Creating the Side Content Area
Learn how to add a search box and newsletter subscription box in a blog.
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In this lesson, we’ll explore how to build the side content area of a blog website from scratch.
Sample application
To add the second sidebar column, we put some code after the closing <main> tag. Click the “Run” button to see our app.
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.4/css/all.min.css"
rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mx-auto">
<header class="flex justify-between items-center sticky
top-0 z-10 py-4 bg-blue-900">
<div class="flex-shrink-0 ml-6 cursor-pointer">
<i class="fas fa-wind fa-2x text-yellow-500"></i>
<span class="text-3xl font-semibold text-blue-200">Tailwind School</span>
</div>
<ul class="flex mr-10 font-semibold">
<li class="mr-6 p-1 border-b-2 border-yellow-500">
<a class="cursor-default text-blue-200" href="#">Home</a>
</li>
<li class="mr-6 p-1">
<a class="text-white hover:text-blue-300" href="#">News</a>
</li>
<li class="mr-6 p-1">
<a class="text-white hover:text-blue-300" href="#">Tutorials</a>
</li>
<li class="mr-6 p-1">
<a class="text-white hover:text-blue-300" href="#">Videos</a>
</li>
</ul>
</header>
<div class="flex pb-4 bg-blue-100">
<main class="flex flex-col w-2/3 pl-6 pr-4 pt-4 ">
<article class="my-4 shadow">
<a href="#">
<img class="hover:opacity-75" src="./laptop.jpeg">
</a>
<div class="flex flex-col p-6 pt-2 bg-white">
<a href="#" class="my-2 text-sm font-bold uppercase
border-b-2 border-yellow-500 text-blue-600">Layout</a>
<a href="#" class="pb-4 text-3xl font-serif font-bold
hover:text-gray-700 ">Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet Dolor Sit Amet</a>
<p class="pb-3 text-sm">By <a href="#" class="font-semibold
hover:text-gray-800">David Jacobs</a>, May 25, 2021</p>
<p class="pb-6">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus quis porta dui.
Ut eu iaculis massa. Sed ornare ligula lacus,
quis iaculis dui porta volutpat.
In sit amet posuere magna..</p>
<a href="#" class="uppercase text-xs text-blue-600
hover:text-yellow-500">Continue Reading <i
class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a>
</div>
</article>
<article class="my-4 shadow">
<a href="#">
<img class="hover:opacity-75" src="./book.jpeg">
</a>
<div class="flex flex-col p-6 pt-2 bg-white">
<a href="#" class="my-2 text-sm font-bold uppercase
border-b-2 border-yellow-500 text-blue-600">Imagery</a>
<a href="#" class="pb-4 text-3xl font-serif font-bold
hover:text-gray-700 ">Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet Dolor Sit Amet</a>
<p class="pb-3 text-sm">By <a href="#"
class="font-semibold hover:text-gray-800">Monica Sanchez</a>, May 10, 2021</p>
<p class="pb-6">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus quis porta dui.
Ut eu iaculis massa. Sed ornare ligula lacus,
quis iaculis dui porta volutpat.
In sit amet posuere magna..</p>
<a href="#" class="uppercase text-xs text-blue-600
hover:text-yellow-500">Continue Reading <i class="fas
fa-arrow-right"></i></a>
</div>
</article>
<article class="my-4 shadow">
<a href="#">
<img class="hover:opacity-75" src="./code.jpeg">
</a>
<div class="flex flex-col p-6 pt-2 bg-white">
<a href="#" class="my-2 text-sm font-bold uppercase
border-b-2 border-yellow-500 text-blue-600">Typography</a>
<a href="#" class="pb-4 text-3xl font-serif font-bold
hover:text-gray-700 ">Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet Dolor Sit Amet</a>
<p class="pb-3 text-sm">By <a href="#" class="font-semibold
hover:text-gray-800">David Jacobs</a>, April 20, 2021</p>
<p class="pb-6">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus quis porta dui.
Ut eu iaculis massa. Sed ornare ligula lacus,
quis iaculis dui porta volutpat.
In sit amet posuere magna..</p>
<a href="#" class="uppercase text-xs text-blue-600
hover:text-yellow-500">Continue Reading <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a>
</div>
</article>
</main>
<aside class="w-1/3 pl-4 pr-6 pt-8">
<section>
<form class="flex">
<input type="text" class="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-l-lg
focus:outline-none text-gray-800" placeholder="Search...">
<button class="px-2 rounded-r-lg focus:outline-none text-center
text-xl text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 bg-white"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button>
</form>
</section>
<section class="mt-8 text-white">
<div class="p-4 rounded-lg shadow-xl text-center
bg-gradient-to-b from-red-400 to-red-200">
<h3 class="font-semibold text-lg">Get the latest news &
tutorials right to your inbox</h3>
<form>
<input type="email" placeholder="youremail@example.com"
class="w-full mt-3 p-3 rounded-lg shadow border
border-gray-400 focus:outline-none text-gray-800">
<button type="submit" class="w-full mt-4 p-4
rounded-lg focus:outline-none shadow font-semibold
uppercase tracking-wider bg-green-600 hover:bg-green-500">Subscribe</button>
</form>
</div>
</section>
<section class="mt-8">
<h3 class="mb-4 pb-2 text-2xl font-semibold border-b-2
border-yellow-500 text-blue-600 ">Categories</h3>
<ul>
<li class="mb-1">
<a class="text-blue-900 hover:text-blue-500" href="#">Layout (23)</a>
</li>
<li class="mb-1">
<a class="text-blue-900 hover:text-blue-500" href="#">Typography (44)</a>
</li>
<li class="mb-1">
<a class="text-blue-900 hover:text-blue-500" href="#">Colors (16)</a>
</li>
<li class="mb-1">
<a class="text-blue-900 hover:text-blue-500" href="#">Imagery (19)</a>
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</aside>
</div>
</body>
</html>Adding the second sidebar column
Note: You can find the output by clicking the URL and the output ...