Creating a website with chatGPT
Introduction
In this blog post, I share my experience building my website with the help of chatGPT. I have asked chatGPT about creating responsive websites and using CSS.
What is HTML
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is a standard markup language used to create web pages. It is used to structure the content of a webpage, including text, images, and other multimedia elements. HTML consists of a series of elements and tags that define the structure and layout of a webpage.
An HTML document is made up of a series of elements, which are defined by tags. These tags are enclosed in angle brackets, and typically come in pairs, with an opening tag and a closing tag. For example, the <p> tag is used to create a paragraph, and is written as <p>This is a paragraph</p>. Some tags, like the tag, don’t have a closing tag, and are known as empty tags.
HTML also includes a variety of attributes that can be used to provide additional information about an element. For example, the src attribute is used to specify the source URL of an image.
HTML is the backbone of any webpage, it tells the browser how to render the webpage and also provides a way to create interactivity with the help of JavaScript and other scripting languages.
Also, HTML is constantly evolving with new versions being released to meet the growing needs of web developers and users. The latest version of HTML is HTML5, which provides a lot of new features and functionality that were not available in previous versions of HTML.
Designing websites
I write technical content about Python coding. It is a personal blog with a very minimalistic design.
A minimalistic design
Great, a minimalistic design can be a great choice for a technical blog. Here are a few suggestions to help you create a clean and simple design for your Python coding blog:
Use a simple color scheme: Stick to a limited color palette, using mostly neutral shades such as white, gray, and black. This will help keep the focus on the content. Use a clean, easy-to-read font: Choose a font that is easy to read and has a clean, modern look. Sans-serif fonts such as Open Sans or Lato are popular choices for online content. Use plenty of white space: Use plenty of whitespace to separate different elements on the page and make the content easier to read. Use images sparingly: Use images sparingly and only when they add value to the content. For example, you can use screenshots of code or images of related to the topic you’re discussing. Use a grid layout: Use a grid layout to organize the content and make it easy to scan. A simple two- or three-column layout works well for blogs. Keep the navigation simple: Keep the navigation simple and intuitive, with links to the main sections of your blog. Use a responsive design: Make sure the design is responsive, so that it looks good on all devices, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones. I hope these suggestions help you create a simple and effective design for your Python coding blog. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Choosing colors
Choosing colors for a website can be a challenging task, but it’s important to choose colors that complement the overall design and content of the site. Here are a few suggestions for bright colors that you could use for your website:
Blue: Blue is a popular color for websites because it is associated with trust, reliability, and professionalism. It also pairs well with white and gray, which are common background colors for web pages. Orange: Orange is a bright and cheerful color that can add a touch of energy and enthusiasm to your website. It can also help to create a sense of warmth and friendliness. Green: Green is a soothing and calming color that is often associated with nature. It can be a great choice for websites that focus on health and wellness, or for those that want to convey a sense of growth and renewal. You can also use a color picker tool to get more combinations of colors. Remember that you can also use various shades of a color to create a more interesting and dynamic design.
Consider also how these colors will interact with the text and the background. The contrast between the text and the background is important for readability. You can use the color picker tools to validate the contrast and make sure it meets the accessibility standards.
Here are a few websites that can help you choose colors for your website:
Adobe Color: Adobe Color is a free color palette generator that allows you to create custom color palettes by selecting colors from a color wheel or by uploading an image. You can also browse pre-made palettes for inspiration. Coolors: Coolors is a free color palette generator that allows you to generate color palettes by selecting a starting color, then exploring different variations and shades. You can also save and export your palettes for use in other design projects. Palette Generator: Palette Generator is a free tool that allows you to create color palettes by uploading an image. The tool will automatically extract the main colors from the image and generate a palette. Canva Color Palette Generator: Canva is a graphic design tool that allows you to create color palettes based on the colors of an image you upload. You can also adjust the colors to your liking and save your palette for future use. ColorSpace: ColorSpace is a color palette generator that allows you to generate palettes based on any color. You can also browse pre-made palettes, and generate a palette based on an image.
