Can I create a website on Webflow that contains a product catalog without an online shopping cart or displaying prices? If so, do I still need to pay for the e-commerce plan?
Yes, you can create a website on Webflow that contains a product catalog without an online shopping cart or displaying prices. This can be useful if you want to showcase your products or services without allowing users to make direct purchases or view pricing information.
To achieve this, you can follow these steps:
Design your website: Start by designing your website using Webflow's visual editor. You can create custom layouts, add images and descriptions for your products, and design the overall look and feel of your product catalog.
Add product details: Create a CMS collection in Webflow and add the necessary fields for your products, such as name, description, images, and any other relevant information. You can also use rich text fields to format your product descriptions.
Build your product catalog page: Create a dynamic product catalog page using a Webflow Collection List. This will allow you to display your products dynamically based on the information in your CMS collection. You can use a grid or a list layout to showcase your products and customize the design to match your branding.
Hide pricing and add a "Contact for Pricing" button: Since you don't want to display prices, you can hide that field in your CMS collection and replace it with a call-to-action button, such as "Contact for Pricing" or "Request a Quote". You can link this button to a contact form or any other method of communication where users can inquire about pricing.
Disable the cart and payment functionality: In Webflow, you can disable the shopping cart functionality by not including it in your design or removing any existing cart components. This will prevent users from adding products to a cart or making purchases directly on your website.
Regarding the e-commerce plan, if you only want to use Webflow to showcase products without online shopping or pricing functionality, you can use the Lite plan, which allows you to create up to 10 CMS items. The e-commerce plan is required if you want to enable online transactions and shopping cart functionality on your website. However, if you don't need these features, you can simply use the CMS functionality to create your product catalog without incurring the additional cost of the e-commerce plan.
To summarize:
- Yes, you can create a website on Webflow with a product catalog without an online shopping cart or displaying prices.
- Use Webflow's visual editor to design your website and create a product catalog page.
- Create a CMS collection and add the necessary fields for your products.
- Hide pricing and replace it with a call-to-action button like "Contact for Pricing" or "Request a Quote".
- Disable the cart and payment functionality if you don't need it.
- You don't need to pay for the e-commerce plan if you're not using online shopping features. The Lite plan with CMS functionality should be sufficient for creating a product catalog without prices or a shopping cart.
Additional Questions:
- How can I create a product catalog on Webflow without an online shopping cart?
- Can I hide prices on my Webflow website and still showcase products?
- Do I need to pay for the e-commerce plan on Webflow if I don't want to include pricing or an online shopping cart on my website?
