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Recreating the sidebar navigation that we did with Alpinejs but this time with Tailwind CSS and JavaScript.
Sidebars are a common feature in web applications, providing a way for users to navigate between different sections or content areas. They can be used to display a menu of options, such as a navigation bar or a dropdown menu, or to display a list of items, such as a sidebar or a menu or also text content.
…and many other use cases that I can’t think of right now.
id="openSidebar"
: This is the id of the button that opens the sidebar.Classes are removed for brevity, but I’ll keep those classes relevant to the tutorial.
<button
id="openSidebar">
<!--- SVG or text goes here -->
</button>
id="closeSidebar"
: This is the id of the button that closes the sidebar.
Classes are removed for brevity, but I’ll keep those classes relevant to the tutorial.<button
id="closeSidebar">
<!--- SVG or text goes here -->
</button>
id="sidebar"
: This is the id of the sidebar.style="display: none;"
: This is the style of the sidebar. This is used to hide the sidebar by default. id="backdrop"
: This is the id of the backdrop.class="relative z-50"
: This is the class of the backdrop. This is used to make the backdrop appear on top of the page.style="display: none;"
: This is the style of the backdrop. This is used to hide the backdrop by default.<div class="fixed inset-0 bg-neutral-200/50"></div>
: This is the backdrop.Classes are removed for brevity, but I’ll keep those classes relevant to the tutorial.
<div
id="sidebar"
style="display: none;">
<!-- Overlay -->
<div
id="backdrop"
class="relative z-50"
style="display: none;">
<div class="fixed inset-0 bg-neutral-200/50"></div>
<!-- Sidebar content -->
<div>
<!-- Close button goes here -->
<div
class="flex grow flex-col overflow-y-auto bg-orange-600 rounded-3xl p-12 pb-2">
<!-- Placeholder content, replace with your own -->
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
: This is the script that runs when the page is loaded.const sidebar = document.getElementById("sidebar");
: This is the code that gets the sidebar element.const backdrop = document.getElementById("backdrop");
: This is the code that gets the backdrop element.const openButton = document.getElementById("openSidebar");
: This is the code that gets the open button element.const closeButton = document.getElementById("closeSidebar");
: This is the code that gets the close button element.const toggleSidebar = (show) => {
: This is the code that toggles the sidebar.sidebar.style.display = show ? "flex" : "none";
: This is the code that sets the display property of the sidebar to “flex” if show is true, or “none” if show is false.backdrop.style.display = show ? "block" : "none";
: This is the code that sets the display property of the backdrop to “block” if show is true, or “none” if show is false.};
: This is the code that ends the toggleSidebar function.openButton.addEventListener("click", () => toggleSidebar(true));
: This is the code that adds an event listener to the open button that calls the toggleSidebar function with true as the argument.closeButton.addEventListener("click", () => toggleSidebar(false));
: This is the code that adds an event listener to the close button that calls the toggleSidebar function with false as the argument.backdrop.addEventListener("click", () => toggleSidebar(false));
: This is the code that adds an event listener to the backdrop that calls the toggleSidebar function with false as the argument.window.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
: This is the code that adds an event listener to the window that listens for keyboard events.if (e.key === "Escape") toggleSidebar(false);
: This is the code that checks if the key pressed is “Escape” and calls the toggleSidebar function with false as the argument.});
: This is the code that ends the event listener.document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
const sidebar = document.getElementById("sidebar");
const backdrop = document.getElementById("backdrop");
const openButton = document.getElementById("openSidebar");
const closeButton = document.getElementById("closeSidebar");
const toggleSidebar = (show) => {
sidebar.style.display = show ? "flex" : "none";
backdrop.style.display = show ? "block" : "none";
};
openButton.addEventListener("click", () => toggleSidebar(true));
closeButton.addEventListener("click", () => toggleSidebar(false));
backdrop.addEventListener("click", () => toggleSidebar(false));
window.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
if (e.key === "Escape") toggleSidebar(false);
});
});
In this tutorial, we learned how to create a sidebar navigation using Tailwind CSS and JavaScript. Remember to customize the sidebar to fit your specific needs and design preferences and make it fully accessible for all users.
Hope you found this tutorial helpful and jave a good day!
/Michael Andreuzza
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