Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that provides low-level utility classes to build custom designs. When combined with Rails Designer, it offers a powerful and flexible way to create beautiful, responsive UI components for your Ruby on Rails applications.
Why Rails Designer Uses Tailwind CSS?
Tailwind CSS brings several advantages to the Rails Designer ecosystem:
- Rapid Prototyping: Build custom designs quickly without leaving your HTML;
- Consistency: Maintain a consistent design system across your entire application;
- Flexibility: Easily customize and extend the default design to fit your needs;
- Performance: Optimize your CSS bundle size with Tailwind’s purge feature.
Getting Started
To begin using Tailwind CSS with Rails Designer, follow these steps:
Add the Tailwind CSS gem to your Rails application’s Gemfile:
gem "tailwindcss-rails"
Then run the one command to install Rails designer: rails app:template LOCATION="https://railsdesigner.com/setup/". This will set up Rails Designer in your Rails app. Check out the quickstart guide for all the details.
Adding Tailwind Components with Rails Designer
With Rails Designer and Tailwind CSS, creating new UI components is straightforward:
- Browse the extensive component library that comes with Rails Designer;
- Generate a new component using Rails Designer’s CLI, e.g.,
bin/rails generate rails_designer:component Elements::Button; - Select and copy one of the Tailwind-styled variants from the library.
From here, you can easily customize the component using Tailwind’s utility classes or extend it with your own styles.
Want to learn more about using Tailwind CSS effectively in your Rails projects? Check out the Rails designer articles for tips and ideas on using Tailwind CSS in Rails apps.