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Interactions & animations course

Learn how to animate multiple elements managed on a single timeline — bring your designs to life with rich, sequenced interactions and animations.

Accessibility on the web

Learn about accessibility on the web and how to create inclusive and accessible sites without writing code.

Localize your site in Webflow

Learn how to localize a site for different languages and regions. Translate text, customize and manage content, and optimize SEO settings, so your site reaches a wider audience.

21-day design portfolio course

Build and visually design a full portfolio website within the span of 21 days.

Web animations with After Effects & Lottie

Create animations in Adobe After Effects — the industry standard for motion graphics. Embed and animate them in your Webflow site.

Web elements

A comprehensive look at the building blocks and elements Webflow puts at your fingertips — start designing websites visually, with confidence.

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Prefetch

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Prefetch is a technique that proactively loads and caches resources to improve website performance and user experience.

Checkout process

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The checkout process in ecommerce is the process that online customers go through to complete a purchase.

Editor toolbar

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The toolbar that appears at the bottom of the Editor. From here, you can access the various Editor panels to manage page settings, dynamic content, forms, and your Editor account. You can also see and publish the changes you make through the Editor.

Forms section

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A section of the Add panel that houses form elements like inputs, checkboxes, and radio buttons.

Fold

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The fold distinguishes the visible portion of the webpage immediately visible to users without scrolling from the remaining content viewable by scrolling down.

Flexbox

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Flexbox is a CSS layout mechanism that offers precise alignment and stacking control for the content inside an element.
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