Gatsby JS Course: 10. Finishing off the homepage
In the previous lessons, we have learned how to set up a basic homepage using Gatsby JS. Now, it’s time to add some final touches and make our homepage more interactive and visually appealing.
1. Adding a navigation bar
A navigation bar is an important element of any website as it helps users easily navigate between different pages. To add a navigation bar to our homepage, we can use HTML’s <nav> tag. Inside the <nav> tag, we can include links to our other pages using the <a> tag.
2. Styling with CSS
To make our homepage visually appealing, we can add some CSS styles. We can use the <style> tag to write CSS code directly within our HTML file. Alternatively, we can link an external CSS file using the <link> tag with the rel="stylesheet" attribute.
3. Adding images
Images can make our homepage more engaging and convey information to the users. We can use the <img> tag to add images to our homepage. The src attribute specifies the URL of the image, and the alt attribute provides alternative text for screen readers and when the image cannot be displayed.
4. Implementing interactive features
We can enhance our homepage by adding interactive features using JavaScript. For example, we can use the <script> tag to include JavaScript code directly within our HTML file. Additionally, we can link an external JavaScript file using the <script> tag with the src attribute.
5. Optimizing for performance
Optimizing the performance of our website is crucial for a seamless user experience. We can use Gatsby’s built-in features such as code splitting and image optimization to improve performance. Gatsby automatically generates optimized HTML and loads only the necessary JavaScript code, resulting in faster page load times.
With these final touches, we have successfully finished off our homepage using Gatsby JS. Our website now has a navigation bar, appealing styles, interactive features, and optimized performance. It’s time to showcase our website to the world and continue building the rest of our web application using Gatsby JS.
