Built on a mobile-first twelve-column grid system, bundled with an endless list of components, utilities and helpers, and add in the fact that it is easy to customize and extend, it is no wonder that web designers and developers continue to use and love Bootstrap. It truly is the perfect framework for quickly getting started on any type of web project.

To help make life easier for you, we have collected forty of the best free Bootstrap 5 templates for you to use on your next project. We have purposefully omitted all of those starter and barebones templates from this collection, of which there is already a multitude available on the web. Instead, we have focused on highlighting all of those fully-featured, beautifully designed, and of course, free Bootstrap templates that you can use straight away.

All of the responsive templates come packaged with pre-styled ‘ready to use’ components, and many have come bundled with additional extras, like charting libraries, pricing tables, tabs, and much more. All of these templates will save you hours of extra work and are all waiting for you to add your content and creativity.

If you’re new to Bootstrap, the best place to learn how to use the framework is to follow the steps on the official quick start guide, and you’ll be up and running in no time.

You might also our collections of Bootstrap Admin templates and Bootstrap UI kits.

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With a one-page website, you can effectively communicate important information about your business without requiring visitors to navigate through multiple pages. This streamlined approach provides visitors with a better overall user experience.

Luckily, finding the perfect one-page WordPress theme doesn’t have to be a daunting task. We’ve done the search for you and compiled a collection of the best free one-page (or single-page, as they are sometimes called) themes for WordPress. So, you can save time and get started on building your website right away.

With one of these free themes, you can create a professional-looking website that perfectly fits your business needs. So, what are you waiting for? Check out our collection of free one-page WordPress themes now!

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One of the biggest advantages of a one-page website is that it can be incredibly user-friendly. With all of your information condensed onto a single page, visitors can quickly scroll through and find the information they need without having to click through multiple links or menus. This can help to improve the user experience and make your website more accessible to a broader audience.

If you’re in need of some inspiration for your one-page website design, there are plenty of examples and templates available that can help you get started. Whether you’re a web designer looking for new ideas or a business owner looking to create your own website, you’ll find a wealth of inspiring resources here.

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One-pagers, are fairly straightforward, but single page navigation techniques are surprisingly more complex than it might seem.

There are four basic types of one page navigation systems:

1. Horizontal
2. Vertical
3. No Navigation
4. Experimental

Lets explore each navigation system:

Horizontal Navigation Systems

Horizontal navigation systems are those in which the different sections of the page are shown horizontally, and (in the best cases) the user knows where they are based on a horizontal marking. These are the most common as they resemble multipage websites. Horizontal navigation pages often include sticky navigation headers. It’s not necessary to have sticky navigation, but it’s a big help. These pages are similar in structure and “feel” to that of multi-page websites.

Here are some examples:

Note that on Joel Glovier’s page, the menu bar is horizontal and it highlights the section of the page the user has scrolled to. This is common amongst one-pagers.

Like Joel Glovier, Eyal Shahar uses a sticky navigation, but here the horizontal navigation does not highlight the page section.

This example features an interesting twist. The navigation bar is at the bottom of the page. The navigation is still horizontal, but it’s based around a sticky footer.

The goal of most one-pagers is to encourage the user to scroll. This site uses a dotted line to encourage users to scroll but also has a horizontal navigation for quicker navigation.

This site also features a sticky navigation bar as well as page section indication.

Vertical Navigation Systems

Vertical navigation systems are those where the page order and different sections are shown vertically. Often as the user scrolls the section of the page it is highlighted. This is an overwhelmingly popular style, although it is often poorly executed. While horizontal navigation pages often mirror multi-page websites in their horizontal navigation bar, vertical one-pagers are a step back from the standard page. Since scrolling is the main goal of many one-pagers, vertical navigation encourages scrolling.

Here are some examples:

This beautiful example of a one-pager includes a vertical navigation. Note that on the side of the page we can see that we are clearly on section four. Scrolling through each section causes the corresponding area to be highlighted.

This classic style one-pager is another example of vertical navigation.

In this instance the vertical navigation is on the right side instead of the left.

Here too the vertical navigation is reversed. In right-to-left languages like Hebrew, the common navigation should be on the right but here it is on the left.

No Navigation

Because one page websites are, in general, small, many have opted to eliminate navigation all together. Sites with no navigation are similar to books. The entire page is on scroll, the user is often induced to scroll by seeing partial images and it is not important to know where on the page you are because the distance from top to bottom is small enough that confusion is unlikely. A great example of this is Pintrest and the influx of pages with infinite scroll often confront a new navigation style that could be considered “no navigation”.

Here are some examples of portfolio pages:

In both of the portfolio pages above, there are gallery pages, but beyond the galleries there are no internal pages. In both cases there is no navigation. This is a common design for portfolios. The user simply knows to scroll down to see more information, but doesn’t need to be automatically directed there.

‘Experimental’ Navigation

Finally, there are one-pagers that try to break the mold. For lack of a better term, I have labelled these as “experimental navigation” pages. In some ways these pages might not even be considered one-pagers, but for all intents and purposes they are. These pages are few and far between, but they represent what could be a trend for the future so they are no less important in the one-pager genre.

Here are some examples:

The site above has the “feel” of a vertical navigation page, but the information is not presented in a way that demands the user to scroll. Instead the information is projected through smaller sub-headings. The user is not sent to different pages, so this is a one-page design, but the navigation is a kind of hybrid.

This page makes use of an accordion style navigation. The accordion shows all of the options on one page and then invites the reader to click where they’d like to view the information. The user does not leave the main page, so it should be considered a one-pager, but the information is grouped in such a way that the navigation is unique.

Unfold.no represents an interesting take on the one-pager. The page runs in a loop so scrolling down eventually brings the user back to the home screen.

In this example the pages go right-and-left as opposed to up-and-down. This effect is surprisingly rare. In a way, it is a kind of combination between a traditional multi-page website and a one-page website.

Concluding

Like the Choose Your Own Adventure books from the 1980s, web designers are branching out and choosing to blaze new paths. While books were, at one time, entirely linear, some bookmakers wanted to try out new ideas. The CYOA books weren’t so successful and have largely disappeared. Likewise, it is likely that some of the styles presented here will become less favorable while others will increase in popularity. The one-pager itself may eventually fade away, but understanding the different navigational techniques it uses can go a long way to improving the complex navigation found on larger multi-page sites.

These four types of navigation represent different ways to group information on a single page. There are likely to be more ways in the near future, especially the accordion form, but at the moment these four reign. If you know of other great examples of one-page navigation, please let us know in the comments below!

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