To use the protonemedia/laravel-form-components package with Bootstrap instead of Tailwind CSS, follow these steps:
1. Install the package via Composer:
bash
composer require protonemedia/laravel-form-components
2. Publish the configuration file and views:
bash
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="ProtoneMedia\LaravelFormComponents\Support\ServiceProvider"
3. In the `form-components.php` configuration file, change the `framework` setting to `bootstrap-4` or `bootstrap-5` depending on the version of Bootstrap you are using:
php
return [
'prefix' => '',
'framework' => 'bootstrap-4',
'components' => [
'form-input' => [
'view' => 'form-components::bootstrap.form-input',
'class' => \ProtoneMedia\LaravelFormComponents\Components\FormInput::class,
],
// ... other component configurations
],
];
4. Now you can use the Bootstrap-specific form components in your Blade templates:
html
<x-form>
@bind($user)
<x-form-input name="last_name" label="Last Name" />
<x-form-select name="country_code" :options="$options" />
<x-form-select name="interests[]" :options="$multiOptions" label="Select your interests" multiple />
<x-form-textarea name="biography" language="nl" placeholder="Dutch Biography" />
<x-form-textarea name="biography" language="en" placeholder="English Biography" />
<x-form-group name="newsletter_frequency" label="Newsletter frequency" inline>
<x-form-radio name="newsletter_frequency" value="daily" label="Daily" />
<x-form-radio name="newsletter_frequency" value="weekly" label="Weekly" />
</x-form-group>
<x-form-group>
<x-form-checkbox name="subscribe_to_newsletter" label="Subscribe to newsletter" />
<x-form-checkbox name="agree_terms" label="Agree with terms" />
</x-form-group>
<x-form-submit />
@endbind
</x-form>
The key differences when using Bootstrap instead of Tailwind CSS are:
- The Bootstrap-specific Blade views are used (`bootstrap.form-input`, `bootstrap.form-select`, etc.)
- The Bootstrap-specific styles and classes are applied to the form elements
The package provides the same features and functionality, regardless of the CSS framework used. You can customize the Bootstrap-specific views and styles by modifying the published files in the `resources/views/vendor/form-components` directory.
Citations:[1] https://protone.media/nl/blog/laravel-form-components-to-rapidly-build-forms-with-tailwind-css-and-bootstrap-4
[2] https://github.com/protonemedia/laravel-form-components
[3] https://github.com/bastinald/laravel-bootstrap-components
[4] https://laravel-bootstrap-components.com
[5] https://laravel-bootstrap-components.com/components/forms