Change bootstrap active menu item color
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Solution 1
Add this to your css:
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a:hover,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a:focus {
color: #50A0FF;
background-color: #ebebeb !important;
display:block;
}
Solution 2
You are already doing that in your example. The problem is you are adding a while #ffffff background. Just change it to a different one.
This is your class sample
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a:hover,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a:focus {
color: #50A0FF;
background-color: #FFFFFF; // change this to some color other than white
}
you also need to add this style in your style.css
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a, .navbar-default .navbar-nav>.open>a {
background-image: initial;
}
/* MAIN SITE NAVIGATION */
.navbar-default {
font-size: 14px;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
border-bottom-width: 0px;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav{
background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a {
color: #323232;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a:hover,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a:focus {
color: #50A0FF;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a:hover,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a:focus {
color: #ffffff;
background-color: #000000;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav li .active {
background-color: red !important;
}
<nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-static-top">
<div class="container">
<div class="navbar-header">
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="navbar">
<span class="sr-only">Pokaż MENU</span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button>
</div>
<div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav">
<li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
<li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
<li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
<li class="dropdown-header">Nav header</li>
<li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div><!--/.nav-collapse -->
</div>
</nav>
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vanburen almost 2 years
I would like to change the background color of active element in menu. I've tried a lot of solutions but i still can't do this. Menu and css:
/* MAIN SITE NAVIGATION */ .navbar.navbar-default { font-size: 14px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border-bottom-width: 0px; } .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav { background-color: #FFFFFF; } .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a { color: #323232; background-color: #FFFFFF; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 1px; } .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a:hover, .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a:focus { color: #50A0FF; background-color: #FFFFFF; } .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a, .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a:hover, .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a:focus { color: #50A0FF; background-color: #FFFFFF; } .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav li .active { background-color: red !important; }
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-static-top"> <div class="container"> <div class="navbar-header"> <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="navbar"> <span class="sr-only">Pokaż MENU</span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </button> </div> <div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav"> <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a> </li> <li><a href="#about">About</a> </li> <li><a href="#contact">Contact</a> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="#">Action</a> </li> <li><a href="#">Another action</a> </li> <li><a href="#">Something else here</a> </li> <li role="separator" class="divider"></li> <li class="dropdown-header">Nav header</li> <li><a href="#">Separated link</a> </li> <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <!--/.nav-collapse --> </div> </nav> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
i hope somebody will help me. ps sorry for my english :)
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vanburen over 7 yearsIf you're trying to change the link background to red as the last line of your CSS indicates, just follow the same pattern as your other rules:
.navbar-default .navbar-nav >.active > a { background-color: red; }
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Admin over 7 yearsIt doesn't work :(
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Admin over 7 yearsIt doesn't work too :'(
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ab29007 over 7 yearsok maybe there is a problem in rest of your code. because it is working perfectly for the code you have given. can you set up a fiddle of your full html and css code or upload your files on zippyshare.com and send me the link
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Admin over 7 yearsI noticed that this line of code just doesn't work... You can change font color but not background color
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Admin over 7 years
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Deep over 7 yearsBut in the updated snippet , the background is changing to black. Is same not happening with your actual code?
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Admin over 7 yearsbut snippet doesn't have bootstrap library
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Deep over 7 yearsi have updated the answer as per your code , just add this class .navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active>a, .navbar-default .navbar-nav>.open>a { background-image: initial; } in your style.css
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Deep over 7 years@AleksanderWoźnica dod you check the solution. Its working on the dropbox code you have provided in some other comment