Yes, regular buttons can be used to change tabs in Webflow. However, to achieve this functionality, you'll need to use custom code and interactions.
Here's a step-by-step guide on how you can implement this:
1. Add Tabs component: First, you need to add a Tabs component to your canvas in Webflow. You can find this component in the Add panel on the left side of the Webflow Designer. Add as many tabs as you need.
2. Create custom classes: Next, assign custom classes to each of the tabs and corresponding tab content sections. This will help you target them with custom code later on. For example, you can assign the class name "tab1" to the first tab and its corresponding content section.
3. Add button elements: Now, add regular button elements wherever you want to trigger the tab change. Assign unique custom classes to each button to target them with custom code.
4. Disable default tab interaction: To prevent the default tab interaction from occurring (where tabs change based on the default click), you need to add custom code. Go to Project Settings > Custom Code > Footer Code and paste the following code:
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This code disables the default tab interaction when buttons are clicked.
5. Write custom code: Finally, you need to write custom code to handle the tab change when the button is clicked. You can use jQuery or plain JavaScript for this. Here's an example using jQuery:
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In this code, we're selecting the tab content sections and tab buttons using their custom classes. We're then removing any existing "current" or "w--tab-active" classes and adding them to the target tab and button that was clicked.
Remember to replace `".tab-button"` with the custom class of your button elements and `".tabs .w-tab-link"` and `".tabs .w-tab-content"` with the appropriate custom classes for tab links and tab content sections.
That's it! With these steps, you can use regular buttons to change tabs in Webflow. Remember that you need to have basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for this implementation.