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React-Toastify (2025 update): Setup, styling & real-world use cases

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React-Toastify (2025 update)

What are toast notifications?

Toast notifications are messages that provide feedback to users, such as success, warning, or error messages.

What is React-Toastify and why use it?

React-Toastify is a library for displaying toast notifications in React projects. It is useful for providing feedback to users in various scenarios.

Setup and styling

  • Import React-Toastify CSS file
  • Style toast messages using React-Toastify

Changing toast message position

  • Default position is top right
  • Six possible positions to choose from

Differentiating between toast message types

  • Specify different types of toast messages for better understanding
  • Style toast messages based on type

Creating icon-based toasts

  • Display toast notifications with custom icons

Stacked toast notifications

  • Display toast messages vertically in a notification center

Accessibility and keyboard navigation

  • Proper accessibility support added in v11

Putting it all together

  • Destructure methods returned by Hook
  • Use methods and position types in application
  • Display toast messages based on user interactions

By following these guidelines, you can effectively use React-Toastify in your React projects to provide users with informative and visually appealing feedback.