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Webflow CMS & Collection Lists

Overview
State of Affairs
CMS Basics
Strongly-typed Data-binding
11:45
101
CMS Field Types
11:45
102
Sorting Collection Lists
Sorting by OPTION & REF Fields
13:43
201
Random, Dynamic List Sorting
202
Filtering Collection Lists
Filtering Collection Lists
11:45
250
Filtering Collection Lists by Date Range
11:45
252
Working with Collection Lists
How Collection List Pagination Works
3:46
301
Unbinding Collection Lists
3:46
302
Hide an Entire Section w/ Empty Collection Lists
7:00
303
Nesting Collection Lists
304
Display Filename for Download
305
Collection Lists & Custom Code
How to Store Custom Code in a CMS Text Field
400
How to Bind CMS fields to Custom Attributes
401
Collection Pages
Collection Pages
501
Password-Protecting Collection Pages for Specific CMS Items
502
Copying a CMS Page Layout to a Static Page
502
Prev-Next Navigation
503
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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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