Keep in mind that these are just a few of the many color palette generators available online. Feel free to experiment with different tools to find the one that works best for you.
Choosing fonts
Sure! Here is an example of CSS code that you can use to define font sizes and families for H1, H2, and <p> tags:
:root {
font-size: 16px;
}
h1 {
font-size: 2.5rem;
font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
}
h2 {
font-size: 2rem;
font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
}
p {
font-size: 1.2rem;
font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}
This code sets the font size of H1 tags to 2.5 rem, H2 tags to 2rem and <p> tags to 1.2rem. The rem unit is also a relative unit of measurement, but it is based on the root element (in this case :root) font-size, which is set to 16px.
Also, it sets the font family for H1 and H2 tags to ‘Montserrat’, which is a stylish font for headers and the <p> tags to ‘Open Sans’, which is a popular font for web design. The sans-serif is a fallback font in case the browser can’t load the specific font.
Keep in mind that this is just an example and you can adjust the values to suit your needs and preferences, you can also use other fonts such as ‘Raleway’, ‘Roboto’, ‘Oswald’ etc.
You can place this CSS code in your stylesheet and it will affect all the H1, H2 and <p> tags on your website. Remember to change the font-size in the :root element if you want to change the base size of all the elements in your website.
How to create a layout
Can you create a HTML template with header, footer and two column body, all of them using responsive design?
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>
<header>
<h1>My Website</h1>
</header>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
<p>Column 1 content</p>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
<p>Column 2 content</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<footer>
<p>Copyright © 2022 My Website</p>
</footer>
</body>
</html>
This template uses a header and footer element for the header and footer of the website, respectively. The body of the website is divided into a container element and inside it, we have a row element with two col-* classes col-lg-6,col-md-12 and col-sm-12 that divide the body into two columns. These classes are used to set the width of the columns according to the screen size.
The col-lg-6 class sets the column to take 50% of the available width on large screens (larger than 1200px). col-md-12 and col-sm-12 are used to set the columns to take 100% of the available width on medium and small screens respectively.
The meta tag with name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1” is used to ensure the website is properly scaled on mobile devices.
Finally, the link tag is used to link the HTML file to the external CSS stylesheet where you can define your styles and make the website responsive.
Keep in mind that this is a basic template and you can customize it to suit your needs by adding more elements, styles, and functionality.
Please let me know if you need any help with this template or if you have any questions about it.
Adding a horisontal Menu
Sure! Here’s an example of how you can add a topnav horizontal menu to the template and create CSS styles for it:
<body>
<header>
<h1>My Website</h1>
<nav>
<ul class="topnav">
<li><a href="#home">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
<li><a href="#services">Services</a></li>
<li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</header>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
<p>Column 1 content</p>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
<p>Column 2 content</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<footer>
<p>Copyright © 2022 My Website</p>
</footer>
</body>
And here’s an example of how you can create CSS styles for the topnav menu:
.topnav {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #333;
}
.topnav li {
float: left;
}
.topnav li a {
display: block;
color: #f2f2f2;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
}
.topnav li a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
color: black;
}
.topnav li a.active {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
}
This code creates a topnav menu using an unordered list, where each list item represents a menu item. The topnav class is added to the ul element, and each list item is given the topnav li class. Each list item also contains a link element with the topnav li a class.
The topnav class is used to set the background color and remove the bullets from the list. The topnav li class is used to float the list items to the left, so they appear in a row. The topnav li a class is used to set the font color, padding, and text decoration.
The topnav li a:hover class is used to change the background color of the menu items when the user hovers over them, and the topnav li a.active class is used to change the background color of the active menu item.
You can adjust the CSS styles as you see fit, including adding responsive styles for different screen sizes and also adding more functionality to the navigation.
