I am a bit confused on the new bootstrap version since they changed dropdown menus to divs:
(June 2020) I found this solution and I thought I should post it here:
Bootstrap version: 4.3.1
The CSS part:
.navbar .nav-item:not(:last-child) {
margin-right: 35px;
}
.dropdown-toggle::after {
transition: transform 0.15s linear;
}
.show.dropdown .dropdown-toggle::after {
transform: translateY(3px);
}
.dropdown-menu {
margin-top: 0;
}
The jQuery part:
const $dropdown = $(".dropdown");
const $dropdownToggle = $(".dropdown-toggle");
const $dropdownMenu = $(".dropdown-menu");
const showClass = "show";
$(window).on("load resize", function() {
if (this.matchMedia("(min-width: 768px)").matches) {
$dropdown.hover(
function() {
const $this = $(this);
$this.addClass(showClass);
$this.find($dropdownToggle).attr("aria-expanded", "true");
$this.children($dropdownMenu).addClass(showClass);
},
function() {
const $this = $(this);
$this.removeClass(showClass);
$this.find($dropdownToggle).attr("aria-expanded", "false");
$this.children($dropdownMenu).removeClass(showClass);
}
);
} else {
$dropdown.off("mouseenter mouseleave");
}
});
Source: https://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-make-the-bootstrap-navbar-dropdown-work-on-hover--cms-33840