How to migrate from Bootstrap 3 to Bootstrap 4 Beta

Monday, July 10, 2017

How to migrate from Bootstrap 3 to Bootstrap 4 Beta

Bootstrap 4 is a major rewrite of the entire project. The most notable changes are summarized below, followed by more specific changes to relevant components.

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Typography

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.page-header`	dropped
`.dl-horizontal`	dropped
`<blockquote>`	`.blockquote`

Images

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.img-responsive`	`.img-fluid`
`.img-rounded`	`.rounded`
`.img-circle`	`.rounded-circle`

Tables

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.table-condensed`	`.table-sm`
`.active`	`.table-active`
`.success`	`.table-success`
`.info`	`.table-info`
`.warning`	`.table-warning`
`.danger`	`.table-danger`
New classes
-	`.table-inverse`
-	`.thead-default`
-	`.thead-inverse`

Forms

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.control-label`	`.form-control-label`
`.input-lg`	`.form-control-lg`
`.input-sm`	`.form-control-sm`
`.form-group-*`	`.form-control-*`
`.help-block`	`.form-text`
`.row`	`.form-row`
`.has-error`	`.has-danger`
`.form-control-static`	`.form-control-plaintext`

Buttons

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.btn-default`	`.btn-secondary`
`.btn-xs`	dropped

Button group

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.btn-group-justified`	dropped
`.btn-group-xs`	dropped

Dropdowns

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.divider`	`.dropdown-divider`
`<span class="caret"></span>`	`dropped`

| Dropdown items now require .dropdown-item

Grid system

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.col-{breakpoint}-{modifier}-{size}`	`.{modifier}-{breakpoint}-{size}`
ex. `.col-md-push-9`	ex. `.push-md-9`

Navs

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.nav > li`	`.nav > li.nav-item`
`.nav > li > a`	`.nav > li.nav-item > a.nav-link`

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta

| .navbar-expand-{breakpoint} .navbar-default | .navbar-light .navbar-toggle | .navbar-toggler .navbar-form | .form-inline

Panels

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.panel`	`.card`
`.panel-default`	dropped
`.panel-group`	`.card-group`
`.panel-heading`	`.card-header`
`.panel-title`	`.card-title`
`.panel-body`	`.card-body`
`.panel-footer`	`.card-footer`
`.panel-primary`	dropped
`.panel-success`	dropped
`.panel-info`	dropped
`.panel-warning`	dropped
`.panel-danger`	dropped
`.panel-footer`	`.card-footer`

Carousel

Bootstrap 4 alpha 6	Bootstrap 4 beta
`.next`	`.carousel-item-next`
`.prev`	`.carousel-item-prev`
`.left`	`.carousel-item-left`
`.right`	`.carousel-item-right`
`.carousel-control.right`	`.carousel-control-right`
`.carousel-control.left`	`.carousel-control-left`

About the Author

Łukasz Holeczek is the founder of CoreUI and the lead developer of its JavaScript, React, and Vue products. He builds open-source UI tools that help developers create better, more accessible user interfaces — CoreUI is used across tens of thousands of projects on GitHub and has been downloaded more than 58 million times.

With expertise in TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and modern frameworks like React, Vue, and Next.js, Łukasz combines technical depth with a focus on UI/UX design and accessibility. CoreUI’s mission is to provide developers with tools that enhance productivity while adhering to accessibility standards.

Łukasz shares his knowledge through technical software development articles on the CoreUI blog. He also advises enterprise companies on building solutions from start to finish, and through CoreUI he offers professional services, technical support, and open-core products that help developers and businesses achieve their goals.

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