Here’s an example of how you can make a topnav horizontal menu (navbar) collapsable when the text does not fit using Bootstrap:
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item active">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Home</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">About</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Contact</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</nav>
In this example, the navbar-toggler button is used to toggle the visibility of the navbarNav element, which contains the navbar links. The navbar-collapse class is used to hide the navbar links by default, and the navbar-expand-lg class is used to make the navbar collapse when the screen size is less than a certain width. You should also include the bootstrap.min.css and bootstrap.min.js files to make it work.
Please note that this is just one example of how to create a collapsable navbar
Meta-tags
Can you tell me should I add any meta-tags?
Yes, adding meta tags to your HTML document can be beneficial for various reasons. Here are a few important meta tags that you should consider adding to your website:
: This tag is used to specify the character encoding for the document. It is important to include this tag at the top of your HTML document to ensure that special characters are displayed correctly in all browsers.
: This tag is used to ensure that the website is properly scaled on mobile devices. It sets the viewport width to the width of the device and the initial zoom level to 1.
: This tag is used to provide a brief summary of your website’s content. Search engines like Google use this information to display a snippet of your website in their search results.
: This tag is used to specify keywords relevant to the content of your website. However, note that search engines like Google no longer use this information to rank websites.
: This tag is used to indicate the preferred version of a web page to search engines. It is useful to indicate to search engines the original source of a piece of content that is being republished on multiple sites.
: This tag is used to control how search engines index and crawl your website. The “index” value indicates that the page should be indexed, and the “follow” value indicates that the search engine should follow the links on the page. These are just a few examples of meta tags that you can include on your website. Depending on your needs, you may also want to include other tags such as for social media sharing, and for pagination, etc.
It’s important to note that meta tags only provide information to search engines and other software, they don’t affect the visual appearance or functionality of your website.
Sure, here’s an example of how you can add the meta tags I mentioned earlier to the HTML layout I provided earlier:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta name="description" content="My website is a blog about Python coding">
<meta name="keywords" content="Python, coding, programming, blog">
<link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com">
<meta name="robots" content="index,follow">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>
<header>
<h1>My Website</h1>
<nav>
<ul class="topnav">
<li><a href="#home">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
<li><a href="#services">Services</a></li>
<li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</header>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
<p>Column 1 content</p>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
<p>Column 2 content</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<footer>
<p>Copyright © 2022 My Website</p>
</footer>
</body>
</html>
Are there services to generate contents of the keywords meta-tag?
Yes, there are services that can help you generate the contents of the keywords meta-tag for your webpage. These services typically analyze the content of your webpage, and then suggest a list of relevant keywords that you can include in the keywords meta-tag. Some popular services that can help you with this include:
Google Keyword Planner: This is a free service provided by Google that can help you generate a list of relevant keywords for your webpage. You can enter your webpage URL and it will give you a list of suggested keywords. Semrush: This is a paid service that offers a wide range of SEO tools, including a keyword research tool that can help you generate a list of relevant keywords for your webpage. Moz Keyword Explorer: This is a paid service that offers a keyword research tool that can help you generate a list of relevant keywords for your webpage. Ahrefs: This is a paid service that offers a wide range of SEO tools, including a keyword research tool that can help you generate a list of relevant keywords for your webpage. Keyword Tool: This is a free service that generates a list of long-tail keywords from Google, Bing, and YouTube autocomplete by entering your main keyword. It’s important to keep in mind that the keywords you use in the meta tags should be relevant to the content of your webpage and also not overstuffing them. Also, search engines like Google don’t give much weight to meta keywords. Please let me know if you have any other questions or need further assistance.
