Bootstrap navbar Active State not working

I have bootstrap v3.

I use the class="active" on mynavbar and it does not switch when I press menu items. I know how to do this with jQuery and build a click function but I'm thinking this functionality should be included in bootstrap? So maybe it is a JavaScript issue?

Here is my header with my js/css/bootstrap files I have included:

<!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href= "/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href= "/stylesheets/styles.css" />

<!--jQuery -->
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js">
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>

<!-- Bootstrap JS -->
<script src="/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-collapse.js"></script>
<script src="/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-transition.js"></script>

Here is my navbar code:

<nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
        <div class="container-fluid">
            <div class="navbar-header">
                <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbarCollapse">
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                </button>

                <a class="navbar-brand" href="/index.php">MyBrand</a>
            </div>

            <div class="collapse navbar-collapse navbarCollapse">
                <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
                    <li class="active">
                        <a href="/index.php">Home</a>
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        <a href="/index2.php"> Links</a>
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        <a href="/history.php">About</a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <a href="/contact.php">Contact</a>
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        <a href="/login.php">Login</a>
                    </li>
                </ul>
            </div>
        </div>
    </nav>

Am I setting this up right?

(On an unrelated note, but possible related? When the menu goes mobile, I click the menu button and it collapses. Pushing it again does not un-collapse it though. So this issue,. with the other, both signify wrong JavaScript setup perhaps?)

Solution 1:

You have included the minified Bootstrap js file and collapse/transition plugins while the docs state that:

Both bootstrap.js and bootstrap.min.js contain all plugins in a single file.
Include only one.

and

For simple transition effects, include transition.js once alongside the other JS files. If you're using the compiled (or minified) bootstrap.js, there is no need to include this—it's already there.

So that could well be your problem for the minimize problem.

For the active class, you have to manage it yourself, but it's just a line or two.

Bootstrap 3:

$(".nav a").on("click", function(){
   $(".nav").find(".active").removeClass("active");
   $(this).parent().addClass("active");
});

Bootply: http://www.bootply.com/IsRfOyf0f9

Bootstrap 4:

$(".nav .nav-link").on("click", function(){
   $(".nav").find(".active").removeClass("active");
   $(this).addClass("active");
});

Solution 2:

Here was my solution for switching active pages

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('li.active').removeClass('active');
  $('a[href="' + location.pathname + '"]').closest('li').addClass('active'); 
});

Solution 3:

This worked perfectly for me, because "window.location.pathname" also contains data before the real page name, e.g. directory/page.php. So the actual navbar link will only be set to active if the url contains this link.

$(document).ready(function() {
    $.each($('#navbar').find('li'), function() {
        $(this).toggleClass('active', 
            window.location.pathname.indexOf($(this).find('a').attr('href')) > -1);
    }); 
});