Is there a way to make the links in the CMS link field in Webflow display as 'webflow.com' instead of 'http://www.webflow.com/' without using a plain text field?

Published on
September 22, 2023

Yes, there is a way to make the links in the CMS link field in Webflow display as 'webflow.com' instead of 'http://www.webflow.com/' without using a plain text field. You can achieve this by customizing the link field's display settings in the Collection Editor.

Here's how you can do it:

  1. Open the Collection Editor for the collection that contains the link field.
  2. Click on the link field you want to modify.
  3. In the settings panel on the right-hand side, go to the "Display" tab.
  4. In the "Link Settings" section, you will see the "Display as" dropdown menu. By default, it is set to "URL". Change it to "Plain Text".
  5. Save your changes and exit the Collection Editor.

By setting the link field to display as plain text, the links will no longer include the 'http://' and 'www.' parts. Instead, only the domain (e.g., 'webflow.com') will be shown.

This customization allows for a cleaner and more user-friendly display of links within the CMS. It also eliminates the need to manually remove the 'http://' and 'www.' parts when displaying the links on your website.

By using this approach, you can easily modify the display of links in the CMS link field in Webflow without having to resort to using a plain text field.

Additional Questions:

  1. How can I customize the display of links in the CMS link field in Webflow?
  2. Is it possible to remove the 'http://' and 'www.' parts from the links in the CMS link field in Webflow?
  3. What is the benefit of setting the CMS link field to display as plain text in Webflow?