Fixed sidebar alongside a centered Bootstrap 3 grid
Minimal code to have a fixed sidebar outside a Bootstrap 3 grid.
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css">
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="sidebar-wrapper">
<ul class="sidebar-nav">
<li class="sidebar-brand"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Another link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Next link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Last link</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="page-content-wrapper">
<div class="page-content">
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<p>
Content of page.
</p>
<p>
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</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS
#wrapper {
padding-left: 250px;
transition: all 0.4s ease 0s;
}
#sidebar-wrapper {
margin-left: -250px;
left: 250px;
width: 250px;
background: #CCCCCC;
position: fixed;
height: 100%;
overflow-y: auto;
z-index: 1000;
transition: all 0.4s ease 0s;
}
#page-content-wrapper {
width: 100%;
}
.sidebar-nav {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
width: 250px;
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
@media (max-width:767px) {
#wrapper {
padding-left: 0;
}
#sidebar-wrapper {
left: 0;
}
#wrapper.active {
position: relative;
left: 250px;
}
#wrapper.active #sidebar-wrapper {
left: 250px;
width: 250px;
transition: all 0.4s ease 0s;
}
}
JavaScript
// using Bootstrap CDN libraries
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20557912/creating-a-fixed-sidebar-alongside-a-centered-bootstrap-3-grid