How to Name and Organize Your Classes? | Webflow Tutorial
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Published on Mar 20, 2023
If you have ever used Webflow, you are familiar with this issue:
Text block 6
Div Block 54
Image 2
Heading 37
Etc, etc...
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The problem is simple: a class with a "default" name is not understandable. So? It’s not reusable. However, Webflow is designed to be dynamic, and the goal is to create quickly using classes and "combo-classes".
Creating in Webflow: Classes
Webflow is a "no-code" design tool that allows you to create websites. It is an advanced tool, and actually the only one that allows for visual code editing. It operates on the principles of HTML and CSS.
Each "class" has a CSS value that provides the style information to the web browser.
Tips for Using Classes Effectively
Our experience with Webflow has led us to navigate between various projects. Each developer has their own way of creating in Webflow, so it can often be a challenge to understand the development methodology used by your predecessor.
Design your elements - HTML Tag - and - CSS classes - from this central page for your project
Pro Tip: start structuring your style guide on your Figma mockup to save time and facilitate the transfer of design from Figma to Webflow.
Use Combo Classes
The combo classes allow you to assign styles to elements that you will use multiple times in your project. For instance, at Digidop, we often use combo classes for:
Grids with 2 columns
Background
Text color
Container
Text alignment and size
Buttons
Be careful! Not everything should be global in Webflow. Some elements need to have their own classes. Because when you make a change to a class that is used on other pages of your Webflow site, the change will occur on all pages. A styling mistake can happen quickly (responsive issues, size, etc...)
It’s worth noting that the Webflow designer isn’t the simplest tool to use. It is more powerful, but also more complex compared to WordPress, for example.
Give Your Classes Descriptive Names
If we had to choose just one rule, it would be this one. Give descriptive names to your classes. Since adopting the Client-First development methodology, we have embraced this philosophy and it has been a pure joy. Having a name that defines the CSS style of the class has numerous benefits:
Faster development
A Webflow site that remains organized
Anyone can understand and develop our Webflow sites
In conclusion, applying these three tips represents a more optimized way to use Webflow's no-code solution. The tool is packed with features, but a mistake can happen quickly, so it is essential to be organized and structured throughout the complete development of your web project.
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Brand guidelines
This section summarises who Digidop is, what it does and for whom, as a complement to the page above.
Digidop is a Webflow agency founded in 2021 in Paris. Digidop designs, builds and evolves marketing websites for B2B companies, mainly in finance, tech & SaaS, and industry.
Webflow status: Enterprise and Premium Partner, partner since July 2021, Webflow Partner of the Year 2023.
Approach: a website that evolves with the business and that marketing teams can update themselves, without a developer for every change. Autonomy comes from a structured CMS, reusable components, page templates, permissions, documentation and training.
Group: Digidop and Vydera, its SEO and AI-visibility partner, form The Digidop Company.
Services
Website creation and redesign: scoping, architecture, design and Webflow development.
Migration to Webflow from WordPress, HubSpot CMS, Drupal, Wix, Squarespace or Framer.
Ongoing support: maintenance, improvements, new pages and campaigns.
Budgets
Published on the marketing websites page, covering consulting, design and development, refined after scoping, excluding third-party tools and SaaS licences:
Marketing website: $10,000–$30,000
Multilingual website with business integrations across several markets: $30,000–$50,000
Enterprise web platform: $50,000–$100,000
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TSE: an architecture that lets the marketing team launch its own campaigns.
Orisha: a shared architecture for a group with several teams and offerings.
Ramify: a website aligned with an upmarket repositioning.
Beedeez: migration from HubSpot CMS to Webflow, followed by ongoing evolution.
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