How can I dynamically insert different media lists from the CMS into the Cloudinary product gallery for each collection item?

Published on
September 22, 2023

To dynamically insert different media lists from the CMS into the Cloudinary product gallery for each collection item in Webflow, you can follow these steps:

  1. Set up your CMS collection: First, make sure you have set up your CMS collection to include the necessary fields for your media lists. For example, you might have fields like "Image 1", "Image 2", and so on.

  2. Add a Collection List to your product template: Go to the page where you want to display the product gallery and add a Collection List element. Connect it to your CMS collection.

  3. Design your product gallery: Inside the Collection List, add a div block to hold the product gallery. Style it as needed to create the desired gallery layout.

  4. Add a Multi-Image field: Inside the div block, add an Image element. Bind it to the first image field in your CMS collection item. Give it a class name (e.g., "product-image") to target it with custom code later.

  5. Duplicate and bind additional image elements: Duplicate the Image element for each additional image in your media list. Bind each duplicated element to the corresponding image field in your CMS collection item. Rename their class names sequentially (e.g., "product-image-2", "product-image-3", and so on).

  6. Add custom code: Go to the site settings and scroll down to the Custom Code section. Insert the following code into the <head> tag section:

<script>  $(document).ready(function () {    $('.product-image').each(function () {      var $this = $(this);      var images = [$this.attr('src')];      for (var i = 2; i <= 10; i++) {        var img = $this.siblings('.product-image-' + i).attr('src');        if (img) {          images.push(img);        }      }      $this.attr('src', images.join(','));    });  });</script>
  1. Publish and test: Publish your site and test the product gallery. Each collection item should display its respective media list in the Cloudinary product gallery.

In summary, to dynamically insert different media lists from the CMS into the Cloudinary product gallery for each collection item in Webflow, you need to use a Collection List, add Image elements, bind them to the corresponding image fields in your CMS collection item, and utilize custom code to combine the image URLs into a single source for the Cloudinary product gallery.

Additional Questions:

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