Is it possible to recreate an image carousel with mouse-based movement in Webflow?
Published on
September 22, 2023
Yes, it is possible to recreate an image carousel with mouse-based movement in Webflow. Below are the steps to achieve this:
- Create a new section on your page where you want the image carousel to appear.
- Inside the section, add a new div element and give it a class name, such as "carousel-wrapper".
- Inside the "carousel-wrapper" div, add a new div element and give it a class name, such as "carousel-slide".
- Add all your carousel items (e.g., images) inside the "carousel-slide" div. Each item should be placed inside a separate div or link block, and each div or link block should have a class name (e.g., "carousel-item").
- Set the width of the "carousel-slide" div to accommodate all your carousel items. For example, if you have three carousel items with a width of 300px each, set the width of "carousel-slide" to 900px (3 items * 300px).
- Style the "carousel-slide" class by giving it a "display: flex" property and set "overflow: hidden" to hide any overflow.
- Apply a "flex" or "grid" display property to the "carousel-item" class to arrange the items horizontally.
- Add custom code to make the carousel slide horizontally based on mouse movement. Use the Webflow Designer to access the custom code section and paste the following JavaScript code:
var carousel = document.querySelector('.carousel-slide');var isDown = false;var startX;var scrollLeft;carousel.addEventListener('mousedown', function(e) { isDown = true; startX = e.pageX - carousel.offsetLeft; scrollLeft = carousel.scrollLeft; carousel.classList.add('active');});carousel.addEventListener('mouseleave', function() { isDown = false; carousel.classList.remove('active');});carousel.addEventListener('mouseup', function() { isDown = false; carousel.classList.remove('active');});carousel.addEventListener('mousemove', function(e) { if (!isDown) return; e.preventDefault(); var x = e.pageX - carousel.offsetLeft; var walk = x - startX; carousel.scrollLeft = scrollLeft - walk;});
- Add the following custom styles to your Webflow project:
.carousel-slide { scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}.carousel-item { flex: 0 0 auto; width: 100%;}.carousel-wrapper.active { cursor: grabbing; cursor: -webkit-grabbing;}.carousel-wrapper.active::before { cursor: grabbing; cursor: -webkit-grabbing;}
- Preview the page to see your mouse-based image carousel in action.
With these steps, you should be able to create a mouse-based image carousel in Webflow. Remember that you can customize the styles and animations according to your design needs.
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