Webflow CMS & Collection Lists

Webflow's CMS & Collection Lists are central to creating a rich, dynamic, manageable site, but there are lots of things you need to know to use these tools effectively.

This course is a collection of tips & strategies to use, and gotchas to watch out for.

When to Use the CMS

In general, there are a few indicators that suggest that the CMS may add value to your Webflow project;

• Any time you have a lot of pages that represent something similar… products, real estate listings, blog entries, staff profiles…
• Any time you have lists of things that have similar shape… event lists, card-style layout displays, even slider slides…
• Any time you want to be able to dynamically add / edit data to your site without editing / creating new pages manually in the designer
• Any time you want to enforce structure, while making data admin easy for your clients

In a sense, the CMS offers simple database-like characteristics - however it has limitations that are important to understand, as these will impact your design decisions massively as sites get more complex.

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