How To Create An Expandable Sidebar | Step-By-Step Tutorial

In this front-end development tutorial, we'll create an expandable/collapsible sidebar menu using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. A sidebar menu is a crucial element for many websites, helping users navigate through different sections effortlessly. This video will guide you step-by-step to build responsive, user-friendly expandable sidebar navigation that enhances your website's usability and design.

You’ll learn how to set up the basic page layout with HTML, style the sidebar with CSS using Flexbox and CSS variables, and make the sidebar interactive with minimal JavaScript. We'll demonstrate how to style menu items, implement transitions for smooth animations, and ensure the sidebar is responsive across different screen sizes.

You'll see how to create a fixed position sidebar with expandable and collapsible states, utilize CSS flexbox for easy layout adjustments, and implement JavaScript to toggle between different states. Plus, we'll enhance your design with smooth CSS transitions and ensure your sidebar menu is mobile-friendly.

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Chapters
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00:00 Intro
00:34 HTML setup for the demo project
01:20 CSS for the page layout
04:22 JavaScript to toggle the sidebar width
05:55 CSS grid layout (Bonus)

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[ctrlaltdelicious_]

goat content, you'll learn a lot in 6 minutes unlike other tutorials which take about 20 minutes or so

[geomarysherman]

Thank you so much! I learned several things today that I can use. You have an amazing ability to articulate these concepts!

[srinathsagar]

u r videos are helpful bro nd make full videos on flexbox and grid
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[FunkyToe]

The collapse/expand element shouldn't be an anchor tag, should be a button. Otherwise it will mess with screenreaders

[BrandonMarszalski]

Is there a way that once the sidebar has been collapsed or expanded that it remains in the position until the end-user click collapse or expand again?

[AhmadWatto-iz]

Also make a tutorial of the grid shown in this video