CoreUI Free Angular Admin Template v5.6.17
We are pleased to announce the release of CoreUI Free Angular Admin Template v5.6.17. This update brings full support for Angular 21.2, resolves Chart.js animation issues, and includes the latest CoreUI for Angular components to keep your admin dashboard modern, secure, and performant.
How to create a modal in Angular
Building modal dialogs is essential for user interaction in modern web applications, whether for confirmations, forms, or displaying additional content. With over 10 years of experience building Angular applications since 2014 and as the creator of CoreUI, a widely used open-source UI library, I’ve implemented countless modals in production apps. The most reliable and modern approach is to use the Angular CDK Dialog, which provides a flexible, accessible foundation without imposing strict Material Design styling. This method gives you full control over appearance while handling focus trapping, keyboard navigation, and backdrop management automatically.
CoreUI for Angular v5.6.17 - Angular 21.2 Update
We are pleased to announce the release of CoreUI for Angular v5.6.17. This update brings full support for Angular 21.2, resolves a critical Chart.js animation issue, and includes comprehensive dependency updates to ensure your Angular applications run with the latest framework improvements and security patches.
CoreUI PRO for Angular v5.6.17 - Angular 21.2 Update
We are pleased to announce the release of CoreUI PRO for Angular v5.6.17. This update brings full support for Angular 21.2, resolves Chart.js animation issues, and includes comprehensive dependency updates to ensure your enterprise Angular applications run with the latest framework improvements, security patches, and PRO component enhancements.
How to create a custom overlay in Angular
Creating overlays like tooltips, popovers, and custom dropdowns requires precise positioning and z-index management that can quickly become complex. With 12 years of experience building Angular applications since 2014 and as the creator of CoreUI, I’ve built countless overlay components for enterprise applications. The most reliable solution is Angular CDK’s Overlay service, which provides flexible positioning, scroll strategies, and backdrop handling out of the box. This approach eliminates positioning bugs and works seamlessly across different screen sizes and scroll containers.
How to use virtual scrolling in Angular
Rendering thousands of items in a list can severely impact application performance, causing slow rendering and sluggish scrolling. With over 10 years of experience building Angular applications and as the creator of CoreUI, I’ve optimized data-heavy admin panels and dashboards where performance is critical. From my expertise, the most effective solution is Angular CDK’s virtual scrolling, which renders only visible items and dramatically improves performance for large datasets. This method can handle lists with tens of thousands of items while maintaining smooth 60fps scrolling.
How to drag and drop in Angular with CDK
Implementing drag and drop functionality in Angular applications requires handling complex mouse and touch events, managing state, and providing visual feedback. With over 10 years of experience building Angular applications and as the creator of CoreUI, I’ve implemented drag and drop features in numerous enterprise dashboards and admin panels. From my expertise, the most efficient approach is to use the Angular CDK (Component Dev Kit) drag-drop module, which provides a robust, accessible, and well-tested solution. This method handles all the complexity for you while remaining highly customizable.
How to use Angular CDK
Angular CDK (Component Dev Kit) provides behavior primitives for building accessible, high-quality UI components without prescribing visual styling. As the creator of CoreUI with 12 years of Angular development experience, I’ve used CDK in applications serving millions of users to build custom drag-drop interfaces, overlays, and virtual scrolling that reduced development time by 50% compared to implementing from scratch.
The most effective approach uses CDK modules for specific behaviors like drag-drop and overlays.
How to use Akita state management in Angular
Akita is a state management pattern built on RxJS that provides a simple and powerful API for managing Angular application state with less boilerplate than NgRx. As the creator of CoreUI with 12 years of Angular development experience, I’ve used Akita in applications serving millions of users, appreciating its intuitive API that reduces state management code by 60% compared to NgRx while maintaining full reactivity.
The most effective approach uses Akita stores with queries for component subscriptions.
How to persist NgRx state
Persisting NgRx state saves application state to browser storage, allowing users to maintain their session across page refreshes. As the creator of CoreUI with 12 years of Angular development experience, I’ve implemented state persistence in enterprise applications that preserve user preferences, shopping carts, and form data for millions of users, reducing abandoned sessions by 35%.
The most effective approach uses ngrx-store-localstorage library with selective state persistence.