Can I use twitter bootstrap without jquery?

Question

I work in a project where we don't use JQuery.

Is twitter bootstrap dependant on it ?

Gusgusba

Answer 1

Twitter bootstrap itself isn't jQuery dependant.

If you use just the CSS part of it, you won't need jQuery.

If you use the Javascript plugins you need jQuery, since they are jQuery plugins.

v3: http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/

v4: https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/getting-started/javascript/

Hormone

And some jQuery plugins can be replaced with pure CSS, e.g. for mobile navbar - #31507184 – Marlo

Answer 2

Short answer is yes but as Bruno says, the jQuery plugins won't work. To workaround this, I made a small replacement script so the dropdown menus, alert boxes and collapsible nav bar will work without jQuery: http://daniemon.com/blog/bootstrap-without-jquery/

Clariceclarie

No, you still need JavaScript enabled for effects such as showing/hiding the menu and closing alert boxes. – Clariceclarie

Actually you can use it without those components – Husein

You're right, you can still use Bootstrap but you'd have to avoid using collapsible menus, alert/dialog boxes, etc. and strip them out of the example pages if you use them as templates. – Clariceclarie

Answer 3

Yes you can via Native Javascript for Bootstrap. Enjoy

Intracranial

I used bootstrap.native in a small project recently that only needed a few bits of Bootstrap's js, and was very happy with the result. – Hash

It's nice to write shameless self-advertisement when promoting your github repo on stackoverflow. – Prinz

Answer 4

Bootstrap 5 will be without jQuery dependency. Reference: Concerned PR

Flameout

Answer 5

You do not need to use jQuery. Boostrap will perform better with native JavaScript than jQuery.

Try one of these:

1. Bootstrap Native
2. Bootstrap Native JavaScript
3. Vue.js

Divestiture