Bootstrap CDN
Sure, here’s an example of how you can add a Bootstrap CDN (Content Delivery Network) to the HTML layout I provided earlier to make your website modern and responsive:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta name="description" content="My website is a blog about Python coding">
<meta name="keywords" content="Python, coding, programming, blog">
<link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com">
<meta name="robots" content="index,follow">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@4.3.1/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-ggOyR0iXCbMQv3Xipma34MD+dH/1fQ784/j6cY/iJTQUOhcWr7x9JvoRxT2MZw1T" crossorigin="anonymous">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>
<header>
<h1>My Website</h1>
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">My Website</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#home">Home</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#about">About</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#services">Services</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#contact">Contact</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</nav>
</header>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
<p>Column 1 content</p>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
<p>Column 2 content</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<footer>
<p>Copyright © 2022 My Website</p>
</footer>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js" integrity="sha384-q8i/X+965DzO0rT7abK41JStQIAqVgRVzpbzo5smXKp4YfRvH+8abtTE1Pi6jizo" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/popper.js@1.14.7/dist/umd/popper.min.js" integrity="sha384-UO2eT0CpHqdSJQ6hJty5KVphtPhzWj9WO1clHTMGa3JDZwrnQq4sF86dIHNDz0W1" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@4.3.1/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-JjSmVgyd0p3pXB1rRibZUAYoIIy6OrQ6VrjIEaFf/nJGzIxFDsf4x0xIM+B07jRM" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
</body>
</html>
In this example, I’ve added the Bootstrap CSS and JavaScript files via CDN links in the head section of the HTML document.
I also replaced the <nav> and <ul> elements with Bootstrap’s <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">, My Website and
I also added <script> tags at the bottom of the HTML document to load the jQuery, Popper.js, and Bootstrap JavaScript files. These files are required for Bootstrap’s JavaScript components such as the navbar to function correctly.
By adding these Bootstrap CDN links, you will have access to a wide range of pre-designed CSS and JavaScript components that you can use to quickly create a modern and responsive website.
Please note that these CDN links may change over time, so it’s always a good idea to double-check the links to make sure they are up-to-date and working.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need any further help with this.
What is popper.js?
Popper.js is a JavaScript library that is used to position elements on a web page. It is primarily used in conjunction with Bootstrap, a popular front-end framework, to create tooltips, popovers, and other types of interactive components.
Popper.js is a positioning engine that helps to position an element relative to another element or a specific point on the page. It takes care of positioning, flipping, and collision detection. It also provides a way to add custom logic to the positioning process, making it very flexible.
It calculates the position of the element, taking into account the size of the element and the viewport, and uses this information to apply the appropriate CSS styles to the element. Popper.js can also automatically update the position of the element as the user scrolls or resizes the page, ensuring that the element remains in the correct position at all times.
Popper.js is a powerful and flexible library that can be used to create a wide range of interactive components, including tooltips, popovers, and modals, and it can be easily integrated with other JavaScript libraries and frameworks.
It is an independent library, which means it can be used with any other JavaScript framework, not only with Bootstrap.
Here are some examples of how you can use Popper.js to create different types of interactive components in your HTML:
Tooltips: To create a tooltip, you can use the data-toggle=”tooltip” attribute on an HTML element, and then use JavaScript to initialize Popper.js. Here’s an example:
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="Tooltip on top">
Tooltip on top
</button>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip();
});
</script>
Popovers: To create a popover, you can use the data-toggle="popover" attribute on an HTML element, and then use JavaScript to initialize Popper.js. Here's an example:
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top" title="Popover on top" data-content="Here's some content in the popover">
Popover on top
</button>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover();
});
</script>
Modals: To create a modal, you can use Bootstrap’s built-in modal HTML structure and JavaScript to initialize Popper.js and show the modal. Here’s an example:
<!-- Modal HTML -->
<div id="myModal" class="modal fade">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h4 class="modal-title">Modal Title</h4>
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<p>Modal body content goes here.</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Trigger the modal with a button -->
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal">
Open Modal
</button>
<!-- Initialize Popper.js for the modal -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#myModal').modal();
});
</script>
These are just a few examples of how you can use Popper.js to create different types of interactive components in your HTML. Popper.js also provides a way to create custom logic to the positioning process, making it very flexible.
