React Dynamic Navbar ⚡🧭

A modern, responsive navigation bar with dynamic submenus, built with React and Context API. Features smooth 3D animations, mobile-first responsive design, and inspired by Strapi CMS admin panel. Perfect for practicing React hooks, global state management, and advanced UI interactions.

🚀 Live Demo

View Live on Netlify:
React Dynamic Navbar Demo

📸 Project Preview

💻 Desktop View with Submenus

📱 Mobile View with Sidebar

Responsive design with mobile sidebar and desktop submenus

🎨 Inspiration & Design

• Design Inspiration: UI patterns inspired by Strapi headless CMS admin panel
• Figma Design: Original design provided by course instructor View Figma Design
• Custom Implementation: Built from scratch with custom React implementation and rebranded as "Dynamic Navbar"
• Responsive Behavior: Mobile sidebar toggle and desktop hover submenus

✨ Features

• Dynamic Submenus -Smooth 3D flip animations on desktop hover
• Mobile-First Sidebar -Full-screen navigation for mobile devices
• Global State Management-Context API for shared state across components
• Responsive Design -Seamless transition between mobile and desktop views
• Precise Mouse Tracking -Advanced boundary detection for submenu dismissal
• Responsive Typography -Fluid text scaling with CSS clamp() for optimal readability
• Customizable Data Structure -Easy to modify menu items and structure

🛠️ Built With

Tool / Library	Purpose
⚡ Vite	Fast build tool & dev server
⚛️ React 19	Component-based UI
🎯 Context API	Global state management
📋 React Icons	Icon library for menu items
🔑 Nanoid	Unique ID generation
🎨 CSS3	3D transforms, transitions, Grid

🎓 Key Learning Outcomes

Advanced State Management

• Context API Implementation for global state sharing
• Complex State Logic managing sidebar, submenus, and active states
• Custom Hook Creation (useGlobalContext) with error handling

UI/UX & Animations

• 3D Transformations with CSS perspective and rotateX
• Smooth Transitions for sidebar and submenu animations
• Responsive Breakpoints with mobile-first approach
• Precise Mouse Event Handling with bounding client rect

Component Architecture

• Modular Component Structure with clear separation of concerns
• Dynamic Data Rendering from external data source
• Conditional Rendering based on screen size and state
• Event Delegation Patterns for efficient event handling

Performance & UX

• Optional Chaining for safe data access
• Dynamic Grid Layouts based on content length
• Z-index Management for proper layer stacking
• Accessibility Considerations with semantic HTML

🏗️ Component Architecture

src/
├── components/
│ ├── Navbar.jsx # Main navigation with logo and toggle
│ ├── NavLinks.jsx # Desktop navigation links
│ ├── Sidebar.jsx # Mobile sidebar navigation
│ ├── Submenu.jsx # Desktop dropdown submenus
│ └── Hero.jsx # Main content section
├── contexts/
│ ├── AppContext.js # React context creation
│ └── AppProvider.jsx # Global state provider
├── hooks/
│ └── useGlobalContext.js # Custom context hook
└── data.jsx # Menu structure and content

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js ≥ 18.0.0
• npm or yarn package manager

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/pro804/React-Dynamic-Navbar.git

2. Navigate to the project directory

cd React-Dynamic-Navbar

3. Install dependencies

npm install

4. Start the development server

npm run dev

5. Open http://localhost:5173 to view it in the browser.

🔧 Available Scripts

• npm run dev — Runs the development server (Vite)
• npm run build — Builds the app for production
• npm run preview — Previews the production build locally

📄 License

This project was created for educational purposes as part of a React learning journey. This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.