To create a thumbnail image slider in Webflow without using the lightbox feature, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Set up your structure
- Create a new section or a div block where you want to display your thumbnail slider.
- Inside this container, add a div block and give it a class name (e.g., "thumbnail-slider-wrapper").
- Add another div block within the wrapper div for the sliding functionality (e.g., "thumbnail-slider").
Step 2: Style the thumbnail slider
- Set the wrapper div's position to relative and define its width and height as per your requirements.
- Style the thumbnail-slider div with a width of 100% and a height (usually a fixed height), along with overflow-x: auto to enable horizontal scrolling.
Step 3: Add thumbnail images
- Inside the thumbnail-slider div, add a div block for each thumbnail image you want to display.
- Give each thumbnail div a class name (e.g., "thumbnail-item").
- Set the display property to inline-block or float the elements left so that they align horizontally in a row.
- Add an image element within each thumbnail div, and set the source, alt text, and styling as needed.
Step 4: Create the slider functionality
You can achieve the functionality of the thumbnail slider using custom code and the Swiper.js library. Here's how:
- Go to Swiper.js official website (https://swiperjs.com/) and download the latest version of the library.
- Extract the downloaded zip file and locate the necessary files (swiper.min.css and swiper.min.js).
Step 5: Add the Swiper.js library to your project
- Upload the swiper.min.css file to your Webflow project by going to the Assets panel and clicking the Upload button.
- Copy the path of the uploaded CSS file from the Assets panel.
Step 6: Integrate Swiper.js into your Webflow project
- Navigate to the page where you created the thumbnail slider.
- Open the page settings, and under the Custom Code tab, paste the following code in the Head Code section:
```html
\`\`\`- Save the changes.
Step 7: Finish the Swiper.js integration
- Switch back to the Designer view.
- Select the thumbnail-slider div.
- Go to the Settings panel and add an embed code element inside your thumbnail-slider div.
- Paste the following code inside the embed code element:
```html
```
- Replace '.thumbnail-slider' with the class name you assigned to your thumbnail-slider div.
Step 8: Add navigation buttons (optional)
- If you want to include navigation buttons to scroll through the thumbnails, add two div blocks as the next and previous buttons.
- Give them class names (e.g., "swiper-button-next" and "swiper-button-prev").
- Style the navigation buttons as desired.
That's it! You have now created a thumbnail image slider in Webflow without using the lightbox feature. The Swiper.js library provides extensive customization options, so feel free to explore its documentation to tailor the slider further to your needs.