Getting Started with Webflow

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Building your first app without code with Webflow

Build a full site in Webflow

7:45

Getting Started with Webflow

28:15

Flex, Grid and Adaptive Layout

18:46

Components, Nav Bar & Lightbox

15:41

Tabs and Customizations

19:55

Transitions and States

17:21

Animations and Interactions

20:09

Scroll Parallax

11:41

Start Animation

9:08

Lottie Animations

16:35

Design with Data and CMS

12:17

Symbols, Links and Pages

14:16

Forms and Submit Data

13:30

Ecommerce and Custom Code

13:28

About this Course

In this free Webflow course, I'm teaching you how to implement and deploy a real site for Angle from scratch without a single line of code. It's going to be a fully functional site with multiple pages, advanced interactions, dynamic data, payments and animated assets from Shape.

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Getting Started

Let's start by heading over to Webflow and create an account. After signing up, create a new project by clicking on the '+ New Project' button. Since, we are going to be creating our own project from scratch, select the 'Blank Site' option. Enter the name of the project and then Create Project.

Import Assets

To import assets, click on the Assets icon in the sidebar. Now, go to the Assets folder you previously downloaded, select all the files and then drag & drop them to Webflow.

Elements

The next step is to start adding elements. Click on the '+' icon in the sidebar and you'll see a plethora of options. For now, we are replicating the Hero section present in our Sketch file so we'll select Section under Layout.

Background Image

Now, we'll add a background image to our newly added section. To do so, select Section and in the inspector, click on the '+' icon next to Image and gradient under Background. Choose Background1.svg and give it a width of Auto. Set the position to top-middle and in Tile, select the 'X' option.

Class

The Class here is same as CSS classes. We can reuse a particular class if we'd like to have the same styling for another element. To add a class, select Section and in the input field below Selector, enter Hero.

Custom Fonts

Webflow also allows us to add custom fonts. To add a custom font, go to Fonts in the inspector and in the fonts dropdown, select 'Add fonts'. Here, we've the option to select a Google font or upload our own custom fonts. In the resources you downloaded, there's a Font folder. Select all the SF Pro fonts and drag & drop the files to the Upload button. Lastly, make sure to click on the 'Upload Font File' button. Head back to the editor and refresh the page. To set the default font, select Body and choose Sf pro rounded as the font.

Container

The container element is very useful because it adapts according to the screen size. To add the container element to the Hero section, select Container from under Layout.

Div Block

A div block is an element that can be used for anything. Select Container and add a Div Block to it (it can be found in the Basic section). Now, we'll add some text content to it. In Typography, select Heading and enter the title of your page. In the inspector, choose Black as the color, set the font-size to 32 and the font-weight to normal.

Text Span

In this step, we'll learn to edit only a specific part of the text. In our case, it's the '1000'. Select '1000', click the brush icon and select the Text Span under Heading. Set the font-size to 140 and select the 1st option in Display i.e. Block. This allows the Text Span to have its own line. Make sure the Height is equivalent to the font-size i.e. 140. Lastly, set the color to white.

Purchase Button

Now, we'll add a button element to the Div Block. Select Div Block and add another Div Block element to it. Set its width to 280 and the height to 70. Set the background color to white and the border radius to 20. To add the background image, click on the '+' icon next to Image & gradient and select the Background-Button.svg. Set the background image width to auto and choose the 'X' option for Tile.

Button Text

To add text to the Purchase Button, select the new Div Block i.e. the Purchase Button and add two Text Blocks to it. Rename the 1st one to 'Purchase for $79' and the 2nd to 'LAUNCH PROMO'. We'll need to add some padding so the text is positioned well. Select the Div Block and in Spacing, set padding-left to 70, padding-top to 16 and color to black (this ensures that both the text blocks are black). Set the font-size for the 1st text block to 20 and the font-weight to bold.

Drop Shadow

In this step, we'll learn how to add a drop shadow. Select Box shadow under Effects and click on the '+' icon. Set the Angle to 180, Distance to 10 and blur to 20. In color, set the value of A i.e. Opacity to 15.

Subheading & Download Button

Select the parent Div Block and add a Text Block to it. In the Text Block, enter the same text the Sketch file contains. Set the font-size to 16 and color to #6C6A8E. Select the parent Div Block and add a Button element to it. Replace the text with 'Download Sample'. Set its background color to #E2E0FB, color to #6C6A8E and border-radius to 10.

Add Icon

Since the button isn't a container, we won't be able to add other elements to it. So in order to add an icon to the Download Sample button, click on the '+' icon next to Image & gradient and select the Icon-Download.svg file. Set its width to Auto and the position to middle-left. Choose the 'X' option in Tile. In Position, put in 10 as the value for Left. To resolve the overlapping issue, select the Button and add a padding-left of 40.

