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How to Make a Widget Subscribe Box Responsive on Your Blog

Creating a responsive widget subscribe box is an essential step in ensuring that your blog looks great and functions effectively on all devices. In this post, we'll walk you through the process of making your widget subscribe box responsive using simple HTML and CSS code.

Prerequisites

  1. Familiarity with basic HTML and CSS.
  2. Access to your blog's template files or a custom theme.

Step 1: Creating a Responsive Subscribe Box

Let's begin by creating a responsive subscribe box using simple HTML and CSS code. First, let's create the subscribe box markup.

<div id="subscribe-box">
  <form action="/submit_form" method="post">
    <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Enter your email address">
    <button type="submit">Subscribe</button>
  </form>
</div>

Now, let's add some basic styles to our subscribe box. Add the following CSS code to make the subscribe box a fixed width and apply some margin to center it horizontally on the page.

#subscribe-box {
  width: 300px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

#subscribe-box form {
  display: flex;
}

#subscribe-box input[type="email"] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

#subscribe-box button {
  background-color: #4CAF50;
  color: white;
  padding: 14px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  width: 100%;
}

#subscribe-box button:hover {
  opacity: 0.8;
}

Step 2: Making the Subscribe Box Responsive

Now that we have a fixed subscribe box, let's make it responsive. We will use media queries to adjust the width and positioning of the subscribe box based on the screen size. Add the following CSS code to your stylesheet.

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  #subscribe-box {
    width: 100%;
  }

  #subscribe-box form {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

Step 3: Adding the Subscribe Box to Your Blog

Finally, add the subscribe box markup to your blog template or theme where you'd like it to appear. Don't forget to replace the /submit_form action URL with your own form handler if needed.

<div id="subscribe-box">
  <!-- Subscribe box HTML markup goes here -->
</div>

And that's it! You now have a responsive widget subscribe box on your blog, ensuring that it looks great and functions effectively on all devices.

Published December, 2015