Current Thoughts

Based on experiments done so far, here's our current view.

• Webflow's existing May-2025 set of elements are outdated

  • Difficult to enhance

  • In some cases, use script where CSS can now be used

  • Are rigid in their thinking

    • e.g. Section / Container

    • e.g. Custom Radio buttons and Checkboxes

  • Require workarounds for common needs

    • Form submit button with an icon

To some extent these can be reconstructed as components, as follows;

• Determine the HTML, pre-webflow.js

• Recreate as custom elements

• Convert to a component

  • The outermost element must be the outermost custom element

    • This is cleaner but buggy, as the outermost element is "locked" in the component element arrangement.

• Create properties to mimic

• Add a few extension properties

• Create additional elements for special uses

  • Default v. Custom

However, in many cases the component structure and cooresponding webflow.js and CSS are outdated or would benefit from a rethink.

This leads to;

• Current