本更迭而失效，适合作为案例练习的参考书而非速查手册。
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