Please note that in the examples above, I’ve used jQuery to initialize Popper.js, since it it is often used in conjunction with Bootstrap. However, it is not necessary to use jQuery, you can use plain javascript too. Here is an example of how to create a tooltip using plain javascript:
<button type="button" id="myBtn" title="Tooltip on top">
Tooltip on top
</button>
<script>
var btn = document.getElementById("myBtn");
var tooltip = new Popper(btn, document.getElementById("tooltip"), {
placement: 'top'
});
</script>
In this example, I created a new instance of Popper.js by passing the element to be positioned (the button), the element that should be used as the tooltip, and an options object that includes the placement of the tooltip (in this case, top).
I hope this helps you understand how to use Popper.js in your HTML. Let me know if you have any other questions or if you need further assistance.
Styling CSS
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a stylesheet language used to describe the presentation of a document written in a markup language, such as HTML. It is used to control the layout, colors, fonts, and other visual aspects of a webpage, separate from the content and structure defined by the HTML.
CSS allows developers to apply styles to HTML elements and create a consistent look and feel across a website. It also enables the separation of presentation from content, making it easier to maintain and update the design of a website.
CSS styles are defined using a series of selectors and rules. Selectors are used to target specific HTML elements, and rules are used to define the styles that should be applied to those elements. For example, the following CSS rule sets the font color of all <p> elements to red:
p {
color: red;
}
CSS also provides a wide range of powerful layout and positioning tools, such as the float, display, position, and grid properties, which can be used to create complex and responsive layouts.
CSS has evolved over time, with new versions like CSS2 and CSS3, which added new features such as media queries, animations, and transitions that allow developers to create more interactive and dynamic websites.
CSS can also be used to create responsive design, where the layout and styles of a webpage automatically adapt to different screen sizes and devices. This helps ensure that webpages look good and are easy to use on any device, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
Images
Can you create me a CSS for responsive images shown well in different media? Sure, here’s an example of how you can create a CSS style for responsive images that will look good on different media:
img {
max-width: 100%;
height: auto;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
img {
width: 50%;
}
}
Code highlight
I usually place Python code in <pre> tags. Can you suggest me a Javascript and CSS style to ensure that my Code highlight works the best?
There are several JavaScript libraries and CSS styles available to highlight code within <pre> tags. Here are a few popular options that you can use:
Prism.js: Prism is a lightweight, extensible, and easy-to-use syntax highlighter. It supports a wide range of programming languages and can be easily customized to match your website’s design. To use Prism, you will need to include the Prism CSS and JavaScript files in your webpage, and then add a data-language attribute to the <pre> tag containing your code, specifying the language of the code. Here’s an example of how to use Prism to highlight Python code:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="path/to/prism.css">
<script src="path/to/prism.js"></script>
<pre><code data-language="python">
def add(a, b):
return a + b
print(add(1, 2))
</code></pre>
Highlight.js: Highlight.js is another popular, lightweight, and easy-to-use syntax highlighter. It supports a wide range of programming languages and can be easily customized to match your website’s design. To use Highlight.js, you will need to include the Highlight CSS and JavaScript files in your webpage, and then call the hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad() function to automatically highlight all code blocks on the page. Here’s an example of how to use Highlight.js to highlight Python code:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="path/to/highlight.css">
<script src="path/to/highlight.js"></script>
<script>hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();</script>
<pre><code class="python">
def add(a, b):
return a + b
print(add(1, 2))
</code></pre>
Pygments: Pygments is a python library that allows you to generate syntax highlighted code in a variety of formats. It supports more than 300 languages and has a wide range of styles. To use Pygments, you need to install it on your server, and then use it to generate the highlighted code, which can then be included on your webpage.
