The Inspirational Quotes Website is a web app constructed using React. It showcases quotes to inspire and uplift users. Users have the ability to explore a selection of quotes and even share their quotes on social media. There is an option for navigating back to the already read quotes and a share button for social profiles. The background theme changes with each quote.
Preview of Finla Output:
Preview of Final Output
Prerequisites / Technologies Used
Approach:
The idea is to display the quote on the homepage along with the name of quoter, It can be easily done with the help of a node package which will provide us, a large amount of quotes which we can show on our website.
- Showcasing a motivational quote on the page.
- Allowing users to click a button for a quote.
- Utilizing a minimalist user friendly and adaptable design.
Steps to create Project
Step 1: Create a new React JS project using the following command
npx create-react-app inspirationalquotes
Step 2: Change to the project directory
cd inspirationalquotes
Step 3: Install some npm packages required for this project using the following command:
npm install @divyanshu013/inspirational-quotes
Project Structure:
Project Structure
The updated dependencies in package.json will look like this:
"dependencies": {
"@divyanshu013/inspirational-quotes": "^1.0.7",
"@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.17.0",
"@testing-library/react": "^13.4.0",
"@testing-library/user-event": "^13.5.0",
"react": "^18.2.0",
"react-dom": "^18.2.0",
"react-scripts": "5.0.1",
"web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
}
Example: Write the following code in respective files
- These three files index.js, App.js and App.css will be in the src folder
Javascript
// FileName: App.js   import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react" ; import { getRandom, getAll } from "@divyanshu013/inspirational-quotes" ; import "./App.css" ;   export default function App() {     const [quotes, setQuotes] = useState([]);     const [currentIndex, setCurrentIndex] = useState(0);       useEffect(() => {         // Fetch all quotes and set them in the state         const quotesData = getAll();         setQuotes(quotesData);     }, []);       const handleNextClick = () => {         setCurrentIndex((prevIndex) => (prevIndex + 1) % quotes.length);     };       const handlePreviousClick = () => {         setCurrentIndex((prevIndex) =>             prevIndex === 0 ? quotes.length - 1 : prevIndex - 1         );     };       const currentQuote = quotes.length > 0 ? quotes[currentIndex] : null ;       const backgroundColors = [ "#8cc084" , "#b7ebc3" , "#ffb37e" , "#7fa8d7" ];       const currentBackgroundColor =         backgroundColors[currentIndex % backgroundColors.length];       return (         <div className= "content" style={{ background: currentBackgroundColor }}>             <h1 id= "top" >neveropen</h1>             <h1>Inspirational Quote Generator</h1>             {currentQuote && (                 <blockquote>                     <p> "{currentQuote.quote}" </p>                 </blockquote>             )}             {currentQuote && <h2>{currentQuote.author}</h2>}             {currentQuote && <h3>{currentQuote.source}</h3>}             <div className= "button-container" >                 <button onClick={handlePreviousClick}>Previous</button>                 <button onClick={handleNextClick}>Next</button>                 <button                     onClick={() =>                         window.open( `https: //www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=${window.location.href}`                         )                     }                 >                     Share on Facebook                 </button>             </div>         </div>     ); } |
CSS
/* FileName: App.css */ html, body { Â Â Â Â height : 100% ; Â Â Â Â margin : 0 ; Â Â Â Â padding : 0 ; } Â Â body { Â Â Â Â font-family : -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI" , Roboto, Helvetica , Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arial , sans-serif , "Apple Color Emoji" , "Segoe UI Emoji" , "Segoe UI Symbol" ; Â Â Â Â text-align : center ; Â Â Â Â color : rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.8 ); Â Â Â Â background : linear-gradient( 45 deg, #f0f2ef , #f0f1f0 ); Â Â Â Â Â Â display : flex; Â Â Â Â flex- direction : column; Â Â Â Â align-items: center ; Â Â Â Â justify- content : center ; Â Â Â Â min-height : 100 vh; Â Â Â Â margin : 0 ; } Â Â Â Â .content { Â Â Â Â display : flex; Â Â Â Â flex- direction : column; Â Â Â Â align-items: center ; Â Â Â Â justify- content : center ; Â Â Â Â padding : 1 rem 2 rem; } Â Â # top { Â Â Â Â color : green ; } Â Â blockquote { Â Â Â Â background-color : rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.2 ); Â Â Â Â padding : 20px ; Â Â Â Â border-radius: 5px ; Â Â Â Â margin : 10px ; } Â Â button { Â Â Â Â display : inline- block ; Â Â Â Â padding : 10px 20px ; Â Â Â Â font-size : 16px ; Â Â Â Â text-align : center ; Â Â Â Â text-decoration : none ; Â Â Â Â border : 2px solid #23870e ; Â Â Â Â border-radius: 5px ; Â Â Â Â background-color : #23870e ; Â Â Â Â color : #ffffff ; Â Â Â Â cursor : pointer ; Â Â Â Â transition: background-color 0.3 s ease, color 0.3 s ease, border 0.3 s ease; Â Â Â Â margin : 10px ; } Â Â Â Â .button-container { Â Â Â Â display : flex; Â Â Â Â justify- content : center ; } |
Steps to run the project:
Step 1: Type the following command in terminal.
npm start
Step 2: Open web-browser and type the following URL
http://localhost:3000/
Output: