How can I prevent Webflow from cloning and changing my first blog post when creating a second one?

Published on
September 22, 2023

To prevent Webflow from cloning and changing your first blog post when creating a second one, you can follow these steps:

  1. Create a unique template for each blog post: By default, Webflow clones your first blog post template when creating a new post. To avoid this, create a unique template for each blog post. This will allow you to customize the design and layout of each post individually.

  2. Disable auto-binding for blog posts: Auto-binding automatically connects the CMS collection to the template, making any changes to the template reflect across all posts. To disable auto-binding, go to the Collection Settings for your blog post collection, navigate to the "Fields" tab, and uncheck the "Enable autmatically bind new Collection items to this template" option. This will prevent Webflow from cloning and syncing changes across all blog posts.

  3. Customize blog post settings individually: After creating a new blog post, you can further customize its settings individually. In the Collections panel, select the specific post you want to modify, and use the right sidebar to make changes to the post's title, content, metadata, tags, and other settings.

  4. Designate unique slugs for each blog post: The slug is the URL-friendly version of your blog post's title. By default, Webflow creates slugs based on the post's title. However, if you want to prevent the system from modifying the slug of a post when creating a new one, you can manually set the slug by editing the "Slug" field in the Collection Item settings.

By following these steps, you can ensure that your first blog post remains unaffected when creating subsequent posts in Webflow.

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