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Webflow by Example

By : Ali Rushdan Tariq
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Webflow by Example

By: Ali Rushdan Tariq

Overview of this book

Webflow is a modern no-code website-builder that enables you to rapidly design and build production-scale responsive websites. Webflow by Example is a practical, project-based, and beginner-friendly guide to understanding and using Webflow to efficiently build and launch responsive websites from scratch. Complete with hands-on tutorials, projects, and self-assessment questions, this easy-to-follow guide will take you through modern web development principles and help you to apply them efficiently using Webflow. You’ll also get to grips with modern responsive web development and understand how to take advantage of the power and flexibility of Webflow. The book will guide you through a real-life project where you will build a fully responsive and dynamic website from scratch. You will learn how to add animations and interactions, customize experiences for users, and more. Finally, the book covers important steps and best practices for making your website ready for production, including SEO optimization and how to publish and package the website. By the end of this Webflow book, you will have gained the skills you need to build modern responsive websites from scratch without any code.

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Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
To get the most out of this book
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Conventions used
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Section 1: Getting Started with Webflow
Section 1: Getting Started with Webflow
Free Chapter
2
Chapter 1: Why Webflow
Chapter 1: Why Webflow
The No-Code movement
What sets Webflow apart?
Who will benefit from this book?
Summary
3
Chapter 2: The Web in a Nutshell
Chapter 2: The Web in a Nutshell
The box model
The basics of HTML and CSS
Summary
4
Chapter 3: Setting Up Your First Project
Chapter 3: Setting Up Your First Project
Technical requirements
Project overview
Getting set up in Webflow
Orienting yourself to the Webflow Designer UI
Summary
5
Section 2: Building a Mobile Responsive Landing Page with Webflow
Section 2: Building a Mobile Responsive Landing Page with Webflow
6
Chapter 4: Building Above the Fold
Chapter 4: Building Above the Fold
Technical requirements
Setting up the Body
Building the Hero section
Adding the navigation menu
Making it responsive
Summary
7
Chapter 5: Building the Rest of the Body
Chapter 5: Building the Rest of the Body
Technical requirements
Adding the How it Works section
The Main features section
Adding the final CTA section
Adding the footer section
Summary
8
Chapter 6: Making It Responsive
Chapter 6: Making It Responsive
Making the How it Works section responsive
Making the Main Features section responsive
Making the CTA section responsive
Making the footer responsive
Summary
9
Chapter 7: Introduction to Interactions and Animations
Chapter 7: Introduction to Interactions and Animations
The basics
Animating transitions on hover
Simple element-triggered animations
Creating custom page scroll interactions
Summary
10
Chapter 8: Advanced Interactions
Chapter 8: Advanced Interactions
Building a parallax effect
Animating the menu on scroll
Creating a custom floating button
Summary
11
Section 3: Building a Dynamic Website with Webflow CMS
Section 3: Building a Dynamic Website with Webflow CMS
12
Chapter 9: Getting Started with Webflow CMS
Chapter 9: Getting Started with Webflow CMS
What is a CMS?
Webflow CMS – the basics
Project overview
Technical requirements
Planning the CMS structure
Summary
13
Chapter 10: Creating Your First CMS Project
Chapter 10: Creating Your First CMS Project
Technical requirements
Creating a CMS project
Designing a CMS home page
Importing mass content
Finishing touches
Summary
14
Chapter 11: Creating Collection Pages
Chapter 11: Creating Collection Pages
Project overview
Building the Library Collection Page
Putting the finishing touches to the home page
Summary
15
Chapter 12: Managing CMS Projects
Chapter 12: Managing CMS Projects
Managing Collection Page settings
Updating Collections
Managing Collection item states
Summary
16
Section 4: Additional Topics
Section 4: Additional Topics
17
Chapter 13: Publishing Projects on the Web
Chapter 13: Publishing Projects on the Web
Publishing a Webflow project
Showcasing a project
Summary
18
Chapter 14: Using Webflow Editor to Update Websites
Chapter 14: Using Webflow Editor to Update Websites
Using Webflow Editor to update a website
Summary
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Planning the CMS structure

Whenever you're about to start working on setting up Collections in Webflow CMS, it's always a good idea to take a few minutes to think through the data structure that you're looking to represent in your CMS and website. This not only gives you a good mental model of what data you'll need, but it will also assist you in thinking about what the website and its pages will look like.

In our case, since we're creating a curation site for libraries around the world, it stands to reason that we can call our Collection Libraries.

Within our Libraries Collection, we'll have a grouping of Library items. Each Library item will, in turn, have several fields, most of which we already mentioned in the previous section. The following diagram shows a visual breakdown of the data structure that we'll be setting up in Webflow CMS:

Figure 9.5 – The Collection structure of Libraries of the World

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