Mobile-friendly Bootstrap Off-canvas Nav - jQuery Better Nav

A jQuery plugin for better Bootstrap navbar which replaces the default vertical mobile view with a sliding off-canvas menu when the viewport is narrower than a specific breakpoint.

Works with Bootstrap 4 and Bootstrap 3!

How to use it:

1. Include the style sheet bootstrap-better-nav.css after bootstrap.min.css.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="bootstrap.min.css">
<link href="dist/bootstrap-better-nav.css" rel="stylesheet">

2. Include the JavaScript file bootstrap-better-nav.js after jQuery library and bootstrap.min.js.

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="dist/bootstrap-better-nav.js"></script>

3. That's it. The plugin will automatically wrap the nav items...

<nav class="navbar navbar-default">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="navbar-header">
      <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="navbar"> <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </button>
      <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Project name</a> </div>
    <div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse">
      <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
        <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
        <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a>
          <ul class="dropdown-menu">
            <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
            <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
            <li class="dropdown-header">Nav header</li>
            <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
      </ul>
    </div>
    <!--/.nav-collapse --> 
  </div>
  <!--/.container-fluid --> 
</nav>

4. Into these on mobile view:

<div id="side-menu" style="display: block;">
  <button class="close"><span aria-hidden="true">×</span></button>
  <div class="contents">
    <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
      <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
      <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a>
        <ul class="dropdown-menu">
          <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
          <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
          <li class="dropdown-header">Nav header</li>
          <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
        </ul>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
      <li class="active"><a href="./">Default <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a></li>
      <li><a href="../navbar-static-top/">Static top</a></li>
      <li><a href="../navbar-fixed-top/">Fixed top</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>

4. To make the off-canvas navigation slide from the left of the screen:

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md better-bootstrap-nav-left">

Changelog:

2018-08-04

• Added option to place menu on left side of screen

2018-05-31

• v1.3.1: fixed z-index for sticky and fixed navbars

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This awesome jQuery plugin is developed by bootstrapstudio. For more Advanced Usages, please check the demo page or visit the official website.