Recreating the Interswitch Homepage with React and TailwindCSS.

Introduction

Recreating a modern, visually appealing landing page is always an exciting challenge. This week, I focused on building a replica of the Interswitch homepage using React and TailwindCSS. This article provides a technical walkthrough of the process, from project setup to implementing reusable components and styling. Here's how I approached it:

Project Setup with Vite

Vite has become my go-to tool for React projects due to its blazing-fast build times and simplicity. The setup process involved:

npm create vite@latest interswitch-clone --template react
cd interswitch-clone
npm install

With the development server running, I was ready to start coding.

Structuring Components

Breaking the homepage into reusable components was essential for maintainability and scalability. Below are a few key components I implemented.

NavBar Component

import { useState } from "react";
import { FaBars, FaTimes } from "react-icons/fa";
import { FiChevronDown } from "react-icons/fi";

const Navbar = () => {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
  const [dropdownOpen, setDropdownOpen] = useState(false);

  const navLinks = [
    { title: "About Us", hasDropdown: true },
    { title: "What We Do", hasDropdown: true },
    { title: "Financial Inclusion", hasDropdown: false },
    { title: "Corporate Responsibility", hasDropdown: false },
    { title: "News & Insights", hasDropdown: false },
  ];

export default Navbar;

Stats Component

const Stats = () => {
  return (
    <div className="bg-blue-50 py-12">
      <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
        <div className="flex flex-col gap-8">
          <div className="flex flex-col md:flex-row items-start gap-8">
            <h2 className="text-3xl md:text-4xl font-semibold text-gray-900 flex-1">
              Pushing the boundaries of innovation to deliver payment solutions that enable commerce across Africa
            </h2>
            <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-4">
              <p className="text-xl text-gray-700">
                Bespoke payment solutions for your modern lifestyle, business collections, disbursements, and payment processing.
              </p>
              <button className="bg-blue-950 text-white px-6 py-3 rounded-md hover:bg-blue-900 transition w-fit">
                Learn More
              </button>
            </div>
          </div>
export default Stats;

Styling with TailwindCSS

TailwindCSS made styling the components seamless. By leveraging utility classes, I could focus on functionality without writing custom CSS. For example, the hero section below uses Tailwind’s gradient and typography utilities to create an eye-catching design.

const Hero = () => {
  return (
    <div className="text-blue-950 pt-6 relative">
      <div className="max-w-6xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
        <div className="grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-12 items-center">
          <div>
            <h1 className="text-2xl md:text-7xl mb-6 mt-16 font- text-blue-950">
              The Gateway To Africa&apos;s Payment Ecosystem
            </h1>
            <p className="text-xl md:text-xl mb-8 text-black-200">
              We create and sustain a payment ecosystem that helps 
  commmerce evolve, businesses grow and individuals thrive.
            </p>
          </div>
       </div>
     </div>
  </div>


export default Hero;

Key Takeaways

1. Componentization: Breaking the UI into reusable components ensured better maintainability.

2. TailwindCSS: The utility-first approach made styling intuitive and efficient.

3. Vite: Its fast build times improved the development experience.

Conclusion

Recreating the Interswitch homepage was a rewarding experience that solidified my understanding of React and TailwindCSS. By leveraging modern tools and best practices, I built a scalable and visually appealing landing page. If you’re working on a similar project or have questions, let’s connect in the comments!