Is there a way to load an animation on CMS elements that are inserted through the jquery load function within an HTML embed in Webflow?

Published on
September 22, 2023

Yes, it is possible to load an animation on CMS elements that are inserted through the jQuery load function within an HTML embed in Webflow. Here's how you can achieve this:

  1. First, create the animation using Webflow's built-in interactions. You can create various animations like fade-ins, slide-ins, or any custom animation you desire.
  2. Once the animation is created, assign it to the CMS elements that you want to animate on load. You can do this by applying the animation to a class that you add to the CMS elements.
  3. Next, you'll need to include the jQuery library in your project. You can do this by adding a script tag for jQuery in the head of your Webflow project. You can use a CDN like this:
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js" integrity="sha384-KAmYxCDGKVJcc/A6uln3bU+Z3KWXhsNuL8voYOcMsWvuhs9beHYcek3L8ch+j1aj" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
  1. Within the same HTML embed or another custom script tag, you can use jQuery's load function to load content dynamically from another URL. For example:
$(document).ready(function() {  $(".my-content-container").load("path/to/your/cms-elements", function() {    // Trigger the animation on load complete    $(".my-cms-elements").addClass("animated"); // You can replace "animated" with the class name you assigned to the CMS elements with your desired animation  });});
  1. Adjust the class name in the addClass function to match the class you assigned to your CMS elements with the desired animation. This will trigger the animation on those elements once the content is loaded.

It's important to note that the jQuery load function may not work as expected within Webflow's Designer preview mode. The animation will typically work fine when published.

By following these steps, you can load and trigger an animation on CMS elements inserted through the jQuery load function within an HTML embed in Webflow.

Additional Questions

  1. How do I create animations in Webflow?
  2. Can I trigger an animation based on user interaction in Webflow?
  3. Is it possible to use custom CSS animations in Webflow?