Yes, you can recreate a sticky sidebar in Webflow similar to the one seen in Webflow’s Interactions and Animations course. This involves using position: sticky, setting scroll boundaries, and optionally adding scroll-triggered interactions.
1. Structure Your Layout Correctly
- Use a 2-column layout in a Section or Container: one column for the sidebar, and one for the main content.
- Place your sidebar and content in separate Div Blocks inside each column for better control.
- Select the Sidebar Div Block.
- Go to the Style panel > Position and set it to Sticky.
- Set a top offset (e.g., 60px) so it starts to stick below your navbar.
- The sticky behavior will stay within the scroll bounds of its parent, so make sure the sidebar is inside a section or a parent with enough vertical height.
- Go to the Interactions panel.
- Choose Page Scroll or Element Scroll trigger.
- Use the While scrolling in view interaction to animate items in the sidebar as the user scrolls, mimicking the dynamic feel in the Webflow University example.
4. Responsive Adjustments
- On smaller breakpoints, consider removing sticky behavior or turning the sidebar into a collapsible element (e.g., an accordion), to avoid layout issues.
Summary
You can absolutely build a sticky sidebar with position: sticky and enhance it with scroll-triggered animations in Webflow—just like in their Interactions and Animations course. Proper layout structure and scroll context are key to making it work correctly.