Create Feeds UI using React and Tailwind CSS

Last Updated : 26 Sep, 2024

In the world of social networking, feeds are the primary way users interact with content. Whether it is on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter the feed showcases posts updates, and activities from people or organizations. This article will help you build a LinkedIn-style feed UI using React and Tailwind CSS.

Prerequisites

Steps to Create Feeds UI using React and Tailwind CSS

Step 1: Set up the project using the command.

npx create-react-app react-app
cd react-app

Step 2: Install Tailwind CSS using the command.

npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer 
npx tailwindcss init -p

Step 3: Configure the tailwind paths in your tailwind.config.js file.

module.exports = {
    content: ["./src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}"],
    theme: {
        extend: {
            colors: {
                primaryGreen: "#4CAF50",  // Green
                primaryBlack: "#000000",  // Black
                primaryWhite: "#FFFFFF",  // White
            }
        },
    },
    plugins: [],
}

Step 4: Add tailwind directives to your index.css file.

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

body {

	margin: 0;
	font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
	-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

code {
	font-family: source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New',
		monospace;
}

h2 {
	margin-top: 2rem;
	/* Adjust top margin for spacing */
}

Project Structure

Screenshot-2024-09-12-114329 — project structure

Updated dependencies

"dependencies": {
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.17.0",
    "@testing-library/react": "^13.4.0",
    "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.5.0",
    "react": "^18.3.1",
    "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
    "react-icons": "^5.3.0",
    "react-scripts": "5.0.1",
    "web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
  }

Example: This example demonstrates the creation of Feeds U using React and Tailwind CSS

JavaScript

// App.js  import React from 'react'; import { FaThumbsUp, FaHeart, FaShare, FaCommentAlt } from 'react-icons/fa';  function App() {     // Dummy profile section data     const userProfile = {         name: "John Doe",         title: "Software Engineer",         avatar: "https://via.placeholder.com/100",     };      // Dummy posts data     const posts = [         { id: 1, user: { name: "Jane Smith",          avatar: "https://via.placeholder.com/50" },          content: "Excited to work on my new project!", time: "2 hours ago" },         { id: 2, user: { name: "Mike Johnson",          avatar: "https://via.placeholder.com/50" },          content: "Just finished a 10K run!", time: "4 hours ago" },         { id: 3, user: { name: "Alex Brown", avatar:          "https://via.placeholder.com/50" }, content:          "Attending a React conference today.", time: "5 hours ago" },         { id: 4, user: { name: "Emma Wilson", avatar:          "https://via.placeholder.com/50" }, content:          "Learning new JavaScript features.", time: "7 hours ago" },         { id: 5, user: { name: "Liam Davis", avatar:          "https://via.placeholder.com/50" }, content:          "Networking at the web dev meetup.", time: "8 hours ago" },         { id: 6, user: { name: "Olivia Martinez", avatar:          "https://via.placeholder.com/50" }, content: "Just published         a new blog post!", time: "10 hours ago" },         { id: 7, user: { name: "Sophia Anderson", avatar:          "https://via.placeholder.com/50" }, content:          "Developing a React Native app.", time: "12 hours ago" },         { id: 8, user: { name: "Jackson White", avatar:          "https://via.placeholder.com/50" }, content: "Starting          a new open-source project.", time: "14 hours ago" },         { id: 9, user: { name: "Isabella Green", avatar:          "https://via.placeholder.com/50" }, content:          "Collaborating with a new team.", time: "16 hours ago" },         { id: 10, user: { name: "Mason Thompson", avatar:          "https://via.placeholder.com/50" }, content: "Exploring GraphQL         and Apollo.", time: "18 hours ago" },     ];      return (         <div className="bg-primaryWhite min-h-screen p-5">             <div className="max-w-3xl mx-auto">                 {/* Profile Section */}                 <div className="bg-primaryGreen p-4 rounded-lg shadow-md mb-6                  flex items-center">                     <img src={userProfile.avatar} alt="Profile"                      className="w-24 h-24 rounded-full" />                     <div className="ml-4">                         <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold text-primaryWhite">                         {userProfile.name}</h2>                         <p className="text-primaryWhite">{userProfile.title}</p>                     </div>                 </div>                  {/* Feed Section */}                 <div className="space-y-6">                     {posts.map(post => (                         <div key={post.id} className="bg-white p-4 rounded-lg shadow-md">                             <div className="flex items-center mb-3">                                 <img src={post.user.avatar} alt="avatar"                                  className="w-12 h-12 rounded-full" />                                 <div className="ml-3">                                     <h2 className="font-bold text-                                     lg text-primaryBlack">{post.user.name}</h2>                                     <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">{post.time}</p>                                 </div>                             </div>                             <p className="text-gray-700 mb-3">{post.content}</p>                             <div className="flex justify-around text-gray-500">                                 <button className="flex items-center space-x-1                                 hover:text-primaryGreen">                                     <FaThumbsUp className="text-primaryGreen" />                                     <span>Like</span>                                 </button>                                 <button className="flex items-center space-x-1                                  hover:text-red-500">                                     <FaHeart className="text-red-500" />                                      <span>Love</span>                                 </button>                                 <button className="flex items-center space-x-1                                 hover:text-blue-500">                                     <FaShare className="text-blue-500" />                                     <span>Share</span>                                 </button>                                 <button className="flex items-center space-x-1                                 hover:text-gray-600">                                     <FaCommentAlt className="text-gray-600" />                                      <span>Comment</span>                                 </button>                             </div>                         </div>                     ))}                 </div>             </div>         </div>     ); }  export default App;

To start the Application run the following command.

npm start

Output:

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