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Irregular bootstrap column wrapping


This is caused by skills with 2 lines of text or more. It's a well-known bug when using float property. Here is a little picture to understand :

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[Bootply] The issue

Option #1 : Force the height

Your first option is to force elements to have the same height :

.tutor {    height: 500px;}
  • [Pro] Simple and work everywhere
  • [Con] Use a magic number
  • [Con] Limit the number of lines in skills
  • [Con] Useless whitespaces on modile version

[Bootply] Force height

Option #2 : Use a clearfix

Your second option is to use a clearfix, and force the 5th element to be on a new line (same for the 9th, the 13th...) :

.tutors-listing > .row > .col-md-3:nth-child(4n+1) {    clear: both;}
  • [Pro] Doesn't limit the number of lines in skills
  • [Pro] No useless whitespaces
  • [Pro] No magic number
  • [Con] One CSS rule per size (xs/sm/md/lg)
  • [Con] The rule depends of your grid (.col-xx-3)

[Bootply] Clearfix


In my case I wanted to show 3 items per row on large screens, 2 on medium screens, and 1 on smaller screens.

You may also uncomment the background colors to verify when the effect is triggering.

http://www.bootply.com/QOor73wFAY#

/* fixes for columns wrapping in odd ways due to variable height *//* when showing 2 items per row, clear #1, 3, 5 */@media (min-width: $screen-sm-min){    .cell-box:nth-child(2n+1){        clear: both;        /* background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, .5); /* blue */    }}/* when showing 3 items per row, clear #1, 4, 7 */@media (min-width: $screen-md-min){    .cell-box:nth-child(2n+1){        clear: none;    }    .cell-box:nth-child(3n+1){        clear: both;        /* background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, .5); /* green */    }}


Sometimes, I run into this issue as well. I recommend trying to overwrite any padding or margin that you do NOT need. Try changing the margin to 0 first. Then remove some of the padding. That has helped in some of my cases.