Pensil
Embed Pensil community forums, live sessions, and discussion boards directly in your Webflow site.
How to integrate Pensil with Webflow
Pensil community platforms let you add member forums, live sessions, and discussion boards to your Webflow site without redirecting users to external platforms. Static marketing sites become interactive community hubs where visitors engage with content and participate in discussions on your branded domain.
Integrate Pensil with Webflow by embedding community widgets using custom code. This guide covers widget embedding for non-technical users, then explains custom domain configuration for developers who need branded community experiences.
Embed Pensil community widgets
Pensil provides embed codes that place community discussion boards, member directories, and live session interfaces directly in your Webflow pages. Add these widgets to landing pages, member portals, or course sites where you want community interaction.
The integration uses Webflow's Custom Code embed element. Pensil generates JavaScript embed codes through their platform dashboard. Copy the three-line code snippet and paste it into a Custom Code element on your Webflow page.
You can embed these community features:
- Discussion forums for threaded conversations and topic-based communities
- Live session widgets that display upcoming webinars and events
- Member directories showing community participant profiles
- Course content interfaces for educational cohort programs
The embed code handles user authentication through Pensil's system, which manages access to community features.
It also JavaScript that renders Pensil's interface within your page. Pensil handles the iframe or div container generation, user session management, and content loading from their servers. This approach requires no backend infrastructure on your Webflow site.
Styling considerations
Pensil's embedded widgets use their own CSS and layout structure, which you cannot modify directly through Webflow. Pensil offers white-label customization options through their platform settings. Test responsive behavior across breakpoints since embedded interfaces need adequate viewport width for usability.
Custom domain setup
Connect your own domain to Pensil communities through their DNS configuration settings. This keeps users on your branded domain when interacting with community features.
Note on API access
Pensil does not provide public REST API documentation for custom integrations. For webhook events, programmatic community management, or data synchronization beyond embedded widgets, contact Pensil support to discuss API access options for your specific use case.
Acquisition update
Pensil was acquired by SpatialChat in August 2025. This acquisition may affect future integration capabilities and support timelines.
What you can build
Integrating Pensil with Webflow turns static marketing sites into interactive community hubs where visitors engage with content, attend live sessions, and participate in discussions without leaving your branded domain.
- Educational membership sites: Design course landing pages in Webflow that connect to Pensil discussion forums and live session widgets, letting students access course materials, discussions, and live sessions without leaving your site
- Customer community portals: Add discussion boards and Q&A forums to SaaS product sites, letting customers help each other while your team monitors conversations and shares updates through embedded community interfaces
- Creator fan communities: Build custom landing pages and member directories in Webflow while using Pensil widgets for fan discussions, exclusive content access, and live Q&A sessions with tiered membership levels
- Professional network sites: Create industry-specific community sites where Webflow handles the marketing pages, blog, and event listings while Pensil powers the member forum and virtual meetup spaces
Frequently asked questions
Use Webflow's Custom Code embed element to place Pensil widgets on your pages. Drag an embed element from the Add panel onto your canvas, then paste the JavaScript embed code from your Pensil dashboard.
Pensil widgets maintain their core interface styling but support white-label customization through Pensil's platform settings, including custom colors, logos, and domain configuration.
For deep visual customization beyond what Pensil's settings allow, contact their support team about custom styling options. The embed method prioritizes functional consistency over complete visual flexibility since the community interface is hosted by Pensil.
Pensil doesn't directly read or write to Webflow CMS collections through native integration. Pensil's documented webhooks cover collaboration events like joining/leaving rooms and session completion, not CMS operations.
If you need to display Pensil community data in Webflow layouts, the embed method is the supported approach. For custom data sync requirements beyond embeds, contact Pensil support to discuss API access and feasibility.
Embedded Pensil widgets include discussion forums, live session interfaces, member directories, and course content displays. Users can post discussions, join live video sessions, view member profiles, and access course materials directly through the embedded interface. User authentication, content moderation, and permission management all happen within the Pensil system.
Description
Pensil is a community engagement platform that combines discussion forums, live video sessions, and content management tools. Organizations use it to build member communities, host cohort-based courses, and manage customer engagement programs.
This integration page is provided for informational and convenience purposes only.
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