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Social Media Dashboard with pure HTML, CSS and 2% JS

ifaronti•580
@ifaronti
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This is a solution for...Social media dashboard with theme switcher
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JS
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The positioning took some real getting used to in CSS. I'm a fast learner so as I figured out that using container div for multiple divs helps with positioning and sizing, I was on a roll finishing the challenge.

I will say, I'm still very skeptical about my skills with position properties in CSS. But I'm sure the more I learn, the better. Does anyone know any article, video tutorial or any material on positioning? I may have found a fix for it in this project but I'm sure it'll be a challenge in future.

Is it ok that everything I did was just raw CSS, HTML and JS, no tools or libraries used.

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  • Tushar Biswas•4,080
    @itushPosted over 1 year ago

    Congratulations on completing the challenge! 🎉

    Welcome to the platform! 🎉 We're thrilled to have you here and excited to see your progress 💪as you continue your front-end development journey.

    Your solution looks nice to me :)

    • Yes, it is important to correctly understand CSS Position property to render HTML elements as per the requirement. Please note:

    • By default, all HTML elements are static (non-positioned elements).

    • By using top, right, bottom, left we can control the final location of an HTML element.

    • Top, right, bottom, left, z-index don’t have any effect on Statically positioned / non-positioned elements.

    • So, basically, we first need to convert a non-positioned element to a positioned element using (relative/fixed/absolute/sticky) then only (top/right/bottom/left/z-index) etc. will work for the targeted element.

    In my projects:

    • I always start with mobile-first workflow.
    • I use at least one main element for a page (entire content goes into the main, if I'm not using header & footer), and avoid divs as much as possible and use section and article element wherever I can.
    <body>
<main>
All content 
</main>
</body>

    • I Use relative units as much as possible and avoid absolute units whenever possible.

    • If you are someone who is just starting out with front-end development, I strongly suggest starting with the QR code component project. Also in the challenges page you may filter by (Newbie, HTML&CSS) sort by (easier first) to select projects that will help you solidify your foundation. To avoid any knowledge gap please first solidify HTML, CSS, JS fundamentals and then move on to any framework or library.

    • I remember when I started out, I made countless mistakes and spent long hours searching for solutions. But hey, you don't need to go through the same struggles! 🙌 To help you shorten the learning curve, I recommend going through the following articles. They contain valuable insights that can make your journey smoother:

    📚🔍 12 important CSS topics where I discuss about css position, z-index, box-model, flexbox, grid, media queries, mobile-first workflow, best practices etc. in a simple way.

    📚🔍 11 important HTML topics where I discuss about my thought process and approach to convert a design/mock-up to HTML along with other topics.

    I hope you find these resources helpful in your coding adventures! 🤞

    I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing the amazing projects you'll create in the future! 🚀💻

    Keep up the fantastic work and happy hacking! 💪✨

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