These are just a few examples of popular code highlighting libraries and styles that you can use. Each of them has its own set of features and customization options, so you should choose the one that best fits your needs.
Please note that these libraries and styles are simply examples, and you may need to adjust them to fit your specific requirements and design.
Also, if you want to use a plugin that allows you to show code with line numbers, you can use a plugin called line-numbers in Prism.js or line-numbers class in Highlight.js
Here’s an example of how to use line-numbers class in Prism.js to show line numbers on highlighted Python code:
<pre class="line-numbers"><code data-language="python">
def add(a, b):
return a + b
print(add(1, 2))
</code></pre>
Code copy button
Can you add a copy button to the <pre> tag that the user can copy the Python code into their clipboard? Yes, you can add a copy button to the <pre> tag that allows the user to copy the Python code into their clipboard. Here’s an example of how you can achieve this using JavaScript:
<pre id="code">
def add(a, b):
return a + b
print(add(1, 2))
</pre>
<button onclick="copyCode()">Copy</button>
<script>
function copyCode() {
var code = document.getElementById("code");
var range = document.createRange();
range.selectNode(code);
window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
window.getSelection().addRange(range);
document.execCommand("copy");
window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
alert("Code copied to clipboard");
}
</script>
This example uses the getSelection method to select the text inside the <pre> tag, and the execCommand(“copy”) method to copy the selected text to the clipboard. The alert method is used to notify the user that the code has been copied to the clipboard.
You can also use some libraries like clipboard.js to make it more user-friendly and handle browser compatibility issues. Here is an example of how to use it:
<pre id="code">
def add(a, b):
return a + b
print(add(1, 2))
</pre>
<button class="btn" data-clipboard-target="#code">Copy</button>
<script src="path/to/clipboard.min.js"></script>
<script>
var clipboard = new ClipboardJS('.btn');
clipboard.on('success', function(e) {
console.info('Action:', e.action);
console.info('Text:', e.text);
console.info('Trigger:', e.trigger);
alert("Code copied to clipboard");
e.clearSelection();
});
</script>
In this example, the data-clipboard-target attribute is used to specify the element (in this case, the <pre> tag with an id of “code”) that contains the text to be copied.
Button styles
Here’s an example of how you can create a nice CSS style for the button.btn class:
button.btn {
background-color: #4CAF50; /* Green */
border: none;
color: white;
padding: 12px 30px;
text-align: center;
text-decoration: none;
display: inline-block;
font-size: 16px;
margin: 4px 2px;
cursor: pointer;
}
button.btn:hover {
background-color: #3e8e41;
}
This CSS style will create a green button with white text, and when the user hovers over the button, the background color will change to a darker green. You can adjust these values as needed and play with padding, border-radius, and font-size to make the button look as you want.
You can also use CSS frameworks like Bootstrap, Foundation or Bulma. They have pre-defined classes that can be added to your button element to give it a nice look and feel.
Here’s an example of how to use Bootstrap to create a button:
<button class="btn btn-primary">Copy</button>
And add the Bootstrap CSS file to your HTML. The latest version of Bootstrap CSS can be found at the following CDN link:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.2/css/bootstrap.min.css">
This link will always point to the most recent version of Bootstrap CSS that has been released.
You can also find the latest version of bootstrap at the official website of bootstrap:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.5/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css">
Please note that you will also need to include the Bootstrap JavaScript and jQuery files in order to use Bootstrap’s JavaScript components.
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@popperjs/core@2/dist/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
It is also a good practice to check the documentation of bootstrap to check the latest version and update the links accordingly.
Conclusion
The website is the result of this chatGPT test. I made some minor corrections to adapt my website to using GitHub Pages. In my next post, I will write about managing DNS records when you use your domain name. Keep reading!
Disclaimer: I have used chartGPT while preparing this post. This is why I have listed the chatGPT in my references section. However, most of the text is rewritten by me, as a human, and spell-checked with Grammarly.