Style Hero Section

Firstly, select the Hero section, add a padding-top of 200 and padding-bottom of 100. Select the first Div Block and set its width to 320. Click on Heading and give it a margin-bottom of 30. Now, select Text Block 2 and give it a margin-top as well as a margin-bottom of 30. By default, the Heading is given a margin-top, we'll remove it so it doesn't mess up the layout. Select Heading and set its margin-top to 0.

Default Class

When we use an element in Webflow, it comes with a default class. As you make customizations, it also creates a class with a preset name. To make the classes reusable, we need to keep in mind to name the elements properly. Select the 1st Div Block and in the input field for Selector, enter Content Block. For the 2nd Div Block, enter Purchase. For the Text Block 2, name it Text.

Multiple Backgrounds

We can have multiple backgrounds for any block. To add another background, select Hero and go to Backgrounds. Choose the Background2.svg file. Set its width to Auto and Position to top-right. Click on the 'X' icon in Tile so that the image doesn't get repeated multiple times.

Project Settings

Project Settings allow us to customize things such as the project name, favicon, webclip, etc. Here, we're going to upload images, starting with the favicon and then the webclip. To do so, simply click on the upload button and upload the images. You can also Explore other sections such as Editor Settings, Custom Code, Integration and much more.

Deploy Site

Head back to the Dashboard and click on the project. There's an option to publish on the right. Click on it and then click on 'Publish to Selected Domains'. To have a bit of consistency, select Body and set the background color to #F5F8FC. Publish it again and refresh the page to see the changes.

Pages

Click on the Pages Icon in the sidebar. Here, we can add multiple pages to our site. We also have the option to add SEO (Search Engine Optimization). To do so, click on the settings icon next to a particular page, in our case next to Home. We can change the name, add a description and a title. This makes it easier for search engines pick up the site. In the Open Graph settings, you can check the 'Same as SEO...' option for both.

Preview Image

The preview images is helpful for when people share the site link on social media. To add a preview images, upload your file to Dropbox and then copy the link. Paste the link under 'Open Graph Image URL'. Replace 'www.dropbox.com' with 'dl.dropboxusercontent.com' and we're good to go. Feel free to use any cloud app you prefer to host the image. Finally, save the changes and publish again.

Conclusion

In this section, we learned how to add elements, add styling, adding classes and a lot more. In the next section, we'll learn about flex and grid layout as well as media queries to make the elements more responsive. See you in the next one!

Steps

Plans

Free

Create Project

Signup a free account

New Project

Create a New Project

Select Blank Site

Name "Angle 3"

Project Settings

Icons

Webclip

Import Assets

Section

Add Section

Background #f5f8fc

Add Div Block, Height 1500px

Class "Hero"

Background1.svg, Top middle, Width Auto, Don't Tile

Background2.svg, Top right, Width Auto, Don't tile

Padding Top 180px, Bottom 100px

Container

Add Container

Div Block

Add Div Block

Name Content Block

Custom Fonts

Click Add Fonts

Upload 4 font files: Normal, Medium, Semibold, Bold

Refresh Webflow

Select Body and change to SF Pro rounded.

https://developer.apple.com/fonts/

Heading

Add Heading

1000 Vector and 3D device mockups for Sketch, Figma and XD

Font Size 32px, Height 44px, Color black

Span

Select SF Pro Rounded, regular, white, size 140px, height 140px

Purchase Button

Add Div Block

Name "Purchase"

280 x 70px

Background white, Radius 20px

Background-Button.svg, W Auto, Don't Tile

Text, 20px, Bold, black

Purchase for $79

Duplicate Text, 14px, Regular, black LAUNCH PROMO

Padding left 70px, top 16px

Convert to Link, black, Decoration None

Box-shadow, 180DEG, Distance 10px, Blur 20px, Color black 0.15%

Text Block

Add Text Block

Name "Text"

Font Size 16px

Color #6c6a8e

Margin Bottom 30px

Mockups are downloadable. Get free upgrades for new devices for one year.

Small Button

Add Button

Background #e2e0fb

10px border radius

Color #6c6a8e

Icon-Download.svg, W Auto, Left 10px, Top 50%, Don't Tile

Download Sample

Padding left 40px

Pages

Page Settings

SEO

OpenGraph

Custom Code

Angle 3
1000 vector and 3D device mockups for Sketch, Figma and XD.
[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/28r1c401d957of4/Preview.jpg?dl=0](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/28r1c401d957of4/Preview.jpg?dl=0)

Publish

Editor - Collaborators

Backups

Integrations - Google Analytics

Custom Code

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