Is there a way to effectively control Lottie animations in Webflow through other objects? I'm specifically interested in reversing the animation on a second button click, resetting it, or enabling looping.

You can effectively control Lottie animations in Webflow using Webflow’s built-in Interactions panel. This allows you to reverse, reset, or loop animations through triggers like button clicks.

1. Prepare Your Lottie Animation

• Add a Lottie animation element to your Webflow canvas.
• Upload your .json Lottie file, and set it to either “On Scroll” or “On Click” in the Lottie settings temporarily (you'll override this with interactions).
• Set looping ON or OFF depending on whether you want it controlled manually.

2. Use Webflow Interactions to Control Lottie

• Select your button in the Designer.
• Go to the Interactions panel (lightning icon on the right).
• Choose Mouse Click (Tap) > Start an Animation (create a new one).
• Use the Lottie Playback action:
• Play Forward: To play from start to end.
• Play in Reverse: Plays the Lottie animation backward.
• Go to Frame: Use this to reset the Lottie to a specific frame (e.g., Frame 0).

3. Controlling Play vs Reverse on Second Click

• Under the same interaction (Click trigger), add a second click action.
• For the second click, use Lottie Playback → Play in Reverse or Go to Frame to simulate a reset.
• This lets one click play forward, and the second click reverse or reset.

4. Enable or Disable Looping

• For loop control, you need to set this directly within the Lottie file or Webflow's Lottie settings when you upload it.
• Webflow doesn’t support loop toggling via interactions, so if you want a toggle, consider uploading two versions: one with looping enabled and one without, and use visibility or display interactions to swap them.
• Alternatively, use custom JavaScript to dynamically control the lottie instance if more complex logic is needed.

5. Optional: Resetting Lottie Manually

• In your interaction, after triggering a Go to Frame: 0, also set Playback → None to simulate the reset pause.
• Webflow does not offer a “hard reset” button, but returning to frame 0 and pausing gives the same effect.

Summary

To control Lottie animations in Webflow, use the Lottie Playback interaction actions to play, reverse, or reset the animation. You can simulate toggles with First/Second click triggers and set looping via the Lottie settings. For advanced behaviors like dynamic loop toggling, you'll need custom JavaScript beyond Webflow's native capabilities.