How can I implement the functionality in Webflow where a tab is remembered and reloaded upon a page refresh?

Published on
September 22, 2023

To implement the functionality in Webflow where a tab is remembered and reloaded upon a page refresh, you can follow these steps:

  1. Add a custom attribute to each of your tab links: In the Designer, select each tab link, go to the settings panel, and add a custom attribute called "data-tab" with a unique value for each tab.

  2. Create a JavaScript function: In the Designer, open the "Page settings" panel, click on the "Custom code" tab, and add the following code within the <script> tags:

<script>  function getActiveTab() {    const tabs = document.querySelectorAll('[data-tab]');    const activeTab = sessionStorage.getItem('activeTab');        if (activeTab) {      tabs.forEach(tab => {        if (tab.getAttribute('data-tab') === activeTab) {          tab.click();        }      });    }  }    function setActiveTab(e) {    const activeTab = e.target.getAttribute('data-tab');    sessionStorage.setItem('activeTab', activeTab);  }    window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', getActiveTab);</script>
  1. Add the click event listener: Select each tab link in the Designer, go to the settings panel, and under the "Affect different elements" section, choose "Affect different classes" and enter a class name (e.g., "tab-link"). Then, click on the "Open tab settings" button, go to the "Custom attributes" tab, and add the following click event listener to the "Click" attribute:
setActiveTab(event)

Now, when a user clicks on a tab, the JavaScript function setActiveTab() will store the active tab's value in the session storage. When the page is reloaded, the getActiveTab() function will check if there is an active tab stored in the session storage and automatically click on the respective tab.

This implementation will ensure that the selected tab is remembered even after a page refresh in Webflow.

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