How can I create a step-by-step guide for making a Horizontal Scrolling Website with functional scroll-wheel using Webflow?

To create a horizontal scrolling website in Webflow where users can scroll using the scroll wheel, you need to use Webflow’s native Interactions and overflow settings.

1. Set Up a Page Structure for Horizontal Layout

• Create a new Section element and give it a class (e.g., Horizontal-Scroller).
• Set Overflow to Hidden.
• Inside the section, add a Div block (e.g., Scroll-Wrapper) that will act as the container for your horizontal content.
• Ensure this wrapper has Display: Flex with Direction: Row and Width: 100%.

2. Create Animated Horizontal Panels

• Add multiple Div blocks inside the Scroll-Wrapper—each of these will be one horizontal “section” or panel (e.g., class them as Panel).
• Give each panel a fixed Width of 100vw and Height: 100vh.
• This setup ensures that all panels sit side by side, stretching horizontally.

3. Enable Scroll Wheel for Horizontal Scroll

Webflow doesn't offer native vertical-to-horizontal scroll interaction. You need to simulate this behavior:

• Add a Lottie animation, Custom Code, or use Webflow’s Scroll Interaction to animate the horizontal movement as the user scrolls vertically.
• The most reliable method: use a Scroll-triggered animation.

4. Create a Horizontal Scroll Animation with Interactions

• Go to Interactions panel (Lightning icon).
• Select the Horizontal-Scroller section and create a new interaction: While Scrolling in View.
• Set it to affect the Scroll-Wrapper.
• Add an animation that translates the wrapper on the X-axis (move it to the left) based on scroll progress.
• For example:
• 0% scroll = translateX(0%)
• 100% scroll = translateX(-300%) (for 4 panels: 3 panel widths left)

5. Ensure Section Height Matches Total Horizontal Width

To allow enough vertical scroll space:

• Select Horizontal-Scroller section.
• Adjust its Height based on the number of panels. Use the formula:
  Height = 100vh × number of panels
• For example, for 4 horizontal panels, set the height to 400vh so the user has room to scroll.

6. Optional: Add Smooth-Scroll Scripting (Advanced)

If you need better control or smoother interaction, add custom JavaScript to overwrite vertical scrolling and convert it into horizontal scroll. This requires custom code and isn't supported natively by Webflow.

• Example libraries: GSAP + ScrollTrigger

If you're staying within native Webflow, the “While Scrolling in View” method with custom panel height gives the best result.

Summary

To make a horizontal scrolling website with scroll-wheel support in Webflow:

• Structure your layout with flexed panels side-by-side (100vw each).
• Use scroll-triggered X-axis animations to simulate horizontal movement.
• Make the parent section tall enough (in vh) to allow scrolling.
• Optionally enhance with custom JavaScript for smoother or advanced scroll behavior.

Let me know if you'd like a clonable example or JS-enhanced version.